Results 5,581-5,600 of 7,765 for speaker:Maurice Cummins
- Seanad: Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy (13 Oct 2009)
Maurice Cummins: It was with great regret and sadness that I learned of the sudden death of our colleague, Peter Callanan, on Sunday evening. Peter, the man with the pipe, as we all knew him, will be fondly remembered by all who knew him. Peter served on a local authority. Like myself, he entered local politics in 1979 and served up to the end of the dual mandate in 2004. To his wife, Sheila, and family,...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)
Maurice Cummins: Three years ago, Fine Gael introduced a Home Defence Bill which was voted down by the Government. The Government acknowledged that legislation would have to be introduced to address some of the issues that arose in the Bill and stated it would introduce its own Bill at a later stage. Three years have passed and the Government continues to await the final report of the Law Reform Commission....
- Seanad: EU Funding (15 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: I support Senator Coffey on this matter. We want fair play for Waterford and the south east but that is not what we have had in recent years. Senator Coffey referred to the haemorrhage of jobs in recent months, with 600 jobs lost at Waterford Crystal, 200 at Bausch & Lomb and 178 at ABB Transformers. We wish the people of Limerick well. They need this finance but we want fair play,...
- Seanad: EU Funding (15 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: An application must satisfy the strict eligibility criteria and there is no question that this does so. Like Senator Coffey, I am surprised that an application has not yet been made. I would have thought that at this stage we would have had word back that we would be receiving money from the globalisation fund. However, we now learn that an application has not been submitted and we will...
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: The Leader should not mislead the House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: Can we have a list?
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: Will the Leader ask the Minister whether the Bill requires an early signature motion? We received an amendment to the Order of Business for tomorrow to have an earlier signature motion for the tobacco Bill.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: If we have an earlier signature motion for the tobacco Bill then, my goodness, is it another cock-up by the Government that we do not have an earlier signature motion for this Bill?
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: This is on the amendment.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (14 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: I am on the record of this House as having called, on at least two occasions, for gangland criminals to be treated the same as terrorists. Jury intimidation, interference and threats, and the killing of fellow gangland figures - but especially innocent victims such as Roy Collins and Wayne Doherty - constitute an attack on the very fabric of this State. Whether we like it or not, criminal...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (14 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: There are ten Members who wish to speak on Second Stage of the Bill, but it is being guillotined in another 15 minutes. It is a disgrace-----
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (14 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: -----that Members of the Oireachtas wishing to comment on the Bill are being denied the opportunity of doing so. It is a negation of democracy and any government engaging in such behaviour should be ashamed of its actions.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (14 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: The Government is trying to push this legislation through not only on Second Stage but also on Committee and Report Stages. It is an absolute disgrace.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (14 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: We have other speakers.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (14 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: It was 3.45 p.m.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (14 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: The time mentioned on the Order of Business was 3.45 p.m.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (14 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: What is happening in the House is a damned disgrace.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (14 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: We have not had enough time.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (14 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: What about the time allocated in respect of the Second Stage debate?
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (14 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: Ten and a half hours.