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Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2013)

Caít Keane: Is it?

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Caít Keane: It seems that this will be a different field in medical negligence involving insurance and hospital and doctor liability. If blanket cover was provided for everything on medical negligence, it might do a disservice to all persons involved. The aspect of it is outside the remit of the Bill. I ask the Minister to correct me if I am wrong. If blanket immunity from liability is provided, some...

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Caít Keane: I have a question.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Caít Keane: Okay, I have a statement.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Caít Keane: What doctor would not leave a child alive at this point?

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Caít Keane: It is crazy.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Caít Keane: There are medical ethics.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (18 Jul 2013)

Caít Keane: I call on the Minister to speak on the second grouping, which takes in amendments Nos. 2 and 9.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (18 Jul 2013)

Caít Keane: We will move on to third group, which deals with the Schedules and the subject matter of amendments Nos. 4 to 8, inclusive, and 11 to 16, inclusive.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jul 2013)

Caít Keane: I welcome the Bill on gender recognition and I acknowledge that some flaws exist, but the provision on age could be re-examined. Yesterday I raised the issue of the orders of nuns who are not paying up. I then discovered that they had €1.5 billion in assets and I was even more incensed. Brendan Nix, the coroner for Limerick, spoke on "Morning Ireland" this morning. In his opinion...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jul 2013)

Caít Keane: I congratulate Senator Gilroy, who has left the Chamber, on the launch of his book. I, too, want to raise the issue of the nuns refusing to contribute to the fund for the Magdalen survivors. I was amazed that they made that decision. I call for a debate in the House to find out who made the decision, because from my experience of the Sisters of Charity - they have the right name - the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (16 Jul 2013)

Caít Keane: On behalf of everyone present I thank the clerk, Mr. Eugene Crowley, and his staff. I understand that the committee secretariat is understaffed but we should use modern technology. I thank the Chairman. The committee has a broad remit. I thank him on behalf of my party.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2013)

Caít Keane: The issue of conscience is to the fore in this discussion, but we should remember that one person's conscience is not better than anybody else's. One might be led to conclude in the course of this debate that conscience is one sided, but that involves a misinterpretation of the word which comes from the Latin word meaning to know or have knowledge. Knowledge of oneself, particularly when it...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2013)

Caít Keane: A comment was made in passing that the debate on the Seanad will be dirty. It has not been dirty thus far and I hope that remains the case. I hope it is informed and instructive. Deputy Regina Doherty did not know the Seanad existed in 2007. There are a lot of people like her. I hope there is a bicameral versus unicameral debate. I ask about the SUSI grants. A significant number of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jul 2013)

Caít Keane: The Seanad will do it for someone.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jul 2013)

Caít Keane: I know Dr. O’Gorman is chairman of the Green Party, which was very much involved in the last climate change Bill. Does he have any information on how one actually reaches the targets once they are set and what it is going to cost in each sector? When one recommends what should be done, the science of how one does it would be a good starting place. On the independence of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jul 2013)

Caít Keane: Dr. Doran stated there might be a need for us to revisit the issue of subsidies. A case was brought before the European court on this matter. I presume our subsidies are based on fact. On a global energy map the west coast of Ireland would be coloured orange, signifying it had high wind energy resources. There is also the issue of land-based versus sea-based wind energy resources. One...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jul 2013)

Caít Keane: There is certainly no defensiveness on my part, even though I am part of the policy-making agenda. I am totally open to listening to the expertise in academia and science, but I am also charged with ensuring the economy stays on track and that there is sufficient money, for example, to pay all social welfare recipients. While broadly welcoming the heads of the Bill, Dr. Doran has pointed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jul 2013)

Caít Keane: Who is going to take on the responsibility of educating people about the new items on the market? If one recommends a particular item, is one accused of promoting it instead of another? The cheaper item may not be good for the environment. What body will be charged with giving information on such issues? When a person spends money, he or she wants to be sure he or she spends it well for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jul 2013)

Caít Keane: In the sustainable energy plan for 2012 to 2020 of the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, the objective is to take forward the template being developed by the SEAI to the local authorities. It is not mandatory. Would it be beneficial if it was mandatory for each local authority? Quite a few counties have done this, but it is not mandatory. Would it be good if it...