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Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Brennan referred to hoax calls being made to emergency services in Carlingford. Again, this is a disgraceful situation that happens far too often in many parts of the country. Do hoax callers realise that they could cost a person his or her life by calling emergency services away from them? I agree with the Senator that fines should be imposed. I hope that the hoax callers will be...

Seanad: Proposed EU Directive on Freedom, Security and Justice: Referral to Committee (16 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I move: That the proposal that Seanad Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to take part in the adoption and application of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: The Senator is interrupting again.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Every time I speak, she interrupts.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I thank the Senator very much and I appreciate that. Senators Bacik and O'Sullivan and several others raised the same matter. I take Senator O'Sullivan's point on the timing of the statement that was made. It was ill advised at a time before any legislation had been passed through this House. I have relayed those points and agree with Members who said the statement yesterday was ill...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Marc MacSharry raised the question of HSE funding for mental health and suicide prevention services. My information is that the funding is ring-fenced. The Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, has said so previously in the House. I am sure she will confirm that is the position and that all posts that are to be filled will be filled this year,...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Whatever the other extraneous charges are, one can make what one wants of the figures, this the figure the Accounting Officer for the Oireachtas Commission gave to the Committee of Public Accounts and any other argument is superfluous. The point has been made. The argument has been-----

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: -----won. There should be no further debate on the costs.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law and a motion re the Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation and Training (Europol), to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business without debate; No. 2, the Protection of Life During...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: No later. He is to reply no later than 3.35 p.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: If it is concluded. I am expecting that Second Stage will be concluded before the time.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Can I leave out that reference? I do not want to guillotine this Bill in any way. The reason I am including a time for the Minister to reply is that the debate may have concluded at that time. I will not conclude the debate until all Members have had their say on it. I suggest that the debate be adjourned at 3.45 p.m. if not previously concluded.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (15 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (15 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Like most, if not all, Members of the House, I am pro-life. I do not want to vote for legislation that introduces abortion on demand or liberalises or may open the floodgates on abortion in Ireland. I carefully followed the extensive debate that has taken place since the beginning of the year on this matter and during this process, new information came to light about the termination of...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I will certainly ask the Minister, but there is no guarantee that I will get the answer the Senator wants. The Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes, spelled out the Government position on the costs at -----

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I did not interrupt Senator White and would not interrupt her, although she sometimes does it to me. I will certainly ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Bruton to clarify the situation.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Senator White is interrupting again. She cannot stop interrupting.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: That is the response I received. I can do no more than outline to the House the response I received from the Department of Finance on that matter. I will seek clarification from the Minister in respect of MABS withdrawing from the pilot scheme on debt management. Senator Bacik and several other Senators spoke about the outbreak of violence in Northern Ireland over the past number of days....

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Mulcahy and at least ten Members commented about a press release issued by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation today in respect of the Seanad. I have not seen the press release and have not heard any comments. What I will say is that if the Minister is linking the savings to people with disabilities and saying that the savings could and should be diverted, it is...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Darragh O’Brien proposed an amendment to the Order of Business to deal with the code of conduct on mortgage arrears. As I have stated before, I have been on to the Department on numerous occasions to have the Minister attend the House on this matter. I received a reply from the Minister's private secretary which stated that:The Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan, has asked...