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Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: What would you call it?

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: Why would I withdraw it if he has-----

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: Why would I withdraw it?

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: Why?

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: I will withdraw the word "lie", but the point still stands.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: When this side of the House calls for something and receives most of what it has called for, it is important that we welcome this. I welcome the €1.5 billion made available in the capital programme for the building of new schools. This is good news for the schools in question and it is also good news for teachers because more of them will be employed. Some 15,000 jobs will also be...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: He is on a roll.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: Is the Senator seeking a debate?

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: The comments made by Olli Rehn yesterday have made it clear to many people in this State that there is one rule for almost every other country in Europe and a completely different one for Ireland. In recent times, Germany, France and Greece have routinely opted out of arrangements that were agreed. Olli Rehn was speaking in the context of the promissory note relating to the former Anglo...

Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (14 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: The Senator is telling us we will not need the money. That is a second bailout.

Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (14 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: Senator Keane is telling us we need a second bailout.

Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (14 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: We will not need the money, then.

Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (14 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: It is great that we do not need access to the funding.

Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (14 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: I agree with the Senators on the Government side and those in the Opposition who support the treaty that it is important to have an honest and factual debate on what is contained in it because all kinds of issues will be brought into the campaign. It is an EU fiscal compact treaty which puts into law a number of old and new rules aimed at fiscal discipline. Article 3 deals with those in...

Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (14 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: No small to medium-sized business would operate under the strict draconian rules under which the Government is being asked to operate, whereby the amount a member state can borrow ability is limited to the extent that it is almost impossible to borrow because of the strict rules being put into law. Businesses borrow to invest to grow the business and create jobs. Economies and states borrow...

Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (14 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: The reason he opted out was that he knew he was being asked to sign his country up to painful fiscal discipline measures that would have caused more problems for the Spanish economy, including greater unemployment. Given that the Spanish economy will contract this year, it would have made the position much worse. Governments must have the flexibility to manage their fiscal affairs.

Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (14 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: We will not have that flexibility if we tie the hands of this and future governments for generations by passing the treaty. It is in the best interests of the people to reject the treaty and to reject putting a straitjacket on the capacity of any future governments to borrow.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: The Senator is making a single transferable speech again.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: I was going to raise the issue of the household charge, but in the context that only 15% of the people of this State have already paid it. Does this mean the 85% who have not paid are subverting democracy? Looking at the number of people who have not paid, it is obvious many Fine Gael, Labour Party and Fianna Fáil supporters have not paid.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: They are citizens of the State and they are taking a stand.