Results 661-680 of 11,433 for speaker:Michael Kitt
- Seanad: Energy Policy: Motion (25 Oct 2006)
Michael Kitt: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Seanad Eireann" and substitute the following: "welcomes the recent publication of the Green Paper: Towards a Sustainable Energy Future for Ireland, its foundation on three pillars â security of supply, environmental sustainability and economic competitiveness â and its commitment to secure 30% of electricity supply from renewable sources...
- Seanad: Energy Policy: Motion (25 Oct 2006)
Michael Kitt: We will talk about the human population first. An independent study in 2000 carried out in UCD demonstrated that hollow block construction could be insulated to comply with higher thermal performance standards. I am more familiar with the two-block cavity wall, as Senator O'Toole called it. The wooden house type of structure, often referred to as American-style houses, are very popular...
- Seanad: Energy Policy: Motion (25 Oct 2006)
Michael Kitt: There has been a debate involving a particular building company to get rid of the hollow block. If that company wishes to make the case, I am prepared to listen to what has been and will be said. I do not believe it is as big a problem as Senator O'Toole has suggested. I do not foresee the Government suggesting it has any preference for a particular form of house building. The Irish Timber...
- Seanad: Water and Sewerage Schemes (25 Oct 2006)
Michael Kitt: I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to raise this issue and I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. Mountbellew, County Galway, is an expanding market town but it has been hampered by the lack of an appropriate sewerage scheme. A number of improvements are needed because new housing estates have been built around the town and others are planned. It has reached the...
- Seanad: Water and Sewerage Schemes (25 Oct 2006)
Michael Kitt: I thank the Minister of State for his reply.
- Seanad: Official Languages Act 2003: Statements (1 Nov 2006)
Michael Kitt: Tá an tAire sásta bualadh le comhairleoirà i gCiarraà ar an 17 mà Shamhna agus cuirim fáilte roimhe sin. Tá súil agam go mbeidh sé in ann cúrsaà logainmneacha a réiteach mar tá conspóid ann faoi láthair. Bhà an tAire ar an raidió cúpla lá ó shin agus cuireadh ceist air faoin logainm cheart â Dingle nó Daingean Uà Chúis. Dúirt sé ar an chlár sin go scrÃobhfadh...
- Seanad: Housing Policy: Motion (1 Nov 2006)
Michael Kitt: With your permission, a Chathaoirligh, I wish to share my time with Senator MacSharry.
- Seanad: Housing Policy: Motion (1 Nov 2006)
Michael Kitt: I welcome the Minister to the House for this interesting debate. I take Senator John Paul Phelan's point that there is a connection between agriculture and housing matters. Like Senator Bannon and other colleagues, I recently met with the Irish Farmers' Association. I found it interesting that the IFA's representatives did not have the doom and gloom approach to which Senator Bannon...
- Seanad: Water and Sewerage Schemes (8 Nov 2006)
Michael Kitt: I thank the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government for coming into the House. There are problems with the water supply and sewerage in Ballygar but tonight I will concentrate on the water supply. Ballygar is a growing town with a primary and secondary school. People are concerned about the poor water pressure in the town and about how the emergency services would cope...
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)
Michael Kitt: I welcome the report on the Leas Cross nursing home. I understand the nursing home subvention is much higher in the eastern part of the country than it is in, for example, the western region. We must address this issue. I advocate the home-care package, which has been very beneficial and under which up to â¬150 million was provided in the last budget. That money should be available for...
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)
Michael Kitt: He has highlighted this issue.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)
Michael Kitt: Senator Ryan's point about banks and pensions is relevant. We have seen what has happened. I raised the issue of banks laying off and transferring staff, and closing branches in smaller towns, which is what I call economic withdrawal. It is also an abuse of staff, which must be stopped.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)
Michael Kitt: I hope we have a debate because I cannot question a Minister or the Taoiseach about banks. We must have the debate in this House.
- Seanad: UN Committee Report on Children in Ireland: Statements (Resumed) (15 Nov 2006)
Michael Kitt: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I welcome also the opportunity to debate this issue. The Minister of State has been positive in coming to the House on a number of occasions as he has today for this resumed debate. The issue of pre-school care to which Senator O'Meara referred is important. I am very interested in some of the developments in that area. I have long advocated...
- Seanad: Homelessness: Motion (15 Nov 2006)
Michael Kitt: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "That" and substitute the following: "Seanad Ãireann: notes the call of the MakeRoom campaign for an end to homelessness in Ireland by 2010; acknowledges the significant progress by the Government on homelessness, including: expenditure of â¬450 million since 2000 in addressing the issue in a comprehensive and co-ordinated manner; developing...
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2006)
Michael Kitt: I support the call for a debate on radon gas. We should start to investigate the situation in our primary and secondary schools. The rural transport initiative has been pursued on a pilot basis for a number of years. Its pilot status will come to an end next year. I am sure extra funding will be made available when it is initiated on a mainstream basis next year. I would like the House to...
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2006)
Michael Kitt: Is that the Senator's philosophy?
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)
Michael Kitt: I concur with Senator Ulick Burke on neurosurgery services. He and I were members of the Western Health Board at the same time. The expert view always has been that regional neurosurgery services are required in the west. It was even suggested that a special helicopter service be established to serve centres in Dublin and Cork. Given how urgent it is to transport people with serious...
- Seanad: Medicinal Products (22 Nov 2006)
Michael Kitt: I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to raise this matter and the Minister of State, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, for coming before the House. I wish to raise the issue of better awareness, use and sale of generic drugs, as it is a particular cause of frustration among many people, including many of my constituents. The Minister of State would agree it is ludicrous that drugs on sale in the...
- Seanad: Medicinal Products (22 Nov 2006)
Michael Kitt: I thank the Minister of State for a very comprehensive reply.