Posted 25/04/13
Galway East Deputy Michael Kitt has welcomed the Minister for Social Protection’s decision to address an anomaly in job seeker supports for firemen who work on a part-time basis.
Under current rules, job seekers who work as part-time fighters are entitled to job-seekers benefit while on a small retainer for on-call work. This requires them to be within a short distance from the fire station, creating difficulties in them meeting the statutory requirements for jobseekers benefit. Read More |
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Posted 26/02/13
Galway East TD Michael Kitt has welcomed the government’s commitment to end long-term homelessness by 2016 and added that adequate resources were essential to achieving the goal. Read More |
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Posted 26/02/13
Fianna Fáil Galway East TD Michael Kitt has said he is very disappointed by a lack of commitment by the Minister for Education to provide funding for the yellow flag programme promoting diversity, equality and interculturalism. Read More |
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Posted 14/02/13
I commend Deputy Calleary on moving this motion and Dr. McAleese on the publication of the final Report of the Inter-Departmental Committee to establish the facts of State involvement with the Magdalene Laundries. Martin McAleese said that there is no single or simple story of the Magdalene laundries and the report shows significant State involvement in referring women to the laundries. Read More |
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Posted 29/11/12
Proposed new legislation to regulate the rapidly changing rental market is not adequate in its current form and needs to be altered to tackle the challenges facing both tenants and landlords, according to Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Housing Michael Kitt. Read More |
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Posted 27/11/12
Fianna Fáil’s alternative budget for next year sets aside specific funding to reverse the deeply unfair cuts to home help hours.
Launching its proposals for Budget 2013 last week, Fianna Fáil said it is still possible to achieve savings of €3.5 billion next year without cutting funding for people with disabilities, for education service or for mental health services. Read More |
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Posted 26/10/12
Fianna Fáil TD Michael Kitt raised a special debate in the Dáil this week on the damaging cuts to Community Employment (CE) Schemes across Co Galway and unnecessary restrictions on a range of other employment initiatives. Read More |
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Posted 26/09/12
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Housing Michael Kitt has again called on the Government to ensure that the “Right to a Home” is added to the second phase of the Constitutional Convention.
Speaking in advance of Simon Week 2012, the Galway East TD said the right to a home must be enshrined in the Constitution. Read More |
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Posted 20/07/12
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Housing Michael Kitt has called on the Government to ensure that the “Right to a Home” is added to the second phase of the Constitutional Convention. Read More |
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Posted 02/07/12
Galway East Fianna Fáil TD Micheál Kitt has said he is disappointed by the Government’s decision to vote against a Fianna Fáil motion on the protection of arts and culture. Read More |
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