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Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: Most of them are affiliated to the Labour Party.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: They are entitled to do that.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: They are affiliated to the Labour Party, a party of Government.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: Bully tactics.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: You can find €3 billion for Anglo.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: When the Senator was in opposition he did plenty of jumping up and down.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: The €3.1 billion going to Anglo - there is your money.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: She will get a gold star.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: The comments made by Olli Rehn yesterday have made it clear to many people in this State that there is one rule for almost every other country in Europe and a completely different one for Ireland. In recent times, Germany, France and Greece have routinely opted out of arrangements that were agreed. Olli Rehn was speaking in the context of the promissory note relating to the former Anglo...

Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (14 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: The Senator is telling us we will not need the money. That is a second bailout.

Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (14 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: Senator Keane is telling us we need a second bailout.

Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (14 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: We will not need the money, then.

Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (14 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: It is great that we do not need access to the funding.

Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (14 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: I agree with the Senators on the Government side and those in the Opposition who support the treaty that it is important to have an honest and factual debate on what is contained in it because all kinds of issues will be brought into the campaign. It is an EU fiscal compact treaty which puts into law a number of old and new rules aimed at fiscal discipline. Article 3 deals with those in...

Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (14 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: No small to medium-sized business would operate under the strict draconian rules under which the Government is being asked to operate, whereby the amount a member state can borrow ability is limited to the extent that it is almost impossible to borrow because of the strict rules being put into law. Businesses borrow to invest to grow the business and create jobs. Economies and states borrow...

Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (14 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: The reason he opted out was that he knew he was being asked to sign his country up to painful fiscal discipline measures that would have caused more problems for the Spanish economy, including greater unemployment. Given that the Spanish economy will contract this year, it would have made the position much worse. Governments must have the flexibility to manage their fiscal affairs.

Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (14 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: We will not have that flexibility if we tie the hands of this and future governments for generations by passing the treaty. It is in the best interests of the people to reject the treaty and to reject putting a straitjacket on the capacity of any future governments to borrow.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: We have never told people not to pay.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: The Senator is misinformed as usual. He should listen to what people are saying.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: If the Senator is going to tell lies in this Chamber, which is what he is good at-----