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- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2014)
Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re the appointment of members of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission - back from Committee, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business without debate; and No. 2, European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014 - Committee, Report and Final Stages, to be taken on the conclusion of No. 1.
- Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Oct 2014)
Maurice Cummins: Ag 10.30 maidin amarách.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2014)
Maurice Cummins: Senator Aideen Hayden asked when legislation would be introduced to protect people in difficulty with mortgages from sub-prime lenders that had had their loan books sold. I will inquire of the Minister when it is intended to introduce such legislation. Senator Michael Mullins mentioned the Government report on entrepreneurship and called for a debate on the issue with the Minister for Jobs,...
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2014)
Maurice Cummins: I join with other Members in welcoming the US ambassador and the Palestinian ambassador to the House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2014)
Maurice Cummins: I welcome the Moroccan ambassador as well. I did not see any of the ambassadors as they are behind me, so I am depending on the other side of the House to inform me of the situation. Senator O'Brien raised the question of Irish Water, which quite a number of Members have raised, and he proposed an amendment to the Order of Business, as Senator O'Donnell did yesterday.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2014)
Maurice Cummins: This is in regard to bringing the Minister, Deputy Kelly, to the House. My office has been in contact with the Minister's office on several occasions over the last number of weeks to have the Minister to the House, and he has agreed to come in on 5 November. We are off next week so 5 November will be during the first week we are back. The Minister has acceded to that request. If the House...
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2014)
Maurice Cummins: In regard to Irish Water, certainly, mistakes have been made, as the Minister has acknowledged. However, what were we to do - go and adopt the Fianna Fáil policy of having a €400 flat charge for the last two years, ignore everybody else and just impose it?
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2014)
Maurice Cummins: That is not what we are trying to do. We are trying to fix and make up for the errors that have been made.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2014)
Maurice Cummins: When the country was awash with money-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2014)
Maurice Cummins: -----Fianna Fáil refused to deal with the problems-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2014)
Maurice Cummins: I know Senator O'Brien does not like to be reminded of the facts but they would not deal with that matter.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2014)
Maurice Cummins: I tried to answer the Senator but he shouted me down.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2014)
Maurice Cummins: We will accept that for what it is. He does not want to hear the facts.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2014)
Maurice Cummins: I note the Senator's points in regard to Sinn Féin and these were points that were also made by Senators Keane, Moran and Heffernan. It is a very valid point that Sinn Féin members should give the names of the people they dealt with in their kangaroo courts, especially in regard to child abuse and sexual abuse. They should be forced to answer those questions, as has been outlined...
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2014)
Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business is No. 1., Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 - Committee Stage (resumed), to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business; No. 2., Vehicle Clamping Bill 2014 - Report and Final Stages, to be taken at 2.30 p.m.; and No. 3., Private Member's business, Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2014 - Second Stage, to be taken at 3.30 p.m.,...
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Maurice Cummins: Senator O'Brien raised the Social Welfare Bill. I do not have the exact date but it will come before the House in the next number of weeks. While the Bill will deal with the increases in child benefit and so on announced in the budget, it may be an opportunity for the Senator to raise the plight of deferred benefit pensioners which he, Senator Power and also many Fine Gael and Labour...
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Maurice Cummins: That is another legacy issue.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Maurice Cummins: Little or no social housing was provided.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Maurice Cummins: They preferred to see it with the developers at that stage.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Maurice Cummins: Schools, housing and everything else-----