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Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: What about Senator Bradford's party who were fascists?

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: We would reduce the income levy on low paid workers and those earning up to €75,000 a year.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: As the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine should have done before he appeared on "Tonight with Vincent Browne", the Leader should read the full document before he comments on it.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: The Leader should read the full document and not just quote half of it.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: It has not been addressed.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: We have asked for five minutes and the Leader cannot give it to us.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: Three times last week, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, I called for a debate on the budget and, more specifically, on pre-budget proposals from parties, groupings and individuals. On the three occasions, the Leader failed to respond or to give us a date on when exactly this could take place. Senator Coghlan spoke of having to wait until the budget is published. We know from all the...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: The Minister for Finance confirmed that VAT will go up by 2%.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: While we called for a debate about what should be and what could be in the budget, parliamentarians in Germany were discussing the Irish budget so it is somewhat rich for Senator Coghlan or anyone from the Government to talk about having to wait until the budget is published when members of foreign parliaments are discussing what could be in the budget.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: We have called for a debate in the House. As far as we can see, the Dáil and the Seanad are being treated with contempt because we are not being given an opportunity to discuss all pre-budget proposals from all groupings properly.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: I fail to see what is wrong with the Minister for Finance coming to the House to discuss alternatives not only from political parties or groupings, but to give all of us an opportunity to present to the Minister all the options and alternatives proposed by advocate groups throughout the country. How many meetings have taken place in this building at which groups have come in to discuss their...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: I call on the Leader to afford us the five minutes speaking time given to statements being taken today. I propose an amendment to the Order of Business so that the Minister for Finance would come in to discuss pre-budget alternatives and so that a Sinn Féin representative would get five minutes in this context.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: I thank sincerely all of the Senators who responded to the letter sent on behalf of the Sinn Féin Senators a number of weeks ago on speaking time. We received a positive response from Senators of all political parties. In regard to what the Leader of the House had to say today on the statements which would be taken on two important topics, with respect, he missed the point. Whether Sinn...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: The labour laws are far too weak. That is the problem. We need stronger labour laws to support workers.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: One does not need to be an employer to know that workers need rights.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: We need to support workers' rights.

Seanad: Social Protection: Statements, Questions and Answers (17 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: I would like to call a quorum.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (16 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: It is interesting to hear Government representatives, when challenged by either of the Opposition parties, talk about opposition for the sake of opposition. We had a similar discussion this morning, but I do not want to have to read again the litany of promises made by the Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party before the election which have been broken. Consistently, promises and commitments...

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (16 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: Some Ministers are now resigning because they cannot stomach the u-turns. I can and will give plenty of examples of what is being done in the North on this issue. If only the Government would take from the progressive proposals that are being implemented in the North, this part of the island would be a much better place for people to live in.