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Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Apr 2011)

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business is as follows: No. 1, report of the committee of selection, to be taken without debate on the conclusion of the Order of Business; No. 2, motion re proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the use of passenger name record data, to be taken at the conclusion of No. 1 and to conclude no later than 4.15 p.m, with the contributions of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Apr 2011)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Cassidy raised the matter of the McCarthy report on State assets and asked that I raise it in the next Seanad. I can assure him that should I be a Member of the next Seanad, I shall raise it with the then Leader. I will certainly pass on his request to the Government, in any event. Quite a number of speakers referred to the Nyberg report, including Senators O'Toole, Coghlan, Ormonde...

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Apr 2011)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Wilson spoke about Quinn Insurance. I know the Senator has raised this matter on several occasions. The Senator has tabled an Adjournment matter on the subject and I hope that he receives the answers to the questions he has posed. I am sure adequate time will be given to the Senator to raise those matters on the Adjournment. Unfortunately, I cannot agree to a full debate on the...

Seanad: European Directives: Motion (20 Apr 2011)

Maurice Cummins: I move: That Seanad Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of the following proposed...

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (25 May 2011)

Maurice Cummins: I first pay tribute to Senator Norris for his eloquent and thought provoking address.

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (25 May 2011)

Maurice Cummins: I assure the House I will arrange time on an appropriate day to pay tribute to the late, great Garret FitzGerald, who was a wonderful man. I assure Members we will do that in early course. As the House will be aware, the Government has committed itself, as the Cathaoirleach stated, to a referendum on whether the Seanad should continue or not. The referendum will take place within two years...

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (25 May 2011)

Maurice Cummins: On behalf of all your Fine Gael colleagues, I congratulate you, a Chathaoirligh, on your election. It is a wonderful honour for you, your wife, mother and family. This is your day and it is not one for long speeches or for people to set out their political stall. I congratulate the Cathaoirleach most sincerely on his election to that high office. I welcome the new Members, including Sinn...

Seanad: Date for Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (25 May 2011)

Maurice Cummins: De Céadaoin seo chugainn ar 2.30 p.m.

Seanad: Date for Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (25 May 2011)

Maurice Cummins: Next Wednesday at 2.30 p.m.

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (1 Jun 2011)

Maurice Cummins: For the information of Members of the House, the 24th Seanad was up and running in four weeks, only four days after the Taoiseach's nominees were announced. This compares with eight weeks in 2002 and seven weeks in 2007. It is a major improvement on previous years and I hope we can make many improvements to the way we do our business in the weeks and months ahead. I propose that the Seanad...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jun 2011)

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business is Nos. 1 to 7, inclusive, and No. 10, motion 1. We will deal with No. 1, the election of a Leas-Chathaoirleach, in 15 minutes. Nos. 2 to 6, inclusive - which involve the restoration to the Order Paper of the Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill 2011, the Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008, the Coroners Bill 2007, the Jurisdiction of Courts and Enforcement of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jun 2011)

Maurice Cummins: I have a request for about 30 debates on various subjects already on the first day of this Seanad. There would be no problem facilitating such debates but getting Ministers in here to deal with every one of them may be a problem. There is always the possibility that we could have debates in this House without Ministers being present. Some people may feel it would be pointless to have...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jun 2011)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Fidelma Healy Eames raised the issue of NAMA. The Committee on Procedure and Privileges will take it up, but it is not yet in place. It will have an amount of work to deal with in its first couple of meetings. Senator Ned O'Sullivan referred to energy conservation and security. As suggested, this matter could be raised on the Adjournment. I am afraid there is nothing we can do...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jun 2011)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Paul Bradford asked for as many Ministers as possible to attend the House to debate the issue of the scourge of unemployment, given that more than 450,000 people are unemployed. Senator Mark Daly made the same point. The policies pursued in recent years led to these appalling figures. We will arrange a debate on the issue. Senator Daly also asked about mobile phones and legislation...

Seanad: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (1 Jun 2011)

Maurice Cummins: It is my pleasure to second the nomination of Senator Denis O'Donovan who is a fitting person to be Leas-Chathaoirleach. He has given great service in this and the Lower House. In the spirit of cross-party co-operation, I have no problem in seconding his nomination.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill 2011: Restoration to Order Paper (1 Jun 2011)

Maurice Cummins: I move: That, in pursuance of Standing order No. 138 of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, the Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill 2011, which had reached Order for Second Stage prior to the Seanad General Election, April 2011, be restored to the Order Paper.

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Restoration to Order Paper (1 Jun 2011)

Maurice Cummins: I move: That, in pursuance of Standing order No. 138 of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, the Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008, which had reached Second Stage prior to the Seanad General Election, April 2011, be restored to the Order Paper.

Seanad: Coroners Bill 2007: Restoration to Order Paper (1 Jun 2011)

Maurice Cummins: I move: That, in pursuance of Standing order No. 138 of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, the Coroners Bill 2007, which had reached Committee Stage prior to the Seanad General Election, April 2011, be restored to the Order Paper. Question put and agreed to.

Seanad: Jurisdiction of Courts and Enforcement of Judgments (Amendment) Bill 2011: Restoration to Order Paper (1 Jun 2011)

Maurice Cummins: I move: That, in pursuance of Standing order No. 138 of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, the Jurisdiction of Courts and Enforcement of Judgments (Amendment) Bill 2011, which had reached Order for Second Stage prior to the Seanad General Election, April 2011, be restored to the Order Paper.

Seanad: Privacy Bill 2006: Restoration to Order Paper (1 Jun 2011)

Maurice Cummins: I move: That, in pursuance of Standing order No. 138 of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, the Privacy Bill 2006, which had reached Order for Second Stage prior to the Seanad General Election, April 2011, be restored to the Order Paper.