Results 6,801-6,820 of 7,765 for speaker:Maurice Cummins
- Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Nov 2005)
Maurice Cummins: I support my colleagues' comments on gangland killings. The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform is always good for a soundbite. In 2004, he described a killing as the last sting of a dying wasp, but since then we have seen 17 such killings, which is far from being the sting of a dying wasp. The Minister is good at issuing press releases and speaking in theoretical terms, but he is...
- Seanad: Social Welfare Benefits: Motion. (9 Nov 2005)
Maurice Cummins: I welcome the Minister to the House and thank him for his comments. The issue of carers in the home was referred to earlier. I worked with the Carers' Association for over 12 months and I am aware of the work that spouses, children and others in the home carry out. It is work that needs every assistance from Government, including regular respite care. Home help workers and home carers from...
- Seanad: Social Welfare Benefits: Motion. (9 Nov 2005)
Maurice Cummins: The issue of home care packages has been mentioned on several occasions. We must beef up this entire area, as the amount of work carried out by people coming into homes to help families is rewarded by a pittance. These people are very important to families throughout the country. In his speech the Minister covered many areas relating to dependent allowances. The issue of caring in particular...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)
Maurice Cummins: It would require mass production.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Nov 2005)
Maurice Cummins: Value for money in respect of tribunals of inquiry was another aspiration of Government. The Government has decided the reduction of fees to lawyers at tribunals will be postponed until June next year. We are asked to believe â¬39 billion will be spent over the next ten years yet a promise made by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on numerous occasions cannot be honoured. He...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Nov 2005)
Maurice Cummins: Perhaps the Leader can invite the Minister for Education and Science to explain why repeat students are charged â¬236 when it costs â¬90 to sit the leaving certificate for the first time. Several hard-pressed parents seek an answer to this discrepancy.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)
Maurice Cummins: There were none.
- Seanad: Waste Management. (27 Oct 2005)
Maurice Cummins: I thank the Minister of State for attending the House. The Irish Farm Films Producer Group, IFFPG, collected over 12,500 tonnes of plastic farm film from farmers in the first eight months of 2004. There is a great demand from farmers for these collections but the scheme has ceased until next year due to insufficient funding. The volume of plastic film collected last year represented an...
- Seanad: Prisons Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)
Maurice Cummins: He did not achieve it in six years.
- Seanad: Prisons Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)
Maurice Cummins: That is another example of bad planning.
- Seanad: Prisons Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)
Maurice Cummins: The Minister is clutching at straws.
- Seanad: Prisons Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)
Maurice Cummins: I welcome the Minister after his marathon here last night. There will be no objection from this side of the House to the provision of a modern and humane prison service. Many of our prisons urgently require demolition, which will happen in the case of Mountjoy. I share the Minister's views on drug free prisons. However, there must be proper rehabilitation and modern medical facilities in the...
- Seanad: Prisons Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)
Maurice Cummins: He has also rejected a call for an investigation of the matter to be carried out by the Comptroller and Auditor General. Of what is he afraid? If he is so doggedly pursuing this and making statements like he did today, he should have nothing to fear from an investigation carried out by the Comptroller and Auditor General. We welcome the closure of Mountjoy because the conditions there are...
- Seanad: Prisons Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)
Maurice Cummins: That is a change.
- Seanad: Prisons Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)
Maurice Cummins: I am glad the Senator has changed his views in that regard.
- Seanad: Prisons Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)
Maurice Cummins: The Senator's party is not very consistent on it.
- Seanad: Prisons Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)
Maurice Cummins: I cannot see the legal profession travelling in vans.
- Seanad: Suicide Prevention Strategy: Statements. (26 Oct 2005)
Maurice Cummins: The last time the Seanad discussed suicide was in May this year but it is fitting that we again debate it in the context of Reach Out â A National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention 2005-2014. That we are debating the issue is important. For too long, people, including politicians, were wary and shied away from discussing suicide. It is refreshing that there is now more openness and...
- Seanad: Suicide Prevention Strategy: Statements. (26 Oct 2005)
Maurice Cummins: I wish to share time with Senator Norris.
- Seanad: Salmon Fisheries Report: Statements (Resumed). (25 Oct 2005)
Maurice Cummins: I welcome the report of the joint committee and the submissions made to it. I have listened with interest to the major part of this debate and the wide divergence of opinions expressed as to how we can tackle the problem. A number of weeks ago a deputation came to my clinic in Lismore representing angling, hotel and tourism interests in the area. The group made a professional presentation and...