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Seanad: Anti-Social Behaviour: Motion. (11 May 2005)

Maurice Cummins: Lies, damn lies and statistics.

Seanad: Anti-Social Behaviour: Motion. (11 May 2005)

Maurice Cummins: It was not far enough away.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2005)

Maurice Cummins: Is Senator Ross a member of a GAA club?

Seanad: Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (5 May 2005)

Maurice Cummins: The question is whether the Senator owns the property to which he referred.

Seanad: Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (5 May 2005)

Maurice Cummins: One would be charged fees on it as well.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I ask the Leader to invite the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to the House to explain why he has declined the invitation from the Prison Officers Association to attend its annual conference. He is the first Minister in 20 years to decline such an invitation. At a time when dialogue is essential, the Minister is, as ever, being confrontational on this matter.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2005)

Maurice Cummins: To city hall.

Seanad: Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (5 May 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I welcome the Minister to the House. I also welcome the Bill. I thank the Minister for his comprehensive explanation of its contents and other legislation that will come before us in the relatively near future. I liked the Minister's overview and description of the old Registry of Deeds office and all that is contained therein. It has become commonplace for people to criticise our land law...

Seanad: Health Services. (4 May 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. Cancer patients in the south east who must travel to Dublin for radiotherapy treatment have the worst transport options in the whole country. While taxis and ambulances are laid on in other parts of the country, and rightly so, patients in the south east are expected to make their own way to the nearest hospital before travelling to Dublin, or...

Seanad: Health Services. (4 May 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I asked whether there will be a dedicated transport service for cancer patients in the south-east. It is available in all parts of the country except this region and the Minister of State has said this. The issue has been fluffed in that he stated the transport service is tailored to individual needs. This is not the case in other parts of the country. Why are the people of the south-east...

Seanad: Health Services. (4 May 2005)

Maurice Cummins: Anybody with cancer has genuine need.

Seanad: Health Services. (4 May 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I have many cases in mind.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (4 May 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I join with Senator Brian Hayes in calling for a debate on the competitiveness of indigenous Irish industry, with specific reference to the job losses at Waterford Crystal. The loss of 400 jobs in a town such as Dungarvan is devastating. It is not only the 400 jobs at the Waterford Crystal plant that will be lost, but also the jobs of the suppliers and the service providers for the plant. I...

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (27 Apr 2005)

Maurice Cummins: The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform knows that.

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (27 Apr 2005)

Maurice Cummins: There is no excuse.

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (27 Apr 2005)

Maurice Cummins: The motion notes and acknowledges commitments. Senator Dooley praised the Government for its position papers and documents. Between position papers, documents, press releases and commitments——

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (27 Apr 2005)

Maurice Cummins: ——we have very little delivery in the area of road safety. The Minister referred to 700 extra gardaí for the traffic corps. I hope that commitment does not take as long to fulfil as the commitment for the extra 2,000 gardaí we were supposed to have in place three years ago.

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (27 Apr 2005)

Maurice Cummins: In a recent reply to a Member in the other House we learned that there will only be 33 extra gardaí involved in the traffic corps in 2005. Thirty three is a far cry from 700. Is this another pie in the sky commitment or aspiration? Previous speakers have referred to driver testing. It is ludicrous to have people on waiting lists for long periods. As Senator John Paul Phelan said, over...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Apr 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I would like to refer, again, to the task force on alcohol. The House had a very good debate on that subject last year. The task force made a number of recommendations, practically none of which have been acted upon as yet. There have been murmurings from the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform about other items which are contrary to the task force's recommendations. When will these...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I second the amendment.