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Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 15: In page 42, to delete line 4 and substitute the following:“ “ 'An Chomhairle na Pinsean', or in the English language, 'Pensions Council' means the body established by section 26B;”.”.I will be brief because I know the matter has been discussed at Dáil level. We believe, certainly when it comes to Government agencies, that we should...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 16: In page 42, lines 19 to 21, to delete all words from and including “, in” in line 19 down to and including “Pinsean.” in line 21 and substitute “as An tÚdarais Pinsean or, in the English language, the Pensions Authority.”.The amendment is similar to the previous one so I shall not speak again.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 17: In page 43, lines 21 to 23, to delete all words from and including “, in” in line 21 down to and including “section.” in line 23 and substitute the following:“as An Chomhairle Pinsean or, in the English language, the Pensions Council to perform the functions assigned to it by this section.”.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

David Cullinane: The purpose of this and the next number of sections have not escaped my attention and I do not have a difficulty with it, although sometimes, for whatever reason, the Minister seeks to put words in my mouth and takes the most extreme example of a situation to offer as justification for her position. She also seeks to misrepresent my personal view, again for whatever reason. There is nothing...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

David Cullinane: We regard this section as being all about sanction and stick with no carrot whatsoever. Unfortunately we have seen far too many people in the State lose their jobs in the past five years. The majority of those people were happy to be in work and are devastated when they lose their jobs. They want to get back into employment as quickly as possible, but the problem is not enough jobs are...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2013)

David Cullinane: I join with other speakers in again calling for a debate on the banking system and the need for a banking inquiry. The vast majority of people in the State would not be at all surprised about what is on the Anglo tapes, and the matter reaffirms what people already knew. It angers people and the public is disgusted by it. People are galled by this and they see it as a travesty, as was noted...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2013)

David Cullinane: It has again been proven-----

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2013)

David Cullinane: -----that the only parties which supported-----

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2013)

David Cullinane: -----turning the Anglo Irish Bank debt into sovereign debt were Fianna Fáil - which was no surprise - and Fine Gael and Labour, along with some Independents in the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2013)

David Cullinane: I support the need for-----

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2013)

David Cullinane: I ask that we have that debate on banking and the need for a banking inquiry.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2013)

David Cullinane: I thought one had been proposed but, if not, I propose an amendment.

Seanad: Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Second Stage (20 Jun 2013)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. My party supported this Bill in the Dáil and will support it in the Seanad. Previous speakers noted we had a lax culture of enforcement and supervision, and cronyism in the banking sector, in this State for far too long. This led to the collapse of the banking system and, conversely, the collapse of our economy and the consequences that...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2013)

David Cullinane: Oireachtas Members from all parties and none will meet today to again discuss the issue of the European Court of Justice ruling in respect of the former Waterford Crystal workers. The case was taken by former workers of Waterford Crystal to the High Court and the High Court sought advice from the European Court of Justice in respect of the EU 2008 Insolvency Fund. The EU Court of Justice...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee Report (19 Jun 2013)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Phil Hogan, to the House. He might be surprised at the motion I have tabled today, which relates to County Cork rather than my own county of Waterford. I have received several petitions from people in the area about the recent report of the local electoral area boundary committee, which outlines the proposed new electoral areas for city and county councils....

Seanad: Public Health (Availability of Defibrillators) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 Jun 2013)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I commend Senator Quinn on introducing practical legislation. He has had a good run in recent weeks, bearing in mind his Bill that passed through the Dáil and the Seanad Bill that progressed through Second Stage. The latter Bill, or a similar one, was introduced in the Dáil by some Independent Members. The Bill before us is important...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (19 Jun 2013)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Lynch, to the House. We have had several debates on the health service with her over the course of the last number of years. Unfortunately, the Minister for Health has not given of his time to take Second Stage debates on Bills as much as we would like. I cannot support the Bill. Frankly, if the Minister of State and her Labour Party colleagues were...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Jun 2013)

David Cullinane: It is important to note that the vast majority of people who are in receipt of social welfare are genuine claimants. My information, which the Minister will undoubtedly correct if it is inaccurate, is that only 3.4% of total welfare expenditure is accounted for by either error or fraud, with one third of that percentage relating specifically to fraud and the remainder to errors made by...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Jun 2013)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 6: In page 15, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following:"(4) Retained firefighters who have previously applied for a jobseeker's payment before the enactment of this Bill and have not had their claim approved shall be assessed on their current application."I understand that the back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance amendment has been ruled out of order as...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Jun 2013)

David Cullinane: I welcome the change which has been made. I have dealt with many retained firefighters in County Waterford who have found themselves in this situation. Due to an anomaly in the system, if a firefighter applied for a social welfare payment and the deciding officer determined that he or she was not available for work because of the rule requiring firefighters to live in close proximity to a...