Results 901-920 of 2,551 for speaker:Pat Carey

Written Answers — Unemployment Levels: Unemployment Levels (16 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: The Live Register series gives a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming Jobseekers Benefit, Jobseekers Allowance and other registrants as registered with the Department of Social and Family Affairs. Figures are published for each county and each social welfare office. The most recent information is for November 2009. The number of persons signing on in the Tallaght social...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: There has been a wide-ranging discussion on the Bill and I appreciate the time and thought put into the contributions on all sides of the House. There is disagreement on the approach that has been adopted by the Government in this case. It is a blow to hard-working public servants. They may feel singled out but this is not the case. Reducing pay rates for public servants is not done...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: I will do that.

Appropriation Bill 2009: Order for Second Stage (16 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Written Answers — National Census: National Census (15 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: As part of the preparatory work for the 2011 census the CSO conducted a public consultation by inviting members of the public and various interest groups to make submissions on the topics to be covered, and on the outputs to be produced. A notice to this effect was published in the national press in September 2008 seeking submissions, and all government departments were contacted for their...

Referral to Select Committee: Motion (15 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: I move: That, notwithstanding the Orders of Reference of the Select Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights, (i) the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves: (i) the report by the Minister for Defence regarding service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2007, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 28 November 2008; and (ii) the report by the Minister...

Orders of Reference of Committee: Motion (15 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: I move: That the Order of Dáil Éireann of 15 October 2009 in relation to the Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children be amended by the deletion of '16 December 2009' and the substitution therefor of '29 January 2010'.

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: The Deputy should withdraw that remark.

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: The Deputy should withdraw that statement.

Order of Business (10 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: Deputy Durkan is a bright spark.

Implementation of new powers of national Parliaments under the Lisbon treaty: Motion (10 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: I move: That Dáil Éireann — having regard to— (a) the Resolution of Dáil Éireann of 8th October 2009, approving the terms of the Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, (b) the provisions of the European Union Act, 2009 ('the Act'), and (c) the Joint Report of the Joint Committees on European Affairs and European...

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2009: Second and Subsequent Stages (10 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: I am pleased to introduce the Statute Law Revision Bill 2009 to this House, it having already had the benefit of an interesting debate in the Dáil. This Bill is being brought forward within the context of broader work on better regulation in Ireland as articulated in the 2004 White Paper, Regulating Better. At the centre of the better regulation programme is the belief that both the flow of...

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2009: Second and Subsequent Stages (10 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: The Bill lists many Acts for repeal which, although now obsolete, have an enduring interest from a historical or sociological perspective and provide a fascinating insight into life at the time and the measures adopted by Parliament to deal with issues which arose. For example, the Bill contains an Act of 1825 which aimed to facilitate steam navigation between the United Kingdom and the...

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2009: Second and Subsequent Stages (10 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: I thank Members for their contributions. The Bill, if nothing else, is an interesting and absorbing study of past legislation, but it does encompass an important principle: that we establish our own statute law here. A question was asked about the continuation of the project. We are committed to doing that but, like everything else, it must be done within the available resources. We will...

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2009: Second and Subsequent Stages (10 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: I suppose it is a case of getting rid of the evidence. Like others, I thank the team in the Office of the Attorney General and the Taoiseach's office for the work they have done. This process was initiated under the previous Attorney General, Rory Brady. He and Richard Humphreys, who is in the Visitors Gallery, did an extraordinary amount of work and I thank them for their commitment,...

Allocation of Time: Motion (9 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders the Financial Motions by the Minister for Finance shall for the purpose of debate be moved and grouped together in accordance with the schedule below; the proceedings thereon, and on any amendments thereto, shall, in the case of each resolution, be brought to a conclusion by one question which shall be put from the Chair not later than...

Written Answers — Employment Statistics: Employment Statistics (8 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates for the information requested. The data requested by the Deputy are presented in the table below in respect of the first quarter of 2007 and the second quarter of 2009 which is the latest quarter available. Quarterly National Household Survey, Quarter 1 2007 Male Number in Number in Unemployed Participation...

Written Answers — Employment Statistics: Employment Statistics (8 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: The Census of Population 2006 provides the most recent available data on the number of people in the labour force broken down by county and the number of persons aged under 25 years in the labour force broken down by gender in each county. This information is contained in Table 1 below. The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of regular labour force estimates....

Written Answers — Population Statistics: Population Statistics (8 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: The Census of Population 2006 shows the population for Dublin as 1,187,176 on Census Night. The following table shows the breakdown for the population in North Dublin as 534,521 and South Dublin as 652,655. Population of Dublin on Census Night 2006 Dublin North and South 1,187,176 Dublin City North 294,529 Fingal 239,992 Total North Dublin 534,521 Dublin City South...

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (8 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Resolution of the Dáil of 14 June 2007, setting out the rota in which questions to members of the Government are to be asked, questions for oral answer, following those next set down to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence: Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Minister...