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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (4 Dec 2012)

Caít Keane: I want Deputy Naughten to correct his statement that there will be no regulation and that there will be cowboys and a free-for-all position on septic tanks because that is not how it will be. It will not be a case of a cowboy builder going onto a site and pointing out a septic tank's faults and the required remedial action.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (4 Dec 2012)

Caít Keane: I will be as brief as possible. This is one of the most important presentations we have had because energy, energy efficiency and preservation is the direction we must go in to reduce our CO2 emissions. I notice the witnesses have presented some graphs and I will not requote them on how there has been an improvement per household in that regard. I recall a graph on CO2 output which showed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (4 Dec 2012)

Caít Keane: I direct it to the representatives of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland as it relates to energy and energy efficiency. In the context of a code of practice that was mentioned, Deputy Coffey asked who would be defined as a competent person. The witnesses said such a code is being drawn up. When it is expected it will be available? On the question of architects versus builders...

Seanad: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (28 Nov 2012)

Caít Keane: I rise today because this is a serious issue. I thank Senator Quinn for putting it on the agenda. The Bill is a one-page document. Someone once stated that he was a one-page man. However, one page containing valuable information that is succinctly put is better than 10,000 words that say nothing. Will the Minister of State consider the Bill? I do not know what answer he will give, but...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2012)

Caít Keane: An informed debate.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2012)

Caít Keane: I want to raise the issue of preventative medicine and what we are doing to ensure the nation has good health. Professor Ivan Perry of UCC, in conjunction with safefood launched a report yesterday that gave the cost of obesity in Ireland. We have not discussed obesity in detail but this report is very important. It has found that ¤1.64 billion is being spent on obesity-related illness per...

Seanad: Sexual Violence in Conflict: Motion (27 Nov 2012)

Caít Keane: I am disappointed I only have 30 seconds because I raised this important issue on the only occasion the Taoiseach attended the Seanad. I have discussed it in the House and it remains on my agenda. I am disappointed I will not be able to read from the six or seven pages I have. I am a member of committee D of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly, BIPA. That committee is drafting a...

Seanad: Sexual Violence in Conflict: Motion (27 Nov 2012)

Caít Keane: That is a pity, as we sometimes waste so much time firing balls over and back on the Order of Business. We should be discussing important issues such as this one.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Caít Keane: It was an issue I raised after my first month in the Seanad and it is not getting any better. That is what I will say about the Order of Business.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Caít Keane: I do. I support Senator Michael Mulllins's call for a debate on the fluoridation of water and the surveys published on the matter. As Fine Gael spokesperson on the environment, I raised this issue with the Joint Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht because many in local government have done so, not only this year but over the years. It is an important subject. That...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Caít Keane: I will stick strictly to the Order of Business because this seems to be a disorderly Order of Business.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)

Caít Keane: The Senator is stating the obvious.

Seanad: Matter raised under Standing Order 30 (8 Nov 2012)

Caít Keane: It is important in recognising the independence of the Judiciary that the Government respects today?s decision of the Supreme Court. When this process started several months ago, I pointed out how the Supreme Court would need the wisdom of Solomon because the 1995 McKenna judgment was only 25 pages long. I hope today?s judgment is longer because to achieve a 50:50 balance, does one have to...

Seanad: Matter raised under Standing Order 30 (8 Nov 2012)

Caít Keane: Is the Government meant to put information out just for the sake of it? It is important to note that the High Court found the material used in the commission?s leaflet was neutral, balanced and had the primary aim of informing the public about the forthcoming referendum. We all know that while doctors differ, patients die. With no disrespect to the Judiciary but while judges differ,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Preservation of Historic Buildings: Discussion (8 Nov 2012)

Caít Keane: I note for the record my relationship with Michael Collins through marriage. My grandchildren are the great great grand-niece and grand-nephew of Michael Collins. They are small babies at present. My son married the great grand-niece of Michael Collins. I am not declaring a conflict of interest.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Preservation of Historic Buildings: Discussion (8 Nov 2012)

Caít Keane: We are related.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Preservation of Historic Buildings: Discussion (8 Nov 2012)

Caít Keane: I have served long enough on the council to know when one should declare a conflict of interest. I do not have a conflict of interest because I do not have a decision making role. The decision lies with the Minister. Are James Connolly and John Connolly related?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Preservation of Historic Buildings: Discussion (8 Nov 2012)

Caít Keane: In regard to the Minister's statement of 23 May 2012, he has confirmed that his overriding concern in making a decision on the application is the long-term preservation and protection of the national monument, along with the appropriate and respectful commemoration of the 1916 leaders. What can this committee do? Senator Ó Murchú made the point about never the twain shall meet....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Preservation of Historic Buildings: Discussion (8 Nov 2012)

Caít Keane: The site will remain fenced.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)

Caít Keane: I support Senator Eamonn Coghlan's call for a debate on cyber bullying. Senator Jim D'Arcy is about to table a related motion. It is a very serious issue. All our sympathies go to the family in Donegal in the most recent instance. I condemn the murder on the M1 of the prison officer, David Black. This was alleged to have been the work of republican dissidents. That is an insult to the...