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- Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Committee Stage (28 Nov 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 71: In page 27, subsection (2)(c), line 37, to delete "diet" and substitute "diets". This is a technical amendment to correct an error in section 35(2). Since prisoners cannot have a single collective diet and each has his or her own diet, the word should be expressed in the plural.
- Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Committee Stage (28 Nov 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 76: In page 29, line 4, to delete "shall" and substitute "shall, subject to subsection (2),". This amendment is technical and dependent on the acceptance of amendment No. 77, which provides vital discretion to the governor of a prison to decide whether he or she wants to demand payment for the services described in the legislation. There could be a number of reasons he...
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I support Senator Ulick Burke on the need to address the lack of training for Garda drivers, an issue which has been raised previously on several occasions. The fact that Garda cars are not subject to the national car test gives rise to dangers to gardaà and the public. What are the intentions of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform with regard to subjecting Garda cars to the...
- Seanad: Leas Cross Nursing Home Report: Statements (29 Nov 2006)
Maurice Cummins: What about the politicians who were working in nursing homes?
- Seanad: Leas Cross Nursing Home Report: Statements (29 Nov 2006)
Maurice Cummins: Yet another one.
- Seanad: Leas Cross Nursing Home Report: Statements (29 Nov 2006)
Maurice Cummins: Probably.
- Seanad: Leas Cross Nursing Home Report: Statements (29 Nov 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I welcome the Minister of State. When one leaves a mother, father or someone in a nursing home, the least one expects is that they will be cared for in a professional and caring fashion. What happened in Leas Cross was despicable. People were responsible for the grievous wrongs and practices visited on the old, infirm and vulnerable people in the nursing home. People were charged with...
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2006)
Maurice Cummins: The Acting Leader stated that it was not possible to get a Minister to come before the House between 3.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m. It is absolutely appalling that the House is being treated in this way and that it must take a two-hour break before continuing with its business. It is not acceptable and it is unfair to Members, staff and everyone else that a Minister cannot come before the House...
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (30 Nov 2006)
Maurice Cummins: Senator Brady without interruption.
- Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Report Stage. (5 Dec 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Report Stage. (5 Dec 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 2: In page 7, line 2, to delete "Government" and substitute "Oireachtas". The effect of the amendment would be to ensure that no contract for privatisation of the prison services would be entered into without the approval of the Oireachtas. There should be some non-governmental scrutiny of such an important process.
- Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Report Stage. (5 Dec 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 3: In page 8, line 12, to delete "and". The objective of this group of amendments is to put in place safeguards for private prison custody officers. We must be extremely cautious in framing this legislation as it outlines their statutory duties. We must also bear in mind that if they act outside the scope of the Constitution or engage in unlawful behaviour the State...
- Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Report Stage. (5 Dec 2006)
Maurice Cummins: The Minister has said, and I agree with him, that he does not intend to put in place these provisions but when this legislation is in place he may not be in office. There are not adequate safeguards in that respect in subsections (6) and (7) of section 6. They should be spelt out in more detail, as I outlined in some of these amendments.
- Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Report Stage. (5 Dec 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 10: In page 10, between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following: "(4) A prisoner custody officer shall, in respect of any search conducted under this section, make a report to the relevant governorâ (a) explaining the reasons for the search, (b) in the case of a search under subsection (2), stating what grounds he or she had for believing that the prisoner had...
- Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Report Stage. (5 Dec 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I have been supportive of the Minister on the issue of drugs. Last week on Second Stage, I spoke about two inmates in Wheatfield Prison who said the place was awash with drugs and that they were using their mobile telephones to get onto the airwaves. However, these matters are not relevant to the amendment that I have tabled, which I wish to press.
- Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Report Stage. (5 Dec 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 12: In page 12, line 21, to delete "may" and substitute "shall". This amendment ensures that the procedures for an inquiry will be listed in the prison rules so the prisoners can have easy access to them.
- Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Report Stage. (5 Dec 2006)
Maurice Cummins: On behalf of Senator Henry, who is unavoidably absent today, I thank the Minister for including in his amendment the points she raised. She was very anxious to raise this matter and that dentists or health workers should be included. However, given the Minister's comments in this regard, this amendment covers all such issues.
- Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Report Stage. (5 Dec 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Report Stage. (5 Dec 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 16: In page 13, to delete lines 18 to 20 and substitute the following: "(e) forfeiture of such sum of moneyâ (i) in part, or (ii) in total, as may be specified by the governor, provided such forfeited sum does not exceed an amount of money that has been credited or is to be credited to the prisoner for work defined by section 5(2) of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000...
- Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Report Stage. (5 Dec 2006)
Maurice Cummins: Does the Minister suggest that barristers bamboozle members of the public? I still feel strongly about this matter. It should not be confined to barristers or solicitors of seven years' standing. I changed my stance and asked that if the Minister felt it appropriate, proper training or instruction would be given to people being appointed before an appeals tribunal would be set up. I have...