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Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Bacik also welcomed the announcement about a statute law revision Bill. We have had a number of such Bills over the years. The current Bill will bring legislation together. Always, when we deal with statute law revision Bills, we come across Bills that date back hundreds of years-----

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Maurice Cummins: -----many of which are very interesting to look back on. Such a Bill is to be welcomed. Senators Craughwell and Paul Coghlan alluded to motions Nos. 7 and 10 under Private Members' business on the Order Paper. As the Senators know, the all-party committee has had several meetings with the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Kelly, and with other Ministers...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Maurice Cummins: There is no question that the extra duties that councillors have undertaken, the larger constituencies and so on have not been recognised by the Government. It is a matter that needs to be addressed.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Maurice Cummins: Senators Brennan and Paul Coghlan raised the issue of gateway funding for towns and cities. This was raised by a number of Senators during yesterday's Order of Business, when they welcomed the allocations. I certainly welcome the €4 million allocation to my own city of Waterford from the fund. Senator van Turnhout mentioned the Drinkaware campaign and the drinks industry. She...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Jim D'Arcy referred to the difficulties with regard to a halting site located at Woodland Park in Dundalk. He expressed his confidence in the ability of Louth County Council to solve the difficulties. I am unaware of those local issues. However, I note the point he made about people using the situation for photo opportunities. One will have that irrespective of where a problem...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Maurice Cummins: Second Stage.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Second Stage (20 Jan 2016)

Maurice Cummins: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Second Stage (20 Jan 2016)

Maurice Cummins: I propose that the House suspend until 5 p.m.

Seanad: Standing Orders: Motion (21 Jan 2016)

Maurice Cummins: I move:That the report of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges on the amendment of Standing Orders 90 and 105 and the adoption of new Standing Orders 108A to 108E, inclusive, and a Schedule to Standing Orders be adopted, laid before the House and printed.

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 Regulations: Motion (21 Jan 2016)

Maurice Cummins: I move:That the proposal that Seanad Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft:Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of title: Optician) Regulations 2016,copies of which were laid in draft form before Seanad Éireann on 18th January, 2016 be referred to the Joint Committee on Health and Children, in accordance with Standing Order...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2016: Motion (21 Jan 2016)

Maurice Cummins: I move:That the proposal that Seanad Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft:Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2016,copies of which were laid in draft form before Seanad Éireann on 20th January, 2016 be referred to the Joint Committee on the Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht, in accordance with Standing Order 70A(3)(j), which, not later than 28th...

Seanad: Companies Act 2014 (Section 1313) Regulations 2016: Motion (21 Jan 2016)

Maurice Cummins: I move:That the proposal that Seanad Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft:Companies Act 2014 (Section 1313) Regulations 2016,copies of which were laid in draft form before Seanad Éireann on 19th January, 2016 be referred to the Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, in accordance with Standing Order 70A(3)(j), which, not later than 28th January, 2016,...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (21 Jan 2016)

Maurice Cummins: I propose a suspension of the sitting for ten minutes until 4.10 p.m.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (21 Jan 2016)

Maurice Cummins: I wish to briefly thank the Minister and her officials for bringing this very comprehensive Bill to the House. We cannot say it has not been challenged and debated sufficiently, as it certainly has been discussed over quite an amount of time. I thank the Minister for her forbearance and her courtesy at all times during the debate. I hope this piece of legislation can have a speedy passage...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (21 Jan 2016)

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

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2016)

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business is No. 81, non-Government motion No. 19 re availability of medication to treat cystic fibrosis sufferers, to be taken without debate at the conclusion of the Order of Business; No. 1, motion of referral to the Joint Committee on the Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht of the National Cultural Institutions Act 1997 (Section 44) (Variation of Indemnity Amount) Order...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2016)

Maurice Cummins: I am not promoted yet anyway. We all have to get elected to get back here. Whether any of us will get back-----

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2016)

Maurice Cummins: As the Senator is speaking about that motion, I meant to amend the Order of Business regarding No. 81, item 10. It is statements on the cross-party motion regarding the review of local government arrangements to be taken on the conclusion of No. 3. The time allocated for the debate shall not exceed 90 minutes and, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, the speech of every Senator...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2016)

Maurice Cummins: We get will about 25-----

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2016)

Maurice Cummins: We get will about 25 speakers in. I am confining it to three minutes to allow everybody to speak.