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Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (14 Mar 2012)

Caít Keane: The Chair did not take the interruptions into account.

Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (14 Mar 2012)

Caít Keane: I was correcting what Senator Tom Sheahan said. It would send out the wrong message to say we want a second bailout or we need it. Of course, we need the assurance that it is available if we need it, but we need the stability to say we are growing on our own two feet, that the Government is taking us in the right direction and growing the economy, and that we will grow out of the difficulties.

Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (14 Mar 2012)

Caít Keane: I was being distracted.

Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (14 Mar 2012)

Caít Keane: I am not one to let things go.

Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (14 Mar 2012)

Caít Keane: Yes, without interruption.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Mar 2012)

Caít Keane: I wish to refer to the university rankings which have been mentioned. The rankings of TCD and UCD have slipped. The previous two speakers have worked in and may still be a part of the university sector. We have to key an eye on these rankings. The Times higher education rankings are regarded as being the most authoritative in the world. I know Senator David Norris has criticised them,...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Mar 2012)

Caít Keane: In the citations.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Mar 2012)

Caít Keane: However, we must recognise that this research was carried out all over the world and 31,000 rankings were evaluated. Regardless of what we think of it-----

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Mar 2012)

Caít Keane: I do.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Mar 2012)

Caít Keane: If we had criteria in place for funding universities, the funding would follow the level of performance. This would make people in universities pull up their socks. There should be checks and balances. We have to decide how we will evaluate our universities, aside from the The Times higher education rankings. In that respect, if a university does not perform, it should not receive...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Mar 2012)

Caít Keane: Harvard University is still ranked number one. It is not the case that our students are not as bright as they were in the past. Therefore, what is the problem? Irish students are now more intelligent that they were many years ago. I welcome the students in the Visitors Gallery. What is happening? We have bright students. Therefore, who is at fault?

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Mar 2012)

Caít Keane: The people who are teaching.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (15 Mar 2012)

Caít Keane: The Senator is doing very well.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (15 Mar 2012)

Caít Keane: He is very fragile.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (15 Mar 2012)

Caít Keane: I put up my hand to speak when the Senator stated that this side of the House voted against this amendment, which we did. As it stands, the amendment is flawed but the spirit behind it is good. Openness and transparency is very valuable in politics but we are not going to fix an entire system with this Bill. I agree with the spirit nonetheless. We are all Senators and our category - in a...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (15 Mar 2012)

Caít Keane: Precisely. I would go along with the outlawing of expenses.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (15 Mar 2012)

Caít Keane: Exactly.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (15 Mar 2012)

Caít Keane: On the amendment, which proposes to substitute the word "Part" with the word "Parts", this is a grammatical issue. The word "Part" is the correct form because the word "Parts" refers to a subset of the overall amendment.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (15 Mar 2012)

Caít Keane: That is good.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (15 Mar 2012)

Caít Keane: It would not be binding, as they would be only guidelines.