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Seanad: Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: Committee Stage. (3 Feb 2005)

Maurice Cummins: The Minister has explained the point very well. I can see now why he would have no problem in clarifying matters for any jury. The whole area of telecommunications and retention of data is very important where crime is concerned and to which the Minister referred. In my view if the Garda Commissioner is of the opinion that it is necessary to retain data such as that relating to terrorist...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: Committee Stage. (3 Feb 2005)

Maurice Cummins: This is a very important area which the Minister has outlined.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: Committee Stage. (3 Feb 2005)

Maurice Cummins: Is this intended to overcome the main problem?

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: Committee Stage. (3 Feb 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 1: In page 7, before section 3, to insert the following new section: "3.—(1) This Act shall, subject to subsection (2), expire as and from the 31st day of December 2010, unless a resolution has been passed by each House of the Oireachtas resolving that the Act should continue in operation. (2) A section referred to in subsection (1) may be continued in operation from...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: Committee Stage. (3 Feb 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I agree that we should meet our international obligations. As I said on Second Stage, the Minister has the full support of this side of the House for the main thrust of the Bill. We need to combat terrorism at every possible opportunity. This is a significant Bill. In it, we are complying with EU regulations and our UN obligations. We should provide for a review of the legislation, however....

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Motion. (2 Feb 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I commend the motion. There was certainly never any intention to have an amendment to a motion such as this. My party has always been to the fore in searching for a just and peaceful settlement to the conflict in Northern Ireland and in supporting the Good Friday Agreement. It, like all other parties, has tried to encourage opponents of the Agreement to abandon paramilitarism in favour of...

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (2 Feb 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I welcome what is a good Bill but one which needs to be significantly improved on Committee Stage. The greatest barrier faced by employees who want to take parental leave is the simple fact that they cannot afford to do so, which is a telling point. Parental leave is not paid in Ireland. If employees want to take such leave, they must be able to survive without wages for a period, which many...

Seanad: Waste Management. (27 Jan 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. Waterford County Council currently has a waste management crisis. This has been the case for some time. The Dungarvan landfill is full and the Tramore landfill site will be complete at the end of this year. In the meantime, the county council has located another site but it has already spent €200,000 on appeals to An Bord Pleanála in regard to...

Seanad: Waste Management. (27 Jan 2005)

Maurice Cummins: That does not address the matter of the €6.5 million loan incurred by Waterford County Council. The Adjournment motion in effect asked if the Minister was prepared to meet a deputation from the council in the near future.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: Second Stage [Resumed]. (27 Jan 2005)

Maurice Cummins: There are many people in Colombia who did not want the Senator to participate there either.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: Second Stage [Resumed]. (27 Jan 2005)

Maurice Cummins: The tide is turning.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: Second Stage [Resumed]. (27 Jan 2005)

Maurice Cummins: That is being hard on Karl Marx.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: Second Stage [Resumed]. (27 Jan 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I hope the Minister is getting a free copy. I hope he is not a subscriber.

Seanad: Sugar Beet Industry: Motion (Resumed). (26 Jan 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I listened to the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Parlon, say only yesterday that the decision taken by Greencore would undermine the position of the Minister. However, the Minister, Deputy Coughlan, said it would not undermine her position. The Government is in complete disarray on this issue. There is no question about it. I cannot understand how a company decides to...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: Second Stage. (26 Jan 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I welcome the Minister to the House and thank him for his comprehensive explanation of the Bill. This Bill was first presented in the Dáil on 16 December 2002. Second Stage was taken in February 2003. It took almost two years before Report and Final Stages were taken in December 2004. This suggests that the Minister was lukewarm about some aspects or the thrust of the Bill. However, he has...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: Second Stage. (26 Jan 2005)

Maurice Cummins: That will be the day.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: Second Stage. (26 Jan 2005)

Maurice Cummins: I am glad Fianna Fáil is putting it across too at this stage.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (17 Dec 2004)

Maurice Cummins: Rushed legislation is bad legislation. I sympathise with the officials who had to shove this Bill through at the behest of the Minister. It has now been passed by the House. I would like to have an assurance from the Minister of State that the payment of €2,000 to the people affected will not be politicised in any way, and that lists of those in receipt of the payment will not be circulated...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (17 Dec 2004)

Maurice Cummins: Such lists should not be circulated to anybody.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (17 Dec 2004)

Maurice Cummins: We do not want this matter to be politicised any more than it already has been. I hope the Minister of State will be able to give such an assurance. I wish the compliments of the season to every Member present, the Minister and his officials, as well as the staff of the House.