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Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

David Cullinane: -----to stand up and not just vote with the Government on these issues but to show some integrity and independence-----

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

David Cullinane: -----and make sure that they defend the people who are being crucified.

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

David Cullinane: We are borrowing hundreds of billions of euro to pay back speculators and gamblers, yet the Government is saying people have to pay more in stealth taxes. We are borrowing money to pay back the gambling debts. This process was begun by Fianna Fáil and is being continued by the Labour Party and Fine Gael. The same people who have been crucified and hurt so much in recent years should not...

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

David Cullinane: The Department of Finance provides the figures.

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

David Cullinane: The Senator must never have read a Sinn Féin economic policy in his life, if that is what he thinks. That is nonsense.

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

David Cullinane: What about Michael Collins?

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

David Cullinane: That is not what was said before the general election.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)

David Cullinane: I welcome the commitment to a debate on the economy. The exchange between the Government and the main Opposition party is part of a phoney war being fought between the two sides because the present Government is implementing the policies of its predecessor on the EU-IMF bailout. I welcome the fact that there will be a debate and, I hope, Sinn Féin will have speaking time when it takes...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)

David Cullinane: I apologise but I want an acknowledgement that the letter was received and that those issues will be raised. I welcome the statement by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport that a review of the taxi industry will be commissioned. It is timely for us to have a discussion on the future of the industry. While the review will focus on unsavoury practices in the industry, which were...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2011)

David Cullinane: Like previous speakers, I acknowledge the formation, formally and finally, of the second Independent group and wish its members the best of luck in their endeavours. However, I again refer the Leader and the Cathaoirleach to comments I made on the recognition of Sinn Féin as a group in this Chamber. There is a great deal of discussion about reform of the Seanad and making it more...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2011)

David Cullinane: I have asked about this on many occasions and we have not received the response we want. If the Leader would sit down with us to have a discussion about these issues, it would be worthwhile and helpful. If we are not represented on the Committee on Procedure and Privileges, our voices will not be heard. This is the only opportunity we have to raise the matter. I also refer to a commitment...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2011)

David Cullinane: With respect, the report also found issues relating to the penal system and prisons which need to be examined in the debate also.

Seanad: Fourth Report of the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Statements (7 Jun 2011)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister. As this is our first opportunity to do so, I wish her the best of luck in a very important Ministry. She will have a very important job in the coming months and years. I also welcome the report and I draw the Minister's attention to the report published by the Ombudsman for Children, which is a very important report on the rights of children. Senator Fidelma Healy...

Seanad: Audiology Services (7 Jun 2011)

David Cullinane: I thank the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs for taking this Adjournment matter. I wish to speak about patients in the south-east referred by the ENT ward at Waterford Regional Hospital to the audiology department in the hospital and who are subjected to lengthy waiting lists. In response to a parliamentary question tabled by Deputy Ó Caoláin, the Minister for Health said 1,412...

Seanad: Audiology Services (7 Jun 2011)

David Cullinane: I welcome the additional funding the Minister outlined. One of the key recommendations made in the audiology report concerned the implementation of a national newborn hearing screening programme. If such a programme is due to be rolled out, I welcome it. A final point the Minister might convey to the Minister for Health concerns the need for the appointment of a national clinical lead for...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2011)

David Cullinane: With respect, Standing Orders can be changed.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2011)

David Cullinane: That is a trivial response. With respect, the Leader of the House is not taking the issue of reform seriously. There is an issue with our speaking rights in the Chamber.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Jun 2011)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister for Health to the House. He may be aware that in recent days a plethora of health issues have been discussed here and that there have been requests for him to attend the House. We will welcome the opportunity to discuss these matters with him in due course and hopefully he will be a frequent visitor to the Seanad. I commend Senator Bacik for her work on this Bill...

Seanad: Committee of Selection: Motion (2 Jun 2011)

David Cullinane: On a point of order, I ask that it be noted that no member of the Sinn Féin Party has been included in the appointment of the committee.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jun 2011)

David Cullinane: Yesterday, the Leader agreed to a discussion on the joint labour committee independent report and the Minister for Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation's proposals. The timeframe of 10 June for the Minister's engagement with the social partners is tight. He met some of them yesterday. Does the Leader intend to hold the debate and invite the Minister to the House before that date? I welcome...