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Seanad: Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (11 Feb 2015)

Maurice Cummins: I am sympathetic to the amendments proposed by Senator Craughwell. There is a need for warnings to be issued because of the danger of addiction where betting and gambling are concerned. I share Senator Darragh O'Brien's concerns in regard to the gambling control Bill. I would have thought we would have had it by now but I have been told we will have it by the end of the year. I hoped we...

Seanad: Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (11 Feb 2015)

Maurice Cummins: This concerns the issue of certificates of personal fitness to certain persons resident outside the State. As we have seen, any bookmaker must apply to a chief superintendent of An Garda Síochána for a licence and the chief superintendent can check his history to see whether he has behaved well in the past and is a fit person to hold a licence. This section relates to people who...

Seanad: Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (11 Feb 2015)

Maurice Cummins: This is something that should come within this Bill. The gambling control Bill has nothing to do with the issue. The person in question feels wronged and wants to object to the issuing of a licence to a company that will, I am sure, be applying for a licence. His name was dragged through the mud. His name was dragged through the mud but probably not by the company. Everybody knew his...

Seanad: Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (11 Feb 2015)

Maurice Cummins: Section 19(1) refers to a register of remote bookmaking operations and states: The Revenue Commissioners shall establish and maintain a register (to be known, and in this Act referred to, as the ‘Register of Remote Bookmaking Operations’).I presume that the register will become common knowledge and it will be advertised, by the Revenue Commissioners, who is on the register or...

Seanad: Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (11 Feb 2015)

Maurice Cummins: I spoke about section 25 on Second Stage. On that occasion I objected, from the staffing point of view and that of everybody else, to bookmakers opening until 9.30 or 10 o'clock at night and the possibility of opening at 7 o'clock in the morning. I think I have been stifled because the provision was put into the Finance Act before it came back here in the Betting (Amendment) Act. That...

Seanad: Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (11 Feb 2015)

Maurice Cummins: It was not what I wanted.

Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (11 Feb 2015)

Maurice Cummins: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2015)

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion regarding the appointment of the Ombudsman for Children, to be taken at 1.15 p.m. and to conclude no later than 2 p.m. with contributions from spokespersons not to exceed six minutes and the Minister to be called on to reply no later than 1.55 p.m.; and No. 2, Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Bill 2014, Committee and remaining Stages to be...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2015)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Marc MacSharry raised the question of Aer Lingus. The Government will make a decision on the sale of the 25% share after considering all points from the committee established to inform its deliberations. I was asked for a debate on the budget of the Department of Health. The Minister was in the House recently to discuss the health service plan and the matter was discussed then....

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2015)

Maurice Cummins: The idea of that change was to give Members an opportunity to attend committee meetings and the Order of Business later. Senator Naughton welcomed the allocation of €320,000 for additional funding for festivals nationwide. She also welcomed the awarding of a purple flag for Galway and lauded many initiatives in her native city in this regard. Senator Zappone called for a debate on...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2015)

Maurice Cummins: No, that is George Orwell, not here. Senator Mooney also praised Fáilte Ireland on the greening of prominent buildings on St. Patrick’s Day across the world. I also compliment the agency on its efforts in this regard. Senator Jim D’Arcy raised the inclusion support scheme announced by the Minister for Education and Skills which will bring together several services in...

Seanad: Appointment of Ombudsman for Children: Motion (12 Feb 2015)

Maurice Cummins: I propose that the Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Bill 2014 be now taken at 2.30 p.m. rather than 2 p.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Feb 2015)

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business is No. 1, Gender Recognition Bill 2014 - Report and Final Stages, to be taken at 4.45 p.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Feb 2015)

Maurice Cummins: Senator MacSharry called for a debate on equality in education, particularly about teacher promotional prospects. We will try to arrange such a debate. The funding of local government was also raised. This matter has been the subject of Commencement debates in the past few weeks, with specific reference to Sligo County Council. We will try to get the Minister, Deputy Kelly, to come to the...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Feb 2015)

Maurice Cummins: If it was only down to resources, the situation would have been solved a long number of years ago when resources were thrown at it. However, the system got worse. I totally reject Senator Leyden’s assertion that accident and emergency departments throughout the country are mismanaged. I would like to compliment doctors, nurses and all involved in accident and emergency departments...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Feb 2015)

Maurice Cummins: The Minister is doing everything possible. The 50 managers of the hospitals were invited to meet the Minister yesterday. Of course there is quite an increase in flu-related admissions to our hospitals. The Government has allocated €25 million in a national service plan and that is being used as planned in providing additional funding for 50 transitionary care beds in the greater...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Feb 2015)

Maurice Cummins: I am sure this will be welcomed throughout rural Ireland, in particular. The Government has been criticised in rural Ireland in the context of the possible closure of schools. I hope this policy nails that lie on the head at this stage. Senator Barrett has raised the question of Aer Lingus on a number of occasions in recent weeks. He has said that public representatives will not be swayed...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Feb 2015)

Maurice Cummins: I am sure the other House and the Government will stand firm and stand up to these threats from the tobacco company. Senators Leyden and Brennan referred to the question of reducing the speed limit in housing estates. Everybody agrees that something will have to be done. Perhaps the best course of action involves putting up signs stating that the speed limit is 20 km/h, installing speed...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Feb 2015)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Brennan also complimented the Irish cricket team. He was joined by Senator Conway in complimenting the community down in the Loop Head Peninsula on its efforts in promoting Loop Head, which is now in the top 100 green destinations in the world. Senator Conway particularly complimented Councillor Keating on his stewardship in that regard. Senator Quinn pointed out that a Bill on...

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Feb 2015)

Maurice Cummins: Ar 10.30 a.m. amárach.