Results 2,121-2,140 of 7,765 for speaker:Maurice Cummins
- Seanad: Unemployment: Motion (1 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: It was about time. Otherwise the Green Party would have been caught out.
- Seanad: Unemployment: Motion (1 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: The Green Party slipped up too as it did not have a speaker ready.
- Seanad: Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: Does the term "relevant person" include community welfare officers, who administer the rent allowance scheme in many instances? I am sure local authorities would need information from community welfare officers regarding landlords and so on. If this is so, the term "relevant person" should include community welfare officers. Are they covered by data protection legislation? Community...
- Seanad: Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: If a person is in a nursing home for three years, that person is liable for the charge even if the house is not rented to others. In most instances, families will have control of their parents' house and they will not disrupt it by letting it to others. However, that charge will be imposed on the person in the nursing home. I do not believe this is what the Bill was meant to do. I ask the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: We know what happened a few years before it in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: Senator Leyden is repeating himself; he stated this last night.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: Senator Leyden read that last night.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: Here is Pontius Pilate again.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: Fianna Fáil was not in Opposition for long enough.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: They will be out of office soon enough.
- Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Second Stage (2 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: The Minister of State, without interruption.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: I join colleagues in objecting in the strongest possible manner to the way business is being ordered in the House. It is totally unacceptable to propose to rush such important legislation today and throughout the week. Even though we have gone through weeks in this House without any legislation being brought before us, a raft of legislation is being introduced this week. It is no way to...
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: It is.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: On a point of order, we intend tabling Committee Stage and Report Stage amendments to the Bill. If we have amendments on Report Stage, will the Bills Office have those amendments printed in time for us to deal with them? That is a point of order-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: -----and I want it answered.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: This is where the business should be held. The Leader should give us a straight answer for once.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: The Leader is treating the House with contempt.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: This is the ordering of the business.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: This is the Order of Business.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: The Leader has not addressed the point of order that I raised.