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Seanad: Statute Law Revision (Pre-1922) Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (8 Dec 2005)

Michael Kitt: In the course of the Bill and its passage through Dáil Éireann I proposed two amendments, which were accepted. These came about as a result of ongoing research in the Office of the Attorney General and following new information from the Departments concerned. I acknowledge the presence of many of the staff who have been assisting us in the Attorney General's office and the work done by...

Seanad: Statute Law Revision (Pre-1922) Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (8 Dec 2005)

Michael Kitt: We hope the Senator will get a chance to sit on her throne again.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision (Pre-1922) Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (8 Dec 2005)

Michael Kitt: It is always enjoyable to have debates in this House, which are probably conducted in a more relaxed fashion than in other areas of our democratic system.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision (Pre-1922) Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (8 Dec 2005)

Michael Kitt: It contrasts with the debate in the other House this morning but that is democracy in action. I thank the Senators for their appreciation of the work carried out on this Bill and echo their sentiments regarding our research team. The Senators expressed an interest in the electronic database, which is being examined in the Office of the Attorney General. This Bill is a tidying-up operation and...

Seanad: Statute Law Revision (Pre-1922) Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (8 Dec 2005)

Michael Kitt: We have come back to the House as quickly as possible. Since the publication of the Bill, a new project has commenced in the Office of the Attorney General to devise a comprehensive catalogue of all pre-1922 legislation, with a view to enacting more comprehensive repealing legislation. The next statute law revision Bill will reflect this new approach. However, this does not affect the...

Seanad: Statute Law Revision (Pre-1922) Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (8 Dec 2005)

Michael Kitt: I thank Senators for their support for this Bill. Statute law revision may not be the most eye-catching project but it is important work and I am gratified that Senators have given their time and interest to it. Their contributions to the debate as the Bill passed through all Stages demonstrate their belief that we are engaging in a vital endeavour, although there may be no one out there...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)

Michael Kitt: On "Liveline" yesterday, nursing home costs were discussed. Some people are removing relatives from nursing homes because of the cost. We should debate the nursing home subvention and home care in the new year. The lack of public beds in the west is serious and would be much worse if it were not for nursing homes.

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Dec 2005)

Michael Kitt: Ding, dong, Dingle.

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Dec 2005)

Michael Kitt: I support Senator Ulick Burke's concerns about the dumping of sludge in Eyrecourt in east Galway. A private dump commissioned by Greenstar will open in east Galway on 1 January while two miles down the road Galway County Council has proposed another landfill. It is very unfair that two landfills would operate within two miles of each other. The local authority has direct involvement in the...

Seanad: University College Galway (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (14 Dec 2005)

Michael Kitt: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire agus an mBille, agus gabhaim comhghairdeas go háirithe leis an Aire agus le hUachtarán agus foireann Choláiste Phríomh-Scoile na Gaillimhe. Tá foireann an choláiste ag iarraidh an leasú seo a bhaint amach le blianta fada, agus is maith an rud é go bhfuil díospóireacht againn anois sa Seanad ar an mBille seo. Gabhaim comhghairdeas agus buíochas freisin...

Seanad: Development Banks Bill 2005: Second Stage. (16 Dec 2005)

Michael Kitt: I welcome my colleague from Galway, Deputy Treacy, to the House and also welcome the Development Banks Bill. I am delighted that we are now providing for membership of the Asian Development Bank and including Mongolia under the remit of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. There are very serious issues here regarding our commitment to meeting the target of 0.7% of GNP by...

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Jan 2006)

Michael Kitt: I welcome the report by the All-Party Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution and commend it on the very hard work put into the report. While members of the committee held differing views on the issue, which was acknowledged by the chairman at the launch of the report last night, the Government should act on the report's recommendations as soon as possible.

Seanad: Water and Sewerage Schemes. (25 Jan 2006)

Michael Kitt: I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to raise this issue and the Minister of State for coming to the House. We have a considerable amount of water schemes in County Galway and I estimate the county has the greatest number of water schemes in the country. I am slightly disappointed that both group water schemes and public water schemes have not progressed recently as much as I would have...

Seanad: Water and Sewerage Schemes. (25 Jan 2006)

Michael Kitt: I thank the Minister of State for his reply.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Michael Kitt: I would like to raise the question of the Ombudsman for Children report which was published last week, in particular, the question of reporting to the Health Service Executive. I was pleased with the proposal of a dedicated phone line. Now that the HSE is such a huge organisation, with the hospitals' office in Naas and primary care headquarters in Limerick, it is important that there is a...

Seanad: Strategy for Men's Health: Statements (Resumed). (1 Feb 2006)

Michael Kitt: Well done.

Seanad: Ambulance Service. (1 Feb 2006)

Michael Kitt: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. The Minister of State knows of my interest in obtaining an ambulance base in Tuam, north-east Galway. I raised this issue on a number of occasions, pointing out that a design for a major health campus was completed in October 2002. This would include a community hospital, an Alzheimer's disease unit, a child care training centre, a primary care...

Seanad: Ambulance Service. (1 Feb 2006)

Michael Kitt: Is the Minister of State hopeful that we might have some news of an ambulance base in 2006?

Seanad: Ambulance Service. (1 Feb 2006)

Michael Kitt: I am sure the Minister of State will work to bring about what I requested.

Seanad: Social Partnership: Statements. (7 Feb 2006)

Michael Kitt: I am pleased to have the opportunity this afternoon to address the Seanad on the social partnership process. Senators are particularly well placed to evaluate the role of social partnership and to lead a wider public debate about its place in Irish governance. I welcome the launch last week in Dublin Castle of talks on a successor to Sustaining Progress. Talks were unavoidably delayed last...