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Seanad: Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Nov 2009)

Maurice Cummins: I hope we will not make a bags of these amendments. The Minister mentioned the advice of the Attorney General in regard to going to war. I do not believe we have any intention of going to war. Would the advice in regard to peacekeeping be different from that in regard to going to war? Would a different clause apply in regard to peacekeeping duties, which is what we are speaking about in...

Seanad: Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Second Stage (18 Nov 2009)

Maurice Cummins: I welcome the Minister. The Defence Forces have undergone major changes in recent years and the manner of this reform has received favourable comments from the Minister and his predecessors. Numbers have fallen significantly and a spate of barracks closures has caused great inconvenience and hardship to families and communities. Some members now have to travel in excess of 80 miles owing...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2009)

Maurice Cummins: The decision of Allied Irish Banks to appoint one of its own as managing director at a purported salary of €633,000 is a direct challenge to the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan, and the Government. This is the second major internal appointment by AIB. The Minister clearly called for external appointees to be appointed. The timing of the decision is an absolute disgrace, coming...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2009)

Maurice Cummins: ——at at time when the Garda Commissioner is calling on everyone to be cautious. It was grossly irresponsible of the newspaper to do so. It should send an apology because it is putting people's lives at risk. Several Senators on this side of the House have called for a debate on social partnership and the economy to take place this week. It is not on the agenda and for this reason we...

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2009)

Maurice Cummins: If Senator O'Toole wanted to put the question, I am sure he is quite capable of saying so himself.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2009)

Maurice Cummins: I would appreciate it if Members could stick to the section.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2009)

Maurice Cummins: I am afraid we cannot have a debate on socialism. Will Members please stick to the section?

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2009)

Maurice Cummins: We have given this section a good airing but some other speakers are offering. I ask Members to speak to the section and get on with the business.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2009)

Maurice Cummins: I call Senator Regan. I ask Members to speak to the section, which is section 210. Speakers should confine their remarks to the section.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2009)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Regan-----

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2009)

Maurice Cummins: I have asked that we would speak to the section-----

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2009)

Maurice Cummins: -----without referring to any other commentator or any other Member who has spoken. Please stick to the section.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Maurice Cummins: There was not a lot of that when the other side was in opposition.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Nov 2009)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Cannon should be allowed to speak without interruption.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Nov 2009)

Maurice Cummins: Not so.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Nov 2009)

Maurice Cummins: Remember the last budget.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Nov 2009)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Cannon without interruption, please.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Nov 2009)

Maurice Cummins: It has been a long night. Could we please have order?

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Nov 2009)

Maurice Cummins: I formally second the amendment. The Minister and the Government are at pains to state that NAMA is not a bailout for the bankers and developers. I can certainly state it is not a bailout for taxpayers. It is a sentence on taxpayers which will have devastating effects on their standards of living and impose a massive debt on each and every household, a debt for which they were not...

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Nov 2009)

Maurice Cummins: Despite what the Minister may say, they felt the bailout was for them. As for the bankers, they show no sign whatsoever of changing, with the appointment of insiders to lead them forward and protect their own interests with no thought for taxpayers or their customers. It is over two years since the financial crisis began and, since then, Irish businesses and families have been struggling to...