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Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2014)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Ivana Bacik and several other Members referred to the Guerin report. I compliment Mr. Guerin on his report.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2014)

Maurice Cummins: I understand the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality has been requested to invite the Secretary General of the Department to appear before it and that he has acceded to that request. That meeting will not take place this week, but I believe it will take place in the near future. This is to be welcomed. It is important and correct that he be called before the...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 May 2014)

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business shall be No.1, Shannon Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014, Order for Second Stage and Second Stage, to be taken at 3.45 p.m. and to be adjourned no later than 5.30 p.m. if not previously concluded, with the contributions of group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes and those of all other Senators not to exceed five minutes; and No. 46(9), motion re abductions in...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (7 May 2014)

Maurice Cummins: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business, that we would adjourn Committee Stage at 4 p.m. rather than concluding it.

Seanad: Friendly Societies and Industrial and Provident Societies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 May 2014)

Maurice Cummins: On next Tuesday, 13 May 2014.

Seanad: EU Scrutiny Work Programme 2014: Motion (7 May 2014)

Maurice Cummins: I move: That Seanad Éireann adopts the 'EU Scrutiny Work Programme 2014, Joint Committees' Priorities' which was laid before Seanad Éireann on 3 April 2014 by the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2014)

Maurice Cummins: If the Senator does not want to listen to the facts, I can understand.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2014)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Bacik spoke about water charges and the standing charge. I specifically mentioned that issue in the course of the 16 hours we spent debating the legislation with the Minister.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2014)

Maurice Cummins: Senator Bacik also asked about the Burren Law School in respect of a guardian of the public interest.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2014)

Maurice Cummins: Perhaps that is something we can discuss at a later stage. Senators van Turnhout, Colm Burke and others spoke about the issue of female genital mutilation and the reopening of the clinic. That will be welcomed by everybody. Senators van Turnhout, Naughton, Leyden, Keane and Mullins spoke about the abduction of children in Nigeria. This appalling event is not getting the international...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2014)

Maurice Cummins: The Senator can read that in the report. I am trying to be balanced in my reply rather than take one side of the fence or the other. Senator Paul Coghlan referred to the comments by Mr. John Trethowan on foreign banks leaving the Irish market with scant regard for their customers, SMEs in particular. I am sure that matter will be examined by the Joint Committee on Finance, Public...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2014)

Maurice Cummins: Senators MacSharry, Henry, Mullins, Coghlan and others raised the issue of discretionary medical cards. I am not agreeing to the amendment proposed to the Order of Business. The Minister has spoken on the matter and he is examining the situation. Senator MacSharry gave a wrong indication when he spoke about blind people, especially when we recall that Fianna Fáil completely cut the...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2014)

Maurice Cummins: Does the Senator have the car bugged or something like that?

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2014)

Maurice Cummins: It is votes that matter.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2014)

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business shall be No. 1, motion re EU scrutiny work programme, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business without debate; No. 2, Friendly Societies and Industrial and Provident Societies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 - Committee Stage, to be taken at 2.45 p.m. and to conclude no later than 4 p.m.; and No. 47, Private Members' business, motion No. 9, to be taken...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2014)

Maurice Cummins: He should withdraw that claim.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2014)

Maurice Cummins: He should withdraw that claim.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2014)

Maurice Cummins: I think it should be withdrawn.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2014)

Maurice Cummins: It is unparliamentary language and is untrue.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2014)

Maurice Cummins: You should not be allowed to continue.