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Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Caít Keane: I support what others have said about Senator Colm Burke's Bill. Some 30% of all the Bills introduced in the last ten years were initiated in the Seanad. It is a bad day for the Seanad if we are unable to proceed with Bills. We can accept amendments because legislation will not be right on the first attempt, but we should investigate whether wires were crossed. It would be acceptable if...

Seanad: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (20 Feb 2013)

Caít Keane: I support the Bill. It is difficult speaking now that I know the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly, has said he will not be accepting it. I apologise for not having been able to make it for his speech. I was absolutely surprised to hear the Bill was not being accepted. In 2009, when in opposition, the Minister published his own Bill in this area, the Medical Practitioners...

Seanad: Future of Further Education and Training: Statements (20 Feb 2013)

Caít Keane: This subject is close to my heart. As I studied multiple intelligences for my masters degree, I followed Senator Feargal Quinn's comments with interest. I commend the Minister of State and the Government for their reforming agenda for further education and training which aims to future proof the sector in order that it can deliver a 21st education and training programme. What is...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)

Caít Keane: It was but it is better late than never. The Ministers involved, Deputies Shatter and Kathleen Lynch, have been campaigning on this issue for many years. The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, will visit Russia tomorrow for discussions on interstate adoptions. She has done Trojan work in this area. Regarding adoption rights, many of the girls from the...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)

Caít Keane: Like other speakers, I compliment the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste, Deputy Michael Martin, the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter, and the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch. Yesterday was a fine day. The Magdalen girls and ladies had suffered for so long. I listened to them on "Morning Ireland" and they appreciate all that was done. The Taoiseach's speech was very...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)

Caít Keane: It was but it is better late than never. The Ministers involved, Deputies Shatter and Kathleen Lynch, have been campaigning on this issue for many years. The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, will visit Russia tomorrow for discussions on interstate adoptions. She has done Trojan work in this area. Regarding adoption rights, many of the girls from the...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)

Caít Keane: Like other speakers, I compliment the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste, Deputy Michael Martin, the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter, and the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch. Yesterday was a fine day. The Magdalen girls and ladies had suffered for so long. I listened to them on "Morning Ireland" and they appreciate all that was done. The Taoiseach's speech was very...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2013)

Caít Keane: I suppose, with his history, he has no respect for life and no respect for-----

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2013)

Caít Keane: Hypocrisy is good.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2013)

Caít Keane: I hope the Senator is writing-----

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2013)

Caít Keane: I will talk to the Senator later.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2013)

Caít Keane: He never changes his tune.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2013)

Caít Keane: I wish to return to what I spoke about in my maiden speech in the Seanad, namely, Senator Bacik?s Bill on female genital mutilation. An international survey was published yesterday, the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. I was amazed when I read the report. The survey was commissioned by the women's rights group. I do not know how to properly pronounce the...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2013)

Caít Keane: It is a Swahili name. The survey found that Irish GPs do not recognise types of female genital mutilation or, worse still, they do not know where to refer their victims for care. A total of 218 questionnaires were sent out randomly to selected GPs. It is estimated more than 3,170 migrant women living in Ireland are victims of the practice. A total of 218 questionnaires were sent out to...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Phil Prendergast, MEP. (13 Feb 2013)

Caít Keane: Online gambling is No. 6 on the agenda for the meeting on 20 February of the European Parliament's Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee. I asked Mr. Gay Mitchell, MEP, when he appeared before the Seanad about the potential for excessive gambling online and what procedures are in place to protect vulnerable people. Mr. Mitchell is not a member of the committee, however. An...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2013)

Caít Keane: Like Senator Noone, I compliment my constituency colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes, on the issue of public procurement. It has been announced for some time, but 60% of small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, are still no registered. Today's call is to ensure that they register and are made aware of the fact of the scheme's existence. I support Senator Norris's point in...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2013)

Caít Keane: I do. The issue should be debated in the House as quickly as possible, since some believe that they are punching bags for conservative forces. The Senator has been ploughing a lonely furrow, but it is not as lonely now. I stood to discuss the wind. Senator Kelly mentioned that he watched last night's "Prime Time".

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2013)

Caít Keane: I also watched it. Senator Kelly forgot to mention what the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Rabbitte, stated on the programme. We must be careful about wind. A debate is necessary, but we must also ensure that we have the facts. I am a supporter of wind energy. I do not want there to be scaremongering before all of the facts are available. Size matters...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2013)

Caít Keane: Like other Senators, I wish Pope Benedict well in his retirement. When Senator Moloney observed that it usually is women or children who suffer at the hands of institutions, it brought to mind the women in the church, and perhaps the new Pope might look on women in the church in a new light as well.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2013)

Caít Keane: A new Pope who is a woman.