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Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: -----in respect of the issues which we are all trying to debate here. He should not force us to engage in diversionary tactics as he is trying to do here today, which is appalling.

Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: I am looking for an apology from the Minister for again introducing issues which have no relevance whatsoever to the issue we are discussing.

Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: He is doing a disservice to people who depend on charity by not facing up to his responsibilities and answering questions that were asked.

Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: I find that appalling. He should apologise.

Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: The Minister should apologise.

Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: With respect, I am asking the Minister to apologise, through the Chair-----

Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: I ask the Cathaoirleach to ask the Minister to apologise. I am entitled to do so.

Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: I ask the Cathaoirleach to ask the Minister to apologise, which he should do.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: Disgraceful.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: I have no objection. Where is that coming from? That might be the view of other parties but it is not ours.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: I support the proposed amendment to the Order of Business. I concur with Senators who described last week's debate on flooding with the Minister as most unsatisfactory. Unfortunately, the Minister did not have answers to many of the questions that were asked. The emergency funding of €45 million that has been made available is completely inadequate to deal with the damage that has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Landscape: Minister of State (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: I think there is a potential for a referendum to take place on whether it would be based in Dublin or be a regional body based in London. If we had a UPC in Dublin, what benefit would it be for the SME sector?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Landscape: Minister of State (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: With respect, that is a "Yes, Minister" response. What is the Department's own view on it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Landscape: Minister of State (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: I accept that point. However, I was making an argument for the potential a technological university would bring to the south east. When I speak to the excellent people in TSSG, they make a case that as an institute of technology they are at a disadvantage because an IT does not get the baseline funding for research and development that universities get. If the two ITs in Waterford and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Landscape: Minister of State (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister of State and his officials. It is good to see there is a healthy gender balance in his Department. I thank the Minister of State for coming back to the committee. He made a very interesting presentation the last time he appeared before it and he gave a commitment to come back to discuss the broad issue of research and development. We all recognise the importance of...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Public Transport Provision (29 Jan 2014)

David Cullinane: In response to the Minister, I do live in the real world. In the world that I live in, the Minister's plan is to put out to tender a number of bus routes in Waterford. He has not answered the fundamental question I asked, which is why 100% of bus routes in Waterford city are to go to tender, when the national average is only 10%. Why is Waterford being singled out? The reality is that...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Public Transport Provision (29 Jan 2014)

David Cullinane: We will have to wait and see in that regard. Leaving aside the merits or otherwise of the Minister's overall plan to transfer services from Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus to private operators, I ask him to explain why Waterford has been chosen to have all five of its bus routes put out to tender, which is 100%, as compared to 10% across the State. Why is that the case?

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Public Transport Provision (29 Jan 2014)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Leo Varadkar. I am extremely worried by the proposal, as I see it, to privatise the entire bus service in Waterford city. All five city bus routes and the service to Tramore are to be awarded to private operators from 2016, as well as the Bus Éireann routes serving Kildare, Tullamore, Newbridge, Portlaoise and Athy. This...

Seanad: Seanad Reform: Motion (29 Jan 2014)

David Cullinane: I thank Senator Zappone for raising the issue in Private Members' time and allowing the Senators to discuss Seanad reform. I also thank her for keeping the issue on the agenda and I thank Senator Quinn and Democracy Matters for their very good and constructive work in campaigning on this issue and for listening to a range of ideas, voices and opinions in formulating policies and ideas on...

Seanad: Seanad Reform: Motion (29 Jan 2014)

David Cullinane: We always want to see the option of reform put to the people and one of the consistent calls made by my party and others outside the political system was that the Constitutional Convention be the mechanism and conduit, which we can still use, to properly tease out, debate and ventilate the range of ideas on Seanad reform. The first thing the Government should do is to commit to real and...