Results 601-620 of 1,415 for speaker:Tom Kitt
- Wage Levels. (31 May 2006)
Tom Kitt: That relates to a different area but I will comment on it. Interesting data have been published today in the latest quarterly national household survey on employment. Deputy Quinn raised the issue of manual workers in industry. Over the past five years, up to December 2005, hourly earnings for those workers grew by 32.8% and prices rose in the same period by 17.3%, which paints a different...
- Wage Levels. (31 May 2006)
Tom Kitt: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing us to explore these issues. According to the data published today the total number in the labour force stands at 2,086,300, which accounts for 62.2% of all persons aged 15 or over. The Deputy's question was about long-term unemployment, which actually decreased by 1,600 to 26,200, the corresponding rate falling from 1.4% to 1.3%. That is an important...
- Wage Levels. (31 May 2006)
Tom Kitt: The employment heading covers all persons engaged by public bodies, including full-time employees, permanent and temporary, part-time employees and persons on holidays, maternity leave or temporary absence due to illness. The CSO is carrying out a new survey to measure earnings more comprehensively. The information from this survey will be more comprehensive than the statistics available from...
- Sexual Offences (Age of Consent) (Temporary Provisions) Bill 2006: First Stage. (1 Jun 2006)
Tom Kitt: No.
- European Council Decision: Referral to Joint Committee. (1 Jun 2006)
Tom Kitt: I move: "That the proposal that Dáil Ãireann approve the exercise by the State of the option or discretion provided by Article 1.11 of the Treaty of Amsterdam to take part in the adoption of the following proposed measure: a proposal for a Council Decision concerning the signing of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the...
- Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion. (1 Jun 2006)
Tom Kitt: I move: "That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders: (1) The Dáil shall sit at 10.30 a.m. on Friday, 2nd June, 2006 and shall adjourn not later than 2.30 p.m.; there shall be no Order of Business within the meaning of Standing Order 26, and unless the Dáil shall otherwise order, the following business shall be transacted in the following order on that day: (i) Second Stage of the...
- Business of Dáil: Motion. (1 Jun 2006)
Tom Kitt: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, the order of the Dáil today is hereby amended by the substitution of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006 for the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2006 in each place where it occurs.
- Business of Dáil: Motion. (1 Jun 2006)
Tom Kitt: It is simply a correction of the title. It is a technical matter.
- Business of Dáil: Motion. (1 Jun 2006)
Tom Kitt: Yes.
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (2 Jun 2006)
Tom Kitt: Hear, hear.
- Order of Business. (8 Jun 2006)
Tom Kitt: He is warming up.
- Order of Business. (8 Jun 2006)
Tom Kitt: No.
- International Development Association: Referral to Select Committee. (13 Jun 2006)
Tom Kitt: I move: That the proposals that Dáil Ãireann approve, in accordance with Article 29.5.2° of Bunreacht na hÃireann, (i) Ireland's contribution of â¬58,640,000 to the International Development Association's multilateral debt relief initiative, to be paid at a time and in a manner as the Minister for Finance may determine, and (ii) Ireland's contribution of â¬70,000,000 to the...
- Written Answers — Unemployment Levels: Unemployment Levels (13 Jun 2006)
Tom Kitt: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. Statistics on the labour force are compiled from the Quarterly National Household Survey. The latest statistics available are for the period December 2005 to February 2006 and show that there are 26,200 persons classified as long-term unemployed. The duration of unemployment figures for the past three years, classified by gender...
- Written Answers — National Transport Survey: National Transport Survey (13 Jun 2006)
Tom Kitt: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. Comprehensive statistics on Road Passenger kilometres can only be obtained by means of a detailed survey of road users. A report prepared by the National Statistics Board on Policy Needs for Statistical Data on Enterprises has recommended that a National Transport Survey, collecting this type of information, should be carried...
- Written Answers — Departmental Surveys: Departmental Surveys (14 Jun 2006)
Tom Kitt: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Farm Structure Survey provides regional estimates and the following table shows figures for the South East region in June 1995, 1997, 2000 and 2003 (the latest year currently available). Number of farms in the South East region â June 1995, 1997, 2000 and 2003 Year Farm work is sole occupation of farm owner Farm work...
- National Pensions Reserve Fund (Ethical Investment) (Amendment) Bill 2006: First Stage. (15 Jun 2006)
Tom Kitt: No.
- European Arrest Warrant: Motion. (15 Jun 2006)
Tom Kitt: I move: That Dáil Ãireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion provided by Article 1.11 of the Treaty of Amsterdam to take part in the adoption of the following proposed measure: a proposal for a Council Decision concerning the signing of the agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the surrender procedure...
- Written Answers — National Statistics: National Statistics (20 Jun 2006)
Tom Kitt: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Farm Structure Survey provides regional estimates and the table shows figures for the West region in June 1995, 1997, 2000 and 2003 (the latest year currently available). Number of farms in the West region â June 1995, 1997, 2000 and 2003 Year Farmwork is sole occupation of farm owner Farmwork is not sole occupation...
- Written Answers — National Statistics: National Statistics (20 Jun 2006)
Tom Kitt: Separate data on the number of live births to mothers aged under 15, and to mothers aged 15 to 16, are not available for the years 1960, 1965, 1970, and 1975. Accordingly, the total number of live births to mothers aged under 16 is given for all years. 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 Under 15 13 5 12 11 10 7 15 to 16 50 36 54 42 57 35 ...