Results 11,121-11,140 of 11,433 for speaker:Michael Kitt

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (22 Mar 2005)

Michael Kitt: I wish to join the tributes to the late Senator Michael O'Higgins. He was an outstanding politician who came from a very distinguished political family. I had the honour to serve with his wife, Brigid Hogan-O'Higgins, when she was a Member of the Dáil, on the then innovative committee on wildlife in 1976. The family tradition of public service was demonstrated during the Asian tsunami...

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Mar 2005)

Michael Kitt: We got good news in the past few weeks on road development and on significant sums of money for the NRA. However, there is still no money for the Clare-Galway route. We also need money for the railway. Senators O'Toole and Dooley referred to this issue last week and I support what they said with regard to the Sligo-Limerick line. I hope we have a debate on the issue, particularly on the...

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (2 Mar 2005)

Michael Kitt: The Senator is obsessed.

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (2 Mar 2005)

Michael Kitt: I welcome the Minister to the House. This is a complex debate but it is a relevant issue, there was even a discussion this morning on "Morning Ireland" about the difficulties in Cork with illegal dumping. The city manager in Cork assured us that his staff were dealing with the issue and collecting waste on a regular basis. There have been many scares recently and we have heard a lot about...

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements. (2 Mar 2005)

Michael Kitt: ——40% thermal treatment and 20% disposed into landfill. Therefore, there are various options for a sustainable waste management infrastructure. We should look at all the options and not simply incineration. In fairness to the Progressive Democrats Deputy, to whom the Senator referred, his party at least had the option for Galway City Council to have an incinerator. In most European...

Seanad: National Spatial Strategy: Statements. (23 Feb 2005)

Michael Kitt: The Minister of State already said that.

Seanad: National Spatial Strategy: Statements. (23 Feb 2005)

Michael Kitt: I welcome the Minister to the House. I thank him for his contribution, which I found very positive, unlike the comments of Senator Bannon. The three objectives of the strategy to which the Minister referred — better spread of job opportunities, better quality of life and better places to live — are very important and I commend the Government on the progress made in this regard. The Irish...

Seanad: National Spatial Strategy: Statements. (23 Feb 2005)

Michael Kitt: That is an awful insult to the Senators on the Government benches.

Seanad: National Spatial Strategy: Statements. (23 Feb 2005)

Michael Kitt: Ballinasloe is included.

Seanad: National Spatial Strategy: Statements. (23 Feb 2005)

Michael Kitt: Páidí could train Longford as well.

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2005)

Michael Kitt: I welcome the comments of Senator Dardis in respect of a debate on global warming and the environment given that the Kyoto Protocol has been signed by most countries, apart from the United States, China and India. On the issue of the western rail corridor, I have seen some figures that suggest the cost would not be as great as the earlier consultative reports indicate given that the line is...

Seanad: Future Development of An Post: Statements. (3 Feb 2005)

Michael Kitt: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food, Deputy Browne, for his contribution. Having listened to the debate, I hope the management and unions in An Post will find a resolution to the difficulties in the company. I share the concerns of others that this matter be resolved. I am concerned by the development of a...

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Dec 2004)

Michael Kitt: I wish to raise with the Leader the story in today's newspapers concerning the report by the Environmental Protection Agency about harmful elements, including e.coli, in many local authority water supplies. The EPA has stated that up to 50,000 households could be affected. The newspapers state that many local authorities are turning a blind eye to this water pollution. We have had a number of...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (15 Dec 2004)

Michael Kitt: I welcome the Minister to the House and welcome the Social Welfare Bill. The Minister has done an excellent job in the package he has brought forward. There is a total increase of €874 million, giving a budget of more than €12 billion for the Department. Anyone listening to the debate on the Order of Business this morning would imagine the Government does not care at all about the...

Seanad: Hospitals Building Programme. (15 Dec 2004)

Michael Kitt: I thank Senator Ulick Burke for sharing his time. I was delighted when the former Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Martin, announced he was purchasing the old Bon Secours Hospital and surrounding grounds in Tuam. It was a very particular project for the Western Health Board of which Senator Ulick Burke and I were members at the time. We fought very hard to have this property taken...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects. (15 Dec 2004)

Michael Kitt: I wish to share my time with Senator Ulick Burke. This issue concerns Cahergal national school near Tuam, County Galway. Before the last general election several schools in north Galway sought improvements and some wanted new developments. Under the pilot or devolved programme many of those schools and their boards of management have had their wishes fulfilled and work is in progress in...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Dec 2004)

Michael Kitt: Senator Ulick Burke was in power when it was happening.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Michael Kitt: I welcome the Minister of State and I thank him for introducing this welcome Bill. I support what he said in respect of housing supply. It is marvellous that almost 69,000 units were completed in 2003, the ninth record year in a row for house completions. The figures for 2004 also look good. I was interested in his comment that thanks to the serviced land initiative, there is a good land bank...

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Order for Second Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Michael Kitt: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Seanad: Health Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Michael Kitt: How stands amendment No. 3?