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Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2007)

Maurice Cummins: That was not the issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2007)

Maurice Cummins: It was suggested in the House of Commons yesterday that up to 20 republicans were involved in the killing of a young man, Paul Quinn, in Northern Ireland. It was also suggested that ten men in overalls and surgical gloves beat the young man to death and that the community was told not to give any information to the forces of law and order in the Republic and Northern Ireland. There have...

Seanad: Government's Irish Aid Strategy: Statements (13 Nov 2007)

Maurice Cummins: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. When we speak of the Irish Aid strategy, we immediately think of the amount of money Ireland will spend abroad on overseas aid development. Then we think of how long it will take to reach our target of 0.7% of gross national product, which will probably amount to €1.5 billion by the target date of 2012. This is a significant sum and Ireland...

Seanad: Food Safety: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Maurice Cummins: That concludes the statements. When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Nov 2007)

Maurice Cummins: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Nov 2007)

Maurice Cummins: It appears that up to 500 jobs will be lost at Waterford Crystal. A company which employed thousands of workers a number of years ago will be down to about 600 or 700 people. The jobs are to be outsourced to eastern Europe where the cost of labour and services are much lower. The strength of the euro against the dollar is another factor. We in Ireland have lost our competitiveness, a...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Nov 2007)

Maurice Cummins: I ask that the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment come to the House and tell us when these jobs will be replaced in Waterford and what efforts he is making to replace them and provide the adequate retraining for the workers. We have listened to lip-service in regard to competitiveness but we have seen nothing from the Government in recent years except spend, spend, spend and...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Oct 2007)

Maurice Cummins: We were not there.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Oct 2007)

Maurice Cummins: That is not what we are talking about.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Oct 2007)

Maurice Cummins: The Leader is inviting comment.

Seanad: Suicide Prevention Strategy: Statements. (24 Oct 2007)

Maurice Cummins: I wish to share time with Senators McFadden and Donohoe. We will speak for one minute each. It is ridiculous and unfair that we do not have sufficient time to discuss this subject when so many speakers are offering. There is no comparison between the amounts of money rightly being spent on road safety, and on suicide prevention. This is a disgrace and shows a lack of seriousness in dealing...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2007)

Maurice Cummins: I propose a change in the Order of Business, to defer the taking of No. 2. Senator Fitzgerald observed that the briefing notice we received yesterday in respect of this motion is scant in detail and explains nothing of the implications, financial and otherwise, of this EU regulation. The provision has not been examined by an Oireachtas committee, whereas the Parliaments of other member...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2007)

Maurice Cummins: It is Government policy.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2007)

Maurice Cummins: Yes.

Seanad: Serious Crime: Motion (17 Oct 2007)

Maurice Cummins: I welcome the Minister to the House and wish him well in his new position as Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. A final borderline was crossed when Garda Paul Sherlock was coldly gunned down on the streets of Dublin recently. It sent a shockwave through members of the Garda Síochána and every right-thinking person in the country. The uniform is no longer a symbolic...

Seanad: Serious Crime: Motion (17 Oct 2007)

Maurice Cummins: That was promised five years ago.

Seanad: Burma: Motion (11 Oct 2007)

Maurice Cummins: I welcome the Minister of State back to the House. He was a Member of this House in the last Seanad, and I congratulate him on his elevation to the position of Minister of State. I wish him well in his duties. As the Minister stated, this is an all-party motion — which is to be welcomed — supporting the oppressed people of Burma in their quest for democracy. I read with interest the...

Seanad: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (11 Oct 2007)

Maurice Cummins: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (11 Oct 2007)

Maurice Cummins: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (11 Oct 2007)

Maurice Cummins: I second the amendment.