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Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: "Lifestyle choice."

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister to the House. I acknowledge that the Government inherited a mess, difficult decisions needed to be made, budgets needed to be balanced and choices were available. The Minister must accept that her party in opposition opposed four austerity budgets, and rightly so. The Labour Party opposed the budgets because of cuts to child benefit, cuts to the Christmas payment to...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: It was a small adjustment compared with what was promised. The party also opposed previous budgets' cuts to social welfare payments. The Minister referred to a number of items and interesting words, including "pride". She mentioned that this was a momentous achievement for her and, possibly, the Labour Party. However, I do not know of many families who will see what has happened in recent...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: We have lobbied the British Government every day of the week. Senator Ivana Bacik's party does not have a single vote in the North because it will not put up candidates. It does not care about the North, yet she comes in here and attacks Sinn Féin.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: Members should join us in the battle to secure fiscal powers in the North.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: The Minister and other Labour Party representatives mentioned Sinn Féin because they are scared politically——

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: Sinn Féin is the party which is standing up for working people. We should remember the time when the Labour Party was in opposition and having a go at the previous Minister for Finance. It made a point about previous austerity budgets——

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: ——yet its Members are now doing the opposite because they are in government.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: It must have the Minister worried that she singles out a political party in her speech.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: The Minister knows the Assembly in the North does not set the child benefit rates.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: She should not mention a political party in isolation, and do so incorrectly.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: The Minister should take u[ that up with David Cameron. Her party abandoned the North.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: Is this Bill about the people in this State or about the North?

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: Gone.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: Does the Senator know who sets the rate?

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: I am asking Senator Moloney who sets the rate.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: Senator Moloney cannot answer the question. Who sets the rate?

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: We are not in government in Westminster.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

David Cullinane: We do not take our seats there.