Results 2,001-2,020 of 2,183 for speaker:John Cummins
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Apr 2021)
John Cummins: There is a reason this voter system was located in London and not in Dublin and why it was transferred to Frankfurt and not to Ireland.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Apr 2021)
John Cummins: This is relevant to an item on the Order of Business.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Apr 2021)
John Cummins: I thank the Cathaoirleach and I would appreciate if he might add on the time from the interruption. Is it because Sinn Fein wants to keep this voter system at arms length from the Data Protection Commissioner, DPC, or because the secret database is a well-financed Sinn Féin asset and was not declared by the party in its Standards In Public Office Commission, SIPO, returns? This seems...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on the Programme for Government: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Apr 2021)
John Cummins: I thank the Minister and Ministers of State for the work in their brief over the past 12 months or more. The affordable housing Bill will be key to our work. In order for us to get the cost rental model right, it must be opened beyond the approved housing body and State sector. That is if we are to realise and scale up housing delivery. Department officials, when they appeared before...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on the Programme for Government: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Apr 2021)
John Cummins: I thank the Minister. I emphasise the point about cost rental and the off-balance sheet versus the on-balance sheet. It is a very important point in the context of scaling-up delivery of cost rental. It has to be borne in mind that approved housing bodies, AHBs, are on the State's balance sheet and in order to ramp up production and scale we have to look outside of them.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Apr 2021)
John Cummins: I would like to use my time to welcome the update which I received from the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Humphreys, over the weekend in relation to community employment, CE, supervisors. I know the Leader knows the issue only too well from her previous role as Minister for Social Protection.It is a hugely significant step that we are finally seeing progress on this matter. It was...
- Seanad: Water Quality: Motion (19 Apr 2021)
John Cummins: I welcome the Minister of State and commend my Green Party colleagues on tabling a comprehensive Private Members' motion for consideration. The motion is consistent with the comprehensive water policy commitments set out in the Programme for Government: Our Shared Future. The Senators have rightly included the detail of all of those in the motion. Strong progress is being made in...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Marine Planning Framework: Discussion (6 Apr 2021)
John Cummins: I am not in Leinster House so I cannot contribute to the meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: ^ General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2021)
John Cummins: I thank both witnesses for their attendance. I have read with interest, as I am sure all members have, the points made by the witnesses in their submissions and there are some good ones in respect of harmonising EU and Irish law in this area. While that should certainly be considered, it is not a reason not to have more transparency in regard to online advertising and to where the money for...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: ^ General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2021)
John Cummins: Sorry but-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: ^ General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2021)
John Cummins: Will Mr. Ó Broin confirm that if I approve an individual or organisation to place adverts on Facebook on my behalf, that ad spend is not accounted for on my ad library page?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: ^ General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2021)
John Cummins: Mr. Ó Broin is saying it is not accounted for on my ad library page but on that of some unknown individual. We know what country they are in but we have no idea who they are. Facebook knows who they are but the public does not. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: ^ General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2021)
John Cummins: I am asking where the ad spend is accounted for. Is it accounted for on the page of the administrator I have approved or on my ad library page?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: ^ General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2021)
John Cummins: It is accounted for on the second page and, as a member of the public, I have no idea who that person is. I know there is an account but it could be in Serbia or Germany and I have no idea who is behind the page. I have a couple of follow-on questions-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: ^ General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2021)
John Cummins: I am glad Mr. Ó Broin moved on to that. He indicated that if I have approved individuals or organisations based in other countries to manage my page, they cannot run the advert, which I accept. Could they use virtual private networks, VPNs, to circumvent that? Could they create the campaign, develop the ad sets, create the targeting, examine the demographics and create the content...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: ^ General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2021)
John Cummins: I just want to know whether it is possible.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: ^ General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2021)
John Cummins: That is not what I am asking.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: ^ General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2021)
John Cummins: A person who is based in another country cannot create an ad set or campaign or examine the demographics for targeting on Facebook. Why would somebody in another country be linked to my ad account if they can do nothing on the platform?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: ^ General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2021)
John Cummins: To be clear, is Mr. Ó Broin saying that somebody who is based in another country cannot use Facebook's ad creation tools to create a campaign or ad sets, examine demographics or create content?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: ^ General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2021)
John Cummins: Is it possible? I return to the original question. It is very important in this context.