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Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Maurice Cummins: Amendments Nos. 22, 82 and 90 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Charter of Fundamental Rights: Statements (4 Jun 2008)

Maurice Cummins: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. It is not very often that I find myself in full agreement with him and the content of his speech but I certainly agree with practically all of his speech in respect of this subject, especially its refutation of some of the outrageous allegations that have been made throughout the debate on the Lisbon treaty. The Charter of Fundamental Rights is...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (4 Jun 2008)

Maurice Cummins: We object to that. The Order of Business was agreed and everybody made arrangements today. We are not acceding to the request that the Order of Business be changed at this stage. We have people who will be let go tomorrow and we are talking about having people back again. It may inconvenience many people but the Order of Business was agreed here this morning and to change it at 10.30 p.m....

Seanad: Business of Seanad (4 Jun 2008)

Maurice Cummins: There has been no consultation whatsoever.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (4 Jun 2008)

Maurice Cummins: On a point of order, we have not just reached amendment No. 27. We have dealt with at least another 50 amendments because they have been discussed with other amendments. I reckon there are only about 20 or so amendments remaining.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (4 Jun 2008)

Maurice Cummins: Have we an undertaking from the Leader that it will not dealt with tomorrow?

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Maurice Cummins: The Senator is in Government now and that is the difference.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Maurice Cummins: It is difficult to listen to this when we have seen the worst deterioration in Government finances in the history of the State.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Maurice Cummins: I wish to speak about the delay in administering the nursing home repayment scheme. What is happening is a disgrace. People who applied in 2006 have not been informed yet whether they will receive money. Others were written to and advised their applications were mislaid and others were sent application forms suggesting their applications were incorrect, which is not right. Will the...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)

Maurice Cummins: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)

Maurice Cummins: I agree with Senator Quinn on this issue. Banning advertising of alcohol on RTE and other Irish television stations will not make a blind bit of difference if there are to be advertisements on Channel 4, ITV and other stations. The approach should be negotiated on a European basis in line with the approach to tobacco advertising in many countries. If an agreement is not negotiated with the...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2008)

Maurice Cummins: I second the amendment. I spoke at length on this issue when RTE was getting rid of its medium wave service. We made the case that people abroad tuned into sports events in Ireland and enjoyed a very good reception. We were told the new regime would result in greater efficiency but this efficiency did not apply to reception. Deception was evident in RTE's answer to questions on its...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (25 Jun 2008)

Maurice Cummins: I second the amendment. Senator O'Toole is probably barking up the wrong tree because the dog licence is still in being. I fully support Senator O'Toole's comments on this issue. Sending somebody to prison for non-payment of a television licence is ludicrous. If somebody was sentenced to just one day in prison I suggest it would cost a great deal more to keep that person in prison than...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (25 Jun 2008)

Maurice Cummins: I did.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Maurice Cummins: On Tuesday there were three shootings on the streets of Dublin. Statistics show that many such crimes are carried out by people on bail. We had a referendum on bail laws. I wonder if that achieved what was intended. If not, why not? What action are we to take as legislators to ensure we get what that referendum was intended to produce? Gangland figures in prison are orchestrating crime....

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Maurice Cummins: For the past ten years——

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Maurice Cummins: The Leader should tell that to his constituency colleague.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2008)

Maurice Cummins: It was waste in the first place.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2008)

Maurice Cummins: The humanitarian organisation, GOAL, has expressed its concern with the ongoing situation whereby millions of euro of Irish taxpayers' money is going to the Government of Ethiopia. Ethiopian troops have forcibly displaced entire rural communities and villages and recently assassinated at least 150 civilians. Ethiopian troops are also involved in Somalia. Over recent months, GOAL volunteers...

Seanad: Situation in Zimbabwe: Statements (1 Jul 2008)

Maurice Cummins: I welcome the Minister to the House. Ireland has a long and special relationship with Africa. Our missionaries offered a unique lifeline between the continent and this country, not merely in educating Africa, but in educating Ireland about Africa. As we too are a former colonised country, we can empathise with its struggle for freedom, its desire for independence, its resentment of outside...