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Seanad: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2014)

Caít Keane: The most important issue is the environment which must be protected for future generations and who is charged with looking after it. My experience with the EPA has been quite positive, a point I also made yesterday. The EPA puts many documents and correspondence online which means it is more transparent than before. The director general appointed several years ago has made positive strides...

Seanad: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2014)

Caít Keane: It is important that the aims, objectives and good work of the RPII will be continued. The importance of a name is one thing but actions are more important and it must be ensured they are continued. The Minister of State, Deputy Sherlock, gave a firm and clear commitment and perhaps the Minister of State, Deputy O'Dowd, will reiterate that none of the works, aims and objectives being...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2014)

Caít Keane: Senator Mooney has raised an important point about local authorities and nominations to county development boards. It happens differently in various counties, so we should have a debate about it because it is important to have a balance in local community developments. Section 128(e) of the Local Government Act provides a role for elected local authority members. It also provides that the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Road Projects (9 Jul 2014)

Caít Keane: I call Senator Mary Ann O'Brien to speak and welcome the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to the House.

Seanad: Environmental Protection Agency: Motion (9 Jul 2014)

Caít Keane: I will. I did not get a chance to speak on the positive aspects.

Seanad: Environmental Protection Agency: Motion (9 Jul 2014)

Caít Keane: The Minister has been courageous in taking action and introducing charges. Many other Ministers would not have had the courage to do what he has done and he has succeeded during his watch in doing things that had needed to be done for years. I congratulate him. My experience during my time on South Dublin County Council with the EPA has been second to none. I had a very positive experience...

Seanad: Environmental Protection Agency: Motion (9 Jul 2014)

Caít Keane: I welcome the Minister to the House. As was said, we must wake up to the problem. The Minister has been, and has been shown to be, very courageous and wide awake. He went into the Department with his eyes wide open and his actions have demonstrated courage. He could never be accused of not being courageous. He has been a very courageous Minister who took a stand where necessary and on...

Seanad: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (9 Jul 2014)

Caít Keane: I welcome the Minister of State. The Bill will enable Ireland to ratify the 2005 amendment. The previous speaker asked the Minister of State why it took so long; nine years is a long time. Ireland is one of only two EU countries yet to ratify it. However, in 2013 more than 60 countries had ratified the amendment and a total of 96 ratifications are required before it enters into force. I...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: School Accommodation (8 Jul 2014)

Caít Keane: Two thirds of the reply was a stick and paste job from the answer I got when I raised the issue previously. There was nothing new other than the sensitive commercial information. The funding being made available to community halls by the Department of Education and Skills through renting out rooms in them is valuable because sometimes they struggle. On the other hand, there may be...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: School Accommodation (8 Jul 2014)

Caít Keane: Is the Minister of State announcing it?

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: School Accommodation (8 Jul 2014)

Caít Keane: On that note, I congratulate the Minister, Deputy Quinn, on the work he has done and I appreciate it. I wish him well.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: School Accommodation (8 Jul 2014)

Caít Keane: My matter concerns many children in Gaelscoil Teach na Giúise in Firhouse, Dublin 24, who do not have a permanent school building. The school is accommodated in Tymon Bawn Community Centre which is not suitable. Originally, when the school was accommodated there, it was informed it would be out of there by the end of 2013. The date was then pushed forward to June 2014 but it still has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Licensing and Harvesting of Seaweed in Ireland: Discussion (8 Jul 2014)

Caít Keane: Sustainable development.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Licensing and Harvesting of Seaweed in Ireland: Discussion (8 Jul 2014)

Caít Keane: I will not be sásta until I see what the result will be, who will get licences for what and what regulations will be laid down for licences. We have a lot of work to do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Licensing and Harvesting of Seaweed in Ireland: Discussion (8 Jul 2014)

Caít Keane: Cuirim fíor-fáilte roimh na finnéithe go léir. Ceapaim go bhfuil sé seo mar cheann de na díospóireachtaí is tábhachtaí sa seomra seo riamh. I want to speak about the aquaculture industry. We have 220 million acres of sea land, or sea water. We have 20 million acres of land. We spend an awful lot of time speaking about land and not enough...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2014)

Caít Keane: I would welcome a debate on the property tax, particularly the equalisation fund local authorities always had. We should include the devolution of functions to local authorities and performance indicators, which were referred to by Senator John Crown. There are 42 performance indicators by which every local authority is judged. I would like them to be included in the analysis when we have...

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (1 Jul 2014)

Caít Keane: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. She is doing trojan work in her Ministry trying to resolve a very serious set of circumstances. There has been much misleading and grossly inaccurate information on the HAP. I am delighted the Minister of State has clarified once again in the Seanad today what the payment means. Representatives of various agencies have appeared before the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Water Charges: Commission for Energy Regulation (1 Jul 2014)

Caít Keane: Will there be two meters?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Water Charges: Commission for Energy Regulation (1 Jul 2014)

Caít Keane: My question is more about mixed premises. What if one has a building with an upstairs as a domestic dwelling and a downstairs being a commercial unit? Would there be two meters then?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Water Charges: Commission for Energy Regulation (1 Jul 2014)

Caít Keane: We will have a vote in the Seanad in a moment. I hope I will be present for the response but it will be recorded nonetheless. Medical conditions are an important consideration. The Minister said - I read it in the newspapers this morning - that medical conditions will be assessed and consultations will take place. When I read that, I was assured that the Minister for the Environment,...