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Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: On Monday, 22 July 2013.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Tomorrow at 10.30 a.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business shall be No. 43, motion re the non-use of motor vehicles, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business without debate; No. 1, motion re committee membership, to be taken at the conclusion of No. 43 without debate; No. 2, Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013 - Committee and Remaining Stages, to be taken at 11.45 a.m. and to...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: That statement about a female Member of the other House should be withdrawn. They are disgraceful statements again, another attack on a Member of the House,-----

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: -----who is not here to defend herself.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: It is disgraceful.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: It is disgraceful for Senator Leyden to make these remarks.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: The Senator is good at that.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Senators O’Brien and Mooney asked about lone parents. That matter was discussed at length in the House when the Minister was present dealing with the Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013. There was a long debate on it in the House. Senator Bacik and several other Senators referred to on-the-spot fines and planning for cyclists. There is no doubt that...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: If the Senator does not mind, I will not comment on matters in the other House. I will leave it to Deputies to look after that. Senator D'Arcy mentioned the troika report and matters relating to tracker mortgages. I will bring those points to the attention of the Minister for Finance. As regards Senator Mooney's point, I am certainly not going to delve into Fianna Fáil matters. I...

Seanad: Non-Use of Motor Vehicles: Motion (19 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I move: That Seanad Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Non-Use of Motor Vehicles (Section 3) Regulations 2013, copies of which have been laid in draft form before Seanad Éireann on 17 July 2013.

Seanad: Membership of Committees: Motion (19 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders— Senator Fidelma Healy Eames be discharged from the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs and Senator Catherine Noone be appointed in substitution for her; Senator Fidelma Healy Eames be discharged from the Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection and that Senator Imelda Henry be appointed in substitution for her;...

Seanad: Electoral, Local Government and Planning and Development Bill 2013: Motion for Earlier Signature (19 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I move: That pursuant to subsection 2° of section 2 of Article 25 of the Constitution, Seanad Éireann concurs with the Government in a request to the President to sign the Local Government and Planning and Development Bill 2013 on a date which is earlier than the fifth day after the date on which the Bill shall have been presented to him.

Seanad: Electoral, Local Government and Planning and Development Bill 2013: Motion for Earlier Signature (19 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: At 2.30 p.m. on Monday, 22 July 2013.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business is No. 1, Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 - Report Stage, to be taken at 3.45 p.m. and to adjourn not later than 9 p.m. Business will be interrupted at 5.30 p.m. and resume at 7 p.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I am glad that the sun has given a great deal of energy and vigour to the Members of the House. It is now 3.45 p.m. and we are still on the Order of Business. I do not propose to accept the amendment to the Order of Business proposed by Senators Darragh O'Brien and James Heffernan. Senator Darragh O'Brien asked whether the Taoiseach would come to the House this week. I cannot confirm...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I remind Senators Darragh O'Brien, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Ned O'Sullivan and Marc MacSharry that Fianna Fáil was in government when Anglo Irish Bank was at its height. It managed to bring down the entire banking and financial system.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: We need all of the explanations from Fianna Fáil.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Fianna Fáil is in no position to ask questions of anybody about this-----

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: ----and certainly to remark on hypocrisy in that regard.