Results 421-440 of 11,433 for speaker:Michael Kitt

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: This section was inserted on Committee Stage in the Dáil. Acts of the European Community and European Union, normally directives and regulations but also the treaties of the European Community, are often referred to in Acts of the Oireachtas and statutory instruments. From time to time, these regulations and directives are revoked and made again with or without modification. The question...

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: The answer to Senator Hayes's question is "Yes". It has to be done. It would not necessarily clog up time because it would be done by ministerial regulation.

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: If an EU directive changes, we need a new regulation or primary legislation.

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: This would mean that the Oireachtas committee on secondary legislation would have an important role in scrutinising legislation.

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: This is a technical amendment to carry through an amendment on Report Stage in the Dáil by deleting the obsolete definition of "Valuation Acts" and inserting appropriate reference to the Valuation Act 2001.

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: The additional words now proposed to be inserted concern the definition of "year" in the Interpretation Act 1937.

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: With regard to Senator Quinn's comments, it is a matter for each House of the Oireachtas to make its own rules and standing orders. That is the position. I will return to Senator Brian Hayes with precise information on the issue of a revised Statute Book.

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: That is taken from the present legislation. An "ordinance map" means a map made under the powers conferred by the Survey (Ireland) Acts 1825 to 1870.

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: Not that I am aware of.

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Report and Final Stages. (29 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: This arose from earlier discussion.

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Report and Final Stages. (29 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: We touched on this earlier, and at the time I stated one of our concerns would be that the law would become dispersed if we introduced this. I must oppose it. This area is developing. Mr. Justice Costello considered Dáil debates in the case of Wavin Pipes Limited v. Hepworth Iron Limited, and the courts in England took account of parliamentary debates in Pepper v. Hart. Debates of the House...

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Report and Final Stages. (29 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: I will do that.

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Report and Final Stages. (29 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: I will examine the amendment if it is possible to do so under the rules and procedures. Perhaps Senators know if it is possible from their experience of other legislation.

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Report and Final Stages. (29 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: If the rules allow me to do so I will have to insert that provision——

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Report and Final Stages. (29 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: A number of issues have been raised of which we should take note in the context of better regulation and legislation, and we will do that.

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Report and Final Stages. (29 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: I will conclude by again thanking the Senators for their sensible suggestion about the fixed timetable and for being flexible in passing the Bill. We were trying to ensure the speedy passage of the Bill through this House and the other House, although I have some work to do to get it moving in the other House.The Senators made some very useful suggestions. I did not expect such a...

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Report and Final Stages. (29 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: ——and copyright, although I hope we left our mark on that also. I thank the Senators.

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: I support what Senator Brian Hayes has said regarding the jailing of five people from Mayo. As a large corporation, Shell has responsibilities other than its own corporate image. It should engage in talks regarding this project, which is very important to the west of Ireland. I fully support it, having met both sides in the argument. The debate on Sellafield has become more worrying with the...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (30 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: I support Senator O'Rourke's comments about the need for a new and better system of compiling the electoral register. Such a system is necessary if we are to ensure people are not omitted from the register. We need to prevent people from registering to vote five times, as in the case mentioned by Senator McHugh. Rate collectors, who are often much-maligned, no longer have a role in this...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (30 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: The tally would be all wrong.