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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Difficulties in Obtaining Home Insurance: Discussion with Irish Insurance Federation (25 Sep 2012)

Caít Keane: I will confine my contribution to one question because of my late attendance. Regarding the comments of Deputy Corcoran Kennedy on corporate social responsibility, the situation appears to be all of the gain and none of the pain. On the GPS mapping system, the scene should be changing for the insurance companies. Where houses are a certain number of feet above river or sea level, the...

Seanad: Irish Water and Related Reforms: Statements (Resumed) (20 Sep 2012)

Caít Keane: Cuirim fíor-fháilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an ráiteas faoi Uisce Éireann. Tá mé an-sásta go bhfuil an tAire ag éisteacht linn. Tá sé ráite aige go bhfuil féiniúlacht an-tábhachtach, maidir leis an ainm Uisce Éireann a thabhairt don chomhlacht. Úsáidfidh mé an t-ainm Uisce Éireann in ionad Irish Water. Beidh mé á dhéanamh sin i rith...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Sep 2012)

Caít Keane: Like other Senators, I compliment the proposers of the motion on charities. I hope something positive will come of it in the near future. Ireland's wireless spectrum bands were to be put up for auction last July but we still have not seen the auctions taken place. Some 28 blocks of spectrum will be auctioned to the highest bidder. Naturally, they will not all be auctioned in one year but...

Seanad: Charities Act 2009: Motion (19 Sep 2012)

Caít Keane: I welcome the Minister of State and the visitors to the House. I commend those who have proposed this important motion. It is important for us to continue to implement the Charities Act 2009. I commend the previous Government for introducing it. As the Minister of State said, however, just five sections of it have been activated. Much more of the Act needs to be implemented. The aim of...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (20 Jul 2012)

Caít Keane: I welcome the Minister to the House. This is a transforming day for Irish politics and I will be supporting the amendments to the Bill, which will bring more transparency and accountability to politics. We will now know about people who make donations on behalf of others, we will see names, addresses, receipts and so forth. This shows that the Minister is committed to ensuring that there...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (20 Jul 2012)

Caít Keane: I wish to raise an issue similar to that raised by Senator Cullinane regarding the accounting units. It is good that each accounting unit of a party will be accountable. Indeed, parties and accounting units are already required to supply some information. However, if the names of the treasurers of a branches, for example, are to be submitted then there is an onus on the parties to inform...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (20 Jul 2012)

Caít Keane: Is the Minister satisfied with the position on individuals who are not politicians or representatives of political parties but who are politicians in all but name? Is there any methodology for funding in this regard?

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (20 Jul 2012)

Caít Keane: I have a question in respect of cash donations from abroad. In the case of Irish citizens living abroad, I understand it is legal for them to make a cash donation. I presume the aforementioned limit also would apply to such individuals. As for the section on donations from abroad in general, I note there is nothing on the amendments or in the Bill as initiated. Is the Minister satisfied...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (20 Jul 2012)

Caít Keane: I welcome these amendments, which will implement the Mahon tribunal recommendations. These will ensure a person making a donation on behalf of another must make sure he or she notifies in writing the donor's name, whether the donation was requested and whether a receipt was issued, etc. These are welcome proposals. One must ask why these provisions were not in place before because it is...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (20 Jul 2012)

Caít Keane: The Minister gets blamed for a considerable amount, but the Gaeltacht Bill was not-----

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (20 Jul 2012)

Caít Keane: He cannot be blamed for everything.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (20 Jul 2012)

Caít Keane: He has been praised wholeheartedly in the House today and Senator Hayden has said most of what I wanted to say. Looking around me I believe the gender quota in this side of the House is up on the men for today. This is because of what the Minister has done for the women of Ireland. When Pope John Paul II came to Ireland he said: "Young people of Ireland, I love you." Hopefully after the...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (20 Jul 2012)

Caít Keane: That is very necessary in life.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2012)

Caít Keane: I congratulate the Leader for the innovative changes he has made in the Seanad this year, particularly inviting the public into the House as a precursor to the citizen's assembly. I wish to put it on the record that the Seanad has a lot to offer. We may be a House of the condemned in some peoples' eyes but I do not think so. I wish to refer to children who are condemned into care. I...

Seanad: Presidential Nominations: Motion (18 Jul 2012)

Caít Keane: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after ''Seanad Éireann'' and substitute the following: ''—notes that the Constitution of Ireland sets out the requirements for the nomination of candidates for election to the office of President; — notes that in the 2011 presidential election seven candidates, the highest ever number, were validly nominated; and — notes that, following the...

Seanad: Presidential Nominations: Motion (18 Jul 2012)

Caít Keane: The Senator is defeating his own argument.

Seanad: Presidential Nominations: Motion (18 Jul 2012)

Caít Keane: However, I will continue because it is a subject that is worthy of discussion. Senator Norris and Senator Barrett should note from the amendment that there is a provision to provide that other constitutional amendments may be recommended by the constitutional convention. That is a most important part of its work and it demonstrates the openness of the Government in establishing the...

Seanad: Presidential Nominations: Motion (18 Jul 2012)

Caít Keane: I am just pointing to that fact.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jul 2012)

Caít Keane: Like the previous Senator who spoke about the referendum on children's rights, everybody in the House has mentioned that subject. The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, has made a commitment that the referendum will be held as a stand-alone one. She also said that political parties and other interested groups will be consulted. It takes time to get the...

Seanad: Presidential Nominations: Motion (18 Jul 2012)

Caít Keane: Constitutional reform has been on the agenda for some time on foot of the report from the all-party Oireachtas group. It is undeniable that our current political system is in need of reform and the Government has committed to this reform. It is ongoing at present. There have been many reforms, but too many to list here. They are a one day wonder when they happen and are then forgotten....