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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 (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: Biological Weapons Bill 2010: Second Stage (8 Jun 2011)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. It is her first time here in her capacity as Minister of State, and I sincerely wish her the best of luck in her new job. I agree with what was said by Senator Bacik. This Bill has cross-party support, which is very important for issues such as this one. I welcome that the Bill brings Ireland into line with its obligations under the biological...

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

David Cullinane: I second the amendment. I welcome the Minister's appointment as someone from the south east. My wife, who is a councillor in Kilkenny Borough Council, recently attended an event at which he was honoured but I hope he will look after Waterford as well as Kilkenny in his role as Minister. I agree with him that Fianna Fáil Members have brass necks to set out their opposition to water charges...

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

David Cullinane: I will explain what Sinn Féin would do. No one interrupts the Fianna Fáil Senators but they have a habit of interrupting everybody else. If Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill gives me the opportunity, I will spell out exactly what Sinn Féin would do.

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

David Cullinane: The Senator received his answer in the by-election and the general election.

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

David Cullinane: I am glad to hear it.

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

David Cullinane: The Senator is addressing me. People voted for change and, in fairness to Fine Gael, it was upfront during the election campaign in regard to supporting water charges. However, the Labour Party was not as upfront or purposeful before the election. It campaigned against the universal social charge, which has devastated a considerable number of families, but it appears to be prepared to...

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

David Cullinane: The Minister is taking money from the pockets of people who do not have it to give. He is giving with one hand and taking away with the other. Fine Gael is ready to do this and is supported by the Labour Party. I call on Independent Members and those who advocate on behalf of all those who are marginalised in our society, who have been let down by the crowd who made a mess of the country in...

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 (9 Jun 2011)

David Cullinane: It is very difficult to follow the maiden speeches of Senators Marie-Louise O'Donnell and Martin McAleese, whom I commend for their thought-provoking and powerful contributions. Senator Martin McAleese called for this House to act, be relevant and ensure it does its business. When Senator Feargal Quinn spoke about active citizenship, I was reminded that Margaret Thatcher had suggested there...