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Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Statements (21 Feb 2008)

Maurice Cummins: The Senator's five minutes have elapsed.

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Statements (Resumed) (20 Feb 2008)

Maurice Cummins: On a point of order, the Minister of State owes Senator Keaveney the respect of listening to her. He has been texting on his mobile telephone for the past 20 minutes and it is not fair to speakers. I am sorry for raising the matter but it has happened throughout the contributions of the last two or three speakers.

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Statements (Resumed) (20 Feb 2008)

Maurice Cummins: I do not believe it is in order for a Minister in the House to text on his or her mobile telephone.

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Statements (Resumed) (20 Feb 2008)

Maurice Cummins: It is not in order in Standing Orders for Members to use their telephones in the Chamber.

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Statements (20 Feb 2008)

Maurice Cummins: This debate is long overdue. The sub-committee on the Barron report had wished for an early debate after the presentation of its findings. I am glad we now have the opportunity to debate the reports in the House. I am disappointed that, like in the other House, the leaders have not agreed on an all-party motion to deal specifically with the items contained in the Barron report. As it had...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2008)

Maurice Cummins: I agree with my colleague Senator Buttimer on the question of drugs in prisons. The former Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Mr. Michael McDowell, gave an undertaking that we would have drug-free prisons by this year if his proposals and measures were put in place and implemented. The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy Brian Lenihan, said he was disturbed at...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2008)

Maurice Cummins: On a point of order, did the Cathaoirleach not ask us at the beginning to refrain from making comments on this matter because it would be dealt with in the Committee on Procedure and Privileges? Perhaps Senator MacSharry did not hear the request, but those were the initial remarks.

Seanad: Millennium Development Goal: Motion (13 Feb 2008)

Maurice Cummins: I wish to share my time with Senator Fitzgerald.

Seanad: Millennium Development Goal: Motion (13 Feb 2008)

Maurice Cummins: I do not intend to move the amendment to the motion. We reached agreement on the motion, which was changed. Therefore, we are pleased to withdraw our amendment as a result of that change. It is important there is unanimity on this type of issue. At the UN in 2000 the Taoiseach pledged that Ireland would reach the target of 0.7% of GNP in development aid by 2007. That pledge fell by the...

Seanad: The 70th Anniversary of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (7 Feb 2008)

Maurice Cummins: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Pat Carey, to the House. The 1937 Constitution is undoubtedly an important and enduring document. We have been talking about its role in Irish politics, but it is not enough to consider it in isolation. We must consider the circumstances of its creation and endurance in the context of other comparable countries. The Irish Constitution has been used...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (6 Feb 2008)

Maurice Cummins: You caused it in the first place.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (6 Feb 2008)

Maurice Cummins: The former Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Michael McDowell, agreed to publish the results of the Rossiter inquiry as soon as they became available. The report has been available for some time, but the current Minister, Deputy Brian Lenihan, seems to be dragging his feet on its publication. When will the report be published? Similarly, the Health Service Executive has failed...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (6 Feb 2008)

Maurice Cummins: It is Pontius Pilate again.

Seanad: Substance Abuse: Motion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2008)

Maurice Cummins: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Haughey. I am pleased to have an opportunity to make a contribution to this debate on alcohol and drug abuse. Alcohol related injuries are the main cause of visits to accident and emergency departments, whether as a result of road traffic accidents, binge drinking leading to injuries and fatalities, or domestic violence. One fifth of motorists killed...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2007)

Maurice Cummins: And a very good one.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Maurice Cummins: Follow that.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Maurice Cummins: The Senator can make all the changes when he is back in the Government.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Maurice Cummins: We would not give that to the Senator's party.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Maurice Cummins: The Leader is twisting everything.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Maurice Cummins: That is helpful