Results 26,541-26,560 of 26,792 for speaker:David Cullinane
- Seanad: Company Closures: Motion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)
David Cullinane: It was an unguaranteed bond.
- Seanad: Company Closures: Motion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)
David Cullinane: It is an unguaranteed bond.
- Seanad: Company Closures: Motion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)
David Cullinane: The Labour Party is paying out the money. It is writing a cheque for bankers.
- Seanad: Company Closures: Motion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)
David Cullinane: We can have that debate in five years time and see whether it has delivered.
- Seanad: Address by President of the Irish Human Rights Commission (28 Sep 2011)
David Cullinane: I warmly welcome Dr. Manning to the House. I am a newly elected Senator and I was not around when he was a Member of this House, but I have heard him speak on a number of occasions, including only last week on the tenth anniversary of the Irish Human Rights Commission, at which he gave an excellent speech. I am deeply conscious of the role that he, who is a humble person, his staff and all...
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2011)
David Cullinane: I join other speakers in commending all of those candidates who are now on the ballot paper for the presidential election. I wish them all the best of luck, not of course in equal measure, but I wish them all luck nonetheless. It should be a good and a clean campaign. However, as Senator Mullen stated, it also must be a robust campaign in which all the candidates and what they have to offer...
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Sep 2011)
David Cullinane: A couple of days ago, I asked for a debate on the potential selling-off of a minority stake in the ESB. I reiterate that call and also ask for a discussion in the Chamber about the potential sell-off of State assets and properties. The Government is planning to sell of billions of euro of profitable State companies and State assets. It is interesting that something similar is happening in...
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Sep 2011)
David Cullinane: Sometimes the truth hurts but I remind the Senator that her party-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Sep 2011)
David Cullinane: -----and the Labour Party opposed-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Sep 2011)
David Cullinane: -----in their manifestos the short-term selling-off of State companies and assets, yet they are being forced to do U-turns. The Government has choices available to it. It is easy for people who are now in government to say they do not have any choice but-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Sep 2011)
David Cullinane: -----we have choices. I am not calling for a shouting match with other Senators but I am asking that the Minister with responsibility for this area come to the House to have a discussion about which assets are going to be sold and how and why they are going to be sold. Then we can have a discussion about where money can be found rather than having to asset-strip this State and sell off the...
- Seanad: Job Losses (21 Sep 2011)
David Cullinane: I asked for this debate to focus on the situation in Waterford and the south east. The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation was in the House last week to speak on innovation and job creation. During that discussion, Waterford and the south east featured heavily and, in fairness, the Minister gave some commitments that he would work with the enterprise agencies and the Department of...
- Seanad: Job Losses (21 Sep 2011)
David Cullinane: I welcome the commitment to develop a south-east employment action plan. It is hoped that plan will be delivered across a number of Departments and will have the support of Cabinet. While not wishing to be sceptical similar reports and plans put in place have not been followed through. It is hoped that the Minister of State can give a commitment that this plan will be. On the university...
- Seanad: Job Losses (21 Sep 2011)
David Cullinane: It is an important issue.
- Seanad: Job Losses (21 Sep 2011)
David Cullinane: I will continue to raise the matter until the Government delivers on it.
- Seanad: Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Judges' Remuneration) Bill 2011: Second Stage (21 Sep 2011)
David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister back to the House. I have a question for the Minister and then I wish to make some comments. I was somewhat confused earlier when the Minister said that if the constitutional amendment is passed, the reductions in payments could not be made retrospectively. I assume from what the Minister said that the pay cuts applied to the public service in 2009 will be applied...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)
David Cullinane: I support Senators' calls for the Minister for Health to attend the Chamber. It is beyond a joke that, week in week out, Senators from all parties ask that he discuss with us the important health issues at play in hospitals across the State. A number of weeks ago, I raised the issue of the impact of the public service embargo on health services. I will provide an example to which the...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)
David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 1: "That a debate on health matters with the Minister for Health be taken today."
- Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)
David Cullinane: Bring the Minister for Health to the House and tell him.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Sep 2011)
David Cullinane: I support the request by a number of previous speakers for the Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, to come to the House to discuss the potential sell-off of a stake in the ESB. It is ironic that at a time when the State is nationalising private banking debt and taking on the burden of debt which belongs to international investors, it is at the same time privatising profitable State-owned companies...