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Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (3 Mar 2009)

Maurice Cummins: It is the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2009)

Maurice Cummins: This morning 1,500 people in Waterford, in a company called Bausch & Lomb, are waiting to see whether they will keep their jobs. It is estimated that more than 150 jobs will go. When this company went on short time a couple of months ago, I asked that the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment intervene with the company to protect the jobs of the workers. To the best of my...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2009)

Maurice Cummins: You are forced into it.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2009)

Maurice Cummins: The Senator's party did a bad job of it.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2009)

Maurice Cummins: What about stealth taxes?

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2009)

Maurice Cummins: It is an open door.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (11 Mar 2009)

Maurice Cummins: I join in the condemnation of the actions of the so-called Real IRA and the Continuity IRA, which claimed responsibility for the callous murders of the two soldiers and the policeman. They have no support and no mandate on either side of the Border and I sincerely hope the perpetrators will be brought to justice as soon as possible. It is important to note that in the past 12 months, there...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (11 Mar 2009)

Maurice Cummins: The Leader's proposal will not create any additional jobs.

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Mar 2009)

Maurice Cummins: I welcome the Minister of State. We are speaking on amendment No. 5 in section 14.

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Mar 2009)

Maurice Cummins: Amendment No. 6 has already been discussed with amendment No. 4.

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Mar 2009)

Maurice Cummins: If it will be dealt with in another section——

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Mar 2009)

Maurice Cummins: ——the Minister of State will deal with it then under section 18.

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Mar 2009)

Maurice Cummins: Amendments Nos. 8 to 11, inclusive, and amendments Nos. 17 and 18 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Mar 2009)

Maurice Cummins:

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Mar 2009)

Maurice Cummins:

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Mar 2009)

Maurice Cummins: Amendments No. 17 and 18 were discussed with amendment No. 8. Does Senator Bacik wish to press those amendments?

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Mar 2009)

Maurice Cummins: Amendments Nos. 19 and 44 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Seanad Reform: Motion (11 Mar 2009)

Maurice Cummins: May I share time with Senator Coghlan?

Seanad: Seanad Reform: Motion (11 Mar 2009)

Maurice Cummins: I welcome the Minister to the House and thank him for the conciliatory tone of his speech and for his search for a consensus on Seanad reform. I have heard many misinformed comments on the modern relevance of Seanad Éireann from those who should know better. Issues such as lack of regulation in the banking sector and its financial policies were raised in the House long before the debacle...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2009)

Maurice Cummins: While I do not wish to comment on particular court cases, it is important that Members recognise that gardaí put their lives on the line daily on our behalf. The poster campaign on which the Garda Representative Association has embarked displays the horrific injuries many members have suffered over the years while on duty. Consequently, it is important that Members should send out a strong...