Results 681-700 of 1,415 for speaker:Tom Kitt

Unemployment Levels. (11 Oct 2006)

Tom Kitt: I acknowledge that seasonal issues affect the live register. It decreased from 158,200 in August to 155,300 in September which may reflect students returning to college and so on. I have come to know Tallaght fairly well over the years as a member of the local authority and have seen, working with colleagues from my party, tremendous advances made there. Infrastructural projects such as...

Unemployment Levels. (11 Oct 2006)

Tom Kitt: We are happy that Bulgaria and Romania will join the EU on 1 January 2007. Many of my colleagues, including the Taoiseach, have been cautious on the issue of labour market access and the Government will make its decision on this before the end of the year, after consulting with the social partners. I note the cautious comments made by the ESRI. The Taoiseach and Minister for Enterprise,...

Consumer Price Index. (11 Oct 2006)

Tom Kitt: The latest consumer price index, CPI, publication refers to August 2006 when the annual rate of inflation was estimated at 4.5%, compared with 4.2% in July and 2.3% in August 2005. The current annual rates of over 4% are the highest recorded since early 2003 and are significantly higher than the average annual rates of 2.5% and 2.2% recorded in 2005 and 2004 respectively. The most notable...

Consumer Price Index. (11 Oct 2006)

Tom Kitt: There is a category that covers housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels. The CPI also covers alcoholic beverages, clothing and footwear, furnishings, health, transport, communications, recreation and culture, education, restaurants and hotels and miscellaneous goods and services. The Minister for Social and Family Affairs has made provision to ensure that the vulnerable are helped...

Consumer Price Index. (11 Oct 2006)

Tom Kitt: I have figures for the period January 2005 to date. April 2006 is highlighted as the first month for which data was available following the repeal of the groceries order in March 2006. It can be seen that prices for items affected and not affected by the groceries order increased up to May 2006. Since then items previously covered by the groceries order have fallen in price and are now...

Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003 [Seanad]: Instruction to Committee. (11 Oct 2006)

Tom Kitt: I move: That, pursuant to Standing Order 125, it be an instruction to the committee to which the Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003 may be recommitted in respect of certain amendments, that it has power to make provision in the Bill to amend the Harbours Act 1996 to provide for port companies to be given immunity from suit for their licensing responsibilities under the...

Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War: Motion (17 Oct 2006)

Tom Kitt: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the terms of the Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War (referred to as 'Protocol V') of the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects, 1980.

Written Answers — Unemployment Levels: Unemployment Levels (17 Oct 2006)

Tom Kitt: The exact information as requested by the Deputy is not available. Statistics on employment and unemployment are compiled, at a regional level, from the Quarterly National Household Survey. There are eight regions in the State; Border, Midland, West, Dublin, Mid-East, Mid-West, South-East and South-West. Sub-regional statistics, of the kind requested by the Deputy, are not available from...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (17 Oct 2006)

Tom Kitt: The following table shows the number of planning permissions granted for houses and apartments in County Kildare and the corresponding number of housing units, in each quarter since 2000. Planning Permissions Granted for Houses and Apartments in County Kildare, Q1 2000 to Q2 2006 Period Houses Apartments Total Dwellings Number Permissions Number Units Number Permissions Number Units...

Written Answers — Drug-related Deaths: Drug-related Deaths (24 Oct 2006)

Tom Kitt: The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following table: Number of Drug-Related Deaths as a result of Overdose (I.C.D. 9 Codes E850 — E858/E930 — E949/E950.0 — E950.5/E980.0 — E980.5) for 2004 and 2005 Year Number of Deaths *2004 126 *2005 166 *Please note that figures for 2004, 2005 are by Period of Registration. Notes: (a)Deaths are coded according to the...

Written Answers — Drug-related Deaths: Drug-related Deaths (24 Oct 2006)

Tom Kitt: The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following table; Number of Deaths from HIV, AIDS or Hepatitis C (I.C.D.9 279.8 / 070.5) 1986 — 1st quarter 2006 by Health Board Area 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 North Eastern 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 North Western 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 ERHA 1 2 5 8 4 11 22 29 26 38 26 Midland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Mid...

Written Answers — Drug-related Deaths: Drug-related Deaths (24 Oct 2006)

Tom Kitt: Information in relation to the number of deaths from Methadone, Heroin or Heroin overdose is given in the table below. However, it should be noted that ecstasy related deaths are excluded from the figures provided below as the identification of these deaths is not possible due to the varying composition of the drug. In addition the classification system being used does not allow for the...

Written Answers — Drug-related Deaths: Drug-related Deaths (24 Oct 2006)

Tom Kitt: The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following table. Number of Drug-Related Deaths in which Cocaine was a factor (I.C.D. 9 Codes 304.2, 305.6 and 968.5) from 1991-1st quarter 2006 Year Number of Deaths 1991 0 1992 0 1993 0 1994 0 1995 0 1996 0 1997 3 1998 1 1999 1 2000 2 2001 4 2002 3 2003 3 *2004 3 *2005 10 *Jan-Mar 2006 2 *Please note that figures...

Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (24 Oct 2006)

Tom Kitt: The Live Register series gives a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming Unemployment Assistance, Unemployment Benefit and other claimants registered with the Department of Social and Family Affairs. Figures are published for each county and each Local Social Welfare Office. A breakdown by postal district is not available. The most recent information available is for September...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (24 Oct 2006)

Tom Kitt: The following table shows the number of planning permissions granted for houses and apartments in County Wexford and the corresponding number of housing units, in each quarter since 2000. Planning Permissions Granted for Houses and Apartments in County Wexford, Q1 2000 to Q2 2006 Houses Apartments Total Dwellings Period Number of Permissions Number of Units Number of Permissions Number...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: First Stage (26 Oct 2006)

Tom Kitt: No.

Office of the Attorney General. (1 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: There is no problem.

Written Answers — Registered Births: Registered Births (1 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: The number of births registered outside marriage in 2005 was 19,528, which was 32% of all births.

Written Answers — Census of Population: Census of Population (1 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: Information in the preliminary census report published on 19 July was based on summaries prepared by the 4,400 enumerators of the enumerated population. The lowest level of geography distinguished in the report was Electoral Divisions (EDs). This was possible as the enumeration areas chosen for census collection were organised along ED lines. Processing of the 1.5 million census forms is...

Standing Orders: Motion (7 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: I move: That, pursuant to Standing Order 97(1)(a), the Committee on Procedure and Privileges recommends that the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business are hereby amended by: (i) the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (2) of Standing Order 125: '(2) The Dáil may, following debate of not less than 60 minutes as the House may order on motion made by...