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Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (1 Mar 2007)

Dan Boyle: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he or his Department has been party to a review of Section 44 of the Health Act 1947 and the Social Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowances) Act 1975 in view of the Government's intention to amalgamate the infectious diseases maintenance and supplementary welfare allowance schemes; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (1 Mar 2007)

Dan Boyle: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will change the terms of employment of community welfare officers if and when they become the responsibility of his Department. [8107/07]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Mar 2007)

Dan Boyle: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on whether it is timely to conduct a feasibility review into the introduction of universal child benefit payments particularly in view of the recent claim made by the End Child Poverty Alliance that there are over 2000 seeking asylum here who have been denied the payment. [7925/07]

Ministerial Air Transport Service. (6 Mar 2007)

Dan Boyle: The Taoiseach has never been on the M50 at 6 a.m. Regarding the use of the Government jet and the example of the British Government, does the Taoiseach have a protocol in place for engaging in carbon offsetting? Will he provide statistics regarding his use of the Government jet? How often is it flown from Baldonnel and Dublin Airport? I understand one of the operational reasons for flying...

Northern Ireland Issues. (6 Mar 2007)

Dan Boyle: Is the Taoiseach confident this is the final postponement Mr. MacEntee will seek in making his report? Does he have an indicative date for the publication of the report? With regard to the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland's report on Raymond McCord and the probable findings of the MacEntee commission, might there be grounds for a British-Irish summit dedicated to the issue of collusion...

Finance Bill 2007: Report Stage (6 Mar 2007)

Dan Boyle: I support the amendments before us and the Minister's amendment No. 10, which would seek to remove the €125 threshold. It remains to be seen under the current system whether this will increase take-up. I support Deputy Burton's calls for examining mechanisms as regards how this tax relief can be deducted at source. As the Deputy has stated, the technology and databases exist for this to...

Finance Bill 2007: Report Stage (6 Mar 2007)

Dan Boyle: Tomorrow.

Rail Freight. (6 Mar 2007)

Dan Boyle: I am pleased to contribute to the debate on behalf of the Green Party. This is one area in which the three main Opposition parties, who jointly tabled the motion, would make significant changes in the way the country is run. The motion also highlights the paucity of Government thinking on tackling one of the most important issues globally, namely, climate change. The motion refers to a...

Rail Freight. (6 Mar 2007)

Dan Boyle: That is nonsense.

Rail Freight. (6 Mar 2007)

Dan Boyle: It will do so by buying credits.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed). (6 Mar 2007)

Dan Boyle: I want to share time with Deputies Ó Snodaigh, Connolly and Catherine Murphy. The Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in opening today's debate, sought to construct a big tent as regards the fiasco that is this legislation. He welcomed the draft legislation produced by the Labour Party. He incorporated the Private Members' Bill produced by Fine Gael, although not...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2007)

Dan Boyle: One can multicall.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2007)

Dan Boyle: If the Tánaiste rings the appropriate number, he can multicall.

Order of Business (7 Mar 2007)

Dan Boyle: Will we debate the Bill?

Order of Business (7 Mar 2007)

Dan Boyle: Will we debate the Bill? That is the question.

Finance Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (7 Mar 2007)

Dan Boyle: The previous Minister for Finance heralded the introduction of tax individualisation as a great leap forward in his fiscal revolution but he failed to take account of the social implications of his decision. There is a history of failing to deal with women equitably in the taxation code. I have only to mention a former Fianna Fáil Minister for Finance who referred to women complaining...

Finance Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (7 Mar 2007)

Dan Boyle: VAT is our greatest tax.

Finance Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (7 Mar 2007)

Dan Boyle: But it does not take account of VAT.

Finance Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (7 Mar 2007)

Dan Boyle: I take issue with some of what the Minister said when he quoted the OECD report. He will find that everyone on this side of the House does not agree with the conclusion that we should get rid of the home carer's credit, a recommendation made in the report. The Minister spoke about net transfers in payments from the State taking income tax into account. The reality is that he has overseen...

Finance Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (7 Mar 2007)

Dan Boyle: It accounts for quite a high proportion here. The tax take has also increased under the Minister. It has gone up a number of points. Therefore, he cannot have it both ways. He cannot say he has reduced taxes when overall taxes——