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Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

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Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Maurice Cummins: Many Garda cars have more than 300,000 miles on the clock and must be taken off the road. That could be a major problem. Are there proposals to address those problems?

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Maurice Cummins: The debate was slotted between 3.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m. If no Member has a further question the debate can revert if previous speakers wish to return to the debate.

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Maurice Cummins: If there are speakers with other questions-----

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Maurice Cummins: Yes, if no other new speaker wishes to speak, they can, of course.

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Maurice Cummins: There are interruptions the whole time.

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Maurice Cummins: Ar leath uair tar éis a deich maidin amárach.

Seanad: Recommendation of Committee on Procedure and Privileges: Motion. (22 Nov 2011)

Maurice Cummins: I move: "That Seanad Éireann agrees with the recommendation of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges that, in accordance with Standing Order 57(2) of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, Dr. Mary Robinson, President of the Mary Robinson Foundation — Climate Justice, former Senator, President of Ireland and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights be invited to...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Maurice Cummins: The Leader of the Opposition referred to the speculation regarding child benefit. It is only speculation and the Cabinet is meeting today. No decisions have been made other than on the Minister of Finance's proposal regarding VAT, which is based on the IMF bailout programme signed up to by the previous Government.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Maurice Cummins: I will inquire whether the Minister for Health could be available later this week to discuss the community nursing home issue outlined by Senator O'Brien and, therefore, I do not propose to accept his amendment to the Order of Business. Senator O'Keeffe stated the number of homeless people in Dublin has increased significantly. We should all address this as much as possible. There is a need...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Maurice Cummins: We asked for a debate on the capital programme leading up to the budget and that will be taken later. I will endeavour to have the Minister of State in again before the budget but Sinn Féin has published its proposal for everybody to see. I would like an opportunity to dissect some of the nonsense in the proposals.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Maurice Cummins: The party's proposal to scrap the universal social charge and replace it with health and income levies would increase the tax on low paid workers.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Maurice Cummins: It also proposes standardising all tax reliefs, which would increase the tax burden on ordinary workers.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Maurice Cummins: This would also result in reduced mortgage interest relief.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Maurice Cummins: I have addressed the issue of speaking time repeatedly, as have other Senators.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Maurice Cummins: During the lifetime of the previous Seanad, a former Sinn Féin Member had no difficulty with the time allocated because he joined another group. It is open to the current Sinn Féin Senators to encourage people to join a larger group. If such a group is formed, its members will have the same time allocated to them as that which is allocated to everyone else. The former Sinn Féin Senator...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Kelly referred to fire service training in Roscommon. I will raise that matter, which is under arbitration at present, with the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Hogan. Senator Byrne referred to Ministers and the Cabinet acting collectively. I assure him that they are acting collectively. The comment made by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Maurice Cummins: It is something that this House should be going along with.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Healy Eames raised the stance of the teachers' unions on the internship programme and the need for young teachers to get experience. That is an important matter and I will inquire with the Minister for Education and Skills as to the nature of the negotiations in that regard. In response to Senator Crown, I addressed the question of public bodies being prevented from making gagging...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Maurice Cummins: To answer the point of order, that is not correct.