Results 7,001-7,020 of 7,765 for speaker:Maurice Cummins
- Seanad: Totalisator (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2005)
Maurice Cummins: If the Government wishes to change the age to 16 years, we will agree.
- Seanad: Totalisator (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2005)
Maurice Cummins: The Minister knows that is not the case. He is giving support to gambling by children.
- Seanad: Totalisator (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2005)
Maurice Cummins: Did the Minister lie in his reply in 2002?
- Seanad: Totalisator (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2005)
Maurice Cummins: That is the point.
- Seanad: Totalisator (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2005)
Maurice Cummins: The Senator must be making an impact
- Seanad: Totalisator (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2005)
Maurice Cummins: I have a letter from the person in question.
- Seanad: Totalisator (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2005)
Maurice Cummins: I have it in writing that he is supporting the ban as well.
- Seanad: Totalisator (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2005)
Maurice Cummins: That is correct.
- Seanad: Totalisator (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2005)
Maurice Cummins: It has.
- Seanad: Totalisator (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2005)
Maurice Cummins: Does the Senator suggest that we should promote gambling by children?
- Seanad: Totalisator (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2005)
Maurice Cummins: Does the Government propose to withdraw the ban on those under the age of 18 entering bookmakers' premises or using slot machines?
- Seanad: Totalisator (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2005)
Maurice Cummins: Bookies do it in their shops. People working in pubs can do it.
- Seanad: Totalisator (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2005)
Maurice Cummins: Bookies and publicans do so.
- Seanad: Totalisator (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2005)
Maurice Cummins: The facilities have been modernised.
- Seanad: Totalisator (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2005)
Maurice Cummins: It was not meant to be contentious at all.
- Seanad: Totalisator (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2005)
Maurice Cummins: The Bill does not mention that at all.
- Seanad: Totalisator (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2005)
Maurice Cummins: That is the point. Why do we have laws covering the sale of alcohol?
- Seanad: Totalisator (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2005)
Maurice Cummins: The same applies to pubs and drug abuse.
- Seanad: Totalisator (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2005)
Maurice Cummins: Are children funding all of those people?
- Seanad: Totalisator (Amendment) Bill 2005: Order for Second Stage. (2 Mar 2005)
Maurice Cummins: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."