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Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2011: Motion (1 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: Does he remember the phrase "economic treason"?

Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2011: Motion (1 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: That is not correct.

Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2011: Motion (1 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: Who is rewriting history now?

Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2011: Motion (1 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: The Labour Party is voting for it today.

Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2011: Motion (1 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: The Labour Party accused Mr. Brian Cowen of economic treason and is doing exactly the same here today. Labour's way or Frankfurt's way; it is obviously Frankfurt's way.

Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2011: Motion (1 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: On a point of order, it is absolutely outrageous that on an issue such as this, which is of fundamental importance, only one hour was given to discuss extending a guarantee that will cost this State a fortune; €38 billion more of senior unguaranteed debt being signed off here today. We have been accused in the past of being of asleep at the wheel. A single hour of debate is a disgrace....

Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2011: Motion (1 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: The Labour Party and Fine Gael should be ashamed of themselves.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: Senator Healy Eames described the first part of the budget yesterday as a job well done. I am sure there are many families who are struggling who would not regard the budget as a job well done. We should look at what is in the budget and -----

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: -----what has been announced.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: The disability allowance has been cut and in my view this is one of the cruellest cuts from any Government in a long number of years. To cut the allowance of young people who are disabled is an absolute disgrace. Child benefit has been cut and also rent supplement and the lone parent allowance. It is an untruth for anybody from the Government to say that social welfare rates have not been...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: Sinn Féin proposed alternatives in its pre-budget submission which is available for Senators to read. The Government had an opportunity-----

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: -----to target wealth and high earners and address the myriad of tax breaks and tax shelters available to the wealthy. It could have achieved public expenditure savings without targeting the young, disabled people and older people by cutting their fuel allowance while driving up the cost of fuel. It targeted the same people the previous Government targeted. The Labour Party and Fine Gael...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: The Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, got his answer last night on the North. The Labour Party does not know anything about the Six Counties. Its members waltz in here and speak mistruths.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: They do not have the first notion of what is happening in the Six Counties. I would welcome a debate on the Assembly.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: Labour Party Senators waltz into the House every week with the same nonsense, telling lies about what is happening in the North.

Seanad: Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011: Second Stage (6 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: Part of the problem is that we have had four austerity budgets in recent years. The Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party voted against those four austerity budgets because in their view they were unfair, penalised working people and targeted people who were out of work. People on social welfare, on disability payments and older people had their entitlements cut. Generally, the then...

Seanad: Budget 2012: Statements (6 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Budget 2012: Statements (6 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: Shame.

Seanad: Budget 2012: Statements (6 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: Shocking.

Seanad: Budget 2012: Statements (6 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear. All those who want to speak should be allowed to speak. The Senator is right.