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Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2012)

David Cullinane: The women of Ireland should not have to wait any longer.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2012)

David Cullinane: I see partyism is alive and well.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2012)

David Cullinane: I support the call made by a number of Senators that whatever inquiry is held into the tragic death of Savita Halappanavar, it must be truly independent and the family must be central to it. Senator Ó Clochartaigh made the point that it should not involve people from the hospital in Galway if the inquiry is to be truly independent, although they will obviously be part of what happens. As...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Mismatch between Industry Requirements and Third Level Courses: Discussion (20 Nov 2012)

David Cullinane: I also asked about primary and secondary school curriculum development in the ICT area. Would the witnesses welcome the possibility of introducing a dedicated subject in secondary schools?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Mismatch between Industry Requirements and Third Level Courses: Discussion (20 Nov 2012)

David Cullinane: I also welcome the witnesses. I also commend Senator Clune on her work in this area on what is now, I suppose, an all-party report on this issue. I thank Senator Clune for her contribution and lead on the issue. To put the matter in context, between quarter one of 2007 and quarter one of 2012, the economy of the State lost in excess of 300,000 jobs. That is where we need look. Sometimes...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (20 Nov 2012)

David Cullinane: It is not agreed. Most of these proposals relate to trade and below-cost products that enter the European Union. I do not have a difficulty with any of them. However, COM (2012) 524 deals with the opening up of the EU market to Burma. As we know, products that have come from Burma to date have had increased tariffs imposed on them because of the use of forced labour practices. Given that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Tackling the Black Market and Retail Crime Report: Discussion (15 Nov 2012)

David Cullinane: What new measures have been put in place to address the issue of demand?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Tackling the Black Market and Retail Crime Report: Discussion (15 Nov 2012)

David Cullinane: I thank Mr. Gleeson, Mr. Lynam and Mr. Hickey for their presentations. We are all agreed that the black market undermines our domestic economy, costs jobs and has implications for workers' rights, which I will explain later. It also costs lives. Mr. Hickey made the point that there is a connection between the black market, criminality, drug gangs and gun crime. This problem needs to be...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Community Development (14 Nov 2012)

David Cullinane: I am sure there are the same difficulties throughout the country. Nevertheless, the 220 community and voluntary organisations that make up the Waterford City Community Forum are struggling to keep their own funding. The Minister's response, read by the Minister of State, refers to scarce resources. We all accept that. All organisations are fighting tooth and nail to hold on to their...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Community Development (14 Nov 2012)

David Cullinane: This concerns funding for the Waterford City Community Forum and the need for the funding not only to be ring-fenced but to return to 2010 levels. The Waterford City Community Forum is one of a number of fora across the State providing a valuable service in bringing together a range of community and voluntary organisations. It is an umbrella organisation with links to Waterford City Council...

Seanad: National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Nov 2012)

David Cullinane: I learned today that the Minister is not in favour of shotgun or forced marriages and I agree with him on the site chosen and that we should get on with building the hospital, which we all want. It is a welcome development that the site has finally been chosen and we will now see the building of a new top quality national children's hospital, which will be an enormous addition to the health...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)

David Cullinane: I pay tribute to the 15,000 people from the south east who marched over the weekend in defence of Waterford Regional Hospital and services at the hospital. There were a number of meetings today between Oireachtas Members, consultants and clinical directors across the south east, the Minister for Health and the Secretary General at the Department of Health. It is very clear opposite views...

Seanad: Matter raised under Standing Order 30 (8 Nov 2012)

David Cullinane: I join other Members in commending Senator Norris for tabling this motion. It is important for Members to have a debate on the court decision. It is also important that Members do not blame the courts or the judges for today's decision because I believe the judgment gives cause for concern. On behalf of my party, I wish to state its clear view that the referendum should go ahead as planned...

Seanad: Youth Unemployment and Public Policy: Address by Professor Christopher Pissarides (Resumed) (8 Nov 2012)

David Cullinane: I welcome Professor Pissarides to the House. There was something in his contribution for everybody across the political spectrum. I agree with him that austerity on its own damages the domestic economy. We all accept the need to reduce the deficit in this State and across Europe. However, the concern is that investment and growth are not receiving the political attention they require and...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2012)

David Cullinane: I support the call by a number of Senators this week for a debate on banking. There is no doubt that the people are outraged because of the pensions being paid to retired bankers who were the architects of many of the problems this country is facing. These people were responsible for very sharp practices in the banks which led to the collapse of the banking system and forced the Government...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2012)

David Cullinane: I make the same argument with regard to the banks. I understand why Senator Conway would argue for a banking inquiry but really what this country needs is for the Government to take control of banking policy. We saw what happened with the Personal Insolvency Bill in that we are still giving the banks a veto. We saw what happened with the recommendations in the Keane report, such as the...

Seanad: Social Welfare Appeals System: Motion (7 Nov 2012)

David Cullinane: I commend the group of Senators, the Taoiseach's nominees, for tabling this motion. I regret the fact that the Government has tabled the amendment it has to it. Before I talk about the substance of the motion, I would like to make a general point about social welfare offices and how the public can interact with staff in those offices. The public interface is not what it should be. Many...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)

David Cullinane: Senator Michael D?Arcy was out of order in making comments he cannot back up.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)

David Cullinane: The political will is not there.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)

David Cullinane: The Senator should back it up with facts.