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Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: Regarding debates on serious crime, I have no difficulty in having the issue addressed regularly in this House. It is, however, incumbent on all involved in public life not to adopt a tone of moral superiority which suggests that, somehow, their response to law and order is better than anyone else's.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: That is where these issues must be addressed.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: I am sorry the reference to moral superiority has offended people.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: Perhaps it is a back-handed compliment to say it is something we should all aspire to achieving.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: I did not refer to a particular Senator or party.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: I am sorry if someone has taken that implication from what I said, but we have heard likewise from the other side of the House as well. The problems are unchanged. There is no difficulty with having ongoing and regular debates if they are entered into in the right tone and with the common approach the issue needs, especially with regard to criminality in the Border region. I want to raise...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: The Green Party was the political party that made the most prudent and modest economic projections in the general election.

Seanad: Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second and Subsequent Stages (24 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: I concur with Senator Quinn. I have tried to say the same in recent debates but have probably done so less sensitively. Our debates on crime must be conducted on proper terms. I am glad that there is no contention about correcting the anomaly set out in this Bill. I also agree with some of Senator Regan's points. Emergency legislation of this type is usually needed to correct emergency...

Seanad: Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill 2007: Motion for Earlier Signature (24 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: I would be very happy to do so at any opportunity.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: The way you are dealing with it is. You should not insult the rest of the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: Did the Senator listen to my contribution, which was a very serious one?

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: My tone has not changed at all. The Senator should take care to read my contribution and to listen to Senator Quinn, who made exactly the same point.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (25 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: With regard to the request for a debate on waste management and incineration, I would be pleased if the House were to hold such a debate. It may be of interest to Senators to note that statements made in the other House yesterday arose from a natural confusion between 400,000 tonnes of waste and the construction of four incinerators. As the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (25 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: No.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (25 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: I refer Senators to the Official Report and the proceedings on an Adjournment debate on the issue last week.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (25 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: I explained the confusion which has arisen regarding the two sets of figures.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (25 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: If Members are not prepared to accept the record of the proceedings of the House, perhaps the Minister should return to the Chamber to repeat the statement he made last week.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (25 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: It appears some things must be repeated three or four times before Senators understand the position.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (25 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: I thank the Cathaoirleach. As I stated, I would welcome a debate on waste management and incineration. If other parties in the House want to eliminate incineration as an option, it would constitute a departure from their policy positions. I would welcome an all-party approach to this issue. On Senator Bacik's proposal to amend the Order of Business, the Senator indicated informally that...