Results 5,921-5,940 of 7,765 for speaker:Maurice Cummins
- Seanad: Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (22 Oct 2008)
Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 1: In page 5, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following: "(iv) county and city development plans and relevant local area plans.". This sensible amendment calls on the Minister to have regard to county and city development plans and relevant local area plans when he or she is deciding whether to make an order under this section of the Bill. Widespread consultation...
- Seanad: Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (22 Oct 2008)
Maurice Cummins: I beg to differ. The Minister of State mentioned environmental impact assessments and planning permissions, but my amendment calls on the relevant Minister to have specific regard to county and city development plans and local area plans. If such a reference is not included in the Bill, there will be no obligation on the Minister to consider the plans, which have been drawn up on foot of...
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Maurice Cummins: The Senator's party was in Government in 2001.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Maurice Cummins: There was a decision deficit.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Maurice Cummins: That was his job.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Maurice Cummins: The Senator should not be naming people from the other House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Maurice Cummins: Is it in order for Senator Harris to be mentioning the names of people from the other House?
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Maurice Cummins: On a point of order, is it in order to mention people from the other House in this House?
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Maurice Cummins: It is not in order.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Maurice Cummins: The Senator should correct the record.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Maurice Cummins: The Minister was supposed to be negotiating for us.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Maurice Cummins: Who was the Minister negotiating for us?
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Maurice Cummins: Had we a Minister with the same ability we would not have the current problems.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Maurice Cummins: It is a pity we did not have a Minister with the same ability to negotiate on our behalf.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2008)
Maurice Cummins: In last year's Budget Statement, the then Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Cowen, stated: The fundamentals of our economy are still good â a point often lost by some. . . . Overall economic and budgetary parameters . . . will ensure that Ireland maintains a sound and sensible fiscal policy, fully in line with the provisions of the EU's Stability and Growth Pact. I am sure the current...
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2008)
Maurice Cummins: I should have referred to No. 23 on the Order Paper and not No. 22.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2008)
Maurice Cummins: The Leader's party shot the Celtic tiger.
- Seanad: Civil Liability (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2008: First Stage (14 Oct 2008)
Maurice Cummins: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Civil Liability Act of 1961 and to provide for connected matters.
- Seanad: Civil Liability (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2008: First Stage (14 Oct 2008)
Maurice Cummins: Next Wednesday.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2008)
Maurice Cummins: Did the Government side endorse the document?