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Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

David Cullinane: I am going to move on with my contribution.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

David Cullinane: I am going to move on. I am not making any comment on the Chair. I am moving on and I am going to stick to the discussion. I am not going to be sidetracked by members of Fianna Fáil.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

David Cullinane: Yes. Then let me continue. We can continue and get on with the debate.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

David Cullinane: The Minister of State remarked that democracy would be strengthened and that the quality of our democracy would be better if the Seanad was abolished. I simply do not believe it. We would be getting rid of one undemocratic institution, but we would not be strengthening our democracy because we are not properly reforming the one Chamber that would remain. Senator Bradford made the point...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

David Cullinane: I agree with some of what the Minister of State said in his response. I was not here in the Chamber to hear it but I followed on the monitor in my office. I agree with some of the points he made, but his and the Government's biggest failure is that they have not constructed a credible argument for not putting the options of reform to the people. They still have not put forward to me a...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

David Cullinane: I am not saying that the Minister of State would argue that but some people would argue that line. I am saying some people argue that line. There might be people within the Fine Gael Party or in government who take the view that it would be great if reform could be put to the people, but, really, they have no choice but to put a simple proposition, that is, to keep what is there or get rid...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

David Cullinane: On a point of order my translation service is not working either so there must be something wrong.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

David Cullinane: It is not working for me.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

David Cullinane: Perhaps the Cathaoirleach will send me a new headset so.

Seanad: Parental Leave Bill 2013: Second Stage (10 Jul 2013)

David Cullinane: One cannot expect women to work longer hours while also being the main carer for their children, while men have no such responsibility. The State should value men's role in this regard. We need to change attitudes so that more people will accept that it is both parents' responsibility to care for their children. That must also be recognised by the State, however. If the State does not...

Seanad: Parental Leave Bill 2013: Second Stage (10 Jul 2013)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister of State back to the House to discuss another important issue. The issue of child care is very important, as is maternity and paternity leave. I commend Senator White for bringing forward the Bill. I always commend Senators who go to the bother of tabling legislation because it is very important. It is easy to table motions on issues but when somebody goes to the...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2013)

David Cullinane: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House again to take Committee Stage of the Bill. We all gave our Second Stage speeches, and I am sure many Second Stage speeches will be made again today, the reason being that all the amendments that have been tabled have been ruled out of order.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2013)

David Cullinane: The reality of the position and we have to take the opportunities that are given to us-----

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2013)

David Cullinane: -----to make our points on the sections on Committee Stage by speaking to the sections. I am sure at some point that the Leas-Chathaoirleach will pull me up and say that issues I am raising are not relevant to the section, but to what sections will they be relevant? We need to be given an opportunity to explore properly and tease out in detail all the issues we raised on Second Stage in...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2013)

David Cullinane: The Government was bounced and rushed into this. The Taoiseach was head-strong and no one in his party called for reflection on the consequences of abolition of the Seanad. If the Government is minded to abolish the Seanad it should at least tell the people what will replace it. We are again being asked to buy a pig in a poke and to take a leap of faith. We have been asked by this...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)

David Cullinane: I support the comments made earlier by Senator O'Donovan, who has left the Chamber. I, too, found myself in a situation on Monday where there was a number of visits, as the previous speaker said, by a number of Ministers to Waterford to which I was not invited. We also had an event at which the Minister, Deputy Bruton, addressed some business leaders. Again, all Oireachtas Members were not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs 2013: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (9 Jul 2013)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister and hope he enjoyed his visit to Waterford and the very sunny south east yesterday. The previous speaker said some of the contributions had a political context to them. I do not think we should apologise for this because we have to be honest about where we are. The jobs crisis is still the single biggest issue facing the people. We still have far too many out of...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2013)

David Cullinane: I support the proposal to amend the Order of Business. It is a scandal that we have not had a debate in the House on the banking situation. Everywhere in the country, people are talking about the Anglo Irish Bank tapes and bankers and they want justice. They hear the Government talk about an Oireachtas inquiry and they want that to happen as soon as possible. What they really want,...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

David Cullinane: In equal measure, I agree and disagree with what the previous Senator said. I also agree with a huge amount of what was said by earlier speakers. It is ironic that the debate is happening in this way, with every Senator being given ten minutes, with equality of speaking time and with everyone having the opportunity to speak. There is no rush and we will work our way through Second Stage...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

David Cullinane: He will not be coming back.