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Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Maurice Cummins: I will not be lectured by the Green Party on Seanad reform.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Maurice Cummins: Yes. Last September and October, we held all-party meetings with the Minister on Seanad reform. He stated he would introduce those reforms by Christmas. Admittedly, he did not say which Christmas, but we still have not seen them. When will he table those proposals?

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Maurice Cummins: The Senator is not free of this condition, either.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Maurice Cummins: There is a guillotine tonight on Second Stage of the European Financial Stability Facility Bill.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Maurice Cummins: The Leader has a guillotine on today's Order Paper.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Maurice Cummins: Only two hours have been given to the European Financial Stability Facility Bill. He announced it this morning on the Order of Business. He is confining debate to two hours.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Maurice Cummins: One Senator is not going to speak for two hours on the European Financial Stability Facility Bill.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Maurice Cummins: Not at all.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Maurice Cummins: Could we guillotine the Leader's response, please?

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2010)

Maurice Cummins: The outgoing governor of Mountjoy Prison, Mr. John Lonergan, is on record as saying his one regret is that he did not refuse to accept new prisoners when Mountjoy Prison was full. The only solution the Government has to overcrowding is to release prisoners early. That seems to be what it is doing. Up to one in four prisoners was released prematurely in the past year or so. This has...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2010)

Maurice Cummins: Who is lobbying the Greens?

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2010)

Maurice Cummins: They are 2% in the polls. Unrepresentative is right.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2010)

Maurice Cummins: Spin.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2010)

Maurice Cummins: I second Senator Fitzgerald's amendment to the Order of Business. Two years ago we were promised we would have a designated unit for cystic fibrosis sufferers in St. Vincent's Hospital. It is a disgrace that building has not yet commenced. Cystic fibrosis sufferers must still queue in accident and emergency units and are placed in wards where they are at risk of infection. Statistics show...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2010)

Maurice Cummins: The Senator might make the headlines.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2010)

Maurice Cummins: We need more of them to visit more often.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2010)

Maurice Cummins: That is not what the Minister said.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2010)

Maurice Cummins: That is the week we took off.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2010)

Maurice Cummins: They are not even poodles.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2010)

Maurice Cummins: I had the pleasure yesterday of being present at the reopening of Waterford Crystal which has given a renewed a sense of belief and spirit in the people of Waterford. While the Government was prepared to see this iconic brand name relocate outside the country, the city manager and the city council put their money where their mouths were, made investments and negotiated with the holding...