Results 701-720 of 10,035 for speaker:Martin Cullen
- Leaders' Questions. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: That is not true and the Deputy knows it.
- Leaders' Questions. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: That is not true.
- Leaders' Questions. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: The commission found no flaw in the machine.
- Leaders' Questions. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: That is incorrect.
- Leaders' Questions. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: I am glad I had a shave.
- Leaders' Questions. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: That is not true.
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Order for Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Order for Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: No taxpayers' money was wasted.
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Order for Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: I find myself between the usual rock and hard place because I have no doubt that if I came to the House this afternoon to announce that I was pulling the Bill there would be uproar from the Opposition for the reason that the Commission on Electronic Voting needs to be put on a statutory basis. The commission in its report urges this House to get on with the job of ensuring its position is...
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Order for Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: It deals with personation and the facilitation of a number of existing councillors who are council employees and are standing in the forthcoming elections. It is also important to point out that the provisions in the Bill on electronic voting provide a regulatory framework only. They can be enacted in the knowledge that the commission will continue to do its work in respect of the secrecy and...
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: As I have already stated, it was my understanding that the Opposition fully supported the view that the commission should be put on a statutory footing. That was the starting point in all of this and a core reason for the debate and the legislation. It is quite clear from the report that the commission wants to see that promise fulfilled as quickly as possible. I have no doubt if I told the...
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: I kept my word on the commitment.
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: Why did the Deputy not read the next paragraph? Why did he skip it?
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: The Deputy is only tightening the noose around his neck.
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: I prefer Churchill: "When you're going through hell, keep going."
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: If one is going through hell, keep going.
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: I agree.
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: I join my colleagues in thanking the commission for its work. It vindicated the view I expressed to the commission that its members would be very independent in the exercise of their duties. Everybody would accept that they have done that, which I welcome. The report is an important contribution to the debate on this issue and in many respects is very helpful. It is important that people read...
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: I have read it in great detail to try to understand the issues the commission has raised. I would like to put on the record the paragraph that Deputy McCormack left out, which is singularly significant. The commission went out of its way to ensure it was upfront in its executive summary by stating: The Commission wishes to emphasise that its conclusion is not based on any finding that the...
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: I am reading from it. It is all about the counting software. It is not about the machines.