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Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: You should respect my party.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: The Cathaoirleach should show respect for my party.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: We are not looking for group status.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: We should be dealing with the real issues as well.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: I did that when the Bill came through the Seanad.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: Fine Gael committed to it as well so I hope it will deliver it. I will share time with Senator Cummins on the Adjournment if he likes.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2011)

David Cullinane: I have two questions for the Leader but before I raise them I make the point that it is fast becoming obvious to many people that this Government is following the lead of the previous Government. It is becoming again a Government of announcements. We heard the Minister for Finance say on radio this morning that at some point in the future there may be something done in respect of the...

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...