Results 25,301-25,320 of 26,610 for speaker:David Cullinane

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (20 Jun 2012)

David Cullinane: The Minister should properly resource the Garda. Those are real policies.

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (20 Jun 2012)

David Cullinane: He should not cut the numbers in the Garda.

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (20 Jun 2012)

David Cullinane: That is outrageous. It is nonsense.

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (20 Jun 2012)

David Cullinane: The Minister does not understand our position.

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (20 Jun 2012)

David Cullinane: Is our civil rights based Judiciary system now immature?

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (20 Jun 2012)

David Cullinane: I listened carefully to the Minister's response to my earlier contribution in which he stated that there is no more important right than the right to be protected. While my party supports that sentiment, he is trying to create a false dichotomy as if this issue involved a choice between the rights of a criminal or terrorist, as he put it, and the right of citizens to be protected. That is...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (20 Jun 2012)

David Cullinane: That is outrageous. It is hearsay about what some member might have said.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (20 Jun 2012)

David Cullinane: It is hearsay and it is absolutely outrageous.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (20 Jun 2012)

David Cullinane: It is outrageous and it is an abuse of Senator Sheahan's position in this House.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (20 Jun 2012)

David Cullinane: That is not what the Garda Síochána were saying, which was very happy with the Ard-Fheis.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (20 Jun 2012)

David Cullinane: Senator Sheahan is abusing his position. He should withdraw that remark.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (20 Jun 2012)

David Cullinane: If the Senator is not prepared to name the individual, who he claims is a member of Sinn Féin, who made a very serious charge, he should withdraw the remark. He should put up or shut up. It is an outrageous statement for the Senator to make and I reject it absolutely. No Sinn Féin party member would say such a thing. It is absolute nonsense from Senator Sheahan. He should name the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (20 Jun 2012)

David Cullinane: Senator Sheahan should name the person involved.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (20 Jun 2012)

David Cullinane: Senator Sheahan cannot name the individual. He is a coward. There is no such individual.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (20 Jun 2012)

David Cullinane: That is not true. People are entitled to a fair trial.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (20 Jun 2012)

David Cullinane: It is not fair, just appropriate.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (20 Jun 2012)

David Cullinane: That is more political posturing from the Minister. Why does the Minister not properly resource the Garda Síochána to deal with gangs? The Minister should not just create an impression he is doing something by producing draconian legislation that is not used. It is a joke.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (20 Jun 2012)

David Cullinane: The Minister's approach to this issue is a joke. He is being flippant about a serious issue.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (20 Jun 2012)

David Cullinane: On a point of order, I ask Senator Sheahan to withdraw a comment he made earlier about an alleged comment of an alleged member of Sinn Féin. It was hearsay and he did not substantiate it. It was an awful statement and I would respectfully ask that he withdraw the statement he made.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (20 Jun 2012)

David Cullinane: I am respectfully asking the Member if he would withdraw the comment.