Results 1,101-1,120 of 1,415 for speaker:Tom Kitt

Mercantile Marine (Avoidance of Flags of Convenience) Bill 2005: First Stage. (10 Nov 2005)

Tom Kitt: No.

Ferns Report: Statements (Resumed). (9 Nov 2005)

Tom Kitt: The Ferns Report is a contemporary Pandora's box, containing as it does, distressing accounts and narratives of innocence destroyed, vulnerability exploited and power abused. However, it also carries hope for the future. I wish the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Lenihan, well in the important work that lies before him. The report states: The members of the Inquiry would express the hope that...

Written Answers — Public Service Staff: Public Service Staff (8 Nov 2005)

Tom Kitt: The latest CSO figures on public sector employment are for June 2005 and indicate that there were 350,100 persons employed in the public sector. The figures are based mainly on administrative data sources and include the Civil Service, Defence Forces, Garda Síochána, regional bodies, health and education, excluding private institutions, and semi-State bodies, excluding their subsidiaries....

Written Answers — Departmental Records: Departmental Records (8 Nov 2005)

Tom Kitt: The number of births registered outside marriage in 2004 was 19,938.

Written Answers — Departmental Records: Departmental Records (8 Nov 2005)

Tom Kitt: The number of marriages registered in 2004 was 20,619. This equates to 510 marriages per 100,000 population. This figure is subject to revision.

Written Answers — Departmental Records: Departmental Records (8 Nov 2005)

Tom Kitt: Population estimates, including details by marital status, are compiled on an annual basis in respect of mid-April. The following table provides estimates of separated and divorced persons for the past three years. These figures are preliminary and subject to revision after the publication of the 2006 census totals. Number of separated and divorced persons, 2003-2005 (mid-April estimates) ...

Written Answers — Departmental Records: Departmental Records (8 Nov 2005)

Tom Kitt: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. In June 2000, there were 8,500 farms in County Kerry and there were 22,700 farms in the south-west region, that is, Cork and Kerry. The latest estimate, which is at a regional level, is from the June 2003 farm structure survey. This indicates that there were 21,800 farms in the south-west region in June 2003.

Agreement on Social Security: Referral to Select Committee. (8 Nov 2005)

Tom Kitt: I move: That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the terms of the revised Agreement on Social Security between the Government of Ireland and the Government of Australia which was signed at Dublin on 9 June 2005 and was laid before Dáil Éireann on 27 October 2005 be referred to the Select Committee on Social and Family Affairs, in accordance with paragraph (1) of the Orders of...

Irish Unification: Motion (Resumed). (3 Nov 2005)

Tom Kitt: I welcome the opportunity to restate the reasons for the Government's amended motion. As my colleagues have stated, the Government's approach to this question is that which is set out in the Good Friday Agreement, no more and no less. That approach, which enshrines the principle of unity by consent, has a powerful endorsement from all communities on both parts of the island. It is an approach...

Irish Unification: Motion (Resumed). (3 Nov 2005)

Tom Kitt: I move amendment No.1: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "—re-affirms its commitment to the Good Friday Agreement endorsed by the people of this island speaking freely and collectively in referenda held on 22 May, 1998; —re-affirms its view that this Agreement is the basis of a lasting settlement in Northern Ireland; —re-affirms the right to...

United Nations Conventions: Motion. (3 Nov 2005)

Tom Kitt: I move: That Dáil Éireann, in accordance with the requirements of Article 29.5.2° of Bunreacht na hÉireann, approves the terms of the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control done at Geneva on the 21st day of May, 2003, a copy of which was laid before Dáil Éireann on the 15th day of April, 2005.

Independent Commission of Inquiry: Motion. (3 Nov 2005)

Tom Kitt: I move: That Dáil Éireann requests the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights, or a sub-Committee thereof, to consider, including in public session, the Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry into the murder of Seamus Ludlow, and the observations made thereon by former Commissioner Wren and Mr. Justice Barron, and to report back to Dáil Éireann by 31st...

Written Answers — Work-Days Lost: Work-Days Lost (2 Nov 2005)

Tom Kitt: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The only information of this nature compiled is statistics on working days lost due to work-related accidents and work-related illnesses. Statistics on days lost from work due to work-related accidents and illnesses are available for 2002 to 2004 from the quarterly national household survey and are set out in the following table:

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (2 Nov 2005)

Tom Kitt: I propose to take Questions Nos. 178 and 179 together. The most recent information is in respect of the 2002 census and the relevant information is contained in the following table: Private dwellings in permanent housing units in Dublin counties and the State, 2002 Occupancy Type Private rented unfurnished Private rented furnished or part furnished Total private rented Dublin City...

Written Answers — District Electoral Divisions: District Electoral Divisions (2 Nov 2005)

Tom Kitt: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table which is based on the results of censuses of population from 1981 to 2002. Electoral divisions are the smallest geographical area for which information is published from the census. Population of each electoral division in counties Longford and Westmeath, censuses 1981-2002 County-Electoral Division 1981 1986...

Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Tom Kitt: It will be dealt with early next year.

Social Welfare Consolidation Bill 2005: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)

Tom Kitt: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, in the case of the Social Welfare Consolidation Bill 2005— (a) Report Stage shall be taken on Tuesday, 8 November 2005; and (b) Fifth Stage shall be taken immediately after the conclusion of the proceedings on Report Stage.

Transfer of Execution of Sentences Bill 2003 [Seanad]: Order for Report Stage. (27 Oct 2005)

Tom Kitt: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Written Answers — Tourist Numbers: Tourist Numbers (26 Oct 2005)

Tom Kitt: The household travel survey provides estimates of domestic and foreign tourism by Irish residents. It includes a regional breakdown of domestic tourism by the eight regional authorities, or NUTS 3 regions. Breakdowns at county level are not available. Kerry is included in the south-west region with Cork city and county. The latest figures are for the first quarter of 2005 and are shown in the...

Written Answers — Live Register: Live Register (25 Oct 2005)

Tom Kitt: The live register series gives a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming unemployment assistance, unemployment benefit and other claimants registered with the Department of Social and Family Affairs. Figures are published for each county and local office. The most recent information available is for September 2005. It should be noted that the live register is not a definitive...