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Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Darragh O'Brien spoke about the Smithwick tribunal. A number of months ago when the tribunal was extended we had a debate. The motion seeks a two to three-month extension in the tribunal's timeframe to allow the chairman to draft and arrange for the printing of his report. I do not believe having a further debate on that would be beneficial.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: The Senator asked when we are likely to take the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill. We are not quite sure what is happening in the other House. It might be finished today. While I will keep the House advised, at this point I believe we will have the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill tomorrow after the Order of Business and we will see what the position is regarding the...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I am sorry. If it is not the responsibility of the Minister, there is very little that can be done about it. I was not aware of that. Senator Hayden, Senator Harte and others raised the undocumented Irish in the United States. It is an indication of the importance of the issue that the Tánaiste is going to the United States to talk with people in the Republican Party, and others, to...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Conway raised an important point about the rise in prank calls to the Irish Coast Guard and other emergency services. That is a despicable practice-----

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: -----and it should be discouraged. Regarding the traceability of mobile telephones, any effort should be considered to prevent the rise in prank calls by the sick people who do that because they could cost people their lives. In terms of the emergency services being out on prank calls when people's lives are at risk, these people should think twice about what they are doing. I think I have...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I am giving plenty of time and we will see. I have no intention of putting a time on it. We will see how the debate progresses.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I propose that Committee Stage of the Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill will conclude at 6 p.m., if not previously concluded.

Seanad: Tribunals of Inquiry: Motion (11 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I move: That Seanad Éireann resolves that the terms of reference contained in the resolution passed by Dáil Éireann on 23 March 2005 and by Seanad Éireann on 24 March 2005, as amended by the resolutions passed by Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann on 1 June 2011, the resolution passed by Dáil Éireann on 16 November 2011 and by Seanad Éireann on...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: The Senator is disrespecting the Cathaoirleach.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: That has nothing to do with the Bill before us.

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Motion (11 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I move: That the order that was given on 9 July for Committee Stage of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013 to be taken on 16 July be discharged and that it be taken tomorrow, 12 July.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business is No. 1, Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013 - Committee Stage, to be taken at 1 p.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: The usual rubbish.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Paschal Mooney raised the question of wind and wave energy. There is a lot of wind energy in the House this morning.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I will ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Pat Rabbitte, to come to the House to give an update on both wave and wind energy early in the next session in the autumn. Senator Ivana Bacik called for a debate of cyberbullying, noting the fact that Geoffrey Shannon has mentioned that it should be a specific offence. We will ascertain if the Minister will...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: She was an excellent Minister of State and I wish her well for the future. Senator John Kelly and other Senators raised the question of discretionary medical cards. The matter was raised yesterday on the Order of Business. I gave a fairly detailed reply in which I stated that 48% of the people are on medical cards and more than 2.1 million will be on medical cards by the end of the year. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I did not interrupt the Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Allow me to finish, please. I will make representations to the Minister for Health. As regards calling for the Minister for Health to come to the House, we will have the three Ministers for Health in the House for 24 hours, at least, on a Bill next week.