Results 521-540 of 2,438 for speaker:Caít Keane
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Caít Keane: He did.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Caít Keane: May I respond to Senator Ó Murchú's remarks?
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Caít Keane: We need less repetition and more debate because this is becoming a farce.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Caít Keane: That is not going to happen.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Caít Keane: The Seanad can be different from the Dáil and the Minister has made a reasonable offer. There are reasonable people in opposition who may be willing to accept that he has committed to look at this issue.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Caít Keane: The Minister said that, on foot of the amendment, he had made this offer. In the spirit of what the Seanad is noted for - good debate, compromise and listening - the Senators should take the Minister's word because he does what he says.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Caít Keane: I have listened carefully to all the debate for almost five hours. Much of it has been helpful but there has been a great deal of repetition. I try to avoid repetition, which is why I made my contribution yesterday. Senator O'Donnell was the best speaker I heard today. She did not repeat herself once.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Caít Keane: From now on, repetition on this amendment should be banned. We are discussing shares and asset management. Irish Water is vested in the State and the Minister has outlined the ownership. Only 3% of Ervia is owned by the staff. It is an all-Irish owned company and nothing will change that. In addition, the management and the assets are vested in Irish Water.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Caít Keane: Irish Water will take over the responsibility from the local authorities on a phased basis from January 2014.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Caít Keane: It will take five years to complete, at which point it will be responsible for the operation of the public water services including-----
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Caít Keane: -----including the management-----
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Caít Keane: I am getting to the assets, and we are talking about the assets. It will include the management of the national water assets, end of story.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Caít Keane: Therefore, the assets management is vested in the company, Irish Water. I am confident at this point - perhaps there is other legal advice that would say otherwise - that the assets, structure and management are all vested in Irish Water, which we have spent five hours discussing today. Somebody mentioned the definition of "plebiscite". It came from the word "pleb"-----
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Caít Keane: I am just stating where the definition came from. It came from the Latin word. The Seanad has been complimented previously on the quality of its debate and I would like that high quality to continue, without repetition.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Caít Keane: The Order of Business was agreed and if the Senator needs a sos, I am sure he can swap with one of his-----
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Caít Keane: Science is always changing.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2014)
Caít Keane: I join speakers who have wished the staff a very happy Christmas and thank them for the services they have provided over the years. I support today the Federation of Irish Sport which has, under the auspices of Bernard Brogan, called for the sharing of income raised from the sports betting tax among all sports not just between horse and dog racing. While both are very enjoyable, all sports...
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Caít Keane: The Senator is so nice.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Caít Keane: I thank the Senator so much.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Caít Keane: What does the Senator think I am doing sitting down here?