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- Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)
David Cullinane: It is an argument against a property tax which is not linked to ability to pay. Prior to the last election, the Labour Party told the people of this country that there were two red line issues for it, namely, cuts to child benefit and increases in college fees for students. What did it do? It supported increases to college fees and cuts in child benefit. The Labour Party turned its back...
- Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)
David Cullinane: The Labour Party failed to do so.
- Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)
David Cullinane: The Minister of State will say that we need this property tax to pay for local services. I was in contact with the city manager in Waterford City Council, the budget of which has been cut by 6%. The Government is slashing the budgets of local authorities, cutting back on their ability to provide services. The Government is increasing the property tax, an actual tax that will go into a big...
- Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)
David Cullinane: His party knows all about dollars.
- Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)
David Cullinane: On a point of order, Members are going over their time. With respect, they are sharing time and then taking more than five minutes. There are Members waiting to speak.
- Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)
David Cullinane: Sum up in someone else's time.
- Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)
David Cullinane: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)
David Cullinane: The previous Government did the same thing.
- Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)
David Cullinane: Yes, you did.
- Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)
David Cullinane: You did, and you cut an awful lot more as well.
- Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)
David Cullinane: They will not get back in, Jimmy. It is all right.
- Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)
David Cullinane: Their policies live on, however.
- Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)
David Cullinane: The Senator has not heard my speech yet.
- Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)
David Cullinane: The Senator should wait until he has heard my speech.
- Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)
David Cullinane: I will get to the Senator as well.
- Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)
David Cullinane: We will get to the end of the Labour Party.
- Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)
David Cullinane: The Senator is right. How many more speakers will we have? Probably seven or eight at most.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Dec 2012)
David Cullinane: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Dec 2012)
David Cullinane: I agree with previous speakers that today is an important day for the people of this State and for the Government. I sincerely hope that today is the day the Government changes course and adopts different policies. I hope it will adopt a position of fairness and that this will be the hallmark of the budget. Many families are struggling and many are paralysed with fear about what the budget...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Dec 2012)
David Cullinane: We did not support the abolition of the Seanad. Senator Landy is factually incorrect again.