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- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: Can we have a list?
- Seanad: EU Funding (15 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: I support Senator Coffey on this matter. We want fair play for Waterford and the south east but that is not what we have had in recent years. Senator Coffey referred to the haemorrhage of jobs in recent months, with 600 jobs lost at Waterford Crystal, 200 at Bausch & Lomb and 178 at ABB Transformers. We wish the people of Limerick well. They need this finance but we want fair play,...
- Seanad: EU Funding (15 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: An application must satisfy the strict eligibility criteria and there is no question that this does so. Like Senator Coffey, I am surprised that an application has not yet been made. I would have thought that at this stage we would have had word back that we would be receiving money from the globalisation fund. However, we now learn that an application has not been submitted and we will...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)
Maurice Cummins: Three years ago, Fine Gael introduced a Home Defence Bill which was voted down by the Government. The Government acknowledged that legislation would have to be introduced to address some of the issues that arose in the Bill and stated it would introduce its own Bill at a later stage. Three years have passed and the Government continues to await the final report of the Law Reform Commission....
- Seanad: Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy (13 Oct 2009)
Maurice Cummins: It was with great regret and sadness that I learned of the sudden death of our colleague, Peter Callanan, on Sunday evening. Peter, the man with the pipe, as we all knew him, will be fondly remembered by all who knew him. Peter served on a local authority. Like myself, he entered local politics in 1979 and served up to the end of the dual mandate in 2004. To his wife, Sheila, and family,...
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)
Maurice Cummins: On a point of order, the Whips have no input into the ordering of business.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)
Maurice Cummins: I join with Senator Ivana Bacik in calling for a debate on the Irish Prison Service. The number of prisoners in Irish jails has exceeded 4,000 for the first time. That does not include 500 prisoners on temporary release to ease overcrowding in jails. The inspector of prisons, Judge Michael Reilly, stated that lives are being put at undue risk due to chronic overcrowding. The Minister for...
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2009)
Maurice Cummins: It has only been the major party since June this year. The Senator should get his facts correct.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2009)
Maurice Cummins: Senator Boyle is incorrect.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2009)
Maurice Cummins: They could hold their meetings in a telephone box, given the number of councillors the party has.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2009)
Maurice Cummins: The Senator should withdraw the remark.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2009)
Maurice Cummins: There are 33 references.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2009)
Maurice Cummins: It is not acceptable.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2009)
Maurice Cummins: On a point of order, that is not acceptable.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2009)
Maurice Cummins: At a recent meeting of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges, we discussed defamatory remarks. This type of remark should not be accepted by the Cathaoirleach. It is not a political charge.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2009)
Maurice Cummins: It was a personal attack on someone who is not in the House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2009)
Maurice Cummins: Shoot the messenger.
- Seanad: Proposed Postcodes: Statements (21 Oct 2009)
Maurice Cummins: I support the introduction of postcodes, as proposed by the Minister. This is long overdue and the cost involved is not prohibitive. From a security perspective, it is important that items of significant value which are sent in the post reach their destination and people can be assured of the security that their letter will be delivered to the right destination. The proposal to incorporate...
- Seanad: Proposed Postcodes: Statements (21 Oct 2009)
Maurice Cummins: When will the postcodes come into play?
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2009)
Maurice Cummins: If they get the money from the Government.