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- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2006)
Maurice Cummins: With regard to the leaking of confidential information from tribunals, the Leader indicated yesterday that she did not believe the leaks originated from Opposition parties or the tribunal and stated that we must look nearer home on this matter. Will she elaborate on that remark?
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2006)
Maurice Cummins: It is appropriate that a Garda investigation into leaks from tribunals is under way. If the Leader has additional information, is she prepared to co-operate with that investigation?
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I support calls for greater security and more customs checks at small airports, ports and harbours. I call for the relevant Minister to come to the House to explain the improvements it is intended to make to ensure that drug trafficking is at least curtailed.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 8: In page 41, line 28, after "person" to insert the following: ", where the permission of that person has been obtained". These amendments refer to a person encroaching or trespassing on a person's land, for example, a person hunting with guns. At the moment, if a farmer calls the Garda to complain about such encroachment, he or she will be informed that it is a civil...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I thank the Minister for clarifying the matter.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I welcome the Minister's amendments. We raised this matter via a number of amendments on Committee Stage, as we were concerned that extraneous circumstances other than a first conviction could be the case. Consequently, a number of our amendments were to insert "only" in several areas of the Bill. We welcome that the Minister has taken on board what we said on Committee Stage and compliment...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 12: In page 55, line 21, after "effect" to insert "only". These amendments have been addressed by the Minister's statements on previous amendments, which clarified the position on mandatory sentences. We are prepared to withdraw the amendments.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: Did the Minister not address them?
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I believed our amendments addressed the same point as a number of other amendments, as they deal with extraneous circumstances.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 16: In page 64, line 20, after "effect" to insert "only".
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 20: In page 66, line 20, after "effect" to insert "only".
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 24: In page 68, line 10, after "effect" to insert "only".
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 28: In page 70, line 8, after "effect" to insert "only".
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 32: In page 73, line 42, after "effect" to insert "only".
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 36: In page 86, line 42, after "effect" to insert "only".
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: This is comprehensive legislation that deals with major crimes involving firearms, drugs offences and anti-social behaviour, among other things. It is an attempt, as the Minister said, to make the criminal law more effective. We all realise that Ireland is changing day by day. As such, our laws will have to be kept under constant review to keep ahead of the activities of the criminals. I am...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: Does that include the Minister?
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: The Minister mentioned on Committee Stage that he was sympathetic to the amendment which I tabled. I welcome his amendment which covers the area I wish to address. I thank the Minister for that. I will withdraw my related amendment No. 2.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 3: In page 20, line 18, to delete "includes a dwelling" and substitute the following: "means a physical location and includesâ (a) a dwelling, residence, building or abode, (b) a vehicle, whether mechanically propelled or not, (c) a vessel, whether sea-going or not, (d) an aircraft, whether capable of operation or not, (e) a hovercraft, or (f) any other place...