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Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2016)

Maurice Cummins: ...the size of one-bedroom apartments. That has been debated at length and I am sure will continue to be so debated in the coming months. Senator Cahill raised a very important matter in regard to the IRA, informers and all that went on and the fact that Sinn Féin should clarify its position on this matter. She rightly pointed out that victims are always at the bottom of the pile,...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Nov 2015)

Maurice Cummins: ...responsibility for tackling organised crime. This matter was raised by Senator Jim D'Arcy during the Commencement Debate before the Order of Business. Senator Coghlan mentioned the involvement of the Provisional IRA in the crime that is ongoing in Border areas and expressed support for the Minister, Deputy Charles Flanagan, who has called for the creation of a task force. This issue was...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2015)

Maurice Cummins: ...matter was addressed by the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly in a report last year which called for a task force to eliminate these criminals. Some of them may have links with the Provisional IRA but there is no doubt that the army council is still in existence, as we all know. Whether it is organising criminality is another question.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2015)

Maurice Cummins: ...a fear within the community. We will certainly debate the report of the Secretary of State, Theresa Villiers MP. One point that stands out is that the Provisional army council oversees both the Provisional IRA and Sinn Féin with an over-reaching strategy. That is one of the things many people have been stating all along and there is a need for clarification and debate on that...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2015)

Maurice Cummins: ...vehemently opposed to the amendment to the Order of Business proposed by Fianna Fáil. She is correct in what she said about Senator Jimmy Harte. He is a man who always despised violence by the IRA. I remember vividly his description of his family house which was attacked by it during the Troubles. He is a man who has always advocated the reunification of the country by peaceful...

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Motion (23 Sep 2015)

Maurice Cummins: ...I count myself blessed that my family and I were not among the 7,000 parents who lost their child, the 15,000 who lost a sibling or the 3,000 who lost a spouse [...] The real tragedy, 21 years after the IRA ceasefire, and almost 18 years after the Good Friday (Belfast) Agreement, is that the people of Northern Ireland are being held hostage. They are being held hostage to Sinn Féin...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2015)

Maurice Cummins: ...was remiss of those who failed to invite them. Senator Bradford said that every atrocity on this island needs to be investigated. I agree with him. The Senator recalled the brutal killing by the IRA of Garda Sergeant Jerry McCabe. It is hard to think that over 20 years have elapsed since the brutal murder of a man who was going about his business of protecting the citizens of this...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2015)

Maurice Cummins: ...of this new marker. I agree with the Senator that there is a need for a task force to deal with diesel laundering and for all agencies to be involved. Senator Heffernan suggested that the Provisional IRA is still actively involved in this area. With regard to the road infrastructure between Cork and Limerick, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Paschal Donohoe, would...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jan 2015)

Maurice Cummins: ...of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe. This morning, Senator Heffernan also recalled the murder of Jerry McCabe. The Senator laid all his cards on the table last week and comprehensively blamed the Provisional IRA which he believes is still active in the Border areas and is responsible for diesel laundering, the dumping of sludge and many other criminal activities. We need the help of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jan 2015)

Maurice Cummins: ...the matter. Senator Heffernan raised a point that was also raised yesterday, namely, the dumping of toxic sludge and diesel laundering in Border counties. He pinned it directly on the Provisional IRA and suggested that it still ruled the roost through intimidation. I praise the journalist, Mr. Jim Cusack, who raised this matter in the Sunday Independent. It must be addressed. I note...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2014)

Maurice Cummins: ...discuss the health service and the areas they mentioned on 4 November. Senator Darragh O'Brien made a valid point on Sinn Féin and how many people involved in sexual abuse might Sinn Féin and the IRA have banished to counties around the country. This is something which will have to be answered. It is all very well saying that information should be given to the police forces....

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)

Maurice Cummins: I thank Senator Boyle for his advice. Given that the Green Party is in danger of extinction, he is as well giving it now. The threat posed by the Real IRA and other so-called dissident republicans was highlighted again this week when a car bomb exploded in Derry. Although these groups have little or no support in their communities, they continue to pose a threat to peace on the island. I...

Seanad: Power Sharing Agreement in Northern Ireland: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Maurice Cummins: ...is necessary to take these terrorists out of society as they pose a serious threat to this State. As I stated on the Order of Business some weeks ago, I am deeply concerned at reports that the Real IRA is actively recruiting new members from this jurisdiction. I heard this said on a number of occasions in regard to a number of counties. It is of paramount importance that young men and...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2009)

Maurice Cummins: When the Provisional IRA murdered Robert McCartney in Belfast it continued to intimidate his family for a long period, forcing some of them to emigrate. The same thing seems to be happening in Dublin at present. That organisation, not content with murdering Joe Rafferty also, now continues to intimidate his sister who decided to run for the local elections to highlight her brother's case...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (11 Mar 2009)

Maurice Cummins: I join in the condemnation of the actions of the so-called Real IRA and the Continuity IRA, which claimed responsibility for the callous murders of the two soldiers and the policeman. They have no support and no mandate on either side of the Border and I sincerely hope the perpetrators will be brought to justice as soon as possible. It is important to note that in the past 12 months, there...

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Statements (20 Feb 2008)

Maurice Cummins: .... The families of those who died are the ones who still suffer the pain and despair so many years after these horrendous events. More recently there have been the savage murders by members of the IRA of Robert McCartney, Paul Quinn and Joseph Rafferty. We continue to witness the mafia-style omerta in operation in some areas of Northern Ireland. Unless some good people come forward, evil...

Seanad: The 70th Anniversary of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (7 Feb 2008)

Maurice Cummins: ...necessity for a vote of the people of Ireland from time to time. I commend Senator Harris, who referred to the killings of Mr. Paul Quinn and Mr. Robert McCartney and the threat posed by the Real IRA. I hope the change in people's attitudes, which is helping them to co-operate with and trust the police forces on either side of the Border, will bring an end to the culture of omerta that...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (6 Feb 2008)

Maurice Cummins: ...in these reports which should be in possession of the public. I ask that the reports be published as a matter of urgency. I join Senator Norris in condemning the threat made by the so-called Real IRA to resume its terrorist activities in this State and Northern Ireland. I hope the full rigours of the law will be used against them to suppress their activities at every possible opportunity.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2007)

Maurice Cummins: ...the Taoiseach or the Minister for Foreign Affairs to meet the Quinn family? Intimidation continues, even for the McCartney family. The Irish and British Governments seem unwilling to accept the IRA, or its supporters, was involved in the brutal murder of Paul Quinn. It seems to be peace at any cost. We all want the Good Friday Agreement to prosper but not with peace at any cost, which...

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (15 Jun 2006)

Maurice Cummins: ...of a permanent and peaceful resolution to the conflict on this island we cannot compromise the capacity of the State to act decisively to deal with terrorism and dissident groups like the Continuity IRA, the Real IRA and other provisionals. It is an important tool for the Garda in combating crime and offences against the State. We have seen some instances in the recent past in that regard....