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Seanad: Statistics (Heritage Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (16 Oct 2013)

Maurice Cummins: 10.30 maidin amárach.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2013)

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business is No. 1, Gas Regulation Bill 2013 - Second Stage, to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business with the contribution of group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes and all other Senators not to exceed five minutes.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2013)

Maurice Cummins: The acting leader of the Opposition, Senator White, spoke about the Irish-Russian adoption crisis. I know the Minister, Deputy Fitzgerald, is doing everything possible to try to resolve this sad and regrettable situation. She has met her counterparts in Russia with a view to finding a resolution. I know her heart is in the right place. I am sure anything that can be done in this case will...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Members of the Opposition and people from various sectors of society asked us to retain that rate and we are doing so. It will provide meaningful support to small businesses, hotels and those involved in the hospitality sector. As has been mentioned, the air travel tax rate has been reduced to 0%. We have heard that Ryanair plans to increase the number of passengers who come to Ireland....

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2013)

Maurice Cummins: The threshold that applies when making appeals to the Credit Review Office has been increased to €3 million. The Build Your Own Business initiative will promote entrepreneurship and support small and medium-sized enterprises. The long-term unemployed will be able to avail of a two-year income tax exemption if they start businesses. The VAT cash receipt threshold is being increased...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Senators Ó Clochartaigh and Mooney spoke about the elderly. For example, as the Senator noted, the State pension, the carer's schemes, free travel and the free television licence have not been touched. Recognising that fuel poverty is a big issue for the elderly, the fuel allowance has not been changed. The excise rate on fuel has also been left unchanged. The tax treatment of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Ó Clochartaigh dwells on the negatives irrespective of what happens. If he won the national lottery, I do not know how he would sell it to people.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Clune spoke with authority about supporting businesses and called for a debate on the new jobs action plan. We have asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to come to the House to debate this. Senator Leyden spoke about the withdrawal of the free telephone allowance. When one sees what Fianna Fáil had planned in respect of social protection - the €1.5...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2013)

Maurice Cummins: This must be addressed. I am sure everybody on the other side of the House would like to see medical cards being issued to the people who need them and I hope that this matter would be addressed. That is what the Government is about. Senator Jim D'Arcy spoke about maintaining the pupil-teacher ratio and protecting the Protestant ethos in schools. I am sure the Minister for Education and...

Seanad: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Second Stage (17 Oct 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Second Stage (17 Oct 2013)

Maurice Cummins: At 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday next.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2013)

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on Seanad reform, to be taken at 2 p.m. and conclude not later than 4 p.m., with the contributions of all Senators not to exceed five minutes and the Taoiseach to be called on to reply not later than 3.50 p.m.; No. 2, statements on the Common Agricultural Policy, to be taken at 4 p.m. and conclude not later than 5.30 p.m., with the contributions of...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Yes, briefly. I understand he will speak for two or three minutes.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2013)

Maurice Cummins: The Senator's party made many commitments.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Money we do not have.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Darragh O'Brien and other Senators expressed their sympathy to the wife and family of the late Gary Wyse, a young councillor and a father of four young children who died suddenly yesterday. I join with those expressions of sympathy to Michelle and her family. His death was a deep shock and occasion of sadness for everyone. He was a young man going about his business and he was...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Does the Senator wish to respond? She asked questions and now she is trying to give the answers.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I agree, but so have I.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Comiskey asked about the construction companies and subcontractors. Senator Quinn's Bill on contractors has passed both Houses. I will find out whether it has been enacted. Senator Mooney spoke about the differential between the price of alcohol in the North and here and which is a problem for people on this side of the Border. This matter can be discussed further when the...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2013)

Maurice Cummins: We will need to examine that problem also. Senator Barrett spoke about the trade agreement between the EU and Canada and the obvious benefits for Canada. The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton, is pushing for a larger trade agreement between the EU and the US. I note the Senator's points about the 20th anniversary of the Shankill bombings. We will assist...