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Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Cooperation and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (17 May 2012)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Cooperation and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (17 May 2012)

David Cullinane: Bullyboy tactics will not win.

Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Cooperation and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (17 May 2012)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Cooperation and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (17 May 2012)

David Cullinane: Stimulus.

Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Cooperation and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (17 May 2012)

David Cullinane: Oh dear.

Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Cooperation and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (17 May 2012)

David Cullinane: One must borrow to invest.

Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Cooperation and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (17 May 2012)

David Cullinane: He is also opposed to the treaty.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2012)

David Cullinane: Yesterday the Minister for Finance made some appalling and distasteful comments about the situation in Greece. He said that the only effect of a departure of Greece from the eurozone would be less feta cheese in Irish shopping baskets. This was a flippant, arrogant remark. We have to be conscious that the people in Greece are suffering and there is great concern about what is happening in...

Seanad: Symphysiotomy: Statements (16 May 2012)

David Cullinane: It is sad that we are again discussing an issue where the citizens of the State have been badly let down by institutions and the State itself. We are here again discussing an issue where people are seeking truth and justice, but it is important for us to hold this debate. I commend all of the Deputies in the Lower House who conducted a similar debate a number of weeks ago. A number of...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 May 2012)

David Cullinane: There is a need here and in Europe for a proper jobs plan to get people back to work. We need immediate, realistic and deliverable plans that will create jobs for all of those who are currently out of work. It is interesting that there is a shift in the European debate away from austerity, cuts and the kind of approach that has been adopted up to now towards a focus on the need for...

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2012: Second Stage (16 May 2012)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister of State to the House again. The arrival of this Bill in the Seanad marks the completion of an important job of work by the Office of the Attorney General. It took almost a decade to complete and I pay tribute to the office and its staff. What has been achieved is no mean feat and the Office of the Attorney General must be commended. I hope the Minister of State...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2012)

David Cullinane: I wholeheartedly agree with the sentiments expressed today by Senator Healy Eames. It was a worthwhile contribution and I had intended to make some similar points. First, I agree with the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Gilmore, when he stated that what is happening in Greece at present is very worrying. However, I approach this issue from a different...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2012)

David Cullinane: There is much suffering in Greece and I do not think it is appropriate for anybody to lecture the people of that country on the way they vote. The way they vote is purely a matter for the Greek people. The kind of bullying we are seeing and the intimation which is being brought down on the heads of the Greek people as they face a fresh set of elections underpins much of what is wrong with...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2012)

David Cullinane: The Senator is referring to the bankers. Can he move on?

Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2012)

David Cullinane: Next year, we will mark the centenary of the 1913 lockout. In recent months and years, we have had a number of high profile cases of workers engaging in sit-ins to demand their just entitlements. They included employees of Waterford Crystal and TalkTalk in my constituency, and Game and Vita Cortex elsewhere. While some of these cases have been resolved, many of them have left a sour taste...

Seanad: Harbour Charges (10 May 2012)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy McEntee, to the House. I wish to raise the matter of the draft fishery harbour centres rates and charges order 2012. The order will see charges for yachts and commercial vessels berthing in any of the State's main fishing harbours increase by up to 800%. I understand the harbour in Dunmore East, County Waterford, will have to apply such charges. Due...

Seanad: Harbour Charges (10 May 2012)

David Cullinane: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I understand that the consultation process has just ended and that no decision has been made. Therefore, I respect the fact that he does not have the decisions and outcomes of the consultation process yet. He mentioned in his speech that the Minister is seeking to balance the running costs of harbours against the impact that any increase in...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 May 2012)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister back to the House and thank him for getting me onto the programme "The Week in Politics" last week. It is not often a Member of the Seanad makes his or her way onto it. Everybody in the House would accept that the State and many institutions within it have failed children for many years. We are aware of a litany of failures in child protection and a number of high...

Seanad: Protection of Children's Health from Tobacco Smoke Bill 2012: Second Stage (9 May 2012)

David Cullinane: I commend the Senators involved, especially Senator John Crown, for bringing forward this important Bill. My party supports the motivation behind it. The smoking ban has been a great success and, undoubtedly, improved public health and our living environment. The Bill seeks to extend it. We have a number of difficulties with parts of it which must be teased out. We share some of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2012)

David Cullinane: Sticking to the theme of groupthink, we certainly had that in this House in recent weeks when we had discussions on the austerity treaty. There were 56 in favour and four against the treaty in this House, but that is not a reflection of events outside the Chamber in this State or across Europe. Looking at the elections in France, Greece, Germany and Italy, people voted against austerity and...