Results 1-20 of 422 for long speaker:Michael Kitt

Other Questions: Army Barracks Closures (26 Jan 2016)

Michael Kitt: I apologise to Deputy Troy that he was waiting a long time.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Army Barracks Closures (26 Jan 2016)

Michael Kitt: I must move on to the next question, because we have spent a long time on this matter. I join in the welcome to our visitors in the Visitors Gallery. I hope they enjoy the proceedings.

1916 Quarter Development Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Dec 2015)

Michael Kitt: ...replicated in every part of Ireland, in particular in Galway given its rich 1916 history. I am disappointed that there has been very little reference to the buildings around Moore Street, both those the Government has already dealt with and others, on RTE radio and television and in the print media. The Moore Street traders have fought their cause for a long time. We saw reports on...

Topical Issue Debate: Flood Prevention Measures (8 Dec 2015)

Michael Kitt: ...and Kiltiernan. The Minister of State said that a decision on the Dunkellin river is expected from An Bord Pleanála before the end of the year. That is certainly welcome because it is one of the long-standing issues that affects south and east Galway. I repeat what has been said about small funding for cleaning and dredging rivers. As a member of the River Suck drainage scheme,...

Rent Certainty and Prevention of Homelessness Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Dec 2015)

Michael Kitt: ...this year and I hope money will be provided to allow construction to start because the issue of housing supply is so important. The county council has a waiting list that is eight to ten years long and the city council has an even longer waiting list. When people make inquiries and are told they will have to wait eight to ten years, it is hard to take. It is more difficult for a...

Leaders' Questions (26 Nov 2015)

Michael Kitt: -----and it is a long-standing convention that accusations should not be made against people outside of the House.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Michael Kitt: I welcome our visitors. I certainly agree with the point Mr. Baldwin made on the Department's view that keeping young people at school for as long as possible is vital in reducing youth unemployment. There was a feeling many years ago, perhaps when I was teaching, which is a long time ago, that there were pupils of a certain age who might be inclined to take up apprenticeships after the...

Order of Business (12 Nov 2015)

Michael Kitt: Thank you, Tánaiste. I wish to say that it is a long-standing convention that the Ceann Comhairle is not criticised in this House. I should put that on the record before I call the next speaker.

Hospital Emergency Departments: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Nov 2015)

Michael Kitt: ...admitted patients cared for on trolleys. In the first ten months of this year almost 80,000 admitted patients were on trolleys. The fact we learned of a couple aged 90 who had to endure a very long time on trolleys has been well highlighted. Having listened to very good discussions on radio on this matter, the overall feeling is that the fact we have lost so many beds is a serious...

Topical Issue Debate: Dental Services (10 Nov 2015)

Michael Kitt: ...what is available. I cannot emphasise enough the importance of the school visit for cases requiring treatment and for those who need to be included on the orthodontic treatment list. There is a long waiting list for orthodontic treatment in Galway, particularly in south Galway. It is unusual that we have orthodontic and dental treatment operating under two different sections of the...

Social Housing Policy: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2015)

Michael Kitt: ...3,000 families on the housing waiting lists for the county. I understand that in Galway city, the number on the waiting list is 4,000. Whether one lives on the west or east side of the city, there are long waiting lists for housing. Families cannot afford to pay the escalating prices in the private rental sector. Many of them are stuck in mortgage debt, but the banks will not deal with...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Strength (7 Jul 2015)

Michael Kitt: That is a long question.

Personal Explanation by Minister (9 Jun 2015)

Michael Kitt: I have also been here a long time. Under Standing Orders, personal explanations do not give rise to debate.

Midland Regional Hospital: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 May 2015)

Michael Kitt: ...for which sufficient resources are not available. If we really believe in the importance of the patient and patient safety, we should have a patient safety authority established. This has been long promised. It is important to have HIQA incorporated into any new structure. There has been talk of a patient safety agency or patient advocacy agency. Irrespective of which, we are told...

Topical Issue Debate: Library Services Funding (5 Feb 2015)

Michael Kitt: ...Deputy Heather Humphreys, went to the National Library of Ireland, which was only right. Let us ensure we do not cut back on libraries. Certainly, we should not cut back on staff numbers. We are a long way behind our neighbours in Scotland and Wales, in particular, on staffing and I would like to see the investment in libraries continue. We should look at counties with huge...

Topical Issue Matters (3 Feb 2015)

Michael Kitt: ...Government investment in Fr. Scully House, Gardiner Street, Dublin 1 is protected and that this house is opened to senior citizens without further delay; (13) Deputy Billy Kelleher - the need to address the long waiting times for children in need of MRI scans at Crumlin hospital; (14) Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice - the need to address the cuts to the subsidy of group water schemes; (15)...

Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Motion (Resumed) (28 Jan 2015)

Michael Kitt: ...discoveries in Tuam. Much of the information was provided by the local historian, Catherine Corless. There are many issues relating to the mother and baby homes generally and their role in Ireland over a long period. I echo what my colleagues said about the Minister meeting the committee known as the Children's Home Graveyard Tuam. This committee also has concerns about the terms of...

Housing Affordability: Motion [Private Members] (27 Jan 2015)

Michael Kitt: ...amount is still far short of what the market requires. Last year, 11,016 units were built, which is far fewer than 25,000. I hope that we will see action on the new building programme. For a long time, we have heard about what NAMA will do and that there might be a special unit in every local authority to deal with NAMA and turn its units into social housing. We have also hoped that...

Order of Business (22 Jan 2015)

Michael Kitt: That is fine, as long as the Deputy does not start a debate on it.

Hospital Services: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jan 2015)

Michael Kitt: ...are far too high. The INMO has stated very clearly that the conditions for staff and patients have reached an "intolerable and grossly unsafe" level. One of the spokespersons said "It is no longer possible to provide professional and high standards of care to vulnerable patients in such unsafe, under-staffed and immoral conditions". Nurses say they thought long about serving notice of...