Results 821-840 of 1,415 for speaker:Tom Kitt

Written Answers — Farmer Statistics: Farmer Statistics (30 May 2006)

Tom Kitt: Comparable figures are not available on the numbers of full-time and part-time farmers for all the years requested during the period 1946 to 2006. Up to 1991 the focus of agriculture surveys was on the land holding, without distinguishing between the holder's full-time or part-time involvement in farming. Table 1 shows the number of Agricultural Holdings over 1 acre for available years during...

Written Answers — Marriage Statistics: Marriage Statistics (30 May 2006)

Tom Kitt: The information requested by the deputy is not available. However information from the Census of Population 2002 does provide some details in relation to the numbers of people in their first marriage, and numbers of people who have remarried. The relevant information is outlined in the following table: Total Male Female First Marriage 1,423,884 711,302 712,582 Remarried 30,529...

European Communities (Amendment) Bill 2006: Referral to Select Committee. (30 May 2006)

Tom Kitt: I move: That the Order of the Dáil of 25th May, 2006, referring the European Communities (Amendment) Bill 2006 to the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs, be discharged and that the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on European Affairs pursuant to Standing Order 120(1) of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business and paragraph (1)(a)(i) of that Committee's Orders of Reference.

Courts (Register of Sentences) Bill 2006: First Stage. (25 May 2006)

Tom Kitt: No.

EU Accession Treaties: Motion. (24 May 2006)

Tom Kitt: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the terms of the Treaty concerning the Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, done at Luxembourg on 25 April, 2005, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 17 January, 2006.

Freedom of Information Act 1997 (Prescribed Bodies) Regulations 2006: Motion. (24 May 2006)

Tom Kitt: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Freedom of Information Act 1997 (Prescribed Bodies) Regulations 2006, copies of which were laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 28th April, 2006.

Membership of Committee: Motion. (24 May 2006)

Tom Kitt: I move: That Deputy Michael Ring be discharged from the Committee on Procedure and Privileges sub-Committee on Members' Services and that Deputy Shane McEntee be appointed in substitution for him.

Departmental Expenditure. (24 May 2006)

Tom Kitt: Deputy Gormley could do with some make-up.

Written Answers — Labour Force Statistics: Labour Force Statistics (23 May 2006)

Tom Kitt: Statistics on the labour force are compiled from the Quarterly National Household Survey. The latest statistics available are for the period September to November 2005. Details of hours worked are shown in the following table. Persons in employment (ILO) classified by sex and average Annualised usual hours of work per week Average annualised usual hours per week q1 to q4 2000 q1 to q4...

Health (Hospitals Inspectorate) Bill 2006: First Stage. (18 May 2006)

Tom Kitt: No.

Membership of Committees: Motion. (18 May 2006)

Tom Kitt: I move: That Deputies Brendan Howlin and Kathleen Lynch be discharged from the Select Committee on Enterprise and Small Business and that Deputies Ruairí Quinn and Breeda Moynihan-Cronin be appointed in substitution for them. That Deputy Ruairí Quinn be discharged from the Select Committee on European Affairs and that Deputy Joe Costello be appointed in substitution for him. That Deputy...

European Council Framework Decision: Referral to Joint Committee. (18 May 2006)

Tom Kitt: I move: That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approve the exercise by the State of the option or discretion provided by Article 1.11 of the Treaty of Amsterdam to take part in the adoption of the following proposed measure: a proposal for a Council Framework Decision on simplifying the exchange of information and intelligence between law enforcement authorities of the member states of the...

European Council Framework Decision: Referral to Joint Committee. (18 May 2006)

Tom Kitt: The contents of the motion will be debated in committee.

Address by the Prime Minister of Australia: Motions. (18 May 2006)

Tom Kitt: I move the following motions: That, to welcome the visit to Ireland of the Prime Minister of Australia, the Honourable John Howard, MP, and to mark the event in a signal manner, the Prime Minister be invited to address the Dáil at 5.15 p.m. on Tuesday, 23 May, the proceedings at such address shall consist of a speech by the Ceann Comhairle welcoming the Prime Minister, the Prime Minister's...

Written Answers — Industrial Disputes: Industrial Disputes (16 May 2006)

Tom Kitt: Statistics on Industrial Disputes are compiled from details supplied by the Monitoring Unit of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, and from information collected directly from other sources by the Central Statistics Office. In 2004 20,784 days were lost to industrial disputes and in 2005 there were 26,670 days lost to industrial disputes.

Electoral (Preparation of the Register of Electors) (Temporary Provisions) Bill 2006: First Stage. (11 May 2006)

Tom Kitt: No.

Order of Business. (11 May 2006)

Tom Kitt: There is one underneath it.

Europe and the Developing World: Statements. (10 May 2006)

Tom Kitt: Like other colleagues, I warmly welcome these statements on Europe Day. I know some of the questions have come from the public, and my question is linked with one of those. There is a reference to coherence in EU policy and talk of the need for constructive engagement between Europe and the developing world. My question is very much in the context of the earlier discussion with the EU...

Europe and the Developing World: Statements. (10 May 2006)

Tom Kitt: Can we do more to encourage greater partnership, trade and investment between Europe and the developing world, especially Africa? There are fantastic agricultural products in many of the countries that I and other Members with experience of development have visited. Can we do more to promote greater constructive engagement with the developing world, especially Africa, and greater support? Can...

Written Answers — Census of Population: Census of Population (9 May 2006)

Tom Kitt: The introduction of a population registration system is not fundamentally a statistical issue — it would have major implications for the organisation and regulation of civil society. Countries which maintain population registers make registration a mandatory requirement before transactions such as change of residence, eligibility for school attendance and entitlement to a driver's licence,...