Results 25,741-25,760 of 26,685 for speaker:David Cullinane
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2012)
David Cullinane: I agree with the previous speakers that raised the issue of the leaked documents discussed at the meeting of the German finance committee. The Dáil and the Seanad are being treated with contempt and being usurped by the people that leak the documents. Such behaviour is unacceptable. Wherever we might find ourselves in terms of the argument on the fiscal compact treaty, it is disgraceful...
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2012)
David Cullinane: I am in order that there will not be a recurrence of what happened yesterday. Will the Leader clarify whether, as indicated in the paper that was leaked, a mini-budget will be introduced later in the year?
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2012)
David Cullinane: The Senator's party representative did not do too well.
- Seanad: Child Abuse: Motion (29 Feb 2012)
David Cullinane: I debated with myself a number of times today whether to say what I am going to say at the start of my contribution, but I think I should. On two occasions, because I was in a leadership position in the organisations I was involved with at those times, I had to deal with allegations that were made about access to and viewing of child pornography on computers. Thankfully, in one case, it...
- Seanad: Hospital Accommodation (29 Feb 2012)
David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I tabled the matter because of a commitment in the HSE south service plan to remove 13 long-stay beds from Dungarvan community hospital. The Minister of State will be aware that a number of short-stay beds were closed in the hospital last year and that was seen as a temporary measure. At the time, I said that I feared this was a prerequisite to...
- Seanad: Hospital Accommodation (29 Feb 2012)
David Cullinane: The HSE statement says: "As a result of staff retirements, it will be necessary to reduce the long-stay bed complement [at] the ... hospital ... by 13." The Minister of State referred to the HSE service plan, which talks about the closure of 13 beds. This may be difficult for the Minister of State but can she give a guarantee that it will be 13 beds? I do not want to see any beds lost at...
- Seanad: Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Bill 2011: Second Stage (28 Feb 2012)
David Cullinane: Or Waterford.
- Seanad: Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Bill 2011: Second Stage (28 Feb 2012)
David Cullinane: The Minister is welcome. In giving the Bill a cautious and qualified welcome I will express some of my concerns about some of its aspects. I have also been inundated with opinions from organisations and individuals on the Bill. Senator Terry Leyden mentioned IBEC, to which I will return, but I have also received representations from trade unions and people who were agency workers and...
- Seanad: Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Bill 2011: Second Stage (28 Feb 2012)
David Cullinane: I was talking about permanent agency workers.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2012)
David Cullinane: I join Senator John Kelly in raising the issue of the delay in the processing of medical card applications. Of the 14 cases I dealt with last week of people waiting for a medical card, ten involved information that had gone missing, including documents, payslips and supporting medical documentation. I spent the best part of three hours yesterday faxing information to the central processing...
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)
David Cullinane: The Government side might learn something.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)
David Cullinane: The Senator is both Government and Opposition today.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)
David Cullinane: Will Fianna Fáil support the referendum?
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)
David Cullinane: Bankers get off scot free while we take on the protesters.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)
David Cullinane: I welcome the steps forward in establishing the constitutional convention. I ask the Leader to ensure the convention is inclusive in its composition and engagement. The State has a great opportunity to properly engage with as many citizens as possible on the future of the Constitution and the country. It would be the perfect opportunity to address some of the issues raised by Senator...
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)
David Cullinane: He does not like the Seanad.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)
David Cullinane: The future of the Seanad should be part of that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2012)
David Cullinane: Electing Deputy Gerry Adams was a great move.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2012)
David Cullinane: Last week, the Leader and I attended a meeting of community and voluntary organisations in Waterford city. We heard at first hand the impact that cuts are having on many community organisations. That has been quantified by a report, which was published by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, on downsizing the community sector. It shows the true extent of those cuts. While we have seen on...
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2012)
David Cullinane: Not all of them.