Results 4,481-4,500 of 7,765 for speaker:Maurice Cummins
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2012)
Maurice Cummins: Ministers are being requested to come into this House and when they come only a handful of Members are in the Chamber. The Members who have called for the Ministers to come into the House are not in the House when they come. It is not acceptable. If we want this House to work properly, we will all have to work together and live up to our responsibilities and be here to ask the questions...
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2012)
Maurice Cummins: On the matter raised, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform will be in the House this afternoon. We will also have statements on the economy next week with the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes, in attendance, and the Minister, Deputy Noonan, will be in the House to deal with the Fiscal Responsibility Bill. There will be ample opportunity to raise questions on banking and other...
- Seanad: Youth Unemployment and Public Policy: Address by Professor Christopher Pissarides (Resumed) (8 Nov 2012)
Maurice Cummins: As Leader of the House in the 24th Seanad, I am honoured to welcome Professor Pissarides. I am delighted that he was able to accept our invitation to address us today. He is a welcome guest. His address has been most informative and engaging for Members. The problem of youth unemployment is raised regularly in the House, particularly by its youngest Member, Senator Kathryn Reilly. I am...
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (8 Nov 2012)
Maurice Cummins: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business to afford Senator David Norris the opportunity to have his motion debated in the House between 5.30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
- Seanad: Public Expenditure and Reform: Statements (8 Nov 2012)
Maurice Cummins: The Minister to continue, without interruption.
- Seanad: Public Expenditure and Reform: Statements (8 Nov 2012)
Maurice Cummins: The Minister to continue, without interruption. He should not invite comment either.
- Seanad: Public Expenditure and Reform: Statements (8 Nov 2012)
Maurice Cummins: We cannot have exchanges when the Minister is responding.
- Seanad: Public Expenditure and Reform: Statements (8 Nov 2012)
Maurice Cummins: We cannot have exchanges. The Minister is responding to the questions raised by Members.
- Seanad: Public Expenditure and Reform: Statements (8 Nov 2012)
Maurice Cummins: Five Members have indicated they want to ask supplementary questions. Will the Minister be brief in summing up?
- Seanad: Public Expenditure and Reform: Statements (8 Nov 2012)
Maurice Cummins: One question was what was agreed.
- Seanad: Public Expenditure and Reform: Statements (8 Nov 2012)
Maurice Cummins: One question per Senator was what was ordered on the Order of Business. I ask for the next question from Senator Gilroy.
- Seanad: Public Expenditure and Reform: Statements (8 Nov 2012)
Maurice Cummins: The Senator will not continue.
- Seanad: Public Expenditure and Reform: Statements (8 Nov 2012)
Maurice Cummins: I ask the Senator to resume his seat.
- Seanad: Public Expenditure and Reform: Statements (8 Nov 2012)
Maurice Cummins: I ask the Senator to resume his seat.
- Seanad: Public Expenditure and Reform: Statements (8 Nov 2012)
Maurice Cummins: I call Senator Gilroy.
- Seanad: Public Expenditure and Reform: Statements (8 Nov 2012)
Maurice Cummins: The Senator is disrupting the House by not obeying the Chair-----
- Seanad: Public Expenditure and Reform: Statements (8 Nov 2012)
Maurice Cummins: -----which is now par for the course.
- Seanad: Public Expenditure and Reform: Statements (8 Nov 2012)
Maurice Cummins: Will the Senator, please, resume his seat?
- Seanad: Public Expenditure and Reform: Statements (8 Nov 2012)
Maurice Cummins: I ask Senator Gilroy to propose that the sitting be suspended for three minutes.
- Seanad: Public Expenditure and Reform: Statements (8 Nov 2012)
Maurice Cummins: To restore order, the sitting is suspended for three minutes. Is that agreed? Agreed.