Results 1,961-1,980 of 2,438 for speaker:Caít Keane
- Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: I have not concluded.
- Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: Senator White could say her party sorted out the peace process. Fine Gael is one year in government and the negotiation on the peace process was started in 1922. We are one year here and should be given a chance.
- Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: That is a nonsense.
- Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: Amnesia.
- Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: The tail cannot wag the dog all the time; the Senator should ask Bertie Ahern.
- Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: That is what I wanted to speak on had I been allowed.
- Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: There is always a "but".
- Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: Sinn Féin members are speaking out of both sides of their mouths.
- Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: The Senator and his colleagues have being doing that all the time.
- Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: Everybody starts by saying that, only to go on to do it anyway.
- Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: The Senator is living in dreamland.
- Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: We have one as well.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: I wish to refer to the university rankings which have been mentioned. The rankings of TCD and UCD have slipped. The previous two speakers have worked in and may still be a part of the university sector. We have to key an eye on these rankings. The Times higher education rankings are regarded as being the most authoritative in the world. I know Senator David Norris has criticised them,...
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: In the citations.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: However, we must recognise that this research was carried out all over the world and 31,000 rankings were evaluated. Regardless of what we think of it-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: I do.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: If we had criteria in place for funding universities, the funding would follow the level of performance. This would make people in universities pull up their socks. There should be checks and balances. We have to decide how we will evaluate our universities, aside from the The Times higher education rankings. In that respect, if a university does not perform, it should not receive...
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: Harvard University is still ranked number one. It is not the case that our students are not as bright as they were in the past. Therefore, what is the problem? Irish students are now more intelligent that they were many years ago. I welcome the students in the Visitors Gallery. What is happening? We have bright students. Therefore, who is at fault?
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: The people who are teaching.
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (15 Mar 2012)
Caít Keane: The Senator is doing very well.