Results 6,921-6,940 of 7,765 for speaker:Maurice Cummins
- Seanad: Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Bill 2005: Second and Subsequent Stages. (19 May 2005)
Maurice Cummins: It is not the case that the product is no longer wanted by the market.
- Seanad: Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Bill 2005: Second and Subsequent Stages. (19 May 2005)
Maurice Cummins: A Chathaoirligh, this is of no relevance to the Bill before us.
- Seanad: Suicide Incidence: Statements. (19 May 2005)
Maurice Cummins: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Tim O'Malley. I am pleased to have an opportunity to contribute to this debate on a delicate and sensitive subject. The most recent statistic, as cited by the Minister of State, indicates that 444 people took their lives in 2003. This is most likely a conservative figure when one considers the incidence of deaths of undetermined cause in that year and...
- Seanad: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 May 2005)
Maurice Cummins: I will wait before thanking the Minister of State for the Bill, but I thank him for accepting quite a number of the amendments which were put forward. The Members appreciate it.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (17 May 2005)
Maurice Cummins: The National Council on Ageing and Older People published a report today entitled Perceptions of Ageism in Health and Social Services. The research found that many older people are being fobbed off with the answers they receive from the health service to queries about available services. The study also found the health service guilty of discriminating against older people in several areas....
- Seanad: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 May 2005)
Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 2: In page 11, line 30, after "person" to insert "(other than an employee of that person)". This amendment would prevent individual managers and supervisors being given the responsibilities of an employer, which would be extremely onerous and problematic both in implementation and in encouraging positive safety behaviour.
- Seanad: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 May 2005)
Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 4: In page 19, lines 47 to 49, to delete subsection (2) and substitute the following new subsection: "(2) Where an employee of another undertaking is engaged in work activities in an employer's undertaking, that employer shall take measures to ensure that the employee's employer receives adequate information concerning the matters referred to in subsection (1).". The...
- Seanad: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 May 2005)
Maurice Cummins: I thank the Minister of State.
- Seanad: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 May 2005)
Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 6: In page 29, lines 19 to 26, to delete subsection (3) and substitute the following new subsection: "(3) The risk assessment shall be reviewed by the employer whereâ (a) there has been a significant change in the matters to which it relates, or (b) there is reason to believe that it is no longer valid, and, following the review, the employer shall amend the risk...
- Seanad: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 May 2005)
Maurice Cummins: I accept what the Minister of State said. The amendment really deals with the principle of an annual review, especially in companies where items do not change from one year to another. I look forward to the Government amendment on Report Stage.
- Seanad: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 May 2005)
Maurice Cummins: I join with Senator O'Toole in supporting these amendments. This is an important provision which might well have been overlooked.
- Seanad: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 May 2005)
Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 10: In page 35, subsection (1)(b), lines 13 and 14, to delete "consult with his or her employees and their safety representatives in advance and in good time regardingâ" and substitute "consult with his or her employees, their safety representatives or both, as appropriate, in advance and in good time regardingâ". It seems unduly onerous that employers should be...
- Seanad: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 May 2005)
Maurice Cummins: I thank the Minister of State.
- Seanad: Anti-Social Behaviour: Motion. (11 May 2005)
Maurice Cummins: I am glad the Fine Gael Party tabled this motion. It generated a lively, interesting debate, the House reached a consensus on many issues and Senators shared their experiences, many in graphic detail, of the type of anti-social behaviour taking place throughout the country. This issue is relevant to the ordinary person in the street and affects communities everywhere so it is no surprise that...
- Seanad: Road Network. (11 May 2005)
Maurice Cummins: I am raising the issue of the route of the proposed Waterford city bypass. I believe the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche, made a statement today on the Viking site at Woodstown, County Waterford, directing the National Roads Authority to examine an alternative route. The people of Waterford are concerned about the time taken to commence work on the...
- Seanad: Anti-Social Behaviour: Motion. (11 May 2005)
Maurice Cummins: I move: That Seanad Ãireann: ânotes the increasing incidence of anti-social behaviour in communities throughout the country and the growing public concern arising from the prevalence of anti-social behaviour; âdeplores the failure of the Government to implement any measures to deal effectively with the problem of anti-social behaviour; âcondemns the Government for failing to resource...
- Seanad: Anti-Social Behaviour: Motion. (11 May 2005)
Maurice Cummins: The Minister was shamed into it.
- Seanad: Anti-Social Behaviour: Motion. (11 May 2005)
Maurice Cummins: The Minister should not talk about reports, the Cabinet must be living on them.
- Seanad: Anti-Social Behaviour: Motion. (11 May 2005)
Maurice Cummins: It will go up as well.
- Seanad: Anti-Social Behaviour: Motion. (11 May 2005)
Maurice Cummins: The Minister was blamed for every murder back in those days.