Results 7,681-7,700 of 7,765 for speaker:Maurice Cummins
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
Maurice Cummins: We introduced it.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
Maurice Cummins: The Senator should keep reading the script. He is now barking up the wrong tree.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
Maurice Cummins: I note that the Minister of State, Deputy Parlon, is back for a second shift. I do not suppose the Minister for Finance will be back as he left so quickly after giving his speech this afternoon. When the Freedom of Information Act was passed in 1998, it strengthened citizens' rights and won this country great respect abroad. From a check of Dáil records, I note that at that time Fianna Fáil...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Feb 2003)
Maurice Cummins: We have discussed several times the scourge of under age drinking. When will the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform introduce legislation or regulations to deal with under-age gambling? It is ludicrous that, although children are not allowed into bookmakers, they can bet on the tote at any dog track or race track. This has been brought to my attention by many people, including...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Feb 2003)
Maurice Cummins: It is a very serious subject. Gamblers Anonymous and everybody who deals with gambling see this as a major problem. I hope the Minister will treat this seriously and introduce some legislation to deal with it. I ask the Leader to find out whether there is any legislation pending. Reading this morning's newspaper, I saw that the number of patients on trolleys in hospitals was increasing again...
- Seanad: Suicide Incidence: Statements. (27 Feb 2003)
Maurice Cummins: I welcome the Minister and thank him and previous speakers for their sincere contributions on this sad and difficult subject. Facing the reality of suicide is enormously difficult and stressful for families, communities and society. Suicide, which is almost always committed by a person with a family and friends who care, evokes not only the normal emotions associated with bereavement, but...
- Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Second Stage. (26 Feb 2003)
Maurice Cummins: I welcome the Minister to the House. I second the amendment proposed by my colleague, Senator Bannon. When Better Local Government was introduced by the Minister's predecessor, Deputy Noel Dempsey, he stated that greater powers would be extended to local authority members, that bureaucracy and duplication would be cut out, that there would be directly elected mayors and that the dual mandate...
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
Maurice Cummins: The Senator is making them up as he goes along.
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
Maurice Cummins: I listened to this motion being proposed by the Progressive Democrats. One would think they had not been in Government for the last five years. They praise the Minister for putting â¬9 billion into the health service, but then seek early decisive action to reform the management structures and financial accountability. What have they been doing for the last five years? There have been...
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
Maurice Cummins: The Government may not be able to control leaks but it can certainly control the management of the health service, the subject of the Progressive Democrats motion. Senator Glynn said â¬9 billion was not a major amount by European standards to invest in the health service. He referred to the work of the health boards and said they should not be abolished. The Progressive Democrats say they...
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
Maurice Cummins: The Senator is entitled to her opinion.
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
Maurice Cummins: The Senator is right. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Cowen, is responsible.
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
Maurice Cummins: We will not be lectured.
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
Maurice Cummins: That is an outrageous statement.
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
Maurice Cummins: I have a strong heart.
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
Maurice Cummins: Not even the Progressive Democrats.
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
Maurice Cummins: They spoke.
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
Maurice Cummins: Paragons of virtue as usual.
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
Maurice Cummins: I prepared in the heart.
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
Maurice Cummins: The Senator was inviting comment.