Results 461-480 of 2,438 for speaker:Caít Keane
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (15 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: I am in agreement with the spirit of the amendment. The legislation currently refers to "at least 30 per cent". I encourage all parties to ensure they reach a level of 40%. They will not be prevented from having 40%. They will need to have at least 30%. I urge all parties to strive to achieve 40%. If the Government established a committee to examine legislation and make recommendations,...
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (15 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: I welcome former Senator Gemma Hussey to the Seanad. She did much work in this area and I thank her for it. She is still working with the various groups that have been set to ensure that women are educated. Much work remains to be done besides introducing quotas. We must get to the bottom of the problem. I will not make a Second Stage speech, but quotas are one thing and preparatory work...
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (15 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: I am not confused in any way.
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (15 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: At a recent Fine Gael party conference, I heard the general secretary of my party say that Fine Gael would be seeking to reach the quota at the next local elections, but in a voluntary capacity. I ask the Minister to seek a way to impose sanctions. The amendment, as worded, is pie in the sky. I have learned from experience that pie in the sky will not work. There must be a sanction and it...
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (15 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: That is what I am trying to do.
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (15 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: On a point of order, I was not admonishing the Minister on the title of the Bill; rather it was the concept of voluntarism and-----
- Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: We have one as well.
- Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: Sinn Féin members are speaking out of both sides of their mouths.
- Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: The Senator and his colleagues have being doing that all the time.
- Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: Everybody starts by saying that, only to go on to do it anyway.
- Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: The Senator is living in dreamland.
- Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: I wish to share my time with Senator Pat O'Neill.
- Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: Three minutes each.
- Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: I might as well have remained seated.
- Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: The minute that has just elapsed should be discounted.
- Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: I am not blushing because I am looking across at Senators whose party was in government for 14 years. If Senator Averil Power had stood up and said what was said, it might have been acceptable because she is a new kid on the block and was not around when the last Government's decisions were being made.
- Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: I am looking at people who, over 14 years, placed this country in dire circumstances. One would think from listening to them-----
- Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: The tail can wag the dog once or twice but not 100 times-----
- Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: -----and in what portfolio.
- Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: The Senator is swinging a dead cat here.