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Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Fianna Fáil Members should think about that and reflect on that if they are asking me to reflect on this issue. When the party was kicked out of government, it continued to make appointments and none of the appointees applied.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Senators Landy and Wilson raised the issue of the development plans of town councils and asked that they be extended. Senator Landy also referred to amending the Planning and Development Acts. I will bring these matters to the attention of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government. Senator Quinn referred to presumed consent for organ donations. He has raised this...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion regarding the address to the House by Ms Emer Costello, MEP, on Thursday, 28 February, to be taken without debate on the conclusion of the Order of Business; No. 2, the Taxi Regulation Bill 2012 - Committee Stage (resumed), to be taken on the conclusion of No. 1 and to be adjourned no later than 2.30 p.m.; and No. 3., statements on the final report of...

Seanad: Readmission Agreements: Motion (26 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I move: 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 accept the following measure:Council Decision 2007/341/EC of 19th April,...

Seanad: Readmission Agreements: Motion (26 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I move: 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 accept the following measure:Council Decision 2011/118/EU of 18th...

Seanad: Readmission Agreements: Motion (26 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I move: 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 accept the following measure:Council Decision 2007/820/EC of 8th...

Seanad: Readmission Agreements: Motion (26 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I move: 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 accept the following measure:Council Decision 2007/817/EC of 8th...

Seanad: Readmission Agreements: Motion (26 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I move: 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 accept the following measure:Council Decision 2005/809/EC of 7th...

Seanad: Readmission Agreements: Motion (26 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I move: 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 accept the following measure:Council Decision 2004/424/EC of 21st April,...

Seanad: Readmission Agreements: Motion (26 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I move: 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 accept the following measure:Council Decision 2005/372/EC of 3rd March,...

Seanad: Readmission Agreements: Motion (26 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I move: 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 accept the following measure:Council Decision 2007/819/EC of 8th...

Seanad: Readmission Agreements: Motion (26 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I move: 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 accept the following measure:Council Decision 2007/826/EC of 22nd...

Seanad: Readmission Agreements: Motion (26 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I move: 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 accept the following measure:Council Decision 2007/818/EC of 8th...

Seanad: Readmission Agreements: Motion (26 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I move: 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 accept the following measure:Council Decision 2010/649/EU of 7th...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I thank Members for their help in having the Order of Business conclude at 3 p.m. Senator MacSharry referred to the "Croke Park II" agreement, as it is being called. The Labour Relations Commission document will become available to the Government, the trade unions and everyone else involved only today. People need time and space to go through it. The least we can expect is that people be...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: The people will have their say in three years time as to whether the Government has done well or not. That, thankfully, is the democracy in which we live. We can have a debate on the Labour Relations Commission document, which was raised by Senator Ó Clochartaigh, when the trade unions have examined it and made their position clear on it. Senator Barrett raised the matter of efficiency in...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: As the Order of Business is Nos. 1 to 13, inclusive, on the Order Paper, I asking for Members' co-operation in trying to conclude the Order of Business at 3 p.m., as the Minister is only available between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. Otherwise, she will not be able to attend until after St. Patrick's Day. I beg the House's indulgence in asking Members' to be brief when raising motions on the Order of...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Social Entrepreneurship: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Perhaps she would outline the three messages that I am looking for to bring back to the Government.

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Social Entrepreneurship: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I am delighted to have been able to listen to people as I am usually bombarded with questions for an hour every morning. It is great to have others answering questions and it has been a very enlightening few hours. The witnesses are absolutely wonderful. If they had two or three messages that we could bring to the Government, what would they be? I thank the witnesses for their comments...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: The officials in the various Departments will have to look a lot more carefully at the suggestions and Bills that are introduced by Members of this House. Senators Noone, Keane, O'Keeffe and Eamonn Coghlan referred to obesity levels in children. As Senator O'Keeffe said, there is a working group on obesity at present, and we had our own public consultation report as well as Senator Eamonn...