Results 861-880 of 2,551 for speaker:Pat Carey

Referral of Papers to Joint Committee on Health and Children: Motion (28 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: I move: That, in relation to the Report of the Commission on Assisted Human Reproduction, the papers connected therewith of the Joint Committee on Health and Children established by orders of Dáil and Seanad Éireann of 16 October 2002 and 17 October 2002, respectively be referred to the Joint Committee on Health and Children established by orders of Dáil and Seanad Éireann.

Whistleblowers Protection Bill 2010: First Stage (28 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: No.

Business of Dáil: Motion (27 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: I move: That notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, oral questions to the Taoiseach shall not be taken today and we shall now proceed directly to the Order of Business.

Written Answers — Food Imports: Food Imports (27 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: Under EU legislation, Article 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1172/95 of 22/05/1995 lays down the rules regarding the compilation of statistics for the trading of goods by the Community and its Member States with non-member countries. Under this regulation, it has been possible since 2001 to record the trade of goods with what the UN defines as the Occupied Palestinian Territories. However,...

Written Answers — Sugar Imports: Sugar Imports (26 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: The information requested by Deputy Stanton is presented in the table below. The table shows the total quantity of cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose imports by country, for the year January-December 2008 and the most recently available period, namely, January-October 2009. Imports Jan-Dec 2008 Jan-Oct 2009 Country â'¬ 000 Tonnes â'¬ 000 Tonnes Australia 4 3 Austria 1...

Written Answers — Employment Statistics: Employment Statistics (26 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 158 to 160, inclusive, together. The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates relating to the labour force. The data requested by the Deputy are presented in the tables below in respect of the third quarters of 2007 and 2009. Number of persons in the labour force by age, gender and region, Quarter 3 2007 ...

Census of Population. (26 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: I will do what Deputy Ó Caoláin has requested and revert to him as quickly as I possibly can. The CSO's thinking was strongly examined, evaluated and its advice was taken in the end. In an operation of the size and scale of the census, it is important to bear in mind that only questions that have been tested in the field, have proved to have worked and were acceptable to householders can...

Census of Population. (26 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: There is certainly anecdotal evidence that it is proving extremely difficult to compile census data from, for example, gated communities and others. Anything up to a half dozen attempts would have been made in the previous census by enumerators to collect census forms. A substantial majority of the forms were ultimately collected and the information collated. I will find out for the Deputy...

Census of Population. (26 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: It will not be possible to compile that type of information in the proposed census survey. The Deputy will have seen on the database, in terms of household characteristics, the type of categories of questions that must be answered. The type of information required includes the type of accommodation, the year the house was built, the nature of occupancy of the household, rent paid, number of...

Census of Population. (26 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: It may well be possible in the analysis of the returns for that kind of information to be elicited. It would be worthwhile. However, I have already stated that the questions have been set and it is gone to the stage where the Government has taken a decision.

Census of Population. (26 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: I agree with Deputy McManus that it would be interesting, and probably essential, for us to find a way, but she mentioned that some of the utilities - it is entirely possible, if we go down the road of installing water meters in every household unit in the State - would provide a way of finding out how many are occupied. The ESB, gas companies and the like could provide data. However, at...

Census of Population. (26 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: -----but in the analysis of the returns it just may be possible. I will try to establish with the CSO if that is possible.

Census of Population. (26 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: I will find that out first.

Oireachtas Committee: Motion (26 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: I move: That the Order of Dáil Éireann of 15 December, 2009 in relation to the Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children be amended by the deletion of '29 January 2010' and the substitution therefor of '26 February 2010'.

Fisheries (Commercial Fishing Licences) (Alteration of Duties and Fees) Order 2010: Referral to Joint Committee (26 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: I move: That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft: Fisheries (Commercial Fishing Licences) (Alteration of Duties and Fees) Order 2010, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 13th January, 2010, be referred to the Joint Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, in accordance with paragraph (2) of the Orders of Reference of that...

Sitting of the Joint Committee on the Constitution: Motion (26 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: I move: That Dáil Éireann, in accordance with Article 15.1.3° of the Constitution, hereby determines that the Joint Committee on the Constitution may meet in Trinity College Dublin on 2 February, 2010 in connection with its public deliberations on the Electoral System.

Census of Population. (26 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 88 and 89 together. The Government decided in July 2008 that a census of population will take place in 2011, as required by EU regulation, and asked the CSO to commence the necessary preparations. A public consultation was conducted in September 2008. The CSO placed a notice in the national press inviting views on the topics to be covered and on the outputs...

Census of Population. (26 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: I thank Deputy Barrett for his question. When I took over this responsibility a year and a half ago, one of the first matters that came to my attention, through a constituent of the Deputy's, was the issue of autism. I took the trouble to raise it directly with the CSO. I went to the CSO office in Cork, just to tease out the issue. The reply I have given is substantially what the...

Census of Population. (26 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: I would not go all the way with what Deputy Barrett is suggesting. He should not forget that we have a fairly significant body of disability legislation, which was enacted by this House in recent years. The national disability database together with other pieces of legislation, such as the EPSEN Act, have been progressively implemented. They are the principal vehicles whereby the type of...

Census of Population. (26 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: The consultation took place between August 2008 and November 2008. Submissions were invited from the public and interested bodies in August 2008 on the content of the questionnaire. Submissions were received from 91 different organisations and individuals. These covered Departments, local authorities, Government agencies, the research and academic communities and private individuals. The...