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Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: The officials in the various Departments will have to look a lot more carefully at the suggestions and Bills that are introduced by Members of this House. Senators Noone, Keane, O'Keeffe and Eamonn Coghlan referred to obesity levels in children. As Senator O'Keeffe said, there is a working group on obesity at present, and we had our own public consultation report as well as Senator Eamonn...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Obviously, there is no answer to that question.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Perhaps the Senators will have the answer next week as to where those cuts were going to come from.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I challenge them to come back next week with an answer on those cuts and to outline to gardaí where they would have made that ¤90 million extra in cuts. Senator Norris has raised the question of the Bethany Home on numerous occasions. I would hope this would be dealt with under this redress scheme. Let us wait for Mr. Justice Quirke to get on with his work and report back. I would agree...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Byrne raised the role of grandparents in Irish society. They certainly play a very important role, particularly in regard to baby-sitting for sons and daughters who are working. Senator Paul Coghlan spoke about the threat to golf tourism through increased charges. The Senator has stated he will raise the matter with the Minister, Deputy Varadkar, and I will also raise the point with...

Seanad: Democratic Republic of Congo: Motion (21 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: At 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 26 February 2013.

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Social Entrepreneurship: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I am delighted to have been able to listen to people as I am usually bombarded with questions for an hour every morning. It is great to have others answering questions and it has been a very enlightening few hours. The witnesses are absolutely wonderful. If they had two or three messages that we could bring to the Government, what would they be? I thank the witnesses for their comments...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Social Entrepreneurship: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Perhaps she would outline the three messages that I am looking for to bring back to the Government.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: As the Order of Business is Nos. 1 to 13, inclusive, on the Order Paper, I asking for Members' co-operation in trying to conclude the Order of Business at 3 p.m., as the Minister is only available between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. Otherwise, she will not be able to attend until after St. Patrick's Day. I beg the House's indulgence in asking Members' to be brief when raising motions on the Order of...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I thank Members for their help in having the Order of Business conclude at 3 p.m. Senator MacSharry referred to the "Croke Park II" agreement, as it is being called. The Labour Relations Commission document will become available to the Government, the trade unions and everyone else involved only today. People need time and space to go through it. The least we can expect is that people be...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: The people will have their say in three years time as to whether the Government has done well or not. That, thankfully, is the democracy in which we live. We can have a debate on the Labour Relations Commission document, which was raised by Senator Ó Clochartaigh, when the trade unions have examined it and made their position clear on it. Senator Barrett raised the matter of efficiency in...

Seanad: Readmission Agreements: Motion (26 Feb 2013)

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 accept the following measure:Council Decision 2007/341/EC of 19th April,...

Seanad: Readmission Agreements: Motion (26 Feb 2013)

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 accept the following measure:Council Decision 2011/118/EU of 18th...

Seanad: Readmission Agreements: Motion (26 Feb 2013)

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 accept the following measure:Council Decision 2007/820/EC of 8th...

Seanad: Readmission Agreements: Motion (26 Feb 2013)

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 accept the following measure:Council Decision 2007/817/EC of 8th...

Seanad: Readmission Agreements: Motion (26 Feb 2013)

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 accept the following measure:Council Decision 2005/809/EC of 7th...

Seanad: Readmission Agreements: Motion (26 Feb 2013)

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 accept the following measure:Council Decision 2004/424/EC of 21st April,...

Seanad: Readmission Agreements: Motion (26 Feb 2013)

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 accept the following measure:Council Decision 2005/372/EC of 3rd March,...

Seanad: Readmission Agreements: Motion (26 Feb 2013)

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 accept the following measure:Council Decision 2007/819/EC of 8th...

Seanad: Readmission Agreements: Motion (26 Feb 2013)

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 accept the following measure:Council Decision 2007/826/EC of 22nd...