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Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: -----asking why those beds have not been put in place. What is good for the goose is good for the gander.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: Making promises when the former Taoiseach was in Government, and had an opportunity to fulfil that promise but he did not do it.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Healy-Eames asked about the Cloyne report and for an update on previous reports. We hope the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs will come into the House before the recess to address those matters. Senator Ó Murchú mentioned the positivity of the Deputy at the centre of the controversy of the other House and his point was well made. Senator Paul Coghlan raised the banking...

Seanad: Finance (No. 3) Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage (13 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: On Tuesday, 19 July 2011, at 3.45 p.m.

Seanad: Unfinished Housing Developments: Statements (13 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: Business of the House has been ordered for 5 p.m. I can allow only two or three additional minutes for the Minister of State to reply.

Seanad: Mobile Phones: Motion (13 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: I have been told we are having a vote against the motion. What is the Senator talking about?

Seanad: Mobile Phones: Motion (13 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: There is no cross-party agreement.

Seanad: Mobile Phones: Motion (13 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: I will be brief. As many speakers have stated, the jury is still out on the health effects and risks associated with the overuse of mobile phones. In the motion we seek further information and legislation, if necessary, on the subject. I wish to clarify the position for Senator Mark Daly, whom I applaud for bringing forward a Private Members' Bill which I am sure he will introduce during...

Seanad: Mobile Phones: Motion (13 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: It was not-----

Seanad: Mobile Phones: Motion (13 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: What is the point of order?

Seanad: Mobile Phones: Motion (13 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: I am glad there is no point of order in this respect-----

Seanad: Mobile Phones: Motion (13 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: I am glad I have clarified the position for the House. We will welcome Senator Mark Daly's introduction of the Bill at a later stage and all look forward to contributing to the debate on it.

Seanad: Mobile Phones: Motion (13 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: Ag 10.30 maidin amárach.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on A Vision for Change, to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business and conclude not later than 1.45 p.m., with the contributions of spokespersons not to exceed ten minutes and those of all other Senators not to exceed eight minutes and the Minister to be called to reply not later than 1.40 p.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: Senators Darragh O'Brien, Thomas Byrne, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Jim D'Arcy and others called for a debate on social welfare payments. Apart from the EU-IMF deal, the country is spending €18 billion more than it is taking in. Householders must run their affairs properly and that is what the Government is setting about doing. This is long overdue and the Government will do so in the fairest...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: Senators James Heffernan, Mark Daly, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Mary White, Terry Leyden, Paul Bradford, Rónán Mullen, David Cullinane, Thomas Byrne, Susan O'Keeffe and others referred to the shocking report on the deplorable situation in Cloyne between 1996 and 2009. The time for guidelines has passed.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: The Government has set a course to introduce legislation to make it a criminal offence to withhold information on child abuse. Such legislation is long overdue. We had an excellent debate on the Murphy report and it would be worthwhile looking back on the contributions of Members and former Members to that debate. The protection of children should be paramount in any Government's mind....

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (14 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: I propose suspending the suspension of the House for ten minutes as I understand the Minister of State, is still in the other House.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re the amendment of Standing Order 57 of the Standing Orders of Seanad Éireann relative to public business, to be taken without debate; No. 2, motion to adopt the terms of reference for the Seanad Public Petitions Committee, established under Standing Orders 92 to 95 and in accordance with the report of the sub-committee of the Committee on Procedure...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: Those remarks should be withdrawn.