Results 141-160 of 218 for speaker:Tony Kett

Seanad: Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (8 Jul 2004)

Tony Kett: I thank the Minister of State for bringing the Bill before the House. On many occasions, officials from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform have attended the House with the relevant Minister or Minister of State, to furnish us with a great deal of information. They have assisted us in shaping various Bills. The Bill before us will provide added protection for women who wish to...

Seanad: Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (8 Jul 2004)

Tony Kett: Apart from anything else, the economy will ultimately be the main beneficiary. The Minister of State has done well.

Seanad: Civil Liability and Courts Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (8 Jul 2004)

Tony Kett: I congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Lenihan, and the Minister, Deputy Michael McDowell, on all the contributions they made to the Bill in the House. Theirs is one of the most accommodating Departments. When legislation is finalised in this House, we all know exactly where we stand on it. I congratulate Senators Terry and Tuffy and my colleague, Senator Jim Walsh, on their...

Seanad: Commissions of Investigation Bill 2003: Second Stage. (1 Jul 2004)

Tony Kett: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Parlon. I thank the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform for bringing forward this legislation, which, unfortunately, is appropriate because of the times in which we live. The Bill provides for the establishment of commissions of investigation, which will investigate and report on matters referred to it which, in the words of the Minister of...

Seanad: Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Bill 2003: Second Stage. (23 Jun 2004)

Tony Kett: I wish to share my time with Senator Dooley. I am proud to be part of a Government for the past seven years which has been responsible for an unprecedented level of resourcing in the area of educational disadvantage, particularly as it pertains to special needs. It is unfortunate that prior to that, this area was totally neglected by all Governments because they were pursuing other...

Seanad: Adoptive Leave Bill 2004: Second Stage. (20 May 2004)

Tony Kett: I welcome the Minister to the House. I also welcome this Bill which amends the Adoptive Leave Act 1995. This legislation came about following the recommendations of the working group established for the purpose of amending that Bill. The Adoptive Leave Act 1995 provided additional weeks' leave to adoptive parents at the time. One of the main provisions of the Bill is to increase that time...

Seanad: Adoptive Leave Bill 2004: Second Stage. (20 May 2004)

Tony Kett: Civil servants did not go back to work.

Seanad: Adoptive Leave Bill 2004: Second Stage. (20 May 2004)

Tony Kett: What I said was that civil servants could not go back to work.

Seanad: Adoptive Leave Bill 2004: Second Stage. (20 May 2004)

Tony Kett: A civil servant could not.

Seanad: Adoptive Leave Bill 2004: Second Stage. (20 May 2004)

Tony Kett: I did not suggest anything.

Seanad: Adoptive Leave Bill 2004: Second Stage. (20 May 2004)

Tony Kett: It would not do any harm.

Seanad: Adoptive Leave Bill 2004: Second Stage. (20 May 2004)

Tony Kett: The men are under attack here.

Seanad: Good Friday Agreement: Motion. (19 May 2004)

Tony Kett: It is unfortunate that, despite all the efforts that have been made, all the infuriation and frustration endured and all the words spoken, five years after its completion, some aspects of the Good Friday Agreement have not yet been achieved. In the most recent negotiations, it became clear to the two Governments that they were unlikely to achieve full implementation unless some issues well...

Seanad: Good Friday Agreement: Motion. (19 May 2004)

Tony Kett: The Government has always made it clear that these prisoners will not be dealt with under the Good Friday Agreement. That has been reiterated on numerous occasions and the Minister reaffirmed it this evening. If one needed to inform oneself as to the bona fides of the Government, one would need only consider the stout defence it mounted when these prisoners went to the Supreme Court seeking...

Seanad: Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (30 Apr 2004)

Tony Kett: I welcome the Minister to the House and I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this important debate. The referendum on the proposed change to the Constitution deals with one matter only, the notion of citizenship. I hope that by the time this debate has concluded both in this and the other House, we will have re-established the value and definition of citizenship. It means more to me and...

Seanad: Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (30 Apr 2004)

Tony Kett: What about accountants being Ministers for Finance?

Seanad: Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (30 Apr 2004)

Tony Kett: The Minister might try to have the Senator put away.

Seanad: Disabilities Bill: Motion. (28 Apr 2004)

Tony Kett: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Seanad Éireann" and substitute the following: "—endorses the Government's intention to give statutory effect in a Disability Bill to a range of important policies as they relate to people with disabilities, to establish systems for assessment of need and service provision and to specify infrastructure for policy delivery, —commends the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Apr 2004)

Tony Kett: Given the report in today's newspapers that the Road Safety Authority is of the opinion that one third of all fatal road accidents and one quarter of accidents involving pedestrians are alcohol related, will the Leader ask the Minister for Transport to make a special plea to all road users this weekend to slow down and not to drink and drive and to ask pedestrians to take care on their way...

Seanad: High Level of Alcohol Consumption by Young People: Statements. (1 Apr 2004)

Tony Kett: I thank Senator Minihan for sharing his time. That we are having this debate is a sad reflection on our society. It is high time we as a nation accepted we have a serious problem with alcohol. It is shameful that we have had the highest increase in alcohol consumption in Europe in the past decade. Many of us enjoy a drink and drink sensibly. However, an attitude has crept in that it is macho...