Results 241-260 of 1,415 for speaker:Tom Kitt

Seanad: Health Services (29 Nov 2007)

Tom Kitt: I will respond to this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. This provides me with an opportunity to outline to this House the importance attached by the Department of Health and Children and the Health Service Executive to the issues raised. Immunisation is a simple, safe and effective way of protecting children against...

Seanad: Local Authority Funding (29 Nov 2007)

Tom Kitt: I thank the Senator for raising this matter, to which I will be replying on behalf of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy John Gormley. The background to the annual round of housing allocations is the steady increase in the size of the social housing investment programme. Substantial investment has been made in social housing in recent years. The range of...

Witness Protection Programme Bill 2007: First Stage (29 Nov 2007)

Tom Kitt: No.

Garda Síochána (Powers of Surveillance) Bill 2007: First Stage (29 Nov 2007)

Tom Kitt: No.

Seanad: Overseas Missions: Statements (29 Nov 2007)

Tom Kitt: I thank the Seanad, on my own behalf and that of the Minister for Defence, for providing this opportunity to outline the background to the proposed EU operation in the Republic of Chad and the Central African Republic, CAR, and the reasons the Government decided to authorise the despatch of a contingent of the Permanent Defence Force for service with the operation. The basis of Ireland's...

Despatch of Defence Forces Personnel: Motion (28 Nov 2007)

Tom Kitt: I am pleased to have an opportunity to speak in this debate with my colleague the Minister for Defence, Deputy O'Dea, and other colleagues. The Taoiseach already referred to this issue this morning. It is obviously a matter of significant importance to Members of the House. My interest in this area dates in particular from my time as Minister of State with responsibility for overseas...

Written Answers — Population Estimate: Population Estimate (27 Nov 2007)

Tom Kitt: The information requested by the Deputy is shown in the following table in respect of April of the years indicated. Numbers of Persons and Private Households, 2002-2007 Population Private Households Thousands 2002 3,917.2 1,344.4 2003 3,978.9 1,383.8 2004 4,043.8 1,405.9 2005 4,130.7 1,453.9 2006 4,234.9 1,488.4 2007 Not yet available 1,533.3 The population estimates for 2003-2006...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (27 Nov 2007)

Tom Kitt: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below: Body Year of Establishment Abolished/Still in Existence National Forum On Europe 2001 Still in existence Taskforce on Active Citizenship 2006 March 2007 (First) Information Society Commission 1997 December 2000 (Second) Information Society Commission 2001 December 2004 National Centre for Partnership and Performance...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Nov 2007)

Tom Kitt: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tables below: Data in respect of staff employed in the Department of the Taoiseach as at 31 October, 2007 Number Employed Permanent Staff Temporary Staff Contract Staff 215 190 0 25 Data in respect of staff employed in the Department of the Taoiseach as at 31 October, 2002 Number Employed Permanent Staff Temporary Staff Contract...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (27 Nov 2007)

Tom Kitt: The table below provides details of the amount spent by my Department between 2004 and to date (end of October) in 2007 for air travel, business class flights and first class flights: Year Business class First class Economy Total â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ 2004 187,432 65,256 77,937 330,625 2005 76,830 95,108 67,288 239,226 2006 108,211 Nil 78,557 186,768 2007 (up to end October) 90,049...

Written Answers — Census of Population: Census of Population (27 Nov 2007)

Tom Kitt: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table:

Written Answers — Health Expenditure: Health Expenditure (27 Nov 2007)

Tom Kitt: The Household Budget Survey (HBS), which is carried out every five years by the Central Statistics Office, provides information on the average weekly income and expenditure of all private households in the State. The table below provides information on the average weekly expenditure by private households on medical costs from the most recent HBS, which represented the period October 2004 to...

Written Answers — Census of Population: Census of Population (27 Nov 2007)

Tom Kitt: The total housing stock in April 2006 was 1.77 million units according to the Census carried out at that time. Of these, 1.46 million were occupied by their usual residents on Census Night. The remaining 310,000 units consisted mainly of vacant houses or flats and holiday homes. Of the 1.46 million occupied housing units 1.09 million were owner occupied, accounting for a population of 3.1...

Third Programme of Law Reform: Referral to Joint Committee (27 Nov 2007)

Tom Kitt: I move: That Dáil Éireann request the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights, or a sub-committee thereof, to consider, including in public session, the Third Programme of Law Reform prepared by the Law Reform Commission, and to report back to Dáil Éireann on or before 6th December 2007.

Climate Change and Energy Security: Statements (Resumed) (22 Nov 2007)

Tom Kitt: I have every confidence that the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, will deal with the issue the Deputy has raised. It was a bit like question time here for a while but it is worthwhile to have such exchanges. Like all other speakers, I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate but the time for talking has run out. It is time for action. Those who argued that this was not an important...

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: Appointment of Representatives and Alternates. (22 Nov 2007)

Tom Kitt: I wish to inform the House that the following persons have been selected and nominated as representatives and alternates from Ireland to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe until the end of 2007: Representatives: Deputies Frank Fahey, Pat Breen and Joe Costello and Senator Cecilia Keaveney. Alternates: Deputies Peter Kelly and Tony Gregory and Senators Terry Leyden and Paul...

Parliamentary Committees: Motion (22 Nov 2007)

Tom Kitt: I move: (1) That a Select Committee consisting of thirteen members of Dáil Éireann be joined with a Select Committee to be appointed by Seanad Éireann to form the Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children to: (a) examine the Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2007; and (b) consider the text set out in the Schedule to that Bill with regard to the...

Appointment of Members to Committee: Motion (22 Nov 2007)

Tom Kitt: I move: That the following members be appointed to the Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children:— Deputies Thomas Byrne, Olwyn Enright, Paul Gogarty, Brendan Howlin, Michael Mulcahy, Dan Neville, Michael Noonan, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, Seán Ó Fearghaíl, Mary O'Rourke, Peter Power, Alan Shatter and Michael Woods

Written Answers — Unemployment Levels: Unemployment Levels (21 Nov 2007)

Tom Kitt: Statistics on the labour force are compiled from the Quarterly National Household Survey. Statistics from this source are only available at a NUTS3 regional level. Unemployment rate details as requested by the Deputy are set out in the following table. Persons aged 15 years and over classified by unemployment rates (ILO), sex and region, 1997-2007 Region 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002...

Written Answers — National Statistics: National Statistics (21 Nov 2007)

Tom Kitt: I propose to take Questions Nos. 135 to 137, inclusive, together. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the value added generated in the total economy from the production of goods and services, valued at market prices. Gross National Product (GNP) differs from GDP by the value of "net factor incomes" to or from abroad and is measured only at national level. Factor incomes are incomes from...