Results 1-13 of 13 for other and baby speaker:Caít Keane

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2015)

Caít Keane: ...to go to the Seanad. We have discussed this matter for a few days. We have a lot of experts before us today who have been dealing with the organisation of elections for years. Dr. Kavanagh and Mr. Donnelly have done pro ratawork for this State. When the State needs to be told what it should do regarding central registration and data collection, electronic organisation and anything that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2015)

Caít Keane: ...information every day. Dr. Weeks indicated that he cannot comment on the cost of the functions outlined. The reason we asked about cost is because we do not want to reinvent the good practices and expertise of local authorities. It might be expensive for a new commission to rebuild these functions from the ground up. What is the cost of the electoral register at present? Has a cost...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2015)

Caít Keane: ...some food for thought on how we should proceed. Some very good submissions have been made. A very good feature of this committee is that it can consider submissions by outside bodies, academics and others. Given that politicians are in the middle of the issue, they may be the worst people to consider it. Therefore, outside views and views from academia are useful. I thank the people...

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (14 May 2014)

Caít Keane: ...Seanad franchise will be extended has been one of the most talked about issues in recent months in the context of political reform. It has been 21 years since the establishment of the University of Limerick and Dublin City University and even longer since the referendum was passed allowing for the extension of the third level franchise. It is a great shame that no move has been made to...

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2013: Second Stage (22 Jan 2014)

Caít Keane: I welcome everybody from the Irish Deaf Society and the deaf community here. I know some of them were here on occasions when we were discussing this very important issue. I commend Senator Daly on bringing forward this Bill because we should take every opportunity we get to debate Irish Sign Language in this House and the other House and keep it in the minds of the Minister of State. I...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Caít Keane: I do not know where NERI got the figures and maybe the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes might have a comment on that. I have never heard Sinn Féin answer that question when it proposes huge tax on this, that and the other. We need a progressive system but I want it to be realistic. I have done quite some research and those are the figures I have found. I have not created these...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)

Caít Keane: ...the issue of participation by women in politics, a matter that has been debated several times in this House. There are courses one can take on women in politics, women in business, women in this, that and the other, but it all comes down to who is minding the baby. We must facilitate men to take a greater role in child care responsibilities through the provision of paid paternity leave...

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2013)

Caít Keane: ...is one sided, but that involves a misinterpretation of the word which comes from the Latin word meaning to know or have knowledge. Knowledge of oneself, particularly when it comes to one's morals and instincts about what is right and wrong, is very important to me as a legislator. Pangs of conscience or an uncomfortable inner voice are very helpful when I am trying to decide what is the...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)

Caít Keane: Like the other Senators, I congratulate the ladies team. Maybe the men could learn something from them in that sphere, as in every other sphere. I support Senator Brennan's comments on bankers' salaries. The only bank in Iceland that did not fail was governed by a lady. We should widen the debate to gender experience worldwide and how it is a valuable asset not only in sport but in every...

Seanad: Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland Case: Statements (6 Dec 2012)

Caít Keane: The debate we are having today is very sensitive and at the outset I wish to acknowledge the work of the expert group, under the expert chairmanship of Mr. Justice Seán Ryan. I also wish to acknowledge the work of the late Trevor West, a former Senator, who worked alongside former Senators Mary Robinson and John Horgan in presenting a Bill on contraception to this House in the 1970s, which...

Seanad: Statute of Limitations (Amendment) (Home Remediation-Pyrite) Bill 2012: Second Stage (5 Dec 2012)

Caít Keane: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I am aware he is standing in for the Minister, but this is also his baby. I thank those who brought forward this Bill as it deals with an important issue. It is important to keep this issue and debate live and to ensure that every pressure possible is applied to ensure action is taken. On that basis, I welcome the Bill. I am not sure the Bill...

Seanad: Irish Water and Related Reforms: Statements (Resumed) (20 Sep 2012)

Caít Keane: ...Éireann. One of the most significant issues facing the Government is the provision of good quality water. It is not just about meeting household requirements but about the environment, jobs and attracting the much-coveted foreign direct investors who have an insatiable demand for assured high quality and sustainable water services. Earlier this year the Government proposed to transfer...

Seanad: Water Services: Statements (25 Jan 2012)

Caít Keane: We all know the importance of water and the requirement to support economic growth. In Ireland, water is a valuable resource and we have the capacity, if we use it and do not abuse it, to position Ireland well in terms of competitiveness. We should never lose sight of that. We all know the €1.2 billion cost of water and ask whether it is being spent in the best possible way. I examined...