Results 421-440 of 2,438 for speaker:Caít Keane

Seanad: An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Aois Intofachta chun Oifig an Uachtaráin) 2015: An Dara Céim - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Age of Eligibility for Election to the Office of President) Bill 2015: Second Stage (31 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: A candidate needs the nomination of four county councils or 20 Oireachtas Members. There are two issues up for decision on this occasion. Two issues at a time is enough to deal with because it would be confusing and virtually impossible to decide five or six issues at one time. Seven or more issues were put forward previously. It would be virtually impossible for people to get through...

Seanad: An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Aois Intofachta chun Oifig an Uachtaráin) 2015: An Dara Céim - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Age of Eligibility for Election to the Office of President) Bill 2015: Second Stage (31 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: The Senator is a mind reader.

Seanad: An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Aois Intofachta chun Oifig an Uachtaráin) 2015: An Dara Céim - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Age of Eligibility for Election to the Office of President) Bill 2015: Second Stage (31 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: Tomorrow.

Seanad: An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Aois Intofachta chun Oifig an Uachtaráin) 2015: An Dara Céim - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Age of Eligibility for Election to the Office of President) Bill 2015: Second Stage (31 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: Amárach ar 10.30 a.m.

Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (30 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: I thank the Minister, Deputy Fitzgerald, for being proactive on this issue and compliment her on the stand she has taken. Senator Ó Clochartaigh has outlined the amendment's three provisions and has made valid points regarding the commencement and how this might be handled. I acknowledge the Minister has met the various clinics that are worried about this situation, particularly for...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: National Schools Amalgamation (10 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire go dtí an Teach chun an cheist seo a fhreagairt. I raise the matter of the amalgamation of three schools in Greenhills. While the amalgamation is going ahead, I raise in particular the methodology of communication on how this arose in the first instance, which left a great deal to be desired. The rules and procedures in place appear to be merely...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: National Schools Amalgamation (10 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: Tá mé sásta but more communication will be necessary on the ground with the schools and the parents. The communication of these changes to the teachers was a problem as well. The Minister stated, "My officials will continue to work closely with the schools to ensure this permanent accommodation is put in place", but she did not outline a timetable. That should be in place...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: National Schools Amalgamation (10 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: The accommodation in general. I do not mind whether the sensory units are in the old building or the new building but I would like to know about the play space, when the new buildings will be constructed and when the money will be available for that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (10 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoir, tá sé an-cabhrach. Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire go dtí an coiste. I said a lot about this matter on the last day we debated it in the Seanad.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (10 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: I will not do so. I am sure the Minister took notes of what everybody said on that occasion when he asked us to do a job. I presume he came here today to hear what we have come up with. In 2008 this Oireachtas committee published a report entitled The Future of the Electoral Register in Ireland and Related Matters. Therefore, we do not have to reinvent the wheel and the findings of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (10 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: We will have an election at the end of this year. Political parties should also be defined by the commission because a party is a group of people joined by common policies. Is an alliance of like-minded people who agree a common policy on nine issues but not on a tenth a political party or is it a group of Independents working on every issue bar one? As political parties have changed, I...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: Senator Kelly stated how good the ambulance service is, and it is good. I heard about a case in Knocklyon, in my constituency, last week in which one person was waiting three and a half hours for an ambulance. I presume it is something like this that garners attention, whether it is based on the correct evidence or not.Something must be done about that because it is not right given that it...

Seanad: Establishment of Electoral Commission: Motion (4 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: I move: “That Seanad Éireann notes the Consultation Paper on the Establishment of an Electoral Commission in Ireland published by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in January, 2015.” I welcome the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Alan Kelly, to the House. The electoral commission has been spoken about,...

Seanad: Establishment of Electoral Commission: Motion (4 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: This involves a wide remit but enforcement and resources are important because this cannot be done without that.

Seanad: Establishment of Electoral Commission: Motion (4 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: Like the Senator's party did. It went on since 2001.

Seanad: Establishment of Electoral Commission: Motion (4 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: There has been more in the past two years than there was in the past 22 years.

Seanad: Establishment of Electoral Commission: Motion (4 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: He is jealous because something is being done now.

Seanad: Establishment of Electoral Commission: Motion (4 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: Bring back the rates.

Seanad: Establishment of Electoral Commission: Motion (4 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: The debate was very worthwhile. I compliment in particular Senators Labhrás Ó Murchú, Paschal Mooney and Brian Ó Domhnaill who contributed. Many reports have been produced on this issue since 2000 and many institutes, including the Geary Institute in University College Dublin and Trinity College Dublin, have done studies. One of the main recommendations from those is...

Seanad: Establishment of Electoral Commission: Motion (4 Mar 2015)

Caít Keane: Did I not compliment Senator Mooney, Senator Ó Murchú and Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill at the outset? It may be unusual for me to compliment Senator Ó Domhnaill but the voices of reason have spoken on that side of the House in terms of political consensus. There is political consensus on the environment committee also.