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Seanad: Order of Business (17 Feb 2010)

Maurice Cummins: He swore an affidavit.

Seanad: Power Sharing Agreement in Northern Ireland: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Maurice Cummins: I welcome the Minister. I also welcome Senator Keaveney's remarks. While I remember Fianna Fáil policy in the 1970s and early 1980s, she is now espousing the policies we were espousing at that time. Fianna Fáil has come a long way, and I compliment it on the changes it has made in regard to Northern Ireland. The Independent Members have an amendment to the motion, which I commend. I...

Seanad: Power Sharing Agreement in Northern Ireland: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Maurice Cummins: With all due respect, we have already extended the debate for ten minutes and agreed it would be postponed from 5 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. Other people have party commitments.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2010)

Maurice Cummins: Name and shame.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2010)

Maurice Cummins: Who cut that budget?

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2010)

Maurice Cummins: Last week, both sides of the House welcomed the agreement reached between the parties in Northern Ireland on policing and justice matters. During that and many other debates in the House, I expressed a concern about the threat of so-called dissident republicans to the State. Last night, a 250 lb bomb, purportedly set by dissident republicans, exploded in Newry. They are a severe threat to...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Maurice Cummins: Name and shame them.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Maurice Cummins: I formally second the amendment to the Order of Business.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Maurice Cummins: How many people are unemployed now?

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Maurice Cummins: At present, 437,000 people are unemployed.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Maurice Cummins: Who is the Leader codding?

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Feb 2010)

Maurice Cummins: Over the past 12 months I have regularly called for a debate on law and order, to no avail. We have had no debate on law and order. We are only two months into 2010 and eight people are dead because of gangland murders. There were 20 deaths in 2009 but we have already reached 35% of that figure this year. Despite rushing legislation through this House to make gang membership a criminal...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Feb 2010)

Maurice Cummins: He has not come here to discuss crime.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Feb 2010)

Maurice Cummins: He has not been here to discuss the issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Feb 2010)

Maurice Cummins: Is Senator Leyden applying for the job?

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Feb 2010)

Maurice Cummins: The Senator might be in.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Feb 2010)

Maurice Cummins: What will the Senator's party do for the 500,000 unemployed?

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Feb 2010)

Maurice Cummins: With 500,000 people unemployed.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Feb 2010)

Maurice Cummins: It misled people again.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Feb 2010)

Maurice Cummins: We will be speaking to the Bill then.