Results 861-880 of 1,415 for speaker:Tom Kitt

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion. (25 Apr 2006)

Tom Kitt: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the resolution of the Dáil of 6 June 2002 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 the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence: Minister for Defence Minister...

Pyramid Schemes Bill 2006: First Stage. (6 Apr 2006)

Tom Kitt: No.

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion. (6 Apr 2006)

Tom Kitt: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the resolution of the Dáil of 6 June 2002 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 Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence: Minister for Justice, Equality and Law...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2006: First Stage. (30 Mar 2006)

Tom Kitt: No.

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (29 Mar 2006)

Tom Kitt: I pay tribute to Ruairí Brugha who represented my and Deputy Brennan's Dublin South constituency with great distinction. It has been said that his political pedigree was unique, coming as he did from a strong republican family and being married to Máire MacSwiney, the only child of Terence MacSwiney, who I am pleased is with us with her family today. He left Clann na Poblachta for Fianna...

Written Answers — Industrial Wage: Industrial Wage (28 Mar 2006)

Tom Kitt: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The average earnings per hour for industrial workers, excluding clerical and managerial workers, in the manufacturing sector was €13.92 in September 2005. The quarterly survey from which these figures are produced does not enable the compilation of tables on the distribution of earnings. However, the CSO has introduced a new...

Written Answers — Official Census: Official Census (28 Mar 2006)

Tom Kitt: The Central Statistics Office began a consultation process in November 2003 to consider topics to be included in the 2006 census which will be taken on 23 April. Notices were placed in the national press and on the CSO website inviting public submissions on the suggested content of the 2006 census questionnaire. A broadly-based consultative group was set up in December 2003 to assist the CSO...

Road Traffic (Mobile Telephony) Bill 2006: First Stage. (23 Mar 2006)

Tom Kitt: No.

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Tom Kitt: They would be accurate anyway.

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Tom Kitt: It is an open door policy.

Written Answers — Live Register: Live Register (22 Mar 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 and show that there are 1,639,800 persons in full-time employment. The number of persons aged over 66 years in full-time employment is 14,300, which is 0.9% of all those in full-time employment. Details of economic status of...

Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2006: First Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Tom Kitt: No.

Written Answers — Machine Imports: Machine Imports (21 Mar 2006)

Tom Kitt: The goods classification of the European Union — the combined nomenclature CN — does not distinguish various types of lawn mowers and chainsaws in the manner requested by the Deputy. However, Table 1 as follows gives the descriptions of these goods that are currently available at CN level, while Table 2 identifies the units of each of these commodity types imported during 2005. For...

Written Answers — Industrial Disputes: Industrial Disputes (21 Mar 2006)

Tom Kitt: Statistics on industrial disputes are compiled from details supplied by the monitoring unit of the industrial relations section within the employment rights and industrial relations division of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and from information collected directly from other sources by the Central Statistics Office. The details requested by the Deputy are set out in the...

Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Instruction to Committee. (8 Mar 2006)

Tom Kitt: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, it be an Instruction to the Select Committee on Transport that it has power to make provision in the Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Bill 2005 to: (a) amend the Aviation Regulation Act 2001 in relation to the recent designation of the Commission of Aviation Regulation as the responsible organisation for administration of the EU...

Census of Population. (8 Mar 2006)

Tom Kitt: The Government decided in July 2003 that a census of population should take place in 2006 in accordance with the long established five year frequency for census taking. Census day will be Sunday, 23 April. The Central Statistics Office began a consultation process in November 2003 to consider topics to be included in the census. Notices were placed in the national press and on the CSO website...

Census of Population. (8 Mar 2006)

Tom Kitt: I accept Deputy Rabbitte's remarks. There are serious issues to be addressed on the electoral register. The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has been dealing with that and has sent guidance to local authorities. There is talk of connecting it with the PPS number. This census is taken every five years while the electoral register is made every year. The census...

Census of Population. (8 Mar 2006)

Tom Kitt: I have outlined a number of reasons already for the difference in the work involved regarding the census and the electoral register. I should be concerned if we were to diminish the role of the people involved in conducting the census work. There is a legal issue as well to be considered. The Statistics Act 1993 deals with the whole issue of confidentiality in respect of the information...

Census of Population. (8 Mar 2006)

Tom Kitt: There are two separate questions here. I have no problem——

Census of Population. (8 Mar 2006)

Tom Kitt: I want to make one comment on the whole area of responsibility of my colleague, Deputy Roche, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. There are long-term changes in the system in view and proposals have been made which include linkages with the census. There is a reference to that. He also talks about the use of PPS numbers for electoral registration purposes, the use...