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- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2015)
David Cullinane: ...and to not take their cue from headlines broadcast by the media or from anywhere else. I urge people to read what the report actually says. In the report MI5 shared its view that some members of the IRA believe or believed that the army council had a direction in regard to Sinn Féin. I wish to state that is untrue. I have been an elected member of the Ard Chomhairle of Sinn...
- Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Motion (23 Sep 2015)
David Cullinane: ...talk about one of the 32 counties of our country. They make all of these charges. I will read into the record of the House exactly what the Chief Constable of the PSNI said in his assessment of the IRA a number of weeks ago. It seems to me that the Leader of the House and the Leader of the Seanad is on a completely different page from the person who is charged with making these...
- Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Motion (23 Sep 2015)
David Cullinane: ...McGuigan. He also said, when talking about a group called Action Against Drugs, which has been linked to this murder:I want to comment on the connection, or lack of connection between the [Provisional IRA] and the group calling itself 'Action Against Drugs'. Action Against Drugs has emerged from within the Republican community from a range of backgrounds. Some are former members of the...
- Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Motion (23 Sep 2015)
David Cullinane: ...do any more. We have said very clearly that these people are criminals that should be brought to justice. There is no place for criminality. If there are former members of the republican movement or the IRA involved in crime, I condemn it utterly. The authorities North and South should pursue them ruthlessly. It is outrageous for Senators in this House to claim that the PSNI in the...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012: Second Stage (13 Jun 2012)
David Cullinane: ...matter, perhaps with separate legislation, at some time in future. It would be helpful as part of the conflict resolution process we all support. It concerns not just prisoners associated with the IRA but also from a number of other organisations. Those records should be examined and expunged, depending on circumstances. The issue should be considered by the Government.