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Seanad: Local Authority Services: Motion. (22 Feb 2006)

Maurice Cummins: Dream on.

Seanad: Local Authority Services: Motion. (22 Feb 2006)

Maurice Cummins: Dream on.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: Who is in the Chair?

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: I join in calling for a debate in the aftermath of last Saturday's riot and request that it be extended to include tolerance towards minorities in our society. I compliment the gardaí on their bravery and restraint in defending people and property. It is not the first time they have had to do so against so-called republicans such as we had last week. It was a disgrace. On my local radio...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh, agus cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire as ucht na horáide a thug sé inniu ar an Bhille. Tááthas orm a rá go bhfuil Fine Gael i bhfabhar an Bhille. I welcome the Minister to the House. There can be no doubt that mutual assistance between Ireland and other nations on matters of criminal justice is of vital and paramount importance in terms of our role in...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: The Senator was looking for mutual assistance.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (8 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: I will be brief. I was present for the Budget Statement of the then Minister for Finance, Charlie McCreevy, in which he announced the decentralisation programme and the scatter-gun approach to decentralisation of Departments to various towns. The only reason for it was to gain success in the local elections but that gun misfired because this Government got its answer in no uncertain terms in...

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (8 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: The Minister of State is not going to tell the Senator what he said in any case.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (8 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: It is called spin. He is trying to put spin on decentralisation and on the disaster——

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (8 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: What about the commitment given to decentralise in three years?

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (8 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: The Minister of State should read the former Minister's speech.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (8 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: The Minister of State should read the former Minister's speech, not his own.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (8 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: Very good. There is now a Parlon one and a Government one.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (8 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: That is typical.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (8 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: A PD vision and a Government one.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (8 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: Typical spin.

Seanad: Use of Irish Airports: Motion. (8 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: I will be brief. I regret that the Leader of the House is not here to contribute to this debate.

Seanad: Use of Irish Airports: Motion. (8 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: I agree, a Chathaoirligh.

Seanad: Use of Irish Airports: Motion. (8 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: I say that because it was believed there was all-party agreement on forming a committee such as the one proposed.

Seanad: Use of Irish Airports: Motion. (8 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: It now appears the rug was pulled from under the Leader by the Fianna Fáil group or whatever source in that regard. That is a matter for them to deal with, however, and I am sure they will deal with it in the manner in which they always deal with such matters.