Results 5,641-5,660 of 7,765 for speaker:Maurice Cummins
- Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Second Stage (2 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: The Minister of State, without interruption.
- Seanad: Unemployment: Motion (1 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: I welcome the Minister of State and I welcome the motion. It is only fair to point out that were it not for the fact this side of the House provided two speakers in succession at 6.20 p.m., this debate would have collapsed. This shows what the Government thinks of the unemployed and unemployment in its dealings in this and the other House. While we could have played a cynical game and not...
- Seanad: Unemployment: Motion (1 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: It was about time. Otherwise the Green Party would have been caught out.
- Seanad: Unemployment: Motion (1 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: The Green Party slipped up too as it did not have a speaker ready.
- Seanad: Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: Does the term "relevant person" include community welfare officers, who administer the rent allowance scheme in many instances? I am sure local authorities would need information from community welfare officers regarding landlords and so on. If this is so, the term "relevant person" should include community welfare officers. Are they covered by data protection legislation? Community...
- Seanad: Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: If a person is in a nursing home for three years, that person is liable for the charge even if the house is not rented to others. In most instances, families will have control of their parents' house and they will not disrupt it by letting it to others. However, that charge will be imposed on the person in the nursing home. I do not believe this is what the Bill was meant to do. I ask the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: On a point of order, based on the Minister's suggestion, with which we agree, I propose we suspend and deal with the Bill at another stage.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: The Minister has suggested that, in the meantime, we go out and take down all the points requiring clarification.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: When will the Minister return to us?
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: There will be many more clarifications required on Committee Stage as there are many more amendments. We will not finish Committee Stage by 5 p.m.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: More are needed.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: I made a point on co-operation to the Minister. Given the time constraints now being imposed by the Leader, I ask that we return to this legislation. We will have to do so next week on Report Stage.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: I agree with Senator Coffey on this point. If I was a landlord with two similar houses, one of which was in RAS and I was charged for the one that was not, it would be an anomaly. Lawyers will drive a coach and four through the provision. It is a recipe for disaster. The Minister has spoken several times about clarity but there is no clarity on this issue. It has not been fully thought...
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: That is not the point I was making. Everything seems to be clear to the Minister but it is not clear to this side of the House. He is speaking about providing us with clarification on a number of items. I cannot see from where he is plucking out of the air that everything is clear when he must give us clarification.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: I do. I move amendment No. 6a: In page 6, subsection (1), between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: "(c) in the case of a family home left vacant by a death or through its occupant(s) residing in a nursing home.". I await the response of the Minister.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 8a: In page 7, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following subsection: "(5) An individual who on a liability date is the owner of a residential property shall not in respect of that residential property be liable to pay the charge relating to it for that liability date if-- (a) the property in question is the only residential property owned by the individual, (b) the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: A late payment charge of â¬20 has been proposed if a fee has not been paid within a month of the due date. Will there be further penalties for late payments if the payment is further delayed. Following enactment of the Bill, when must the â¬200 charge be paid. If payment is made late and people have not paid up within a week or a month of the payment date, when will the late payment...
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: That is not true.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: More than the Government will be at sea after all of this.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)
Maurice Cummins: What is the definition of a stand-alone building? In many cases, a second home may have its own electricity connection and the parent or sibling may pay his or her own ESB bill. Would such a home qualify as a stand-alone building even though it is part of an original dwelling? There are several anomalies in the Bill. We are only scratching the surface. We need more time to consider the...