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Seanad: Establishment of Electoral Commission: Motion (4 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: Did I not compliment Senator Mooney, Senator Ó Murchú and Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill at the outset? It may be unusual for me to compliment Senator Ó Domhnaill but the voices of reason have spoken on that side of the House in terms of political consensus. There is political consensus on the environment committee also.

Seanad: Establishment of Electoral Commission: Motion (4 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: A coalition working together in the environment committee. I can give a commitment that we will speed up the process in the environment committee to make sure that we reach a consensus.I will pay. It was Senator Mooney who mentioned we should leave voter registration at local authority level in order to make cost savings as it takes up a lot of resources. I know from the 20 years that I...

Seanad: Establishment of Electoral Commission: Motion (4 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: That is extra moneys which could be allocated to the electoral commission.

Seanad: Establishment of Electoral Commission: Motion (4 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: One could spend the same amount but give it to the commission.

Seanad: Establishment of Electoral Commission: Motion (4 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: The local authority does not send its own staff out on the ground with little notebooks and whatever. It hires in extra staff which means extra money.

Seanad: Establishment of Electoral Commission: Motion (4 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: That is what I am saying. As I said, when I spoke myself, some of the moneys taken into consideration for electoral spend are extra moneys that are under the radar but included as local authority expenditure. On the issue of political background, we can all discuss it further. One can see that every business has a drying out period for everybody, be they consultants, corporate or whatever,...

Seanad: Establishment of Electoral Commission: Motion (4 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: One gains an awful lot from being a politician. I admire the Ombudsman, the Clerk of the Seanad, the Clerk of the Dáil and the clerks of everything else. People are often busy and have no time to consider people like retired people who have many life experiences. Whatever their background, be they judge, juror, politician or whatever, they should be considered and that is all to play...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: National Schools Amalgamation (10 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire go dtí an Teach chun an cheist seo a fhreagairt. I raise the matter of the amalgamation of three schools in Greenhills. While the amalgamation is going ahead, I raise in particular the methodology of communication on how this arose in the first instance, which left a great deal to be desired. The rules and procedures in place appear to be merely...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: National Schools Amalgamation (10 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: Tá mé sásta but more communication will be necessary on the ground with the schools and the parents. The communication of these changes to the teachers was a problem as well. The Minister stated, "My officials will continue to work closely with the schools to ensure this permanent accommodation is put in place", but she did not outline a timetable. That should be in place...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: National Schools Amalgamation (10 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: The accommodation in general. I do not mind whether the sensory units are in the old building or the new building but I would like to know about the play space, when the new buildings will be constructed and when the money will be available for that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (10 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoir, tá sé an-cabhrach. Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire go dtí an coiste. I said a lot about this matter on the last day we debated it in the Seanad.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (10 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: I will not do so. I am sure the Minister took notes of what everybody said on that occasion when he asked us to do a job. I presume he came here today to hear what we have come up with. In 2008 this Oireachtas committee published a report entitled The Future of the Electoral Register in Ireland and Related Matters. Therefore, we do not have to reinvent the wheel and the findings of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (10 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: We will have an election at the end of this year. Political parties should also be defined by the commission because a party is a group of people joined by common policies. Is an alliance of like-minded people who agree a common policy on nine issues but not on a tenth a political party or is it a group of Independents working on every issue bar one? As political parties have changed, I...

Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (30 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: I thank the Minister, Deputy Fitzgerald, for being proactive on this issue and compliment her on the stand she has taken. Senator Ó Clochartaigh has outlined the amendment's three provisions and has made valid points regarding the commencement and how this might be handled. I acknowledge the Minister has met the various clinics that are worried about this situation, particularly for...

Seanad: An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Aois Intofachta chun Oifig an Uachtaráin) 2015: An Dara Céim - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Age of Eligibility for Election to the Office of President) Bill 2015: Second Stage (31 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit inniu. It would be appropriate after the death of the Minister of State's mother to sympathise with him now and I have not met him since. They say behind every good man there is a good woman but the Minister of State has a good wife as well. Having lost his mother this week, I extend my condolences to him. I welcome the Minister of State to the...

Seanad: An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Aois Intofachta chun Oifig an Uachtaráin) 2015: An Dara Céim - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Age of Eligibility for Election to the Office of President) Bill 2015: Second Stage (31 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: Not today.

Seanad: An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Aois Intofachta chun Oifig an Uachtaráin) 2015: An Dara Céim - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Age of Eligibility for Election to the Office of President) Bill 2015: Second Stage (31 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: A candidate needs the nomination of four county councils or 20 Oireachtas Members. There are two issues up for decision on this occasion. Two issues at a time is enough to deal with because it would be confusing and virtually impossible to decide five or six issues at one time. Seven or more issues were put forward previously. It would be virtually impossible for people to get through...

Seanad: An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Aois Intofachta chun Oifig an Uachtaráin) 2015: An Dara Céim - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Age of Eligibility for Election to the Office of President) Bill 2015: Second Stage (31 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: The Senator is a mind reader.

Seanad: An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Aois Intofachta chun Oifig an Uachtaráin) 2015: An Dara Céim - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Age of Eligibility for Election to the Office of President) Bill 2015: Second Stage (31 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: Tomorrow.

Seanad: An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Aois Intofachta chun Oifig an Uachtaráin) 2015: An Dara Céim - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Age of Eligibility for Election to the Office of President) Bill 2015: Second Stage (31 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: Amárach ar 10.30 a.m.