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Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (13 Dec 2012)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister to the House. My party will support this Bill but only because it brings some level of equity to the health care system and retains some equity in the delivery of health care in the State. The Bill continues a necessary system of community rating, which ensures that all consumers are charged the same premium for a particular plan, regardless of age, gender or health...

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (13 Dec 2012)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2012)

David Cullinane: It is disingenuous an hypocritical of Government representatives in the House to commend themselves and talk about their courage and bravery in voting for an unfair and unjust budget while, in the same breath, saying how welcome an increase of 3% in the universal social charge on incomes over ¤80,000 would be. That provision was not in the budget. The Government had the opportunity to...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Mount Congreve Estate (12 Dec 2012)

David Cullinane: I thank the Minister and note her response has been very positive. I welcome the discussions under way to enable the Commissioners of Public Works to take a majority stake in the overall trust, as well as their acceptance that they then will manage the estate until it goes into public ownership. They also agree the third-party option of a commercial enterprise that would develop the tourism...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Mount Congreve Estate (12 Dec 2012)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister to the House. I have tabled this Adjournment matter to try to discover what plans the Office of Public Works has for the Mount Congreve Estate in Waterford. The Minister may be aware that in 1979, an agreement was reached between the State and Mr. Ambrose Congreve, who was the owner of the house and gardens that comprise the Mount Congreve Estate. The arrangement was...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2012)

David Cullinane: Who is to blame?

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2012)

David Cullinane: He was speaking from the party manifesto.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2012)

David Cullinane: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2012)

David Cullinane: Who is to blame?

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2012)

David Cullinane: He was speaking from the party manifesto.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2012)

David Cullinane: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2012)

David Cullinane: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business, namely, that the House discuss No. 26 on the Order Paper, which is a Sinn Féin motion calling for a vote of no confidence in the Government. I ask the Deputy Leader to make time available today or tomorrow to discuss the motion. Budget 2013 is an assault on families ? as unfair as any we have seen in recent years. By continuing to protect...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2012)

David Cullinane: Election commitments mean something to the people who vote for political parties. When politicians state at election time that they will act in a certain manner, for example, protect child benefit or maintain college fees at their current level, people expect them to honour those commitments. The Deputy Leader stated yesterday that this is a coalition and compromise is required.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2012)

David Cullinane: Why then did the Labour Party make child benefit and college fees red line issues? By doing so, it indicated to the electorate that these were issues on which it would not buckle and would not sacrifice in any discussions or negotiations on the formation of a Government. The party failed completely and betrayed those who voted for it on the basis of the position it adopted on these issues....

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2012)

David Cullinane: We are proud of it.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2012)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (11 Dec 2012)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 75: In page 76, line 47, to delete ?¤3,000,000? and substitute ?¤1,000,000?.I apologise but I was thrown by the other amendments requiring a seconder. As this is the one I dealt with prematurely earlier, I simply await the Minister's response.

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (11 Dec 2012)

David Cullinane: The Minister is being somewhat disingenuous with regard to the logic of this amendment. As I noted earlier, Sinn Féin believes that the current ceiling is too high and too loose. This amendment is an attempt to avoid the facilitation of recklessness or the rewarding of irresponsible speculation. That is the logic of this amendment and while I acknowledge the Minister has a point with...

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (11 Dec 2012)

David Cullinane: Yes.

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (11 Dec 2012)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 84: In page 89, to delete lines 38 to 49 and in page 90, to delete lines 1 to 29 and substitute the following: ?(6) Without prejudice to the generality of section 96 or subsections (1) to (3) and subject to sections 99 to 101, and having regard to section 86(6), a Personal Insolvency Arrangement may include one or more of the following terms in relation to the secured...