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Seanad: Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Sep 2014)

Maurice Cummins: October.

Seanad: Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Sep 2014)

Maurice Cummins: We will give a date of 1 October but-----

Seanad: Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Sep 2014)

Maurice Cummins: I welcome the Minister and I welcome the Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013, which will provide a regulatory system for betting exchanges offering betting services in Ireland regardless of their location. The measures in the Bill are long overdue. For far too long, there was not a level playing field and, hopefully, the Bill will provide fair and equal treatment for all bookmakers in Ireland,...

Seanad: Order of Business - Order of Business (24 Sep 2014)

Maurice Cummins: I propose to amend the Order of Business. I omitted to say the debate on the Bill would be adjourned at 2 p.m, if not previously concluded.

Seanad: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2014: Order for Second Stage (24 Sep 2014)

Maurice Cummins: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Seanad: Order of Business - Order of Business (24 Sep 2014)

Maurice Cummins: The Senator asked for an answer, which I am giving.

Seanad: Order of Business - Order of Business (24 Sep 2014)

Maurice Cummins: Thankfully, the Senator is here to listen to the answer, because when I gave it previously he was not here.

Seanad: Order of Business - Order of Business (24 Sep 2014)

Maurice Cummins: Charges will be capped for people who have high water usage due to certain medical conditions.

Seanad: Order of Business - Order of Business (24 Sep 2014)

Maurice Cummins: I am giving the Senator the answers to the questions he asked.

Seanad: Order of Business - Order of Business (24 Sep 2014)

Maurice Cummins: These reforms are essential-----

Seanad: Order of Business - Order of Business (24 Sep 2014)

Maurice Cummins: The Senator obviously does not like what he is hearing, like his colleague in the other House yesterday in the context of Sinn Féin's lunatic policies on the economy.

Seanad: Order of Business - Order of Business (24 Sep 2014)

Maurice Cummins: These reforms are essential for the future provision of high-quality water services following decades of a fragmented approach by Fianna Fáil Governments which have left us with a broken water system, as we all know. A total of 23,500 people are on boil-water notices, 40% of our water supply is lost to leakage, 16% of our water supplies are at risk, which affects more than one million...

Seanad: Order of Business - Order of Business (24 Sep 2014)

Maurice Cummins: That was the original deal with the troika, which would have resulted in an annual charge of €400 from last year, with no allowances for anybody.

Seanad: Order of Business - Order of Business (24 Sep 2014)

Maurice Cummins: As regards Sinn Féin, water is already charged for indirectly in Northern Ireland as part of the domestic rates regime, which includes a property tax. Sinn Féin recently deferred the introduction of direct charges for water until 2016.

Seanad: Order of Business - Order of Business (24 Sep 2014)

Maurice Cummins: An average of €950 per household in domestic rates in Northern Ireland is already far in excess of the equivalent in the South.

Seanad: Order of Business - Order of Business (24 Sep 2014)

Maurice Cummins: This is as comprehensive an answer as I can give. Obviously the answer is not going down well with Sinn Féin, because it does not want to hear the answers to the questions.

Seanad: Order of Business - Order of Business (24 Sep 2014)

Maurice Cummins: Sinn Féin does not want the policies it advocates pointed out.

Seanad: Order of Business - Order of Business (24 Sep 2014)

Maurice Cummins: We believe in democracy and listening to people. I have listened to everybody, but obviously the Senator wants to interrupt because he does not like what he hears.

Seanad: Order of Business - Order of Business (24 Sep 2014)

Maurice Cummins: Senator White spoke about the WHO report on suicide and made very important points. I am providing answers to some people who asked questions and then left the House, so they did not even show the courtesy of waiting for a reply. This is the case for quite a number of people on both sides of the House this morning and on many other occasions, but I will reply to Senator White. The...

Seanad: Order of Business - Order of Business (24 Sep 2014)

Maurice Cummins: Senator O'Brien asked about the Betting (Amendment) Bill. The Department of Finance needs to engage in further consultation with the European Commission on this Bill. It is most likely that it will be late next month before Committee Stage is scheduled. In any event, I have no intention of rushing this Bill through the House. The Second Stage of the Bill will be taken in the House today...