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Seanad: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage. (26 Sep 2007)

Dan Boyle: The Senator will have to wait and see.

Seanad: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage. (26 Sep 2007)

Dan Boyle: As this is a Bill that deals with copyright and intellectual property, I am reminded of a famous story where President John F. Kennedy was addressing a dinner in the White House for Nobel Prize laureates and remarked that the gathering represented the biggest collection of intellect that the White House had ever seen, except for the time the third president, Mr. Thomas Jefferson, dined alone....

Seanad: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage. (26 Sep 2007)

Dan Boyle: This Bill is a modest one, technical in nature. Its principle is something with which the House seems ready to agree. It offers an opportunity, at Second and subsequent Stages, to discuss necessary changes in the areas of copyright and the library service. I will not dwell on those issues now but it is important to place a marker on them. During the term of the last Seanad, the Government...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2007)

Dan Boyle: I would like to be associated with the condolences expressed on the deaths of the two firefighters in Bray. Senator de Búrca, who lives in and has represented the Bray area, brought up this issue yesterday. The points made by Senator Fitzgerald deserve further discussion and they fall within the bailiwick of my colleague, the Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government. It is...

Seanad: Climate Protection Bill 2007: Second Stage (3 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: I also thank the Independent group and, in particular, Senator Bacik for introducing this legislation. As a Member of the other House I introduced approximately half a dozen Bills with varying degrees of success — in fact none. I well know the difficulties in drafting a Bill to ensure it complies with the very strict rules that apply in respect of ensuring there are no cost implications...

Seanad: Climate Protection Bill 2007: Second Stage (3 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: We are perfectly comfortable — perhaps too comfortable with the heating in here.

Seanad: Climate Protection Bill 2007: Second Stage (3 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: The need for a type of Tallaght strategy on climate change means that all public representatives need to be involved in a process of education and change. All of us in this country and through whatever role we can play internationally are aware, because of the nature of the environmental challenges facing us, that we must change the way we live and work and the way we travel. Without such...

Seanad: Climate Protection Bill 2007: Second Stage (3 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: ——I am confident it will never be applied to my party colleague. However, one cannot see into the future regarding the competencies of future Ministers for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and I will not start regarding the competencies of previous Ministers. The issue should be debated on Committee Stage. However, this is an important Bill and it should be debated in the...

Seanad: Climate Protection Bill 2007: Second Stage (3 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: Surely not.

Seanad: Climate Protection Bill 2007: Second Stage (3 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: I am afraid that we have seen the evidence.

Seanad: Climate Protection Bill 2007: Second Stage (3 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: It was about the all-party committee and not the Labour Party. I will explain afterwards.

Seanad: Climate Protection Bill 2007: Second Stage (3 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: Tomorrow at 10.30 a.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: The Leader will respond to the questions that have been raised by the leaders of the other groups. I wish to raise an issue that follows on from yesterday's Order of Business. A number of Members asked that the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment come to the house to speak about employment in Donegal. In light of the indefinite postponement of the opening of the Amgen facility in...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on Shannon Airport, to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business until 5 p.m., and No. 23, Private Members' motion on education, to be taken from 5 p.m. It is proposed that opening spokespersons will speak for 12 minutes and all other Senators for five minutes each. Senators may share time.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: Senators want a large number of issues debated in the House. I will try to address the matters raised in the order in which Members raised them. As this is World Mental Health Day and in light of the recent report published by the Mental Health Commission, there is certainly scope for a debate on mental health issues. Several speakers referred to teenagers being treated in adult facilities...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: The scrutiny role was discussed in the Private Members' Bill and in the report on Seanad reform. All those involved in political life are open to having greater Oireachtas scrutiny in this area. However, given that hundreds of such appointments are made every year, I am not certain every appointment should be subject to such scrutiny. Perhaps we could adopt a version of the US model and...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: An invitation can be extended to the Minister, depending on his availability. Senator Norris raised the issues of sub-prime mortgages and the approaching 50th anniversary of Windscale, areas in which this House could make a contribution. Senator O'Reilly sought a debate on the roll-out of broadband services, which has not been great but has improved. I am sure the Minister for...

Seanad: Shannon Airport: Statements (10 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: Yesterday I had a conversation with a former director of Aer Lingus who informed me that on becoming a director, he was issued with a manual outlining the responsibilities that a director of Aer Lingus should have. Within that manual there were 34 pages on the area of corporate social responsibility. It could be that that manual needs to be rewritten given the new circumstances in which Aer...

Seanad: Access to Education: Motion (10 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: The Order of Business is No. 1, Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2007, to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business, and No. 2, all-party motion on Burma, to be taken at the conclusion of the debate on No. 1. It is proposed that spokespersons will speak for 15 minutes and all other Senators for ten. Senators may share time with the agreement of the Cathaoirleach.