Results 301-320 of 11,433 for speaker:Michael Kitt

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Dec 2004)

Michael Kitt: I wish to raise with the Leader the story in today's newspapers concerning the report by the Environmental Protection Agency about harmful elements, including e.coli, in many local authority water supplies. The EPA has stated that up to 50,000 households could be affected. The newspapers state that many local authorities are turning a blind eye to this water pollution. We have had a number of...

Seanad: Future Development of An Post: Statements. (3 Feb 2005)

Michael Kitt: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food, Deputy Browne, for his contribution. Having listened to the debate, I hope the management and unions in An Post will find a resolution to the difficulties in the company. I share the concerns of others that this matter be resolved. I am concerned by the development of a...

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2005)

Michael Kitt: I welcome the comments of Senator Dardis in respect of a debate on global warming and the environment given that the Kyoto Protocol has been signed by most countries, apart from the United States, China and India. On the issue of the western rail corridor, I have seen some figures that suggest the cost would not be as great as the earlier consultative reports indicate given that the line is...

Seanad: National Spatial Strategy: Statements. (23 Feb 2005)

Michael Kitt: That is an awful insult to the Senators on the Government benches.

Seanad: National Spatial Strategy: Statements. (23 Feb 2005)

Michael Kitt: Ballinasloe is included.

Seanad: National Spatial Strategy: Statements. (23 Feb 2005)

Michael Kitt: Páidí could train Longford as well.

Seanad: National Spatial Strategy: Statements. (23 Feb 2005)

Michael Kitt: I welcome the Minister to the House. I thank him for his contribution, which I found very positive, unlike the comments of Senator Bannon. The three objectives of the strategy to which the Minister referred — better spread of job opportunities, better quality of life and better places to live — are very important and I commend the Government on the progress made in this regard. The Irish...

Seanad: National Spatial Strategy: Statements. (23 Feb 2005)

Michael Kitt: The Minister of State already said that.

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (2 Mar 2005)

Michael Kitt: The Senator is obsessed.

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (2 Mar 2005)

Michael Kitt: I welcome the Minister to the House. This is a complex debate but it is a relevant issue, there was even a discussion this morning on "Morning Ireland" about the difficulties in Cork with illegal dumping. The city manager in Cork assured us that his staff were dealing with the issue and collecting waste on a regular basis. There have been many scares recently and we have heard a lot about...

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (2 Mar 2005)

Michael Kitt: ——40% thermal treatment and 20% disposed into landfill. Therefore, there are various options for a sustainable waste management infrastructure. We should look at all the options and not simply incineration. In fairness to the Progressive Democrats Deputy, to whom the Senator referred, his party at least had the option for Galway City Council to have an incinerator. In most European...

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Mar 2005)

Michael Kitt: We got good news in the past few weeks on road development and on significant sums of money for the NRA. However, there is still no money for the Clare-Galway route. We also need money for the railway. Senators O'Toole and Dooley referred to this issue last week and I support what they said with regard to the Sligo-Limerick line. I hope we have a debate on the issue, particularly on the...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (22 Mar 2005)

Michael Kitt: I wish to join the tributes to the late Senator Michael O'Higgins. He was an outstanding politician who came from a very distinguished political family. I had the honour to serve with his wife, Brigid Hogan-O'Higgins, when she was a Member of the Dáil, on the then innovative committee on wildlife in 1976. The family tradition of public service was demonstrated during the Asian tsunami...

Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion. (13 Apr 2005)

Michael Kitt: That is not true about the Galway meeting.

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Michael Kitt: I join in the call for a debate on the health service. Senator Brian Hayes made an important point about out-of-hours doctors' services. It appears that there are two levels of out-of-hours service, one after 6 p.m. and another after 12 midnight until 8 a.m. There is a need to discuss the point of contact with the out-of-hours service and the large areas in rural Ireland that a small number...

Seanad: Telecommunications Services. (14 Apr 2005)

Michael Kitt: I thank the Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Gallagher, for coming to the House for this debate. I was very disappointed to learn that Tuam was not included for high-grade broadband and the town was certainly on the list as far back as March 2002, three years ago, when Senator O'Rourke was Minister for Public Enterprise. Tuam, after...

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Apr 2005)

Michael Kitt: I wish to raise an issue which is not an election one as yet.

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Apr 2005)

Michael Kitt: It was raised by Comhlámh last week when it had what it called a "lotto lunch" at which some Members of the Oireachtas got very good meals while most others got slim pickings. Comhlámh requested a debate in both Houses on the question of food aid and trade. Now that discussions have taken place at international level, I hope the Minister for Foreign Affairs or the Minister of State will...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Michael Kitt: Due to a printing error, an asterisk appears before this amendment but it is not a Government amendment. Senator Tuffy's name was also omitted in error.

Seanad: Water and Sewerage Schemes. (19 Apr 2005)

Michael Kitt: I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing this matter and the Minister of State for coming to the House. The town of Glenamaddy is famous in song and story. The song was called Four Roads to Glenamaddy. I am raising the matter of the sewerage scheme for the town, which was included in the water and sewerage programme for 2004-06. Galway County Council has given priority to the scheme. While...