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Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2009: Second and Subsequent Stages (10 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: I am pleased to introduce the Statute Law Revision Bill 2009 to this House, it having already had the benefit of an interesting debate in the Dáil. This Bill is being brought forward within the context of broader work on better regulation in Ireland as articulated in the 2004 White Paper, Regulating Better. At the centre of the better regulation programme is the belief that both the flow of...

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2009: Second and Subsequent Stages (10 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: The Bill lists many Acts for repeal which, although now obsolete, have an enduring interest from a historical or sociological perspective and provide a fascinating insight into life at the time and the measures adopted by Parliament to deal with issues which arose. For example, the Bill contains an Act of 1825 which aimed to facilitate steam navigation between the United Kingdom and the...

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2009: Second and Subsequent Stages (10 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: I thank Members for their contributions. The Bill, if nothing else, is an interesting and absorbing study of past legislation, but it does encompass an important principle: that we establish our own statute law here. A question was asked about the continuation of the project. We are committed to doing that but, like everything else, it must be done within the available resources. We will...

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2009: Second and Subsequent Stages (10 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: I suppose it is a case of getting rid of the evidence. Like others, I thank the team in the Office of the Attorney General and the Taoiseach's office for the work they have done. This process was initiated under the previous Attorney General, Rory Brady. He and Richard Humphreys, who is in the Visitors Gallery, did an extraordinary amount of work and I thank them for their commitment,...

Referral to Select Committee: Motion (15 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: I move: That, notwithstanding the Orders of Reference of the Select Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights, (i) the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves: (i) the report by the Minister for Defence regarding service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2007, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 28 November 2008; and (ii) the report by the Minister...

Orders of Reference of Committee: Motion (15 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: I move: That the Order of Dáil Éireann of 15 October 2009 in relation to the Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children be amended by the deletion of '16 December 2009' and the substitution therefor of '29 January 2010'.

Written Answers — National Census: National Census (15 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: As part of the preparatory work for the 2011 census the CSO conducted a public consultation by inviting members of the public and various interest groups to make submissions on the topics to be covered, and on the outputs to be produced. A notice to this effect was published in the national press in September 2008 seeking submissions, and all government departments were contacted for their...

Appropriation Bill 2009: Order for Second Stage (16 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: There has been a wide-ranging discussion on the Bill and I appreciate the time and thought put into the contributions on all sides of the House. There is disagreement on the approach that has been adopted by the Government in this case. It is a blow to hard-working public servants. They may feel singled out but this is not the case. Reducing pay rates for public servants is not done...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: I will do that.

Written Answers — Unemployment Levels: Unemployment Levels (16 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: The Live Register series gives a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming Jobseekers Benefit, Jobseekers Allowance and other registrants as registered with the Department of Social and Family Affairs. Figures are published for each county and each social welfare office. The most recent information is for November 2009. The number of persons signing on in the Tallaght social...

Council of Europe Representatives (17 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: I also want to wish everybody a happy Christmas, now that we are sure that everybody will get paid. I wish to inform the House that the following persons have been selected and nominated as representatives and alternates from Ireland to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe until the end of 2010.

Council of Europe Representatives (17 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: The representatives are Deputies Frank Fahey, leader of the delegation, Pat Breen and Joe Costello, and Senator Cecelia Keaveney; the alternate members are Deputy Peter Kelly and Senators Terry Leyden, Joe O'Reilly and Rónán Mullen.

Seanad: Census of Population (17 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: I thank Senator Corrigan for raising this matter. I am very familiar with this issue because in the preparation of the memorandum for the census I was closely involved with the Central Statistics Office which is within my area of responsibility. I will outline the current position. The Cabinet at its meeting last Tuesday agreed to the recommendation that the next census would be held on 10...

Seanad: Hospital Services (17 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: I thank the Senator for raising this issue, which I note from his presentation he clearly understands and with which he is heavily involved. As he did, I pay tribute to all the professionals who work with different groups in the medical and paramedical areas. I am responding to this matter on behalf of the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney, and I will outline the position....

Seanad: National Drugs Strategy (17 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: I thank Senator Buttimer for raising this issue. I am well aware of his interest and deep commitment to addressing the drug problem and other issues associated with risks to young people. I am responding to this matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy John Curran. When introducing the 2010 budget, the Minister for Finance said that over the past year we have been...

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (19 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: Molaim an rún: That, notwithstanding anything in the Resolution of the Dáil of 14 June 2007, setting out the rota in which questions to members of the Government are to be asked, questions for oral answer, following those next set down to the Minister for Finance, shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence: Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform Minister for...

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2010: Motion (19 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: Molaim an rún: That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2010, a copy of which Order in draft was laid before Dáil Éireann on 15 December 2009, be referred to the Joint Committee on Arts, Sport, Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, in accordance with paragraph (2) of the Orders of Reference of that...

Written Answers — Employment Statistics: Employment Statistics (19 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: The table shows the estimated numbers of full-time and part-time employees in the public and private sectors in the second quarter of 2009, the latest period for which information is available. The figures are based on the Earnings, Hours and Employment Costs Survey (EHECS). As this is a survey of enterprises, persons with more than one job may be counted twice in the figures but the effect...

Written Answers — Employment Statistics: Employment Statistics (19 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: The latest annual Business Demography statistics were published in June 2009 with respect to the year 2007. In 2007 there were 254,679 persons employed in active enterprises with less than 10 employees. Business Demography coverage is limited to NACE Rev 1.1 sectors C - K and does not include the non-traded service sectors or other community, social and personal services. Employees in...