Results 81-100 of 1,415 for speaker:Tom Kitt

European Conventions: Referral to Select Committees. (16 Nov 2004)

Tom Kitt: I move: That the proposals that Dáil Éireann approves the amendments, approved in May 1999 by the Assembly of Parties of the European Telecommunications Satellite Organisation, to the Convention establishing the European Telecommunications Satellite Organisation, which originally entered into force in September 1985, copies of which, including the amendments, were laid before Dáil Éireann...

European Conventions: Referral to Select Committees. (16 Nov 2004)

Tom Kitt: I move: That the proposals that Dáil Éireann approves the amendments, adopted at Copenhagen on 9th April 2002 by the Council of the European Radiocommunications Office at its 14th ordinary meeting to the Convention for the establishment of the European Radiocommunications Office, ERO, The Hague 1993, and approves the ratification of the instrument amending the ERO Convention which was...

Double Taxation Relief Orders: Referral to Select Committee. (16 Nov 2004)

Tom Kitt: I move: That the proposals that Dáil Éireann approve the following orders in draft:— Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income and Capital) (Republic of Iceland) Order 2004, Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income and Capital Gains) (Government of the Hellenic Republic) Order 2004, Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income and Capital Gains) (Government of Canada) Order 2004, copies of which...

Dublin Bombings Inquiry Report: Referral to Joint Committee. (16 Nov 2004)

Tom Kitt: I move: That Dáil Éireann requests the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights, or a sub-committee thereof, to consider, including in public session, the report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry into the Dublin bombings of 1972 and 1973 and to report back to Dáil Éireann within three months concerning any further necessary action.

Membership of Committees: Motions. (16 Nov 2004)

Tom Kitt: I move: That Deputy Eoin Ryan be discharged from the Committee on Members' Interests and that Deputy Tony Dempsey be appointed in substitution for him; That Deputies Tony Killeen and Brendan Smith be discharged from the Committee on Procedure and Privileges and that Deputies Billy Kelleher and Seán Ó Feargháil be appointed in substitution for them; That Deputy Batt O'Keeffe be discharged...

Membership of Committees: Motions. (16 Nov 2004)

Tom Kitt: I move: That Dáil Éireann appoints Deputy M.J. Nolan to be an ordinary member of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission in place of Deputy Tony Killeen who ceased to be a member in accordance with section 8(17) of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Act 2003.

Written Answers — Non-EU Nationals: Non-EU Nationals (16 Nov 2004)

Tom Kitt: I propose to take Questions Nos. 154 to 157, inclusive, together. The total number of families consisting of a husband and wife, or couple, with at least one child aged 0-18 years was 412,321 at the time of the 2002 census. Of these, 4,905,1.2%, consisted of families where both parents were non-EU nationals and at least one child was born in the State. The number of Irish born children, aged...

Written Answers — Trading Partners: Trading Partners (16 Nov 2004)

Tom Kitt: The table below identifies Ireland's top ten trading partners by value for each flow in 2003. This is the latest year for which complete annual data are available. For comparative purposes, values for 2002 and 2001 are also included.

European Conventions: Motions. (23 Nov 2004)

Tom Kitt: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the amendments, approved in May 1999 by the Assembly of Parties of the European Telecommunications Satellite Organisation, to the convention establishing the European Telecommunications Satellite Organisation, which originally entered into force in September 1985, copies of which, including the amendments, were laid before Dáil Éireann on 27 October 2004.

European Conventions: Motions. (23 Nov 2004)

Tom Kitt: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the amendments, adopted at Copenhagen on 9 April 2002 by the Council of the European Radiocommunications Office at its 14th ordinary meeting, to the convention for the establishment of the European Radiocommunications Office, ERO, The Hague 1993, and approves the ratification of the instrument amending the ERO Convention which was signed by the Irish...

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion. (26 Jan 2005)

Tom Kitt: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Resolution of the Dáil of 6 June 2002 setting out the rota in which questions to members of the Government are to be asked, questions for oral answer, following those next set down to the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence: Minister for the Environment,...

Business of Dáil: Motion. (1 Feb 2005)

Tom Kitt: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, questions to the Minister for Finance will take place on the conclusion of questions to the Minister of State, Deputy Kitt, and shall conclude at 4.15 p.m.

Information Society. (1 Feb 2005)

Tom Kitt: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 and 2 together. As Government Chief Whip and Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, I have assumed responsibility for co-ordination of the Government's strategy for the information society as set out in the policy document New Connections. Since my appointment, it has become apparent that there is now a real move towards a knowledge society...

Information Society. (1 Feb 2005)

Tom Kitt: The Deputy will be aware that our function involves co-ordination and policy formation. I have not made a specific announcement regarding what will follow the information society commission. It would be prudent to await that body's final report before doing so. To expand on what I said on the previous occasions on which we dealt with this matter, the broad thrust of our thinking is that we...

Information Society. (1 Feb 2005)

Tom Kitt: I have to refer the Deputy to the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Noel Dempsey. I have no doubt he will answer in detail any questions in that regard. Media Lab does not come under my remit. Plenty of data is available following the new connections report as regards the legal and regulatory framework, infrastructure, e-government and e-business. As the Deputy...

Information Society. (1 Feb 2005)

Tom Kitt: The Central Statistics Office reported some encouraging figures on the information society in December as regards computer usage. It estimates that 1,489,200 people aged between 16 and 74 have used a computer at some time, while 1,198,800 have used the Internet. The CSO estimates that 650,000 homes have a computer, an increase of 67,000 on the 2003 figure. The number of homes with Internet...

Information Society. (1 Feb 2005)

Tom Kitt: There is no question of standing still. I said earlier that the key challenge for us is to stay ahead, to remain innovative and creative and to look at the knowledge side of this and the use to which the knowledge is put. I am trying to outline the broader objectives today. There is a wealth of information coming on stream. I am not in a position today to outline the response to these two...

Written Answers — Packaging Industry: Packaging Industry (1 Feb 2005)

Tom Kitt: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. However, statistics are available from the annual census of industrial production in respect of the sector — manufacture of pulp, paper and paper products. The relevant details for 2002 are set out in the following table: Sector (NACE categories) Number of local units Gross Output Net Output (i.e. gross output minus...

Northern Ireland Issues: Motion. (8 Feb 2005)

Tom Kitt: I welcome the opportunity to speak during this debate. I am pleased we have been able to follow common ground on the motion, following our discussions with Fine Gael. I hope the Labour Party and the Green Party will support it. When talking about the Good Friday Agreement, one often needs to reach for the well-worn line of pointing out how far we have come. Like all such lines, it contains a...

Written Answers — Consumer Expenditure: Consumer Expenditure (8 Feb 2005)

Tom Kitt: I propose to take Questions Nos. 167 to 170, inclusive, together. The CSO does not publish estimates of the individual expenditures listed above. However, three of the items listed above — viz. private rents, doctors' fees and dentists' fees — form part of the overall personal consumption expenditure estimates, which are published quarterly and annually as part of the national accounts....