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Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil] : Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: It is directly relevant to the amendment.

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil] : Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: The point I am making is directly relevant to the amendment. The Government is proposing to introduce a levy to increase the cost of disposal to landfill without putting in place an adequate waste collection service to every household in the country. Waterford city has been a leader in this area for many years, with all households having access to a brown, green and black bin. However, the...

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil] : Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: It is directly relevant to the amendment.

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil] : Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: There are implications for householders arising from those charges.

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil] : Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: With respect, it is not.

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil] : Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: We accept that.

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil] : Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 4: In page 14, before section 14, to insert the following new section: 14.—(1) The practice of incineration or thermal treatment of waste shall no longer be legal within this state. (2) Sections 4 and 5 of the Waste Management (Amendment) Act 2001 are repealed. (3) The making of a waste management plan shall be a reserved function of the local authority.". This is an...

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil] : Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: With respect, the information given to the councillors at the time has been proved to have been incorrect.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2011: Second Stage. (26 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter, to the House. I must purchase one of those mobile telephones he has because he spends all the time on it. It must have all the answers he needs. Will he tell us which model it is? I welcome the introduction of the Criminal Justice Bill 2011. As Senator Bacik stated, there is cross-party support to deal with white-collar...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2011: Second Stage. (26 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: If Labour Party Members cannot accept constructive criticism, then that is a matter for them. My point this morning was most certainly not a lecture.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2011: Second Stage. (26 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: The Labour Party was good at lecturing people before the election. If it can give it, then it should certainly be able to take it. There is a perception that those from a wealthy background or in well-paid jobs are favoured in the criminal justice system. My generation grew up with the brown envelope brigade which saw corruption between developers, the banking system and politics. As...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: I want to be associated with the expressions of sympathy to the people of Norway, the victims and their families and the AUF party, which is aggrieved at what happened. We must be careful not to allow one extremist or crazed individual to set the agenda. That is why I oppose the view proposed by Senator Quinn, that we should change our national anthem on foot of events in Norway. Comments...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: -----to accuse a former Taoiseach of economic treason. All that has changed since that charge is that the Labour Party is in government and implementing the same policies. Sinn Féin has consistently called for a proper debate about the terms of the bailout. It is clear there is a consensus among the main political parties, who are happy to sell this country and its taxpayers down the river-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: The people who have gone too far are those in the Labour Party and in other parties who are selling this country down the river and ensuring billions of euro of taxpayers' money, which we had to borrow, is being put into banks.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: On the question of waste in the system when we are putting money into the banks, a Minister from the Senator Bacik's party spent €48,000 of taxpayers' money-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: -----in refurbishing his constituency office, with three plasma screen televisions and a sign that says "Minister's toilet". This is the same Minister-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: -----responsible for making sure we curb spending.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: That is what is happening in the country and I take exception to the comments of Senator Bacik. Sinn Féin will continue to stand up for the working people of this country.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed). (21 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: I support the amendment. It is in the same vein as our proposal to delete the provision in the Bill which allows for the number of Deputies to be reduced to as few as 153. It is not acceptable that the number of Oireachtas Members is reduced without a corresponding enhancement of local government. I appreciate the Minister's point that local government reform is on the Government's agenda...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed). (21 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: It certainly might. However, that is the point I am making - it then comes down to the issue of jerseys and the GAA rather than what is best for the country. This is being done in the context of the type of clientelist political system we have, whereby national politicians, unfortunately, end up having to watch their back in terms of other elected representatives in their area. The...