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Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2012)

David Cullinane: Greedy politicians.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2012)

David Cullinane: But they are part of the equation.

Seanad: European Stability Mechanism Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Jun 2012)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister of State back to the House. As I understand it section 2 provides the Minister for Finance with the authority to make payments to the ESM to cover this country's contribution to our share of the authorised capital stock. The amount involved is extraordinary. Section 3 sets out the amount but I am dealing with section 2 which gives the Minister power to do so. The...

Seanad: European Stability Mechanism Bill 2012: Second Stage (26 Jun 2012)

David Cullinane: This attitude is inherent in the design of the proposed ESM. We should have a financial mechanism on which countries that need help can call for support in difficult times. We also accept that we need a mechanism that protects the integrity of the euro. However, of more importance is protecting the livelihoods and standards of living of ordinary Europeans, be they working or unemployed....

Seanad: European Stability Mechanism Bill 2012: Second Stage (26 Jun 2012)

David Cullinane: Someone mentioned my party's position on the ESM treaty and claimed that the emperor had no clothes.

Seanad: European Stability Mechanism Bill 2012: Second Stage (26 Jun 2012)

David Cullinane: I caught up while trying to figure out what Senator Michael D'Arcy meant. The analogy is a good one.

Seanad: European Stability Mechanism Bill 2012: Second Stage (26 Jun 2012)

David Cullinane: I would change it slightly, in that the empire has no clothes in light of events in Europe. Clearly, we are stumbling from one crisis to another. We have endless EU summits, the pre-summit commentary, which-----

Seanad: European Stability Mechanism Bill 2012: Second Stage (26 Jun 2012)

David Cullinane: -----is concerned with building expectations and hyping considered responses from our European leaders, the inevitable fallout and policies that are being put in place despite their not meeting the needs of Europe or the Irish people. One month after the austerity treaty referendum, we are entering another period of negotiations that, as the Minister of State will accept, will see a shift in...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2012)

David Cullinane: I ask the Leader to put pressure on the Government to block the payment of €1.14 billion in bonds which the Irish Bank Resolution Company is due to repay on 26, 27 and 28 June. Of the four separate bonds, two were held previously by Irish Nationwide Buildin Society and two were held by Anglo Irish Bank. Sinn Féin has long argued that these bonds should not be repaid in full and that a...

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

David Cullinane: The Minister is making a political speech. You can leave your political speeches outside the door.

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

David Cullinane: I will come back to your point.

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

David Cullinane: There was no ambivalence.

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

David Cullinane: You should properly resource the Garda to allow gardaí do their jobs and not come in here with optics-----

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

David Cullinane: The Minister is engaging in political posturing.

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

David Cullinane: Absolutely not.

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

David Cullinane: The Minister's position is a falsehood.

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.