Results 6,721-6,740 of 7,765 for speaker:Maurice Cummins

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: I join with Senator O'Toole and other Members regarding the amount of freight being diverted from rail to road, as it is a matter of concern. I worked in the shipping and transport business for a number of years. While liner trains once went from Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Sligo and Belfast to Waterford Port nightly, practically none does now. CIE does not seem to be making an effort to keep...

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: That the owner died.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: I support Senator Brian Hayes and other speakers in respect of their call for a debate on the accident and emergency issue. How many more people must lie on trolleys before the reforms kick in? The establishment of another task force is a typical example of government by committee. As far as this Government is concerned, the paralysis has already set in. I also support Senator O'Toole's Bill....

Seanad: Use of Irish Airports: Motion. (8 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: I will be brief. I regret that the Leader of the House is not here to contribute to this debate.

Seanad: Use of Irish Airports: Motion. (8 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: I agree, a Chathaoirligh.

Seanad: Use of Irish Airports: Motion. (8 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: I say that because it was believed there was all-party agreement on forming a committee such as the one proposed.

Seanad: Use of Irish Airports: Motion. (8 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: It now appears the rug was pulled from under the Leader by the Fianna Fáil group or whatever source in that regard. That is a matter for them to deal with, however, and I am sure they will deal with it in the manner in which they always deal with such matters.

Seanad: Use of Irish Airports: Motion. (8 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: There is a question about the role of the Garda. Senator Norris said he was informed by senior members of the Garda that they do not have jurisdiction to board the airplanes in question. The Minister has stated categorically that is not the case. That question must be clarified with the senior gardaí because I would have thought senior members of the Garda would be au fait with the law of...

Seanad: Use of Irish Airports: Motion. (8 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: I am very surprised by that. I am not anti-American, nor are almost all of the speakers on this side of the House, but we expect America, the same as any other nation, to comply with international law at all times. There are no exceptions in that regard. We cannot close our eyes to reality, as was mentioned by Senator Quinn. We must investigate matters about which there is public concern....

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (8 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: I will be brief. I was present for the Budget Statement of the then Minister for Finance, Charlie McCreevy, in which he announced the decentralisation programme and the scatter-gun approach to decentralisation of Departments to various towns. The only reason for it was to gain success in the local elections but that gun misfired because this Government got its answer in no uncertain terms in...

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (8 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: The Minister of State is not going to tell the Senator what he said in any case.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (8 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: It is called spin. He is trying to put spin on decentralisation and on the disaster——

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (8 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: What about the commitment given to decentralise in three years?

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (8 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: The Minister of State should read the former Minister's speech.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (8 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: The Minister of State should read the former Minister's speech, not his own.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (8 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: Very good. There is now a Parlon one and a Government one.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (8 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: That is typical.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (8 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: A PD vision and a Government one.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (8 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: Typical spin.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2006)

Maurice Cummins: The Senator was looking for mutual assistance.