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Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: Those in government should put their hands up and state that they got it wrong and that it is not fair to inform someone who receives €300 per week that he or she should pay the same amount as someone who earns €3,000 per week. Likewise, a person who lives in a two-bedroom house should not be obliged to pay the same amount as someone who lives in a mansion. The Government should admit...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: The Leader should have listened to what I said. I said I looked forward to the Government publishing its so-called progressive property tax.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: Electing Deputy Gerry Adams was a great move.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: Last week, the Leader and I attended a meeting of community and voluntary organisations in Waterford city. We heard at first hand the impact that cuts are having on many community organisations. That has been quantified by a report, which was published by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, on downsizing the community sector. It shows the true extent of those cuts. While we have seen on...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: Not all of them.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: That is a sweeping generalisation and should not be allowed to go unsubstantiated.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: He does not like the Seanad.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: The future of the Seanad should be part of that.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: The Government side might learn something.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: The Senator is both Government and Opposition today.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: Will Fianna Fáil support the referendum?

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: Bankers get off scot free while we take on the protesters.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: I welcome the steps forward in establishing the constitutional convention. I ask the Leader to ensure the convention is inclusive in its composition and engagement. The State has a great opportunity to properly engage with as many citizens as possible on the future of the Constitution and the country. It would be the perfect opportunity to address some of the issues raised by Senator...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: I join Senator John Kelly in raising the issue of the delay in the processing of medical card applications. Of the 14 cases I dealt with last week of people waiting for a medical card, ten involved information that had gone missing, including documents, payslips and supporting medical documentation. I spent the best part of three hours yesterday faxing information to the central processing...

Seanad: Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Bill 2011: Second Stage (28 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: Or Waterford.

Seanad: Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Bill 2011: Second Stage (28 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: The Minister is welcome. In giving the Bill a cautious and qualified welcome I will express some of my concerns about some of its aspects. I have also been inundated with opinions from organisations and individuals on the Bill. Senator Terry Leyden mentioned IBEC, to which I will return, but I have also received representations from trade unions and people who were agency workers and...

Seanad: Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Bill 2011: Second Stage (28 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: I was talking about permanent agency workers.

Seanad: Child Abuse: Motion (29 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: I debated with myself a number of times today whether to say what I am going to say at the start of my contribution, but I think I should. On two occasions, because I was in a leadership position in the organisations I was involved with at those times, I had to deal with allegations that were made about access to and viewing of child pornography on computers. Thankfully, in one case, it...