Results 1,201-1,220 of 26,396 for speaker:David Cullinane
- Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2012: Second Stage (16 May 2012)
David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister of State to the House again. The arrival of this Bill in the Seanad marks the completion of an important job of work by the Office of the Attorney General. It took almost a decade to complete and I pay tribute to the office and its staff. What has been achieved is no mean feat and the Office of the Attorney General must be commended. I hope the Minister of State...
- Seanad: Symphysiotomy: Statements (16 May 2012)
David Cullinane: It is sad that we are again discussing an issue where the citizens of the State have been badly let down by institutions and the State itself. We are here again discussing an issue where people are seeking truth and justice, but it is important for us to hold this debate. I commend all of the Deputies in the Lower House who conducted a similar debate a number of weeks ago. A number of...
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2012)
David Cullinane: Yesterday the Minister for Finance made some appalling and distasteful comments about the situation in Greece. He said that the only effect of a departure of Greece from the eurozone would be less feta cheese in Irish shopping baskets. This was a flippant, arrogant remark. We have to be conscious that the people in Greece are suffering and there is great concern about what is happening in...
- Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Cooperation and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (17 May 2012)
David Cullinane: It is scandalous.
- Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Cooperation and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (17 May 2012)
David Cullinane: It is shameful.
- Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Cooperation and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (17 May 2012)
David Cullinane: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Cooperation and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (17 May 2012)
David Cullinane: Bullyboy tactics will not win.
- Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Cooperation and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (17 May 2012)
David Cullinane: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Cooperation and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (17 May 2012)
David Cullinane: Stimulus.
- Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Cooperation and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (17 May 2012)
David Cullinane: Oh dear.
- Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Cooperation and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (17 May 2012)
David Cullinane: One must borrow to invest.
- Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Cooperation and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (17 May 2012)
David Cullinane: He is also opposed to the treaty.
- Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Cooperation and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (17 May 2012)
David Cullinane: Often where there are debates in this House I am reminded of how much the Houses of the Oireachtas can be a bubble far removed from reality and where people are at, and this debate is a good example of that. A number of Senators , one of whom was Senator Feargal Quinn, made the point that we have no choice and must vote "Yes". The previous speaker talked about naysayers, irresponsibility...
- Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Cooperation and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (17 May 2012)
David Cullinane: I did not interrupt anybody. Perhaps I could be given the same courtesy.
- Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Cooperation and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (17 May 2012)
David Cullinane: What it does is put into law the Stability and Growth Pact rules, which means a country cannot spend any more than 3% of what it takes in,-----
- Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Cooperation and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (17 May 2012)
David Cullinane: -----and it puts in a new rule.
- Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Cooperation and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (17 May 2012)
David Cullinane: It puts in a new rule, a structural deficit target of 0.5%. Of course, it also puts in place a debt-brake rule, where it sets a percentage for a country's debt-to-GDP ratio of 60%. Currently, ours is approximately 105%. It will be 120% in 2015 and must be reduced by 5% every year until we get down to 60%. Senator Feargal Quinn made the point that this merely forces us to put money away for...
- Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Cooperation and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (17 May 2012)
David Cullinane: There are many who will not be listening to this debate but who, if they were, would understand that we did put money away for a rainy day in the National Pensions Reserve Fund and that fund was emptied. It was emptied, not to invest in people or to invest in jobs, but to give to the banks to recapitalise them and pay back the bond holders. That is the reality that is facing the working...
- Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Cooperation and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (17 May 2012)
David Cullinane: What the people-----
- Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Cooperation and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (17 May 2012)
David Cullinane: I will deal with the show-me-the-money argument. I will get to that, if Senator Gilroy gives me the opportunity.