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Seanad: Recent Severe Storm Damage: Statements (23 Jan 2014)

Caít Keane: I welcome the Minister of State to the House to discuss the matter. A lot of people have suffered from the recent freak weather conditions and the combination of a high tide and high winds. The west coast, especially the area I am from, Galway, and Clare, was badly affected. As the last speaker said, Dublin was affected, which is something we must remember. Unfortunately, this type of...

Seanad: Recent Severe Storm Damage: Statements (23 Jan 2014)

Caít Keane: In the 175 years since the event to which I referred, there have been infrequent storm events in Ireland. If we allow climate change to continue unchecked in the coming decades, extreme weather events will become more common. Extremes of heat and cold such as we experienced in 2010 and 2011 will be much more frequent, summers will be hotter and drier, winters will be warmer and wetter and...

Seanad: Recent Severe Storm Damage: Statements (23 Jan 2014)

Caít Keane: Dé Máirt ar 2.30 p.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jan 2014)

Caít Keane: I also welcome the referral by the Minister of the inquiry to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission. I refer to the DIRT inquiry chaired by the late Jim Mitchell, the Abbeylara inquiry chaired by former Deputy Seán Ardagh and the fine way in which they were handled. While Deputy McGuinness as Chair is handling this issue well, I believe Standing Orders must be changed in...

Seanad: Seanad Reform: Motion (29 Jan 2014)

Caít Keane: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Paul Kehoe, to debate this important subject and also every opportunity to debate it. I commend Senator Katherine Zappone and all those involved in the attempts to have further engagement on the issue because we all agree that we have a mandate from the people for the reform of Seanad Éireann. We all agree that reform must happen in order to give...

Seanad: Seanad Reform: Motion (29 Jan 2014)

Caít Keane: With regard to Whips, the issue of stability is very important. We need to send out a message of stability to the international community as well as to our own people. One person's crisis of conscience may be another person's finest opportunity. Everyone has his or her own idea about how to define conscience. Social issues are hugely important in conscience matters and I have had a crisis...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jan 2014)

Caít Keane: Aontaím leis an Seanadóir Labhrás Ó Murchú as ucht an méid atá ráite aige mar gheall ar an Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge. Ba cheart dúinn ar fad, ar ghach taobh den Teach, ár ndícheall a dhéanamh chun an teanga agus ár cultúr agus na moltaí atá sa straitéis a chur i bhfeidhm. Aontaím leis an...

Seanad: Humanitarian Situation in Syria, South Sudan and Central African Republic: Statements (30 Jan 2014)

Caít Keane: I thank the Minister of State. When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Aquaculture Licences (30 Jan 2014)

Caít Keane: The first and second matters are in the names of Senators Cullinane and Daly. As we have only Senator Ó Clochartaigh present in the Chamber, we will take that topic.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2014)

Caít Keane: I agree with what other Senators have said about Neknomination regarding the IT aspect of it, and also personal responsibility, peer pressure and ensuring that the chain is broken. Senator O'Keeffe spoke about diet. I am sure some Senators saw a television programme last night about how age related macular degeneration can be reversed with diet. The Taoiseach opened a fine new building for...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)

Caít Keane: I agree with what Senator O'Neill had to say about the inappropriate behaviour of the proprietor or manager of a nightclub. Conditions in this regard should be written into the terms of licences when that type of work is going on. I appreciate that we will have a debate on housing later this afternoon, but it would be remiss of me not to acknowledge the announcement regarding bank borrowers...

Seanad: Homelessness Strategy: Motion (5 Feb 2014)

Caít Keane: I have been down as a speaker and leader-----

Seanad: Homelessness Strategy: Motion (5 Feb 2014)

Caít Keane: I had my name in upstairs.

Seanad: Homelessness Strategy: Motion (5 Feb 2014)

Caít Keane: What did the Acting Chairman think I was doing here - looking pretty?

Seanad: Homelessness Strategy: Motion (5 Feb 2014)

Caít Keane: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I congratulate the Labour group and Senator Hayden on tabling the motion. There is a commitment in the programme for Government to end long-term homelessness. Every aim and objective the Government has is not written down in the programme for Government but both parties in this debate thought that homelessness was one of the priority issues...

Seanad: Homelessness Strategy: Motion (5 Feb 2014)

Caít Keane: Yes.

Seanad: Homelessness Strategy: Motion (5 Feb 2014)

Caít Keane: I know. Labour, Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil. Prevention is better than cure. Providing housing is only part of the solution to tackling homelessness. We need to address a number of issues by providing funding to local organisations, including voluntary organisations, while also keeping in mind the larger picture. All types of people are becoming homeless because, for example, they have...

Seanad: Homelessness Strategy: Motion (5 Feb 2014)

Caít Keane: I had two minutes. They could not be gone yet.

Seanad: Homelessness Strategy: Motion (5 Feb 2014)

Caít Keane: The Acting Chairman denied me my rights-----

Seanad: Homelessness Strategy: Motion (5 Feb 2014)

Caít Keane: On a point of order for future reference, I believed that I was entitled to ten minutes as a leader.