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Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: The Senator and his colleagues will have another opportunity next week during Private Members' time.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Fianna Fáil has it in its power to bring the Minister into the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I am sure the Senator will avail of the opportunity.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I remind Members on the other side of the House that Fianna Fáil's national recovery plan and Garda plan allocated ¤90 million less for the Garda last year and this year. The Members opposite are talking out of both sides of the their mouths when they say more money should be allocated for the Garda.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Fianna Fáil had an opportunity for 14 years.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Others are talking about benchmarking, while Senator Mark Daly referred to taking money from gardaí. Fianna Fáil took 14% from all public servants-----

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: -----including gardaí, ambulance personnel and all of the others about whom the Senator is speaking.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: We do not all suffer from amnesia on this side of the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: The general public, irrespective of whether support for Fianna Fáil is running at 27%, will not forget that either.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Fianna Fáil is speaking out of both sides of its mouth the whole time. Some ¤180 million less was provided for the Garda by Fianna Fáil.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Fianna Fáil is holding public meetings telling people that there will be less money for the Garda.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Members on the other side of the House obviously do not like to hear the truth. That is the truth of the matter. It is a bit rich coming from Fianna Fáil when it provided for such cuts. To have to listen to that tripe is absolutely ridiculous.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Darragh O?Brien asked about the Mangan report. I have arranged for the Minister to come to the House next Tuesday and Wednesday to debate it. Senators Ivana Bacik, Jillian van Turnhout, Aideen Hayden and many others referred to the report on the Magdalen laundries. I have arranged for a debate on it next Wednesday. Senator Jillian van Turnhout also referred to the Mangan report and...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Daly spoke about the Government trying to take money from front-line staff, but when his party was in office it imposed a 14% cut. This Government has not cut anything yet.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Quite a number of people are in difficulty with their mortgages as a result of Fianna Fáil's fuelling of the property boom. That is the reason people have difficulties, but this Government has been taking action on the mortgage arrears problem, and AIB has announced that by the end of the year it will meet with all 33,000 people affected and sort them out in respect of their mortgage...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: They certainly played a part in the demise of the banking system and the development of the current problems in the economy. That should not be forgotten. Senator Eamonn Coghlan spoke about the indoor athletics track at Athlone Institute of Technology, which we have all seen in recent weeks. It is a wonderful amenity for the region and the country. I note the Senator's point that Dublin...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: That was presided over by the previous Government.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: That is the type of thing that was going on at that time. What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. Senator Ó Murchú called for a debate on Northern Ireland. We will try to arrange that. The Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement has been discussing the issues the Senator raised in the House today and on previous occasions, but I will endeavour to...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Wilson inquired about the delays in the processing of rebates for PAYE taxpayers. I will endeavour soon to find out the position for the Senator. Senator Colm Burke raised the matter of the Courts Service. The points he raised can be made when the courts legislation is brought before the House. I do not propose to accept Senator Darragh O'Brien's proposal to amend the Order of...

Seanad: Diseases of Animals Acts: Referral to Joint Committee (19 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I move: That the proposal that Seanad Éireann resolves that section 17A (inserted by section 2(1) of the Diseases of Animals (Amendment) Act 2001 (No. 3 of 2001)) of the Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (No. 6 of shall continue in force for the period ending on 8th March 2014, be referred to the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in accordance with Standing Order 70A(3), which,...