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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Feb 2018)

David Cullinane: I do not think we would be doing our job if we did not examine any organisation on which €170 million of taxpayers' money is being spent. We ahad a very extensive discussion about recognising the independence of RTÉ. It is the national broadcaster and none of us wants to ask questions about the type of programmes it produces and why. That is entirely a matter for it. There is,...

Extreme Weather (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2018: First Stage (7 Feb 2018)

David Cullinane: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Arts (Dignity at Work) (Amendment) Bill 2018: First Stage (7 Feb 2018)

David Cullinane: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to enable the Arts Council to ensure that funding is contingent on compliance with employment law and for that purpose to amend the Arts Act 2003; and to provide for related matters. I wish to share time equally with Deputy Tóibín. We need to create a safe culture and environment for those working in the arts sector....

Arts (Dignity at Work) (Amendment) Bill 2018: First Stage (7 Feb 2018)

David Cullinane: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Extreme Weather (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2018: First Stage (7 Feb 2018)

David Cullinane: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 to provide for the safety of employees during certain severe weather warnings issued by Met Éireann; to amend the Criminal Justice(Public Order) Act 1994 to provide for the protection of public safety and the safety of rescue service personnel during such a weather...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Official Engagements (6 Feb 2018)

David Cullinane: I will focus on the Taoiseach's address in the European Parliament and the meetings he attended in Strasbourg and will turn to the theme of Brexit, which dominated and underpinned both of those events. Downing Street has unfortunately restated its determination to leave the customs union and Single Market in the past 48 hours. Mr. Barnier stated yesterday that Britain will face unavoidable...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Priorities (6 Feb 2018)

David Cullinane: There are many priorities for the Taoiseach's Department in the coming year. I would imagine that the publication of the national planning framework and, more significantly, its implementation are massively important. My party has engaged very extensively with this process and we have made a number of detailed submissions. We know it is important that we get this right. We all want a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (6 Feb 2018)

David Cullinane: In my party's view, the Government and the political parties in the Dáil need to get to grips with the reality that it is no longer tenable to speak rhetorically about Irish unity. The Taoiseach is right when he speaks about the provisions of the Good Friday Agreement. It provided a democratic and peaceful means of achieving Irish unity. If we want Irish unity, however, we must put...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (6 Feb 2018)

David Cullinane: It was agreed to group them.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (6 Feb 2018)

David Cullinane: No. That is not a fact.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (6 Feb 2018)

David Cullinane: That is Deputy Martin's propaganda.

Order of Business (6 Feb 2018)

David Cullinane: I wish to ask about promised legislation. The Taoiseach will be aware that the programme for Government committed to a second cath lab at University Hospital Waterford. He will also be aware of a report by Dr. Niall Herity, which did not make a positive recommendation. I am sure he is also aware that since then, a mobile lab has been deployed at the hospital. My understanding is that that...

Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2018)

David Cullinane: I want the Taoiseach and his Government to succeed. I want the best possible outcome for the people of this island. The concerns I have are concerns which are shared and have been expressed by many people. The European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan, said last week that a border on the island of Ireland is inevitable if Britain leaves the customs union. I...

Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2018)

David Cullinane: Last December, the Taoiseach described the Brexit joint report as cast iron and rock solid. At the time, if the Taoiseach recalls, we in Sinn Féin acknowledged the positive language in the joint report but we warned that it fell far short of what is needed to truly protect the national interest, North and South. We cautioned that the promises contained in the joint report were not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (6 Feb 2018)

David Cullinane: 182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the forward planning section of his Department has written to schools (details supplied) to inform them that for the 2018-19 school year they must adhere to a half stream intake of 13 junior infants; the reason for this decision; if this decision contravenes an earlier agreement between his...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 Feb 2018)

David Cullinane: Yes, I met a number of CIÉ workers just after Christmas. Members have received a dossier that came from them also. Some of these questions have been put to a Minister in the Dáil but the unions involved are not content with the answers received. There are issues regarding the underfunding of the pension scheme. There is also an allegation that a ministerial order was...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 Feb 2018)

David Cullinane: Maybe I will forward questions. The questions were put that were in the dossier from the trade union.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 Feb 2018)

David Cullinane: As a member of the committee I will forward my own questions to the secretariat to be sent to the line Minister. Is that the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 Feb 2018)

David Cullinane: We will see what comes back from that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 Feb 2018)

David Cullinane: What does that mean with regard to governance and accountability?