Results 1,421-1,440 of 7,765 for speaker:Maurice Cummins
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Maurice Cummins: I thank the Senator.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Maurice Cummins: I have no intention of inviting trouble.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Maurice Cummins: I have been provoked from the other side.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Maurice Cummins: I indicated yesterday that comments on the free travel pass amounted to scaremongering from the other side of the House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Maurice Cummins: There is no question whatever of the travel pass being withdrawn from people.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Maurice Cummins: I told Senators about the review.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Maurice Cummins: People clearly did not listen to what went on in the House or else they were not here yesterday.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Maurice Cummins: The Senators opposite were never very good with freedom of speech and their party tried to restrict it many times.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Maurice Cummins: I know Senators do not want to listen but allow me to get a word in and remind them of the cuts introduced by the Fianna Fáil-led Government. It abolished the Christmas bonus and it cut the carer's allowance, disability allowance-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Maurice Cummins: -----the blind allowance, the widow pension-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Maurice Cummins: -----and the invalidity pension.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Maurice Cummins: Fianna Fáil did not cut it once but twice.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Maurice Cummins: They have a cheek at this stage and a brass neck to speak about this Government's cuts.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Maurice Cummins: That is the current position, whether Senators like it or not.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Maurice Cummins: I have no intention of letting those opposite shout me down.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Maurice Cummins: The Leader of the Opposition, Senator Darragh O'Brien, and other Senators raised the all-party motion on the Dublin and Monaghan bombings that was passed in the other House six years ago. The Government has sought on a number of occasions - as did, I presume, the previous Government - the relevant documentation from the British Government and the Taoiseach has sought it from the British...
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Maurice Cummins: Is the Pope joining Fianna Fáil?
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Maurice Cummins: They have not finished yet.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business is No. 1, Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014 - Report and Final Stages, to be taken at 11.45 a.m.; No. 2, Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014 - Second Stage, to be taken at 1.30 p.m. and conclude not later than 3.15 p.m., with the contributions of group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes and those of all other Senators not to exceed five minutes and the...
- Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2014)
Maurice Cummins: Next Wednesday.