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Seanad: Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Oct 2012)

Maurice Cummins: Next week on Tuesday, 16 October 2012.

Seanad: Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Oct 2012)

Maurice Cummins: At 2.30 p.m. next Tuesday, 16 October 2012.

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Maurice Cummins: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Maurice Cummins: It is a long time since I have heard such a disjointed and scattergun approach to a motion before the House. Senator MacSharry's speech was an exercise in innuendo, speculation and gossip. He even raised the subject of the children's hospital and suggested if it were built in any Minister's constituency Fianna Fáil would suggest it was due to the influence of that Minister. Only a few...

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Maurice Cummins: It wants to throw more and more money at a myriad of problems, a policy which has failed the country and has plunged it into bankruptcy.

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Maurice Cummins: Senators know the criteria used for selecting 20 primary care centres under the PPP. I will outline the additional criteria applied by the Minister, Deputy Reilly, and I will be clear, so do not say I am not clear. They were competition; GP co-operation; GP to population ratio; a cost effective GP buy-in; existing health facilities; pressures on services in areas, particularly acute...

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Maurice Cummins: -----and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform accepted the Minister's thinking that competition was required to ensure cost effective GP buy-in. On this basis the number of potential primary care centre locations was determined. Senators now know the criteria. They are clear and concise. By deciding to create a list of 35 rather than 20 the Minister, Deputy Reilly, provided...

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Clune did not say that.

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Maurice Cummins: As will the others.

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Maurice Cummins: Nearly as good as Roscommon.

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Maurice Cummins: Never again.

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (10 Oct 2012)

Maurice Cummins: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Oct 2012)

Maurice Cummins: Senator MacSharry spoke about the Committee of Public Accounts. What happened there is a matter for that committee.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Oct 2012)

Maurice Cummins: The Senator should let me finish and I will reply.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Oct 2012)

Maurice Cummins: The Senator should show me some courtesy - I listened to him.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Oct 2012)

Maurice Cummins: We will take the Committee Stage of the Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill. The matters the Senator is raising deal with health governance. If he is so interested in the matter, he would have tabled an amendment on Committee Stage - he can still do so on Report Stage if he wishes. I am only trying to point him in the right direction if he listened to me. Senator Bacik spoke about...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Oct 2012)

Maurice Cummins: I note Senator Norris's résumé of the television programme dealing with the former President, Ms McAleese, and his comments on the visit of President Higgins to South America. Senators Mullins, Noone, Conway and Moran highlighted that today is World Mental Health Day. We have had several debates on this very important issue and I am sure we will arrange future debates on it. Especially on...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Oct 2012)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Whelan spoke about the former Avon Arlington factory in Portarlington. Laois County Council should deal with the matter under the derelict sites order. The Senator should take the matter up with NAMA, which has a special division dealing with these types of issues. Ultimately as it is a derelict site, Laois County Council should take action against the owner and if the owner is...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Oct 2012)

Maurice Cummins: Well done, Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Oct 2012)

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business is No. 1, Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business and to conclude not later than 1.45 p.m., with the contributions of group spokespersons not to exceed ten minutes and those of all other Senators not to exceed six minutes and the Minister to be called on to...