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Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2016)

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business is No. 81, non-Government motion No. 19 re availability of medication to treat cystic fibrosis sufferers, to be taken without debate at the conclusion of the Order of Business; No. 1, motion of referral to the Joint Committee on the Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht of the National Cultural Institutions Act 1997 (Section 44) (Variation of Indemnity Amount) Order...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2016)

Maurice Cummins: As the Senator is speaking about that motion, I meant to amend the Order of Business regarding No. 81, item 10. It is statements on the cross-party motion regarding the review of local government arrangements to be taken on the conclusion of No. 3. The time allocated for the debate shall not exceed 90 minutes and, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, the speech of every Senator...

Seanad: Sitting Arrangements: Motion (17 Dec 2015)

Maurice Cummins: I move:That, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders relative to Public Business:(1) The Seanad shall meet at 10 a.m. on Friday, 18th December, 2015 and the following arrangements shall apply:(a) Standing Orders 29 and 30 shall stand suspended; (b) there shall be no Order of Business; (c) the business to be taken shall be confined to the items set out in the Schedule to this...

Seanad: Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Motion (17 Dec 2015)

Maurice Cummins: I move:That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, when the final report of the Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis is circulated to members in accordance with Standing Order 103L, the Cathaoirleach shall, at the first available opportunity, interrupt the proceedings of the Seanad, whereupon the Leader of the House (Deputy Leader or another Senator authorised by the...

Seanad: Sitting Arrangements: Motion (10 Dec 2015)

Maurice Cummins: I move:That, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders relative to Public Business: (1) The Seanad shall meet at 10 a.m. on Friday, 11thDecember, 2015 and the following arrangements shall apply: (a)Standing Orders 29 and 30 shall stand suspended; (b)there shall be no Order of Business; (c)the business to be taken shall be confined to the items set out in the Schedule to this...

Seanad: Sitting Arrangements: Motion (3 Dec 2015)

Maurice Cummins: I move:That, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders relative to public business: (1) The Seanad shall meet at 1 p.m. on Monday, 7 December 2015 and the following arrangements shall apply:(a) Standing Orders 29 and 30 shall stand suspended; (b) there shall be no Order of Business; (c) the business to be taken shall be confined to the items set out in the Schedule to this paragraph...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2015)

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business is No. 1, Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2015 - all Stages, notwithstanding Standing Orders, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business and to be brought to a conclusion not later than 6.15 p.m. by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in relation to amendments, include those set down or accepted by the Government, the...

Seanad: Sittings of Seanad: Motion (17 Jul 2015)

Maurice Cummins: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders relative to Public Business:1) the Seanad shall meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, 20th July, 2015; 2) the Seanad shall meet at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 21st July, 2015; and 3) at the sittings of the Seanad on the 21st and 22nd July, 2015:(i) Standing Order 29 shall stand suspended; and (ii) the Order of Business shall be proposed at...

Seanad: Sitting Arrangements: Motion (19 Dec 2014)

Maurice Cummins: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, the Seanad shall meet on Monday, 22nd December, 2014 at 12 noon and the following arrangements shall apply:(1) (a) Standing Orders 29 and 30 shall stand suspended;(b) there shall be no Order of Business; (c) subject to completion of Committee Stage, the business to be taken shall be confined to the...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Dec 2014)

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion regarding the report of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges concerning changes to Standing Orders, to be taken without debate on the conclusion of the Order of Business; No. 2, Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2014 - Committee Stage (resumed), to be taken at 11.45 a.m. and to adjourn not later than 1.45 p.m., if not previously concluded,...

Seanad: Standing Orders: Motion (3 Dec 2014)

Maurice Cummins: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, the following additional Standing Orders be adopted as Standing Orders of Seanad Éireann relative to Public Business: Absence for witness evidence 82B. (1) Subject to Standing Order 82C, in the event of any member of a Committee which is conducting a Part 2 inquiry (where the inquiry has the power to make findings of fact) being...

Seanad: Report of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges on the Proposal for a Banking Inquiry: Motion (26 Nov 2014)

Maurice Cummins: I move: That Seanad Éireann, pursuant to Standing Order 103J, shall consider the Report of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges (Seanad Éireann) entitled Relevant Report on the Relevant Proposal for a Banking Inquiry under Standing Orders and the Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Act 2013, copies of which were laid before Seanad Éireann on 19...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2014)

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business is Nos. 1 to 4, motions to facilitate the request by Senator Fergal Quinn to remove four Private Members' Bills from the Order Paper, to be taken without debate at the conclusion of the Order of Business; No. 5, a motion regarding the relevant report of the relevant proposal for a banking inquiry under Standing Orders and the Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries,...

Seanad: Sitting Arrangements: Motion (17 Jul 2014)

Maurice Cummins: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, the Seanad shall meet on Friday, 18th July, 2014 at 10.30 a.m. and the following arrangements shall apply: (1) (a) Standing Orders 29 and 30 shall stand suspended; (b) there shall be no Order of Business; (c) the business to be taken shall be confined to--(i) subject to the completion of Committee...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jul 2014)

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re the arrangements for the sitting of the House on Friday, 18 July, to be taken without debate at the conclusion of the Order of Business; No. 2, motion re changes to Standing Orders concerning pre-legislative and post-legislative scrutiny, to be taken without debate at the conclusion of No. 1; No. 3, motion re proposed commission of investigation into...

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

Maurice Cummins: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re appointment of members of the joint committee into the banking crisis, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business without debate; No.2, motion re the report of the Committee of Selection to be taken on the conclusion of No. 1 without debate; No. 3, address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Anne Brasseur, President of the Parliamentary Assembly...

Seanad: Suspension of Standing Orders: Motion (11 Jun 2014)

Maurice Cummins: No. Given that the matter was covered in this morning's newspapers, it could have been raised on the Order of Business. The Senator can attempt to raise it as an Adjournment motion tomorrow if he wishes. Therefore, I am not proposing to suspend Standing Orders.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)

Maurice Cummins: I have listened to much rhetoric relating to Standing Orders from the high moral ground on the other side of the House. There was a general consensus that we would appoint one Government Senator and one non-Government Senator. However, I agree this was not mentioned in the motion that was passed. The motion only mentioned selecting two Senators. I am suggesting, and I am going to ask the...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2014)

Maurice Cummins: ...international coverage it deserves. I agree that swift action is required by the Nigerian Government and pressure should be applied by all countries in that regard. I would welcome an all-party motion on the matter that might be discussed next week, and I hope such a motion is forthcoming. This side of the House would certainly be agreeable to raising the matter with the Minister for...

Seanad: Standing Orders: Motion (5 Feb 2014)

Maurice Cummins: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, the following amendments be made to the Standing Orders of Seanad Éireann relative to Public Business:(a) Replacement of Chairman of theInquiry CommitteeIn Standing Order 79, the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (3):'(4) Where the Chairman of a Committee which is conducting a Part 2 inquiry ceases to be a...