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Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2012)

Caít Keane: I was listening to a radio programme this morning when the issue of sexual violence against women arose. This is an opportune day to put back on the agenda the issue I raised with the Taoiseach when he was in the House with members of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly, namely, United Nations Security Resolution 1325. I work with Hanna's House in Dublin on sexual violence against...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2012)

Caít Keane: We are having a debate.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2012)

Caít Keane: Giving power to the people is not putting Labour first.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2012)

Caít Keane: I agree with all those who spoke about St. Patrick's Institution and called for a debate in the House. It is being closed down and something is being done about it. We have been years and years listening to issues concerning St. Patrick's Institution. I pay tribute to Judge Michael Reilly who, night time, day time and every hour of the day, went into the prison when he was not expected....

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2012)

Caít Keane: Yes, but some issues were not mentioned. As it was such an important issue and I wanted to see what was said, I listened to the debate on playback. It was not mentioned that there is a new facility in the report that provides for a citizens' assembly and participative community-----

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2012)

Caít Keane: I ask the Leader-----

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2012)

Caít Keane: Yes; I call for an early debate. I also ask that we have a date for the announcement of the citizens' assembly, as this is not mentioned in the report.

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2012)

Caít Keane: Ba mhaith liom cúpla focal a rá i dtaobh an méid atá ráite ag an Seanadóir Ó Clochartaigh mar gheall ar an fáinne. B'fhéidir go mbeimid ábalta an ábhar a chur ar chlár an Choiste um Nós Imeachta agus Pribhléidí agus é seo a dhéanamh. Tá rud den chineál seo ceadaithe sna Tithe seo fós. Tá sé ar an liosta. B'fhéidir go mbeimid in ann é sin a dhéanamh. B'fhéidir go...

Seanad: Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Oct 2012)

Caít Keane: Most women run crèches so the Senator is on to something there.

Seanad: Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Oct 2012)

Caít Keane: Northern Ireland was mentioned and I think we are coming into line with it in regard to the bad debts rates element, which I welcome.

Seanad: Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Oct 2012)

Caít Keane: I welcome the Minister and I welcome this Bill. When I was a member of South Dublin County Council all the council members were excited in 2001 about the revaluation process starting but here we are today, so many years later, only at the beginning of the process. It shows the need for very significant change. The Minister has outlined today how the process can be accelerated by ensuring...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2012)

Caít Keane: The Senator must check that it is right.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2012)

Caít Keane: I heard a story that involved Ulster Bank on another day regarding the fact that it did not pass on mortgage interest relief, which was granted by the Government, to first-time buyers between 2004 and 2008. All the banks have passed it on but Ulster Bank has failed to do so. People who should have received it have brought the matter to my attention. What is the regulator doing about it?...

Seanad: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Statements (9 Oct 2012)

Caít Keane: I welcome the Minister of State. This is probably one of our most important debates because small businesses are the lifeblood of the country. European SME week begins on 17 October, and we are discussing the SME sector with this in view. The theme of the conference on SMEs in Brussels will be "Women's Entrepreneurship". This is very appropriate given that there has been discourse...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Decision-Making Processes: Discussion with An Bord Pleanála (9 Oct 2012)

Caít Keane: I welcome the board members, particularly Dr. Mary Kelly. I am looking forward to great things in An Bord Pleanála because she left a great legacy behind her in the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA. I congratulate her on that and I look forward to her having much the same history with An Bord Pleanála.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Decision-Making Processes: Discussion with An Bord Pleanála (9 Oct 2012)

Caít Keane: Will Dr. Kelly do as well with An Bord Pleanála as she did with the EPA?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Decision-Making Processes: Discussion with An Bord Pleanála (9 Oct 2012)

Caít Keane: The staff was reduced from 182 to 146, or by 20%, and applications have decreased by 28%. I know the rates cannot be reduced man for man but will there be a further reduction because applications are going down? A question was asked regarding quarries and I will not dwell on that. However, there is the issue of disused quarries and change of use applications. I presume this would come...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Decision-Making Processes: Discussion with An Bord Pleanála (9 Oct 2012)

Caít Keane: I will comment on it then as it is important.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Decision-Making Processes: Discussion with An Bord Pleanála (9 Oct 2012)

Caít Keane: It is important, when we have representatives of a body like An Bord Pleanála before the committee, that we get all the answers we need rather than having to write to the board or come back again to the issue. Pre-application consultations were mentioned by Deputy Mulherin and others and I agree with those comments. Is the process universally applied across the country or are there...

Seanad: Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (3 Oct 2012)

Caít Keane: I previously spoke in the House on the issue of a 50:50 debate in respect of a different matter. When the judgment was handed down in respect of the issue to which I refer, there was a 50:50 split throughout the country. I am not being critical of that or any other judgment, I am merely making my views known in the Seanad as I am entitled to do. I have no wish to criticise the Judiciary or...