Results 41-60 of 204 for speaker:Peter Kelly

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Motion (Resumed). (29 Mar 2006)

Peter Kelly: ——and going to work. Fair dues to the Deputy. There are 1,743 more gardaí today than in June 1997. The current recruitment drive is the largest for new gardaí since the foundation of the State. Starting in January 2005, more than 1,100 new gardaí per year have been and will be recruited for each of the years, 2005-07, inclusive. New recruits will not be stuck behind desks. They will be...

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (6 Apr 2006)

Peter Kelly: This is a wide-ranging Bill which, when enacted, will have a vital role in driving forward a progressive energy agenda in a new global energy landscape with increasing demands on fuel resources. Key features of the Bill include a move towards all-island markets. The Bill also deals with electricity interconnections. East-west and North-South electricity interconnections are significant...

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (6 Apr 2006)

Peter Kelly: This move had a dramatic impact on the number of customers eligible to switch supplier. While previous rounds of market opening impacted on a small group of approximately 250 high volume customers, this move meant that more than 17,000 industrial and commercial customers were eligible to switch supplier or source their own natural gas. Overall, market opening by volume increased by 86%. This...

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (6 Apr 2006)

Peter Kelly: Scope now exists for all customers, household and non-household alike, to seek out keener prices in the competitive market. This is well in advance of the July 2007 deadline set down in the EU Directive 2003/54/EC on electricity. The opening of the market has benefited customers by broadening customer choice and already some 42% of the market by volume is supplied by independent suppliers. I...

Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Apr 2006)

Peter Kelly: I am delighted to see the Minister of State, Deputy Seán Power, in the House. He is a very caring man who has faced up to his responsibilities and is doing a good job.

Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Apr 2006)

Peter Kelly: I refer to the man who is present, Deputy Seán Power, the current Minister of State.

Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Apr 2006)

Peter Kelly: We will stick to the present and look to the future, which is how we will make progress.

Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Apr 2006)

Peter Kelly: If Members wish to address our record, I can list all we have done in the years since coming into office on behalf of the elderly and everybody else for whom we are concerned. We have done a lot of work but I wish to focus my contribution on the Bill.

Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Apr 2006)

Peter Kelly: I fully agree with the Deputy. I am glad he agrees with our sentiments. I hope he will work with us to help us. I am glad he approves of the Bill and will support it because it is positive legislation in the interests of the people. I thank the Deputy for his support.

Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Apr 2006)

Peter Kelly: I thank the Deputy. The Bill provides for a clear legal framework for a scheme to repay recoverable health charges which were wrongly imposed on fully eligible persons for publicly funded long-term residential care. A significant and long-standing feature of our health system of publicly funded long-term care has been the principle that it is fair and reasonable that people should make some...

Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (11 May 2006)

Peter Kelly: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006. Care of the elderly is a vital issue. I believe that we should seek to maintain older people in dignity and independence at home in accordance with their wishes. Insofar as practicable we should aim to restore to independence at home those older people who become ill or dependent. We...

Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 May 2006)

Peter Kelly: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this important debate. It is an opportunity to show the importance of the institutes of technology in the economic development of their regions. The Institutes of Technology Bill 2006 is the culmination of a three-year process which began with the publication of the expert working group report on the future position and role of institutes of...

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (24 May 2006)

Peter Kelly: I am delighted to speak on the Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill, which is one of the most important pieces of legislation to pass through the Dáil this session. Ireland is a great country and it is important we promote it in a positive manner and tell the world what a great place it is in which to live, work and visit. I am delighted to have the opportunity to say a...

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2006)

Peter Kelly: An Bord Pleanála will decide if the infrastructure in question is of strategic importance, having regard to criteria which are listed in the Bill. The remit of the board is being expanded to include approvals of railway orders, including those relating to the Luas and metro systems. A specialised consent procedure for major electricity transmission lines is also being provided for. The twin...

National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006: Second Stage. (22 Jun 2006)

Peter Kelly: I wish to respond to the unfair attack on the Government.

National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006: Second Stage. (22 Jun 2006)

Peter Kelly: It was a completely biased attack. This is a good Government with the general interests of the good of the majority of the Irish people and the Irish people have seen this for themselves.

National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006: Second Stage. (22 Jun 2006)

Peter Kelly: I compliment both the senior Minister and the junior Minister involved and I pay tribute to the civil servants who work in the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources who I have found to be decent, honourable people who put the country and the people first at all times.

National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006: Second Stage. (22 Jun 2006)

Peter Kelly: They work in the general interests of the Irish people and have no vested interests. It is outrageous to make such an accusation against civil servants.

National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006: Second Stage. (22 Jun 2006)

Peter Kelly: This Government is doing good for the majority. I had to listen to Deputy Cowley's speech and I never heard the word "disgrace" used as often in all my life. It seems to be in at No. 1 in his vocabulary. He does not seem to know any other word. To him, everything is a disgrace.

National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006: Second Stage. (22 Jun 2006)

Peter Kelly: I will tell Deputy Cowley what is a disgrace. It is a disgrace that Deputies get up and whinge, complain, try to ensure that nothing happens——