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Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2014)

David Cullinane: Given that it is budget day, I will withdraw the amendment and re-table it tomorrow.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2014)

David Cullinane: I would like to welcome Senator Craughwell to the House and extend many congratulations to him. I am glad the second preference I gave him made a difference in the end.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2014)

David Cullinane: I do not doubt that he will be an independent voice in this Chamber. I am sure he will be on the right side when important votes are taken on issues that have an impact on people. Fair play to Senator Craughwell on his election. On three occasions over the last two weeks, I have called for a debate on water charges and the water service plan. I made the point that during the many hours...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2014)

David Cullinane: The vast majority of the 100,000 people who were out on the streets on Saturday cannot afford to pay these water charges. On each of the three occasions in recent weeks on which I have asked the Leader to arrange a debate on this matter, I have put it to him that 180,000 families cannot afford to pay their mortgages at the moment. Should they allow their mortgages to slip a bit further so...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2014)

David Cullinane: The former Minister of State who set up Irish Water, with whom Senators on this side of the House argued for almost 16 hours, now agrees with us that the whole thing is a disaster. The Government needs to wake up and listen. It got a wake-up call in the two by-elections. It got another wake-up call when 100,000 people came out onto the streets. As the Leader of the House will know, I have...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

David Cullinane: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

David Cullinane: I did not mention PPS numbers.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

David Cullinane: That is not what I asked.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

David Cullinane: We stopped water charges.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

David Cullinane: I have the fully costed alternative budget here.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

David Cullinane: I will give Senator Cummins a copy so that he can learn something.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

David Cullinane: It is all in here. Perhaps the Leader can arrange a debate, which he has refused to do for the past three years.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

David Cullinane: Is the Senator saying it is okay for people to go to America and Canada?

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

David Cullinane: I have called for a debate on Irish Water and the Commission for Energy Regulation's water services plan twice over the past two weeks. I have asked for the Minister of State, Paudie Coffey, to come to the House to discuss these issues. The former Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Fergus O'Dowd, stated: "Irish Water has come...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

David Cullinane: I am putting forward an amendment to the Order of Business today. I ask the Minister of State to come before the House and I invite the former Minister of State to come to the Gallery-----

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

David Cullinane: -----and listen to the debate.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

David Cullinane: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business. I call on the Minister of State with responsibility for Irish Water to come before the House today.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Trade Agreements (1 Oct 2014)

David Cullinane: It is not what we are advocating, with respect.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Trade Agreements (1 Oct 2014)

David Cullinane: No, we are looking for a debate.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Trade Agreements (1 Oct 2014)

David Cullinane: This is not just a matter for the Whips. It is the prerogative of the Minister to decide to hold the debate. The Whips' job is to decide the timing of the debate and when it should happen. I am asking the Minister to give a commitment as Minister, to hold a debate on this issue. The Whips can then work out all of the rest. What exactly is a violation of human rights? The Minister rightly...