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Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)

Maurice Cummins: And the Minister will provide the money straightaway.

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)

Maurice Cummins: They will probably do a lot better than the National Aquatic Centre.

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I thank the Minister for the time he has given to the debate in the House. On this side of the House we were very disappointed that the legislation was not recommitted to Committee Stage in the other House. That prevented us from dealing with many amendments the Fine Gael Party wanted to put forward. This Bill is the most important legislation dealing with the Garda Síochána since the...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)

Maurice Cummins: ——served the State well in protecting the citizens and the institutions of the State. Many members of the force have given their lives in this cause. The Bill must be seen as a new beginning, a new challenge and a new era of transparency. To that end, we welcome the Bill. It presents a new challenge, which the force will be capable of meeting. We wish to thank the Minister for giving of...

Seanad: Garda Investigations: Motion. (28 Sep 2005)

Maurice Cummins: Many of my words will echo the remarks of previous speakers and the Minister. It is absolutely fitting that the motion before us is an all-party motion which every party in the House fully supports. The decommissioning of IRA weapons must be welcomed by all right-thinking people. It was long overdue and hopefully the IRA and Sinn Féin will abandon, along with the weapons and explosives, the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Oct 2005)

Maurice Cummins: Is the Senator on the move again?

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Oct 2005)

Maurice Cummins: Are they not telling the Senator?

Seanad: Tax Evasion: Motion. (5 Oct 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I fully support this self-explanatory motion. There is no doubt that the State has come down heavily on social welfare fraud in the last number of years. It is right that it should do so. Between them, the 259 people brought before the courts for welfare fraud fiddled more than €1 million, an average of €70 per week per person. Of this number, 36 were imprisoned. I have no problem with...

Seanad: Tax Evasion: Motion. (5 Oct 2005)

Maurice Cummins: It is sensible to ask why such persons should be imprisoned when this costs more than the amount they owe.

Seanad: Tax Evasion: Motion. (5 Oct 2005)

Maurice Cummins: Money can be recovered through a weekly deduction from a person's social welfare payment. Other Members have observed that it seems possible to evade tax if one is able to employ tax consultants and the best lawyers. The objective should be equity and consistency in the system, not revenge. Senator Mooney got carried away when he spoke about death sentences in the United States. That is...

Seanad: Tax Evasion: Motion. (5 Oct 2005)

Maurice Cummins: The public is aware that this is unfair. Fine Gael fully supports this motion.

Seanad: Corrib Gas Field: Statements. (6 Oct 2005)

Maurice Cummins: Will we be issued with copies of the Minister of State's speech?

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Statements. (6 Oct 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I propose to share time with Senator Coghlan.

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Statements. (6 Oct 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I welcome last week's decommissioning which was a recognition by the IRA that it could not bomb 1 million Protestants into a united Ireland. One hopes the IRA is now committed to peaceful means as the only way of securing its objectives. I joined Fine Gael in the early 1970s when our policy on Northern Ireland encompassed unification by peaceful means and with the consent of a majority in the...

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Statements. (6 Oct 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I compliment the members of the policing board and offer support to the PSNI which is of paramount importance for the future of good policing and good relations within the North's communities. The Taoiseach said he would deal with the issue of so-called on-the-runs at a later stage. I hope any such persons with an involvement in the death of Detective Garda Jerry McCabe will not come into the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I ask that the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform be invited to the House to state if he is satisfied the Incorporated Law Society is the appropriate body to investigate solicitors in respect of overcharging on cases taken to the redress board. Does he intend to initiate an inquiry into the matter? Many solicitors are appalled that such practices occur and it is essential the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Maurice Cummins: He is an Irish citizen and although I hold no brief for the Worker's Party, I am anxious that an Irish citizen of 71 years of age, in ill health, not be extradited until proper legal scrutiny of any legal warrant is effected.

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I ask the Minister to ensure this happens; we would ask the same for any Irish citizen in a similar situation.

Seanad: Salmon Fisheries Report: Statements. (19 Oct 2005)

Maurice Cummins: That is agreed.

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I do not have a problem with the stated policy of the Minister, Deputy Harney, of keeping elderly people at home and providing adequate home help for them to enable them to be cared for outside of nursing homes, a policy with which I am sure everyone would agree. However, the Government's stated policy and practice in this area are different. As the motion states, home help hours have been...