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Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Obviously, there is no answer to that question.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Perhaps the Senators will have the answer next week as to where those cuts were going to come from.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I challenge them to come back next week with an answer on those cuts and to outline to gardaí where they would have made that ¤90 million extra in cuts. Senator Norris has raised the question of the Bethany Home on numerous occasions. I would hope this would be dealt with under this redress scheme. Let us wait for Mr. Justice Quirke to get on with his work and report back. I would agree...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Byrne raised the role of grandparents in Irish society. They certainly play a very important role, particularly in regard to baby-sitting for sons and daughters who are working. Senator Paul Coghlan spoke about the threat to golf tourism through increased charges. The Senator has stated he will raise the matter with the Minister, Deputy Varadkar, and I will also raise the point with...

Seanad: Democratic Republic of Congo: Motion (21 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: At 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 26 February 2013.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Mooney suggested that there had been a lack of legislation in this House to date in 2013. This is our fifth sitting week since we resumed in January. I think we have dealt with at least two or three Bills in every one of those weeks. Last week, we dealt with four Bills. We do not have very much legislation this week because the alterations that were made to recent Dáil schedules...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: The comfort of the Opposition-----

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: -----benches means never having to make hard choices. Fianna Fáil knows that now.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Bacik confirmed that the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Burton, will be in the House next week and the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Fitzgerald, will be in the House the following week. We will have a debate on the Magdalen laundries next week. Senator Barrett referred to the delays in introducing legislation, with particular reference to the Bill introduced...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: The Cathaoirleach is not available for the game.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business is No. 28, motion No. 10 on the Democratic Republic of Congo, to be taken without debate at the conclusion of the Order of Business. For the advice of the House, hearings of the Seanad Public Consultation Committee will take place today from midday on the subject of change makers in Ireland. Representatives of Social Entrepreneurs Ireland, Ashoka and One Foundation will...

Seanad: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (20 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Ar 10.30 maidin amárach.

Seanad: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (20 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I join my colleagues in complimenting Senator Colm Burke on introducing this Bill to the House. I know full well the amount of time and effort he has put into it. The Minister and the Department have been talking about introducing such a Bill for a number of years, yet when a Member of the House introduces one, irrespective of whether the Department believes it is flawed, it is not...

Seanad: Civil Law (Missing Persons) Bill 2013: First Stage (20 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Civil Law (Missing Persons) Bill 2013: First Stage (20 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (20 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: I think that is what the Senator said. I understand Deputy Micheál Martin has apologised for doing nothing for 14 years. I will not comment further. On the proposed increases at AIB, we will have to see what the Minister for Finance does. Senator Mark Daly spoke about red tape. The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has done an amount of work to cut red tape for small and...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (20 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: In regard to a conflict of interest between the religious communities which ran hospitals and laundries, I agree that there is a need for closer scrutiny of the accounts of these institutions. I hope this will be done at an early opportunity. Senator Fidelma Healy Eames spoke about debt write-offs by the banks for Independent News and Media and asked what preconditions had been set for...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: The vast majority of Members who spoke welcomed the Taoiseach's apology last night. For anyone in the House last night who was listening it was a rather emotional debate, there is no question about it. The sincerity and compassion of all speakers was clearly evident.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: To see first of all the ladies from the Magdalen laundries stand and applaud the Taoiseach after his speech and then all Members, including the Ceann Comhairle, stand and applaud these women was a sight to behold. Anyone present could not but have been touched by the emotion in that House yesterday evening. We are all keen to see a proper system of redress for the ladies of the Magdalen....

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Bacik raised the question of the Mangan report as did Senator O'Brien. The Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Burton, will be here to speak on the Mangan report next week. Senator Leyden raised the issue of redress and I have referred to the appointment of Mr. Justice Quirke in this regard. Wilson, Diarmuid.