Results 701-720 of 1,415 for speaker:Tom Kitt

Ceisteanna — Questions (8 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: Cuirfidh mé ceist ar an CSO maidir leis seo, agus iarrfaidh mé ar na hoifigigh scríobh chuig an Teachta Sargent. Forms for individuals and households were available in both English and Irish and could be completed in either of the two official languages. In addition, to facilitate recent immigrants, translations of the census form were provided in 11 foreign languages, including...

Ceisteanna — Questions (8 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: We are getting into broader issues. I would be aware, as would anybody else who was campaigning in the Deputy's by-election, of the massive growth in population in north Kildare. We all accept that it is crucial work in regard to forward planning. There are questions in regard to disability on which we will seek detailed information to enable us plan for the tremendous investment that my...

Ceisteanna — Questions (8 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: Part and parcel of the publicity campaign is to underline the importance of this work. As I said earlier, most people agree that it is important work for whichever Government is in place. The Deputy represents a part of the country where it is crucial to have proper census figures for future planning, whether for the western corridor or wherever, and Transport 21 bears that out. The...

Ceisteanna — Questions (8 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: Yes, I did — 6,000——

Ceisteanna — Questions (8 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: I said earlier: "When all of the census forms are processed, it will be possible to derive an exact figure for the extent of this category. However, preliminary indications are that the number of persons involved is of the order of 6,000."

Ceisteanna — Questions (8 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: It is a straightforward question of how we count the people who are in the country on census night. If, for example, Limerick residents were in Dublin on the night to support Munster, they were counted in guesthouses and hotels in Dublin. People on boats and civilian ships in Dublin's harbours and tourists in Ireland for the night were also counted. However, people who were away from the...

Ceisteanna — Questions (8 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: That is correct.

Ceisteanna — Questions (8 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: As I said earlier, a process has to be followed in which houses are revisited. Enumerators were given mobile telephones and calling cards, so it is not a question of knocking once and not finding anybody there. However, if people are away on holidays, for example, they are not counted.

Central Statistics Office Publications. (8 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: The functions of the Central Statistics Office, as set out in section 10 of the Statistics Act 1993, include the collection, compilation, extraction and dissemination for statistical purposes of information relating to economic, social and general activities and conditions in the State. The CSO's publications reflect this remit. In certain instances, where long-term time series cover the...

Central Statistics Office Publications. (8 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: Under the CSO's legal mandate, as Deputy Ó Caoláin will appreciate, the agency does not have jurisdiction to collect statistics from households or businesses in Northern Ireland and would not, therefore, be in a position to compile statistics on Northern Ireland. However, the Deputy is not suggesting that anyway. I agree that the maximum level of co-operation in this area is vital to the...

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: The figure is at least 101%.

Written Answers — Export Trade: Export Trade (7 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: The information requested by the Deputy is not available from external trade statistical records.

Written Answers — National Statistics: National Statistics (7 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: The information requested by the deputy is given in the tables.The deaths have been classified by the Underlying Cause of Death. Deaths are coded according to the Ninth Revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Injuries and Causes of Death (I.C.D. 9). The categories for Underlying Cause of Death specified here are: Malignant Neoplasms i.e. Cancer Diseases of...

Written Answers — National Statistics: National Statistics (7 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table. Population and Households in Mid-April for selected years Reference period Number of households (thousands) Number of Persons (thousands) April 2004 1405.9 4043.8 April 2005 1453.9 4130.7 April 2006 1488.4 4234.9 The official population projections for the period since 2002 have been exceeded because the net inward...

Standing Orders: Motion (7 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: I move: That, pursuant to Standing Order 97(1)(a), the Committee on Procedure and Privileges recommends that the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business are hereby amended by: (i) the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (2) of Standing Order 125: '(2) The Dáil may, following debate of not less than 60 minutes as the House may order on motion made by...

Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (7 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Resolution of the Dáil of 6th 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 Defence, shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence: Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources Minister...

Written Answers — Registered Births: Registered Births (1 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: The number of births registered outside marriage in 2005 was 19,528, which was 32% of all births.

Written Answers — Census of Population: Census of Population (1 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: Information in the preliminary census report published on 19 July was based on summaries prepared by the 4,400 enumerators of the enumerated population. The lowest level of geography distinguished in the report was Electoral Divisions (EDs). This was possible as the enumeration areas chosen for census collection were organised along ED lines. Processing of the 1.5 million census forms is...

Office of the Attorney General. (1 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: There is no problem.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: First Stage (26 Oct 2006)

Tom Kitt: No.