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Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2014)

Maurice Cummins: Our schedule has been curtailed due to a number of factors. The Committee Stage of the Companies Bill finished last evening. We had allocated three hours today for that Bill. The Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, which was due in the House this evening, did not finish in the Dáil last evening. The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on the 750th anniversary of the first...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2014)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Marc MacSharry has proposed an amendment to the Order of Business, that No. 14 be taken before No. 1, to allow him to introduce the Bill. I have no problem in accepting the amendment. Yesterday many Members of the House welcomed the announcement of the review and restoration of medical cards. Regardless of whether it is a U-turn, discretionary medical cards will be restored. This...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2014)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Diarmuid Wilson also welcomed them and stated, in response to Senator Ned O'Sullivan, that they would be for people well outside the Pale, including from County Cavan. The jobs will bring the workforce to 2,900 by 2018, a tremendous vote of confidence in the country and its young people. We are creating 1,000 jobs a week, but we need to continue at that rate and these jobs will...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2014)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Jim D'Arcy also welcomed the announcement of the additional jobs in PayPal. I do not propose to accept the amendments proposed to the Order of Business.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2014)

Maurice Cummins: I have responded to matters raised on the Order of Business.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2014)

Maurice Cummins: I asked a specific question.

Seanad: 750th Anniversary of First Irish Parliament: Statements (18 Jun 2014)

Maurice Cummins: I would not like to get between three Kerry men and disagree with any of them. I am delighted the Minister, Deputy Jimmy Deenihan, came in for the debate. I was criticised on the Order of Business this morning for making such statements on the Order of Business but I am happy I did so. We have had some very interesting comments from the Members who have contributed. Senator Ivana Bacik...

Seanad: 750th Anniversary of First Irish Parliament: Statements (18 Jun 2014)

Maurice Cummins: We have one of Parnell but we need to do more to commemorate the Irish Parliamentary Party.

Seanad: 750th Anniversary of First Irish Parliament: Statements (18 Jun 2014)

Maurice Cummins: May I extend it for five or six minutes?

Seanad: 750th Anniversary of First Irish Parliament: Statements (18 Jun 2014)

Maurice Cummins: May we extend the debate for ten minutes? I am aware the Minister had an interview.

Seanad: 750th Anniversary of First Irish Parliament: Statements (18 Jun 2014)

Maurice Cummins: I will conclude in one minute. It was unfortunate, as the Minister has stated, that on having Home Rule passed we had the intervention of the Great War and many items were unresolved. Were it not for the intervention of war, John Redmond would probably have been the first Prime Minister of Ireland but things obviously intervened in the meantime. I am glad the decade of commemorations is...

Seanad: 750th Anniversary of First Irish Parliament: Statements (18 Jun 2014)

Maurice Cummins: The Senators are doing a good job of it.

Seanad: 750th Anniversary of First Irish Parliament: Statements (18 Jun 2014)

Maurice Cummins: The Senator got the Bill through.

Seanad: 750th Anniversary of First Irish Parliament: Statements (18 Jun 2014)

Maurice Cummins: The Minister has to respond.

Seanad: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Jun 2014)

Maurice Cummins: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Jun 2014)

Maurice Cummins: At 10.30 tomorrow morning.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jun 2014)

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business is No. 1, address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Catherine McGuinness on children's rights in Ireland, to be taken at 11.45 a.m. in accordance with the arrangements set out in the motion passed by the House on Tuesday, 17 June - I hope as many Members as possible will be in the Chamber for the address; No. 2, motion regarding the renewal of certain provisions of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jun 2014)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Mooney made a point on lone parents. I understand there will probably be a social welfare Bill considered in the House next week. Therefore, we will have ample opportunity to discuss the matter. Senator Mooney and others called for a debate on the sectarian war that is taking place in Iraq. I have asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to come to the House to debate the...

Seanad: Health Insurance (Reform) Bill 2014: First Stage (19 Jun 2014)

Maurice Cummins: I appeal to Members to attend the address of our guest Ms Catherine McGuinness at 11.45 a.m. in as great a number as possible.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Catherine McGuinness (19 Jun 2014)

Maurice Cummins: On behalf of the House I express our thanks to Ms Catherine McGuinness for her thought-provoking address this afternoon and her comprehensive replies to my colleagues. I also thank the Members of the House who contributed to this debate. I am afraid the bell rang before I stood up so I must be brief. Debates such as this, and contributions such as the ones Ms McGuinness made today, are...