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Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: He should not tell lies.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: I will not because he told a lie. He said that Sinn Féin representatives are calling on people not to pay. They have not done so. The Senator has told a lie in this Chamber.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: I will not withdraw it.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: The Senator has told a lie. Can the Cathaoirleach tell me how it is not a lie? The Senator said that representatives of Sinn Féin are asking people not to pay.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: I will not withdraw it.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: What does the Chair want me to withdraw?

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: What would you call it?

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: Why would I withdraw it if he has-----

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: Why would I withdraw it?

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: Why?

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: I will withdraw the word "lie", but the point still stands.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: When this side of the House calls for something and receives most of what it has called for, it is important that we welcome this. I welcome the €1.5 billion made available in the capital programme for the building of new schools. This is good news for the schools in question and it is also good news for teachers because more of them will be employed. Some 15,000 jobs will also be...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: He is on a roll.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: Is the Senator seeking a debate?

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: In light of Private Members' business next week, I withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Order of Business agreed to.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: Yesterday the Taoiseach and Tánaiste published a report, which reviewed the Government's first year in office. It is only fair that we judge the Government fairly over the past year. I would benchmark the Government's performance against what its parties promised they would do in their pre-election manifestos. They promised not to put one red cent into the banks and not to pay back...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: Across the board on the big issues of unemployment, emigration, and what is happening in the banks and the public services with money taken from health, education and local authorities, the Government has not delivered. I am not judging it on what I want it to do but on what its parties promised to do in their pre-election manifestos. They have failed and we are getting more of the same...

Seanad: Rare Diseases: Motion (7 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: Cuirim fáilte roimh an tAire Stáit go dtí an Teach. I also welcome the guests in the Visitors Gallery and thank the Fine Gael Party for tabling this motion. Members may be aware that the International Day for Rare Diseases occurred last week. A number of very good presentations were made to the Joint Committee on Health and Children. I was struck by a number of the comments and the...

Seanad: Early Intervention and Family Support Services: Statements (7 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire go dtí an Teach. I also welcome her to the post in which she serves. Along with Senator van Turnhout, I am a member of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children. I have been impressed with the Minister's performance in the engagements we have had at that committee. I am sure there will be positive changes in the area of early intervention and...

Seanad: Industrial Relations (6 Mar 2012)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister to the House. He will know that, during the Lisbon treaty campaign, there was much talk about the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and that commitments were given to trade unions that if they supported the treaty the issue of collective bargaining and trade union recognition would be dealt with through legislation. I understand collective...