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Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2012)

Caít Keane: The exception is the university panels and the Taoiseach's nominees. That would have been the next part of my statement had I been allowed to make it.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2012)

Caít Keane: This House should be the place in which the Minister, Deputy Hogan, makes his announcement and presents the report and recommendations. He has indicated that he will be bringing them forward shortly but we do not know the length of that piece of string and the local elections are approaching. I refer to the issue of Facebook and the Department of Education and Skills. Two pupils were...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 May 2012)

Caít Keane: I wish to raise the issue of youth mental health. A survey carried out by Headstrong under the auspices of Dr. Barbara Dooley from UCD has found that one in three young people has experienced mental health problems. This is serious. This significant survey of over 14,000 teenagers and young adults found that many young people who had engaged in harmful drinking behaviour or been classed as...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 May 2012)

Caít Keane: This is like a circus.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2012: Second Stage (16 May 2012)

Caít Keane: With the exception of Senator Mullen, every speaker in this debate welcomed the Bill. As a layperson who is somewhat familiar with legal terminology I agree with anything that makes the system more accessible. The Senators who have practised as lawyers pointed out that their work is made easier if they know they will not be tripped up by legislation that has been on the Statute Book since...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2012)

Caít Keane: Like Senator Mary Ann O'Brien, we have all read the condemnation of the rehiring of public servants. It would be worth having a debate to get to the actual facts of the matter. The facts of the matter might show things in a different light altogether. The scheme would not be drawn up today in the same way as it was previously because it was not targeted.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2012)

Caít Keane: One cannot renege on a scheme which has been published.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2012)

Caít Keane: If the scheme had been targeted when originally drawn up, it would have ensured that the specialties required in each Department would have been retained.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2012)

Caít Keane: We would have another story. The Department of Education and Skills had to rehire many teachers who took early retirement because of the examination classes. If one's child had a teacher for six months but would not have him or her for the leaving certificate or the junior certificate, one would have a different story. There are exceptions to every rule. The rule is not good but there...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2012)

Caít Keane: Not if someone has signed on the dotted line before the piper gets to call the tune.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2012)

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Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2012)

Caít Keane: On the problem of begging, I bring to the attention of the House that new legislation passed in February 2011, the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 2011. More than 500 people have been arrested under the legislation since the Bill was enacted. The information was published in a report to the Dublin Regional Authority in the past month. I highlight the matter lest people think nothing...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 May 2012)

Caít Keane: I welcome the Minister and the Bill. The Cloyne, Murphy and Ryan reports have clearly demonstrated the need to strengthen the law on the disclosure of information on offences against children. We did not need these reports to tell us that, as everybody knows we need legislation to protect children. It is not acceptable that there can be or was a cloak of secrecy surrounding the commission...

Seanad: Protection of Children's Health from Tobacco Smoke Bill 2012: Second Stage (9 May 2012)

Caít Keane: I compliment Senator Crown et al on introducing the Bill and the Minister on his stance. He has spoken widely on this issue. Despite the significant tobacco control measures that have been established to date and the widespread knowledge of the harm they cause, as the Minister of State said, smoking rates are still not decreasing. Senator Crown gave details of the confined space in a car....

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2012)

Caít Keane: We are not coming around to that view.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2012)

Caít Keane: I support the call by Senator Moloney for a debate on the deaf. This was the first issue I raised when I entered the Seanad more than one year ago. Irish sign language should be included in any debate. I was a founding member of the model school for the deaf project. It is important for all-inclusive education. The Minister stated he would come back with an update on the issue. I...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (3 May 2012)

Caít Keane: I thank the Minister for bringing the Bill to the Seanad first. I raise the issue of circuses. The Minister said they may not come under this legislation but I do not know what legislation they will come under. For years, there have been calls to ban elephants and some other large exotic animals in circuses. Four years ago, Cork City Council, the Minister's county council, voted to ban...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (3 May 2012)

Caít Keane: As there are no other speakers I invite the Minister to make his concluding remarks.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (3 May 2012)

Caít Keane: Yes, we are due to adjourn at 1.45 p.m.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (3 May 2012)

Caít Keane: Is that agreed? Agreed.