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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2015)

Caít Keane: We would not expect Dr. Weeks to outline the costs but I asked whether research has been done on the costs incurred by different local authorities with similar populations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2015)

Caít Keane: Could we adopt online voting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2015)

Caít Keane: I do not even know if it is being taught in every school but it is on the CPSE curriculum.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2015)

Caít Keane: Should posters be banned?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2015)

Caít Keane: Nobody answered the postal voting question. Postcodes are used in New Zealand and the postal service is used to maintain the electoral register, according to Mr. Noel Whelan's submission.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2015)

Caít Keane: Is using postcodes for the electoral register a data protection issue? Does it carry the same weight as the PPS number?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2015)

Caít Keane: Could it be used in the same way as the PPS number?

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)

Caít Keane: Like the other speakers, I extend my sympathy to the Ryan and O'Connor families which have lost their loved ones. I welcome the report on direct provision published yesterday and the certainty the Minister for Justice and Equality has now brought to the very uncertain and unsavoury situation in which many residents find themselves. Implementation of the report is a necessity. Senator...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)

Caít Keane: That is very welcome. In August, everybody over 70 years of age will get the medical card. We are looking after the most vulnerable - the children and the elderly - and hopefully the people in the middle in time. We cannot do it all in a day.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)

Caít Keane: When will the water Bill be before the House?

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)

Caít Keane: People have to pay for services and have to make choices.

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Caít Keane: Cuirim fíor fáilte roimh an Aire go dtí an Teach. Tá sé ag obair go dian agus tá obair iontach á dhéanamh aige. As someone who is originally from Connemara, the beautiful thing about being in the Seanad is that I do not have a constituency. Dublin has many visitors. In the Fáilte Ireland survey it was stated that a lack of capacity remains in...

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Caít Keane: We should strive for quality as well as quantity because if one measures length of stay and the number of visitors, one gets a different picture. The length of stay involved often means more money is spent in an area. It is a yardstick I do not often see used in reports, but it is relevant. The quality of service is important in terms of repeat visitors, and that is why we have to ensure...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Teaching Qualifications (7 Jul 2015)

Caít Keane: Tá fíor fáilte romhat.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2015)

Caít Keane: I wish all the negotiators well at 5.30 p.m. this evening, when the Greek Prime Minister will present new proposals, not the old proposals - they are off the table. Obviously, responsibilities come with everything - I imagine everyone will agree. One thing I would say to Yanis Varoufakis, looking at his motorbike and his wife on the back of it today, without a helmet, is that it is reckless...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2015)

Caít Keane: A picture speaks------

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2015)

Caít Keane: It is absolutely not. A person leads by example in everything he does.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2015)

Caít Keane: A picture speaks a thousand words.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2015)

Caít Keane: I should be blaming the wife. He should carry a helmet for his wife in his boot.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2015)

Caít Keane: May I speak, A Chathaoirligh?