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Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: Those remarks should be withdrawn.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: That is a personal claim that an individual abused his position during a local election. Those types of comments should not be allowed in the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: Senator O'Brien and other Senators spoke about the Committee on Procedure and Privileges, and I thank them for their comments in that regard. We need to change the way in which we do business and this is another step in the right direction. With regard to the Palestinian motion, I hope that after the Order of Business we will be able to reach agreement on an all-party motion. We have a...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: The Senator's leader did not inform him, I am afraid. He or she should have informed the Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: Whoever represents the Senator was at that meeting. The Senator must have somebody representing him. Ample time is being afforded to Senators to discuss the Electoral (Amendment) Bill. With regard to the request for the Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly, to come before the House, we will try to have him in early in September. We have had the Ministers of State, Deputies Kathleen Lynch and...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: Four days will be more than enough to lose money. Senator Norris raised the Residential Institutions Redress (Amendment) Bill. The other House took approximately one and half hours to complete all Stages of that Bill. I am allocating two and a half hours for the debate on it. If that is not sufficient, we can look at it again but I hope we will be able to complete our business in two and a...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re the amendment of Standing Order 57 of the Standing Orders of Seanad Éireann relative to public business, to be taken without debate; No. 2, motion to adopt the terms of reference for the Seanad Public Petitions Committee, established under Standing Orders 92 to 95 and in accordance with the report of the sub-committee of the Committee on Procedure...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: Senators Darragh O'Brien, Thomas Byrne, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Jim D'Arcy and others called for a debate on social welfare payments. Apart from the EU-IMF deal, the country is spending €18 billion more than it is taking in. Householders must run their affairs properly and that is what the Government is setting about doing. This is long overdue and the Government will do so in the fairest...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: Senators James Heffernan, Mark Daly, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Mary White, Terry Leyden, Paul Bradford, Rónán Mullen, David Cullinane, Thomas Byrne, Susan O'Keeffe and others referred to the shocking report on the deplorable situation in Cloyne between 1996 and 2009. The time for guidelines has passed.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: The Government has set a course to introduce legislation to make it a criminal offence to withhold information on child abuse. Such legislation is long overdue. We had an excellent debate on the Murphy report and it would be worthwhile looking back on the contributions of Members and former Members to that debate. The protection of children should be paramount in any Government's mind....

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (14 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: I propose suspending the suspension of the House for ten minutes as I understand the Minister of State, is still in the other House.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on A Vision for Change, to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business and conclude not later than 1.45 p.m., with the contributions of spokespersons not to exceed ten minutes and those of all other Senators not to exceed eight minutes and the Minister to be called to reply not later than 1.40 p.m.

Seanad: Mobile Phones: Motion (13 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: I will be brief. As many speakers have stated, the jury is still out on the health effects and risks associated with the overuse of mobile phones. In the motion we seek further information and legislation, if necessary, on the subject. I wish to clarify the position for Senator Mark Daly, whom I applaud for bringing forward a Private Members' Bill which I am sure he will introduce during...

Seanad: Mobile Phones: Motion (13 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: It was not-----

Seanad: Mobile Phones: Motion (13 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: What is the point of order?

Seanad: Mobile Phones: Motion (13 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: I am glad there is no point of order in this respect-----

Seanad: Mobile Phones: Motion (13 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: I am glad I have clarified the position for the House. We will welcome Senator Mark Daly's introduction of the Bill at a later stage and all look forward to contributing to the debate on it.

Seanad: Mobile Phones: Motion (13 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: Ag 10.30 maidin amárach.

Seanad: Unfinished Housing Developments: Statements (13 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: Business of the House has been ordered for 5 p.m. I can allow only two or three additional minutes for the Minister of State to reply.

Seanad: Mobile Phones: Motion (13 Jul 2011)

Maurice Cummins: I have been told we are having a vote against the motion. What is the Senator talking about?