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Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Feb 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 29: In page 15, to delete lines 20 to 28.

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Feb 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 30: In page 18, lines 28 to 30, to delete all words from and including “so” in line 28 down to and including “woman” in line 30.

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Feb 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 34: In page 29, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following: “Offence of disclosing information contained in a Gender Recognition Certificate 36. (1) It shall be an offence for a person who has acquired protected information concerning a person’s gender in an official capacity to disclose the information to any other person. (2) “Protected...

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Feb 2015)

David Cullinane: I will come back to that.

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Feb 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 26: In page 12, to delete line 25 and substitute the following:"(c) an indication of the person's gender using the abbreviations M (male), F (female) or X (indeterminate/unspecified/intersex).". This amendment seeks to allow a facility for those who do not identify with being male or female. In Australia there is a provision to allow inclusion in a passport as male or...

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Feb 2015)

David Cullinane: I can understand the concerns about amendment No. 32 but not about amendment No. 26 which seeks to provide a facility in the case of documentation, including passports and so on. It seeks to delete line 25 and substitute an indication of a person's gender using the abbreviations M for male, F for female, or X for indeterminate, unspecified or intersex. When the Minister of State mentioned...

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Feb 2015)

David Cullinane: No; I might resubmit it on Report Stage.

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Feb 2015)

David Cullinane: I gave way to the Minister of State who very kindly responded to some of the amendments. I am speaking on amendments Nos. 12 and 19, which were tabled by Sinn Féin. They deal with two separate issues. I am not sure why they were grouped because one refers to under-16s. The purpose of amendment No. 12 is to delete the requirement for a medical input into the Bill. The proposed...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Feb 2015)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Feb 2015)

David Cullinane: I second Senator Paschal Mooney's proposed amendment to the Order of Business. I appeal to the Deputy Leader to arrange for a debate in the House on the debt burden and the debt conference for which many people are calling, not just in Ireland but across Europe. In his responses in the past two weeks, the Leader has given the Government's policy position on this, which is fair enough...

Seanad: Mediation Services: Motion (4 Feb 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 1: In the first paragraph, to delete “acknowledges the Government's commitment”.I did not intend to speak on the Private Members' motion, because Senator Ó Clochartaigh will speak on behalf of Sinn Féin, but there are a number of amendments and therefore he needs someone to propose them. He will second the amendments, which were tabled to enhance...

Seanad: Mediation Services: Motion (4 Feb 2015)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2015)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2015)

David Cullinane: Several times over recent weeks, members of Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil and some Independent Senators have called for a debate on the need for a debt conference. This has gained currency in Europe following the Greek election result. Time and again the Government and the Taoiseach have ruled out the notion of a debt conference which at the very least would be an opportunity for...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2015)

David Cullinane: It is not wrong. The Senator should listen to what the Taoiseach said today. The Minister for Finance said that we will not be getting any money from-----

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2015)

David Cullinane: -----the ESM.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2015)

David Cullinane: I will not be called a liar in this House by a member of the Labour Party who made a lot of promises before the previous election. Senator Gilroy needs to pipe down and listen for a second. This is my opportunity on the Order of Business to put a question to the Leader. Senator Gilroy should show some respect to Members of the House. Will the Leader arrange a debate on this issue? I am...

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Feb 2015)

David Cullinane: I will be asked to report progress very soon, but I wish to address amendments Nos. 12 and 19, which have been tabled by Sinn Féin.

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Feb 2015)

David Cullinane: We will report progress, so I would reserve the right to come back later. I have no difficulty in giving way to the Minister of State.

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Feb 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 3: In page 5, line 25, to delete “Circuit” and substitute “District”.This is a fairly simple amendment and may be less important than some of the more substantial amendments we will be dealing with. This is to advise the Minister that the Circuit Court should not have to deal with all of these cases and that the District Court, which is a...