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Seanad: Appointments to State Agencies and Public Bodies: Motion (8 Apr 2009)

Maurice Cummins: We just ask that they should not be excluded.

Seanad: Appointments to State Agencies and Public Bodies: Motion (8 Apr 2009)

Maurice Cummins: The Senator has an even straighter face now.

Seanad: Appointments to State Agencies and Public Bodies: Motion (8 Apr 2009)

Maurice Cummins: Given the motion before the House one wonders whether the Green Party is in Government. It does not seem to have any input into reform and it is looking for ideas from other parties. We are quite willing to provide those. We have put forward our own ideas in the Public Appointments and Transparency Bill and the Green Party would do well to adopt it. That would solve many of the problems....

Seanad: Appointments to State Agencies and Public Bodies: Motion (8 Apr 2009)

Maurice Cummins: The Minister of State should stay on because no one will come into the House if he goes.

Seanad: Appointments to State Agencies and Public Bodies: Motion (8 Apr 2009)

Maurice Cummins: I formally second the amendment. I reserve the right to speak later in the debate.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Apr 2009)

Maurice Cummins: I wish to express the deepest sympathies of those in Fine Gael to the family of Garda McCallion and to his colleagues in the Garda Síochána. His death brings home to people the fact that gardaí put their lives on the line on each occasion on which they take to the streets. They deserve the full support of everyone in this house and of members of the public in respect of their efforts....

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Apr 2009)

Maurice Cummins: When he knocks on doors, he will get his message.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Apr 2009)

Maurice Cummins: I listened to a radio programme last week during which I heard vulnerable people with depression, bipolar disorder and other illnesses state they were using premium rate lines such as Irish Psychics Live and running up bills of hundreds of euro because of their vulnerability. Regtel has introduced guidelines indicating people should be cut off when the cost has reached €60 but this is not...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Apr 2009)

Maurice Cummins: ——and eliminate them if possible. I also understand that unsolicited texts are going to people, where they are being charged even if they do not answer the text. I found that difficult to believe but it is happening. We must protect consumers adequately with regard to these lines and introduce legislation where necessary. Will the Leader contact the relevant Minister to ensure we have...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Maurice Cummins: The Senator should look at the figures.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Maurice Cummins: Dream on.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Maurice Cummins: I suggest they should be banned altogether.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Maurice Cummins: I call for a debate on the taxi regulator's report and particularly the Goodbody report. There is an insufficient number of taxi ranks and spaces throughout the country. The number of taxi licences is at saturation point. Taxi drivers have sought a moratorium for a number of years to let the market settle, and that is a reasonable request. Drivers are being asked to work much longer hours...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Maurice Cummins: The Government squandered the boom.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Maurice Cummins: The Leader should tell that to the 371,000 who are unemployed.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Maurice Cummins: The Leader should not forget that 371,000 are now unemployed.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Maurice Cummins: The buck stops on the Minister's desk.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Mar 2009)

Maurice Cummins: What is Senator Boyle or the Government doing about it?

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Mar 2009)

Maurice Cummins: We certainly will.

Seanad: Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (12 Mar 2009)

Maurice Cummins: On Committee Stage I spoke at length on this issue. I wish to reiterate what I stated. Local authority members who have been on the boards of commercial ports have given significant experience to those bodies and make valuable contributions on a regular basis. Their attendance is probably among the highest of all members of those boards. On the board of Waterford Port, Councillor...