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Seanad: Gaeltacht Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2012)

Caít Keane: On a point of order, Ulster Scots is a language not a dialect. It is recognised in Europe and internationally as a language. The Minister is correct to include it as a language in the North of Ireland. The Ulster Scots society would be offended otherwise.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2012)

Caít Keane: As Fine Gael spokesperson on the environment, I would like to mention an important document, Ireland's Environment: An Assessment 2012, which was published by the Environmental Protection Agency and launched yesterday by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Phil Hogan. It is a most comprehensive evidence-based assessment of the state of our environment. I...

Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (21 Jun 2012)

Caít Keane: Or who butters his bread for him.

Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (21 Jun 2012)

Caít Keane: Next Thursday, from 11.45 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (21 Jun 2012)

Caít Keane: I join Senator White in commending the Minister of State on the work he has done to date. I welcome this Bill for providing a targeted temporary partial credit guarantee scheme aimed specifically at small and medium enterprises. The Bill also identifies SME sectors which have insufficient collateral for traditional loan arrangements and which operate in areas with which the banks are not...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2012)

Caít Keane: I join other Senators who have raised the issue of children in care. I have every confidence in the Minister, Deputy Fitzgerald, who has been very proactive in the first Department dealing with children's affairs. She has a background in social care and working with children so this is in good hands and we look forward to seeing the issues dealt with. Hopefully, this will never happen...

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (14 Jun 2012)

Caít Keane: What is proposed in this amendment seems merely common sense. It begs the question why these provisions are not already in place. When the Government sets up an independent body, it does not set up a secret service..There must be some comeback in terms of a capacity to examine, without undue interference, the work it is doing and how it is organising its business. The amendment proposes...

Seanad: Referendum on the Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (14 Jun 2012)

Caít Keane: Much has been said about the overall referendum campaign. It is good that there was a "Yes" vote, but it was bad that many people who should have come out to vote did not do so. However, that is their right. The Government was complimented on its information campaign. In the last three referendums the Government was criticised for the lack of information provided for citizens. There are...

Seanad: Seanad Report on the Rights of Older People: Statements (13 Jun 2012)

Caít Keane: I agree with the positive comments made about older people in society, especially that we owe them a huge debt. Society would not exist without older people, and showing respect to them is a must. I will put as questions the statements I had intended to make. First, will the Minister of State make a statement on the training of undergraduates for nursing and gerontology? Following the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2012)

Caít Keane: On a point of order, the Minister may have misinterpreted what I said.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2012)

Caít Keane: I was indicating that the boss of all Catholics is in Rome.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2012)

Caít Keane: I will continue where Senator Bradford left off. Is the Minister confident that the Bill is strong enough? I read about regulations that came from Rome on the congruent clerical ethos on the child protection guidelines. It was in response to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which we know is answerable and where the boss is the Pope. The document was drawn up in response to...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jun 2012)

Caít Keane: Like previous speakers I welcome Dr. Nada Dhaif from Bahrain and his colleagues and the members of the Bahrain Rehabilitation and Anti-Violence Organisation. Senator Crown and others have raised the issue many times in the House. Today is not the first day the issue has been raised and I support Senator O'Brien and what he has done today. I am sure the Leader will respond in the positive....

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jun 2012)

Caít Keane: I would like to state the rules in order to ensure that I obtain the information I am seeking when the Minister comes to the House to answer questions on this matter. One of the rules relates to the disclosure by a taxpayer-----

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jun 2012)

Caít Keane: I am calling for a debate on the Revenue audit process with a view to ascertaining whether existing rules and regulations are sufficiently robust to deal with any situation that may arise.

Seanad: Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Jun 2012)

Caít Keane: I can see where the Senator is coming from. We do not want powers removed from local government but on the other hand we do not want to tie its hands or those of the Minister if he sees the need for immediacy in the establishment or dissolution of a body. We are aware of the circuitous route legislation can take. Therefore, I can understand why the Minister of State will not accept this...

Seanad: Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Jun 2012)

Caít Keane: Lest it be thought I was opposed to this amendment because of my opposition to the devolution of powers to local government, I wish to speak to the Act and to the amendment, in that the Act referred to as "the Act of 1971" is the Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) Act 1971. The Minister of State referred to the local government body that has responsibility at present and so this is...

Seanad: Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2012: Second Stage (6 Jun 2012)

Caít Keane: Tomorrow.

Seanad: Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2012: Second Stage (6 Jun 2012)

Caít Keane: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire go dtí an Teach. I welcome the Bill before the House, which addresses the reform of local government. Senators will be aware that reform of the public sector has been on the political and administrative agendas for some time. When I was elected back in 1991 the terminology "reform of local government" was around then, but we have seen very little reform in the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jun 2012)

Caít Keane: D'fhoilsigh an Comhchoiste um Chomhshaol, Iompar, Cultúr agus Gaeltacht tuarascáil an-tábhachtach mar gheall ar an teanga Gaeilge agus ról Foras na Gaeilge inniu. Ba cheart go mbeadh díospóireacht sa Teach seo ar an tuarascáil sin. As this morning we published a very important report on the role of Foras na Gaeilge and the future funding mechanism for the Irish language...