Results 141-160 of 1,415 for speaker:Tom Kitt

Written Answers — Census 2006: Census 2006 (2 Apr 2008)

Tom Kitt: The most up to date information sought by the Deputy is in the following table drawn from Census 2006 data. Persons usually resident and present in the State on Census Night in Dublin City and County, classified by means of travel to work, school or college and by distance travelled, 2006 Dublin City & County Total On foot Bicycle Bus, minibus or coach Train, DART or LUAS Motor cycle or...

Written Answers — Departmental Travel: Departmental Travel (2 Apr 2008)

Tom Kitt: I understand that my colleague Mr. Willie O'Dea T.D., the Minister for Defence is providing information relating to Ministerial use of Air Corps helicopters. The only other use of helicopters by my Department was to facilitate my attendance and address to delegates at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in 2004 and 2007. Details of these trips, for which arrangements were put in...

Cluster Munitions Bill 2008: First Stage (13 Mar 2008)

Tom Kitt: No.

Membership of Committees: Motion (13 Mar 2008)

Tom Kitt: I move: That Deputy Noel O' Flynn be discharged from the Select Committee on Social and Family Affairs and that Deputy Michael McGrath be appointed in substitution for him. That Deputy Michael McGrath be discharged from the Joint Committee on European Scrutiny and that Deputy Noel O' Flynn be appointed in substitution for him.

Orders of Reference of Committees: Motion (13 Mar 2008)

Tom Kitt: I move: That Dáil Éireann, notwithstanding the Order of 22 November 2007, requesting that the Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children examine the Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2007 and consider the text set out in the Schedule to that Bill with regard to the matters set out in the Orders of Reference of the Joint Committee, and to report back to each...

Constitutional Amendments. (11 Mar 2008)

Tom Kitt: There are seven days to choose from.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2008)

Tom Kitt: The Deputy is wasting time.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2008)

Tom Kitt: The Deputy has been on the runway long enough.

Protection of Employees (Agency Workers) Bill 2008: First Stage (6 Mar 2008)

Tom Kitt: No.

Diseases of Animals Act 1966: Motion (6 Mar 2008)

Tom Kitt: I move: That Dáil Éireann resolves that section 17A (inserted by section 2(1) of the Diseases of Animals (Amendment) Act 2001 (No.3 of 2001) of the Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (No. 6 of 1966) shall continue in force for the period ending on 8th March, 2009.

Order of Business (5 Mar 2008)

Tom Kitt: Please do.

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (4 Mar 2008)

Tom Kitt: The application from Desmond Ability Resource Complex, under the Access Skills and Content (ASC) Initiative which is administered by my Department, in common with the other applications received, was assessed against the published criteria (copy available at http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie). An initial evaluation based on the material submitted, was carried out by the Information Society Policy...

Written Answers — Economic Growth: Economic Growth (4 Mar 2008)

Tom Kitt: The projections, which were published in December 2004 and relate to the 2002 Census, provided from a (then) current perspective two contrasting scenarios to reflect the likely range of possible outcomes in respect of international migration. No explicit assumptions were made in respect of expected growth in the economy. Instead, two migration assumptions M1 and M2 were framed by the Expert...

Local Elections Bill 2008: First Stage. (28 Feb 2008)

Tom Kitt: No.

Overseas Missions: Motion. (28 Feb 2008)

Tom Kitt: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the report by the Minister for Defence regarding service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2006, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 23 August, 2007, in accordance with section 13 of the Defence (Amendment) Act 2006.

Limerick City Alteration Order 2008: Motion (27 Feb 2008)

Tom Kitt: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft: Limerick City Boundary Alteration Order 2008, copies of which have been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 12th February, 2008.

Tourism Industry. (27 Feb 2008)

Tom Kitt: To answer the first question, Deputy Ó Caoláin is correct to state the figures include Irish people returning home. Two sample surveys are done on passengers. The first is the country of residence survey which asks two questions, namely, where people are from and the number of trips they made abroad. The second is the passenger card inquiry, PCI. These are carried out by the CSO. The...

Tourism Industry. (27 Feb 2008)

Tom Kitt: The Deputy's last question, as other colleagues have pointed out, is the subject of the next set of questions. I look forward to dealing with the accuracy of the census figures in some detail then. I stand by the very good work by the Central Statistics Office, CSO. I will convey the Deputy's views to our friends in the CSO on the need for more work on the detail of the census figures....

Tourism Industry. (27 Feb 2008)

Tom Kitt: The most basic way of examining visitor numbers is through passenger figures supplied by the airport authorities and shipping companies. After that, one has to dig deeper for specific information.

Tourism Industry. (27 Feb 2008)

Tom Kitt: I will raise the matter with the CSO. There is much contact between ourselves and the relevant agency in Northern Ireland — they do things differently there — and other statistical bodies in EU member states.