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Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Maurice Cummins: And €12 million could be taken from the widows of Ireland.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Maurice Cummins: The Senator should ask the widows and the forgotten people.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Maurice Cummins: The Government should stick to the promises it made.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Maurice Cummins: We will see if the Government will honour the promises in next year's budget.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Maurice Cummins: Some €15 million on Punchestown.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Maurice Cummins: The Senator should stand with the widows now.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Maurice Cummins: I did not take credit for it. If the Senator listened he would know I said it came from this House.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Maurice Cummins: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Maurice Cummins: And promises.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Maurice Cummins: And there are more homeless people than ever before.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Maurice Cummins: I am no apologist for him, but he did not take €12 million from widows.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Maurice Cummins: I am glad the Senator realises there will be another one.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2004)

Maurice Cummins: I join colleagues in condemning the Government on its disgraceful treatment of widows, which I will address at length on Second Stage of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2004)

Maurice Cummins: The issue of the long delays in the taking of driving tests was raised a few months ago. I call again on the Minister for Transport to come to the House to explain what measures he intends to take to address these long waiting lists. It takes more than 60 weeks to get a driving test in Waterford, which is an absolute disgrace. There is a need for urgent action. Waiting lists are not only...

Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)

Maurice Cummins: I would like to share my time with Senator Bannon.

Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)

Maurice Cummins: Yes.

Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)

Maurice Cummins: May I commence now? It is wonderful to see such passion on the Fianna Fáil benches——

Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)

Maurice Cummins: ——regarding a motion that only asks for reform of a system.

Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)

Maurice Cummins: There is no doubt that political patronage flourishes in Fianna Fáil, as it has always done. The Progressive Democrats are not too far behind in this regard. As Senator Ross has stated, Fine Gael and Labour indulged in this practice when in Government——

Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)

Maurice Cummins: ——but not in such a blatant manner as this Government and its predecessor. Regardless of whether appointments to port authorities, semi-State bodies, prison visiting committees or other bodies are in question, the age of dishing out jobs for the boys and girls is alive and well. On a recent "Prime Time" programme on RTE a former Fianna Fáil Minister of State said the bottom line was...