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- Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2019)
David Cullinane: I would like to speak on the amendments.
- Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2019)
David Cullinane: I signalled to the Tánaiste that I would raise these issues and he accepted. I accept that the amendment proposed to insert a new section and the Leas-Cheann Comhairle's ruling in that regard. I wish only to make a short intervention about important issues that we sought to include in the Bill by amending and strengthening it. We had a number of engagements with the Tánaiste...
- Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2019)
David Cullinane: This is relevant to the Bill from our perspective. We sought to strengthen the Bill.
- Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2019)
David Cullinane: With respect, we have not filibustered or taken up any additional time that is not warranted. I feel it is important for me to put these issues on the record because they are important to the people who we represent. They will be without political representation in the European Parliament. That includes unionists as much as nationalists. A majority of people in the North voted to stay in...
- Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2019)
David Cullinane: There are three Sinn Féin MEPs.
- Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2019)
David Cullinane: The Minister is making it party political.
- Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2019)
David Cullinane: The Minister mentioned-----
- Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2019)
David Cullinane: I commend the Minister and officials in a range of Departments on the various briefings they provided for Oireachtas Members. They were very helpful in enabling us to speak to the Bill and in progressing it through the Dáil. I want to register with the Ceann Comhairle our disappointment at the fact that many of our amendments were ruled out of order. Many of my colleagues have...
- Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2019)
David Cullinane: My understanding is that it was done, but if it was not, it will be as we want to table amendments that will be in order in the Seanad next week.
- Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2019)
David Cullinane: We look forward to furnishing the Ceann Comhairle with that information. We are 24 days from D-Day. Two years ago when the negotiations started, nobody expected us to be signing off on emergency legislation that we hope will never come into effect. I still think a crash-out Brexit is the least likely outcome, but it is a possibility that would have devastating consequences for the...
- Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2019)
David Cullinane: Hear, hear.
- Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2019)
David Cullinane: We are talking about a vote. We are not coercing anyone.
- Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2019)
David Cullinane: Sometimes sit down.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2019)
David Cullinane: I do not accept that at all. It is very unsatisfactory that Mr. Quinn is not here today. My first comment in response to the Chairman's observation is we need to be careful we do not undermine our own work. The committee, as a committee, decides who to invite and when to invite them. We decided as a committee that we would invite Mr. Quinn to attend today with the Secretary General of the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2019)
David Cullinane: Yes, and Mr. Quinn.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2019)
David Cullinane: Sorry, it was to Mr. Watt, but we had been in correspondence with Mr. Quinn also. With regard to the invitation to the meeting we specifically asked for Mr. Quinn. That is a matter for the committee. It is not a matter for Mr. Watt. Neither is it a matter for the Chairman to unilaterally decide-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2019)
David Cullinane: -----when it is best for Mr. Quinn to appear before the committee. I have no difficulty if he wants to come in on two occasions, if the Department and the board come before the committee again. If Mr. Quinn wants to come before the committee again as a board member that is fine but we were looking for him as the head of the Office of Government Procurement and somebody who also sat on the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2019)
David Cullinane: That is very literal.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2019)
David Cullinane: It is a very literal interpretation.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2019)
David Cullinane: It is progress, in fairness.