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Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: When reporting this morning on our end-of-term work in the Dáil, the point was made that 22 pieces of legislation were enacted since September. As the Senator said, there is a lot of legislation going through at a much speedier pace than was the case one or two decades ago. I agree that there must be a constant renewal and review of legislation. I will certainly take on board the points made...

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: These are technical drafting amendments to clarify the language that prevents the possibility of words clarifying a substantive provision being read as the substantive provision itself, that is, paragraphs (a) and (b) relate back to the opening words of the section, not to the qualification of these words by the phrase commencing with "other than". In simple terms, they relate back to the...

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: This is a technical drafting amendment to simplify the language. In the case of the amendment to subsection (2), it aligns the language of subsection (1), which is another improvement.

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: Amendment No. 8 aligns the language to that proposed by amendment No. 6.

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: These are technical amendments that align subsequent references to Acts and statutory instruments back to the reference to any Act or statutory instrument.

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: The Government feels this is unnecessary.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: It was too natural.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: Senator Leyden won that one.

Seanad: Hospital Services. (21 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to raise this issue and thank the Minister of State, Deputy Seán Power, for coming to the House. As Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, he will have a particular interest in this issue. There is in Tuam a very efficient committee called the Tuam cancer care committee. For many years it has raised funds in many ways for cancer...

Seanad: Hospital Services. (21 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: I also look forward to generosity on the part of the Minister.

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: I rise to follow up on the failure to draw down funding in the Departments of Health and Children and Education and Science. There is a great deal of concern about smaller schools losing teachers. The INTO published figures in Roscommon recently on 12 schools nationally, each of which lost a teacher because the schools were just one pupil under the retention figure last September. At a time...

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: I would like the Leader to find out more about underspending and the failure to draw down funds in the Departments in question.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: I support the calls for a debate on child care and I commend the Government on the major funding provided for child care. Eery successful group in Galway has received approximately €1 million. However, I am concerned that there is now talk of putting a limit of €1.1 million on all child care projects, something with which I disagree. While expensive child care proposals are submitted,...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Michael Kitt: I welcome the Minister of State to the House, congratulate him on bringing this important legislation before us, and thank him for the commitment and energy he has shown on this matter. I note from the correspondence I have received that he met with a number of organisations. Last week, I was honoured to meet with the Disability Federation of Ireland, DFI, and was impressed by its argument. I...

Seanad: Hospitals Building Programme. (31 May 2005)

Michael Kitt: I thank the Chair for allowing me to raise the issue of the health campus for Tuam, County Galway. For many years the Bon Secours order had a hospital in Tuam, known locally as the Grove hospital. It was very disappointing that it was sold some years ago. I was thankful that the former Western Health Board bought not only the hospital but also the surrounding property from the Bon Secours...

Seanad: Hospitals Building Programme. (31 May 2005)

Michael Kitt: I thank the Minister of State. Is he in a position to say whether the partnership to which he refers is a PPP?

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 May 2005)

Michael Kitt: I welcome this week's debate on the rights of those with disabilities. It is important that we should also have a debate as soon as possible on the rights of the elderly. It is clear following last night's television programme that this is a question of human rights. Action must be taken to provide more State beds. There are many applications from the former health boards and the HSE to the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 May 2005)

Michael Kitt: It is important that there be equity in terms of the subventions paid to those with elderly relatives in nursing homes.

Seanad: Nuclear Plants: Motion. (25 May 2005)

Michael Kitt: I thank the Minister and the Minister of State for attending the House and I thank all who contributed to the debate. It seems that the motion has unanimous support and if so, it sends out a powerful message from the Seanad. Following the visit by the RPII to Sellafield in September, 2004, its report was presented to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. What it...

Seanad: Nuclear Plants: Motion. (25 May 2005)

Michael Kitt: At 2.30 p.m. next Tuesday.