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Seanad: Equal Status (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Caít Keane: Extremely.

Seanad: Equal Status (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Caít Keane: Grin and bear it.

Seanad: Equal Status (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Caít Keane: I welcome the Minister of State. It is with some reservation that I welcome this Bill. I must accept the inevitable. It is a lovely Christmas present for the women of Ireland to know that one of the presents they will receive is an increase in their car insurance, not because they are a higher risk, but because they are women. I would love equality legislation to apply everywhere, but...

Seanad: Equal Status (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Caít Keane: The Senator is worse than Senator Norris now, deviating from the issue before us.

Seanad: Equal Status (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Caít Keane: I am not. I am making a point.

Seanad: Equal Status (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Caít Keane: I am talking about equality. The explanatory memorandum and the Bill mention this amendment does not apply to employment. I am putting on the agenda that it should apply to employment. I also point out that because of our bureaucrats in Europe, probably mostly men, the legislation does not apply to all aspects of being a woman. Just because a man cannot have a baby, does not mean women...

Seanad: Equal Status (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Caít Keane: I would like to see the cost of insurance for young men and women who are not a risk reduced. Risk must be a factor. I welcome this Bill, with reservations. Women are as good drivers as men any day.

Seanad: Equal Status (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Caít Keane: I agree there should be equality. I am prepared to pay and to be tested alongside any man, but insurance should be based on risk, not gender. Rather than the cost for women going up, the Consumer Association of Ireland should ensure the cost for men reduces. A survey should be carried out on this. Some Senator has said we all think alike, walk alike and will soon dress alike. We will...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2012)

Caít Keane: I have heard of those fairy tale economics so many times I cannot number them.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2012)

Caít Keane: I was complimenting carers for looking after people in their homes, where they should be looked after. I was on the same note.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2012)

Caít Keane: I will not resume my seat while I am being misinterpreted. I was complimenting the carers and I do not want anybody to say otherwise.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (18 Dec 2012)

Caít Keane: We have two more days on it. I will start anyway and do as well as I can.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (18 Dec 2012)

Caít Keane: The clock did not start when I stood up. It has not started yet.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (18 Dec 2012)

Caít Keane: The Acting Chairman is taking my minutes. I commend the speakers who have spoken and spoken well on a very serious issue. One Senator said "The game is on". It is not a game, nor is it a battle between Fine Gael and the Labour Party.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (18 Dec 2012)

Caít Keane: It is a very serious monetary situation the country finds itself in. It is not only the Government but everybody in the country who has to recognise where we all find ourselves, mostly through no fault of our own. I take responsibility for anything I did as a local councillor. I was impressed with speeches from Independent Senators who said that the Seanad is a place where one can make...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (18 Dec 2012)

Caít Keane: I was there and I say that what has given politics a bad name is hypocrisy.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (18 Dec 2012)

Caít Keane: Hypocrisy in politics gives politicians a bad name. Senators should man up, or woman up, and say when they are wrong. In the budget for 2010 and again in 2011 when Deputy Ó Cuív was Minister, Fianna Fáil slashed the core weekly payments on which some of the most vulnerable groups in society relied. Carer's allowance and tax relief for carers were cut, as were widow's pensions,...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (18 Dec 2012)

Caít Keane: Senator Cullinane does not want to hear the truth.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Dec 2012)

Caít Keane: Would all local authorities not have the expertise? There is now bulk buying in particular areas. It is not every day that an environmental impact assessment is required. Could the process be streamlined?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Dec 2012)

Caít Keane: In general EIAs are welcome because we have only one environment and developments have a habit of not lasting as long as the environment. We are discussing the new regulations. I note that the witnesses have some concerns but they are mostly monetary and not environmental. Correct me if I am wrong but they referred to the need for additional administrative and professional technical...