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Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (5 Mar 2013)

David Cullinane: The Senator's party was in government and had a sizeable number in opposition and if that is the case, it will have to take responsibility as well. The point is that very bad decisions were made by government but we also had light touch regulation in the banks and across business generally. It strikes me that the very people who argue very robustly for a reduction in the number of Deputies...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2013)

David Cullinane: I refer to the 800 former IBRC workers who are on temporary contracts. It is important that the Minister for Finance come to the House to discuss what will happen to these workers. There was a presentation in the audio visual room in Leinster House last week at which we heard an account of many workers who were struggling to pay their mortgages and meet their family obligations. They face...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (28 Feb 2013)

David Cullinane: I agree with Senator Mooney, who referred to the business of the House today. I am sure the Leader agrees that many calls have been made by Senators on all sides of the House for very important debates on a range of issues, including the jobs crisis, youth unemployment, poverty and, in more recent days, the mobility grant that was abolished. We have called for the appropriate Minister to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs 2012 and 2013: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (26 Feb 2013)

David Cullinane: I cited figures provided in the Minister's Action Plan for Jobs. This is a commitment he gave.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs 2012 and 2013: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (26 Feb 2013)

David Cullinane: The Minister mentioned the upward only rents and property rights. In both the Dáil and the Seanad, during the debate on the IBRC legislation, we set aside property rights without compensation so it can be done if the political will exists. This features in discussions any of us have with employers, particularly in the retail sector, where we lost 50,000 jobs in the past four years. I...

Seanad: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (20 Feb 2013)

David Cullinane: I thank Senator Burke for tabling this Bill and for his research work in this area. I join with other Senators who have acknowledged the considerable contribution of Senator Burke, not just on this Bill but on many issues relating to health care. I regard him as one of the outstanding Senators and I have said so publicly and privately on a number of occasions. It is incumbent on us when we...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

David Cullinane: A number of Senators from all sides of the House have called on us to maintain our focus on unemployment. Several Senators asked specifically for a debate on youth unemployment and the Leader has facilitated a number of debates on jobs. In that context I welcome the report published today by the Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation which focuses on youth and long-term...

Seanad: Promissory Note Arrangement: Statements (14 Feb 2013)

David Cullinane: Despite the sharp criticism of my party from the Minister of State and three Senators from the Government benches, I sat and listened and did not interrupt. Perhaps I will get the same respect from Members of the opposite benches.

Seanad: Promissory Note Arrangement: Statements (14 Feb 2013)

David Cullinane: I want to paint a picture to set the context and then make one simple point of fact. The Minister of State has seen the report released today that shows up and magnifies the crisis in Europe and in this State in respect of poverty and employment. The 2011 CSO figures show that 25% of the population is living in deprivation. One third of children are living in deprivation and twice as many...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2013)

David Cullinane: I am sure people who are living in poverty and suffering will find some of the comments by Senators on the other side highly offensive given that they will have to repay debts which are not theirs.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2013)

David Cullinane: What Senator Cummins and his colleagues in the Labour Party simply cannot comprehend is that not one single cent of the ¤32 billion belongs to the people of the State. It was not spent nor borrowed by them.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2013)

David Cullinane: I am making the point that I will not be lectured by Senators on the other side. I will not change my tune and I will continue to stand up for those who are living in poverty and will continue to live in poverty unless we make different policy decisions.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2013)

David Cullinane: We know what Senator Keane's party did for the country.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2013)

David Cullinane: Not a chance.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2013)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2013)

David Cullinane: On eight separate occasions in this House I have called for a debate on poverty. As Senator Zappone says, we should have a constructive debate on the causes of poverty in the State. I made those calls as someone who sees when doing constituency work the increasing numbers of people living in poverty. There have been two reports, a study and an analysis of the CSO figures from last year,...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2013)

David Cullinane: Those people live in poverty in this State, and I know Senators on the Government side might find that uncomfortable. I will not be changing my tune because it remains exactly the same.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Further Education and Training Programmes (13 Feb 2013)

David Cullinane: I thank the Minister of State for his reply and acknowledge the fact that he has conceded that four teaching posts will be lost. The figure is actually 4.6. That will have a significant impact on the ability of the college to provide its courses. The Minister of State spoke about savings of ¤12 million in a full year and ¤4 million in 2013, which is not a huge amount of money in the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Further Education and Training Programmes (13 Feb 2013)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister of State back to the house. He is taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of the Minister for Education and Skills. He will be aware of the cuts announced in the last budget in regard to teaching posts for colleges of further education. For the information of the Minister of State and to do justice to the people who sent me correspondence, I want to read into the...

Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (13 Feb 2013)

David Cullinane: This is unacceptable.