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Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Dec 2005)

Maurice Cummins: There was no mention of that yesterday.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Dec 2005)

Maurice Cummins: We could do with child care in this House.

Seanad: Transfer of Execution of Sentences Bill 2003 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Dec 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I, too, commend the Minister on this eminently sensible Bill. With regard to the transfer of sentences, I sought a meeting with the Minister about three weeks ago to discuss the possibility of securing the release on humanitarian grounds of one of my constituents who was serving a sentence in prison in the United Kingdom. I was not aware of the position as regards the possibility of transfer....

Seanad: Transfer of Execution of Sentences Bill 2003 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Dec 2005)

Maurice Cummins: The Minister should tell that to Condoleezza Rice.

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (23 Nov 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I compliment the Minister of State and his officials for bringing forward this very important legislation. I also thank him on behalf of the Fine Gael spokesman, Senator Browne, who is unavoidably absent this morning. The legislation deserves considerable publicity because it is in the public interest that people know about registered practitioners.

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (23 Nov 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I thank the Minister of State for explaining these amendments. If professional bodies agree that "podiatrist" is the term that should be used in the event of disagreement, we would support the amendment.

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (23 Nov 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I welcome the amendments. As has been stated, they clarify matters. I agree with Senators Henry and Feeney regarding registration boards in that, according to the Bill, it is within their remit to amend and change their rules as necessary. The matter should be better clarified.

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (23 Nov 2005)

Maurice Cummins: Exactly.

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (23 Nov 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I welcome the amendments as they will improve the Bill. As has been stated, the protection of the public is of paramount important in this regard. I hope it will receive the publicity it deserves. I also hope it will also frighten the public away from these cowboys, who are at every crossroads claiming that they can cure cancer and various other ailments and who should be banished. It is...

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (23 Nov 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (23 Nov 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (23 Nov 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I second the amendment. I fully support it, having worked with a company that could rely on trains coming into Waterford from Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Belfast as part of freight run by Iarnród Éireann. Now practically all that freight goes on the roads, an appalling state of affairs. Iarnród Éireann should be prepared to market rail freight aggressively. It is disgraceful to see so many...

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Nov 2005)

Maurice Cummins: A leading oncologist, a former consultant in Waterford Regional Hospital, in a recent open letter to the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children outlined the plight of cancer patients in the south and south east. The lack of designated beds in wards for cancer patients was highlighted. No dignity can be afforded to patients or their families in very difficult times, which is...

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Nov 2005)

Maurice Cummins: Call in Donie.

Seanad: Hospital Services. (16 Nov 2005)

Maurice Cummins: In Waterford, the Whitfield Clinic, a private hospital which will hopefully open at the end of next year, will provide radiotherapy. We want to know what is the situation with regard to funding of public patients in that hospital. How will the Government fund public patients with regard to radiotherapy? The Whitfield Clinic is a private facility but it is willing to provide services to the...

Seanad: Juvenile Offenders: Motion. (16 Nov 2005)

Maurice Cummins: There are not very many in that wing.

Seanad: Juvenile Offenders: Motion. (16 Nov 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I am very pleased to have the opportunity to speak on this debate which is a vital issue in terms of justice policy and attempts to address the growing problems of anti-social behaviour, underage drinking and drug taking. These problems have become endemic in our society in recent years and we need to be strong in our resolve to deal with them. My...

Seanad: Juvenile Offenders: Motion. (16 Nov 2005)

Maurice Cummins: The Minister of State might have learned something there if he listened properly.

Seanad: Juvenile Offenders: Motion. (16 Nov 2005)

Maurice Cummins: If the Minister of State listened to it, he might have learned from it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Nov 2005)

Maurice Cummins: Definitely not.