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Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: I have a question. Last week we had a five hour debate on the Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill but we saw no sign of the Minister for Health. I intend to move an amendment to the Order of Business. Three hours are to be allocated today to take Committee and remaining Stages of the Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill, to which there is not even an amendment tabled. This is...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: -----by this and previous Governments. The Minister for Health needs to come into this Chamber to discuss the real concerns people in County Roscommon and in many other counties have who believe that what happened in Roscommon County Hospital could also happen in their counties. I propose an amendment to the Order of Business: that the Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill be heard from...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: The amendment is that the Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment ) Bill be heard from 3.45 p.m. to 4.45 p.m. and from 4.45 p.m. to 6.45 p.m. that statements be taken on health care in this State.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: The Senator has an obsession with Sinn Féin. It is a very unhealthy fetish.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: The Senator spends all his time attacking Sinn Féin. He cannot make a meaningful contribution.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: Sing a different tune.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: I am not. I am concerned about-----

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: I hope the Leas-Chathaoirleach will indulge me. I will try to speak to the section but I wish to make a number of broad points because I missed the debate on Second Stage. The points are broadly in line with the section. I have never smoked and have always found smoking offensive and anti-social. However, I know many young people who smoke. The figures show, unfortunately, that more young...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: Senator Mullins should not forget that the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste made it a political football when they made their promises.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: Níl.

Seanad: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and agree with the Senators who expressed their disappointment that the Minister for Health is not present. Along with previous Senators I, too, have struggled with the decision on whether to support this Bill but I will do so because in recent weeks many of us have called on the Order of Business for the Minister for Health to come into this...

Seanad: Job Creation (7 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister of State. To give some background to tabling of this subject for discussion, in 2007 the former Oireachtas Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment had a discussion about unemployment black spots, and a former member of the Lower House, Arthur Morgan, asked that a cross-party delegation of that committee travel to such areas. The areas chosen included west...

Seanad: Job Creation (7 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: I refer to the last point made by the Minister of State. This is precisely why we need a university for the region. Some people maintain that if a university were in place, there may be greater research and development opportunities and we might not have seen the job losses announced at GlaxoSmithKline. The Minister of State is correct to suggest this is about reducing costs in the...

Seanad: Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report Stage and Final Stages. (7 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 14: In page 40, to delete lines 10 to 35. I welcome the Minister back to the House. It will come as no surprise to him that I oppose any attempt to hollow out the Official Languages Act. This is a breach of fundamental rights, language rights and, I would contend, a breach of the Constitution. Under Article 8.1 of the Constitution, Irish is the first official language....

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2011: Second Stage (6 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: I call on the Minister to forgive me for repeating some points already made. I was attending a meeting of the Joint Committee on Health and Children so I missed some of the earlier exchanges. Like previous speakers I support the intention behind the publication of the Bill. I commend Senator Leyden on bringing forward the Bill. However, I agree with some of the points of legal concern that...

Seanad: Harbours and Piers (6 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Deputy Shane McEntee, and thank him for taking this Adjournment matter. There is an urgent need for funding to repair the pier at Helvick in County Waterford. It was brought to my attention at a recent meeting between Oireachtas Members and the executive of Waterford County Council that an application for...

Seanad: Harbours and Piers (6 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: The Minister of State referred to the ownership of the pier resting with Waterford County Council and indicated that the latter has responsibility for maintenance, which is fine. However, this does not prevent the Department from providing grant aid. The position is similar to that which applies in respect of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. That...

Seanad: Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (6 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister to the House. The Bill is being presented as a largely technical item of legislation intended to transfer responsibility from the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government. We in Sinn Féin are aware of the obvious need for careful management of the seafront and the foreshore in numerous areas. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: I join with previous speakers in welcoming the announcement that the President of the European Parliament will address this House next week. Senator Bacik mentioned that group leaders would be able to make statements on the day. I seek clarification on this. While Sinn Féin is not a formal group in this House, on an occasion as auspicious as this, the Sinn Féin Party should have an...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: We are absolutely not. I am asking for a debate-----