Results 861-880 of 7,765 for speaker:Maurice Cummins

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Maurice Cummins: On Monday night I was in my mother's home with my brother helping her into bed as we normally do. Although she is 88 and barely healthy enough to live independently at home, thank God she is doing so. My brother and I went into the living room and watched the television until she settled down and went to sleep. I was appalled as was everybody who saw the programme. The practices we saw during...

Seanad: Morris Tribunal Reports: Motion. (15 Jun 2005)

Maurice Cummins: Yes.

Seanad: Morris Tribunal Reports: Motion. (15 Jun 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I join in the condolences offered to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law reform, and his wife, on their family bereavement. I compliment Mr. Justice Morris on the frankness and straight talking in both of his reports to date. It is refreshing that his recommendations are clear and concise and should provide any willing Government the opportunity to address the many concerns outlined....

Seanad: Morris Tribunal Reports: Motion. (15 Jun 2005)

Maurice Cummins: The remark that somebody just pops in to speak is grossly unfair.

Seanad: Morris Tribunal Reports: Motion. (15 Jun 2005)

Maurice Cummins: The order was agreed by all sides.

Seanad: Morris Tribunal Reports: Motion. (15 Jun 2005)

Maurice Cummins: The Senator's comments are completely out of order. Can we proceed with the debate?

Seanad: Morris Tribunal Reports: Motion. (15 Jun 2005)

Maurice Cummins: The Senator is disrupting the debate.

Seanad: Morris Tribunal Reports: Motion. (15 Jun 2005)

Maurice Cummins: The Senator would want to do better than the other investigations that have taken place.

Seanad: Morris Tribunal Reports: Motion. (15 Jun 2005)

Maurice Cummins: There are a lot of statements about a lot of things in the programme for Government.

Seanad: Morris Tribunal Reports: Motion. (15 Jun 2005)

Maurice Cummins: It is rightly so.

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (16 Jun 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. Fine Gael supports the motion, as it always has since 1998. As the Minister of State said, the amending legislation was introduced in September of that year in the aftermath of the horrific Omagh bombing, the worst single incident in more than 30 years of violence. It was a particular shock, coming within months of the signing of the Good Friday...

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (16 Jun 2005)

Maurice Cummins: There is no objection from this side of the House.

Seanad: Inspector of Prisons Reports: Motion. (22 Jun 2005)

Maurice Cummins: The pigeons will bring them.

Seanad: Inspector of Prisons Reports: Motion. (22 Jun 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I commend the motion and congratulate Senator Henry on putting it to the House this evening. It would be better if the Government were to put its hands up and accept it as recommendations have been made but not acted on. Instead, the Government side has moved an amendment to the motion to support proposals of the Minister for Justice, Equality and...

Seanad: Inspector of Prisons Reports: Motion. (22 Jun 2005)

Maurice Cummins: It is not sufficient to appoint an inspectorate unless there is a willingness to act on its recommendations.

Seanad: Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (28 Jun 2005)

Maurice Cummins: The amendments tabled make common sense in regard to making progress on compulsory registration. My party supported the Bill from its inception and it supports the amendments tabled by the Minister in this regard. The whole area of land reform, which I spoke about on Second Stage, requires radical proposals to be implemented and this legislation is only the first step in the process. We...

Seanad: Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (28 Jun 2005)

Maurice Cummins: We welcome this legislation. The complexity of land law and its reform is known to everybody involved in the system. This Bill will speed the process in some areas. E-conveyancing will eventually come about. The Minister was correct to mention Professor Wylie. He attended a sub-committee of the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights and is an authority in the area....

Seanad: Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (28 Jun 2005)

Maurice Cummins: We supported this Bill from its inception. The amendments in question relate to the EU directive on market abuse and prospectus provisions. We tabled some amendments and the Minister of State mentioned there were some inaccuracies that were amended in the Dáil. We consider those amendments strengthen the Bill and we fully support the amendments as outlined.

Seanad: Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (28 Jun 2005)

Maurice Cummins: We support these amendments. Investment companies need this flexibility and I am glad the Minister of State mentioned that they must still comply with our laws.

Seanad: Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2005: Motion for Earlier Signature. (28 Jun 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I thank the Minister of State and compliment his officials and all those involved in the preparation of this Bill. This important legislation is technical in many areas.