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Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Maurice Cummins: Is Senator Ó Brolcháin afraid of what I will say?

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Maurice Cummins: Why would it not be in order?

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Maurice Cummins: The Green Party Senators tried to stifle everyone speaking last night, but they did not succeed and they will not succeed now either.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Maurice Cummins: Next time, the people will not be waiting in the high grass for Fianna Fáil. They have cut the grass and are waiting out in the open. It sickens me to see Independents and backbenchers on the plinth and on radio claiming credit for changes in the dog breeding Bill. On Report Stage in this House, the Minister read out the amendments he would introduce to the Bill in the Lower House.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Maurice Cummins: If those are the amendments, they will fall short of what is required. The same people speaking on the plinth will tuck their tails between their legs.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Maurice Cummins: I will not be lectured by the Green Party on Seanad reform.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Maurice Cummins: Yes. Last September and October, we held all-party meetings with the Minister on Seanad reform. He stated he would introduce those reforms by Christmas. Admittedly, he did not say which Christmas, but we still have not seen them. When will he table those proposals?

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Maurice Cummins: The Senator is not free of this condition, either.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Maurice Cummins: There is a guillotine tonight on Second Stage of the European Financial Stability Facility Bill.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Maurice Cummins: The Leader has a guillotine on today's Order Paper.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Maurice Cummins: Only two hours have been given to the European Financial Stability Facility Bill. He announced it this morning on the Order of Business. He is confining debate to two hours.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Maurice Cummins: One Senator is not going to speak for two hours on the European Financial Stability Facility Bill.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Maurice Cummins: Not at all.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Maurice Cummins: Could we guillotine the Leader's response, please?

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (1 Jul 2010)

Maurice Cummins: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Áine Brady. I also welcome the advances made in cancer care in recent years. I fully support the concept of having eight centres of excellence, providing for enhanced services and with multidisciplinary teams in place. We must have these facilities; that is what the experts say. We have heard what Senator Dearey's wife said about multidisciplinary...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2010)

Maurice Cummins: Those are terrible interruptions.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2010)

Maurice Cummins: Yes.

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill Amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2010)

Maurice Cummins: Will the Minister of State clarify the position with regard to Vietnamese adoptions. If Vietnam signs the Hague Convention will this open the way for families to adopt from Vietnam again? This needs clarification.

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill Amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2010)

Maurice Cummins: I refer to inter-country adoptions.

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill Amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2010)

Maurice Cummins: The banks are very good at that.