Results 321-340 of 2,438 for speaker:Caít Keane

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (1 Feb 2012)

Caít Keane: I welcome the Minister to the House. This is an important subject. It is World Energy Day. There is a display in Leinster House on what the Oireachtas has done for the heating system and the renewable energy used in the Houses. I commend all involved in that regard. Awareness about renewable energy has grown significantly in recent years and it is now universally recognised as being...

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (1 Feb 2012)

Caít Keane: The Senator seems to have misinterpreted the proposal. Senator Tony Mulcahy will be happy to clarify it for him.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (1 Feb 2012)

Caít Keane: There is such a thing as a smart community grid.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (1 Feb 2012)

Caít Keane: The Senator should go down to Baltinglass and see what is being done there.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (1 Feb 2012)

Caít Keane: More misinterpretation.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (1 Feb 2012)

Caít Keane: I can guarantee the Senator it was written by the Members whose names are listed on the Order Paper.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (1 Feb 2012)

Caít Keane: The Senator is good at reading between the lines.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (1 Feb 2012)

Caít Keane: Amnesia.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2012)

Caít Keane: Ní bhaineann sé le Riar na hOibre,

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2012)

Caít Keane: I also mention the fact that this is historic day for politics, with the introduction of the Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill, which will provide for a 30% quota of women candidates. I will speak on that Bill later today. Sadly, quotas are necessary to increase the proportion of women candidates. If we were to use any other method we would have to wait more than 200 years....

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Order for Second Stage (2 Feb 2012)

Caít Keane: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Second Stage (2 Feb 2012)

Caít Keane: I welcome Dr. Mary Henry to the Seanad and commend all she has done for women in politics. Dr. Henry worked with the former Minister, Gemma Hussey, and the former Deputy, Monica Barnes, in that regard. They were three great fighters for women in politics, along with many others. I welcome also the people in the Gallery from the 50:50 Group, the large delegation from Cork, the...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Second Stage (2 Feb 2012)

Caít Keane: The PR-STV system presents more difficulties for the election of women because of the small number of seats in each constituency. This is borne out by the fact that there is a tendency for there to be higher levels of female candidates in the larger constituencies. Women accounted for 13.8% of the candidates in three seat constituencies, 15.4% in four seat constituencies and 16.2% in five...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Second Stage (2 Feb 2012)

Caít Keane: The Minister might examine putting in place direct funding for local elections in order that there would be some comeback for making parties adhere to that. Perhaps the Minister might come up with an innovative way to jump that hurdle for us. It is very necessary. Quotas are not my favourite solution, but we have to do it.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Second Stage (2 Feb 2012)

Caít Keane: I want to point out that Mr. Michael McDowell changed his view on the Seanad, so he might have changed his view on this as well.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Second Stage (2 Feb 2012)

Caít Keane: Because the statistics have proven it.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Second Stage (2 Feb 2012)

Caít Keane: Three hundred years.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Second Stage (2 Feb 2012)

Caít Keane: Instead of voting for mediocre men.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Second Stage (2 Feb 2012)

Caít Keane: There will be more time next week.

Seanad: EU Fiscal Compact Treaty: Statements, Questions and Answers (7 Feb 2012)

Caít Keane: I welcome the Minister of State. I think I am correct when I say no referendum was ever held in this country on an issue other than to amend the Constitution. I know, as other Senators have said, there is provision for reference to the people under Articles 27 and 47 of the Constitution but no Government has conceded to a request for a referendum if it was not necessary to amend the...