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Seanad: Transport 21: Motion (21 May 2008)

Dan Boyle: That type of transport planning which has bedevilled us over generations has always been, if the House will pardon the pun, the wrong road to go down. There is no need to question the fact that one of the most advanced inventions of the 20th century was the private motor car. The freedom it gave to people changed the nature of society. However, that freedom has come with a price. It has...

Seanad: Transport 21: Motion (21 May 2008)

Dan Boyle: I will tell the Senator what I am happy with. He talked about an orbital ring road, with which I will deal later. In terms of the practice of road building in the early part of this decade, the cost of the initial road programme in 1998 increased from €5.8 billion to €18 billion. I am glad that those mistakes are not being repeated with Transport 21. It is important that we get our...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2008)

Dan Boyle: I take this opportunity to respond to some of the requests made by the leaders of the other groups in respect of the current status of the civil partnership Bill. The position is largely unchanged. The Bill is being prepared and further discussion is taking place in respect of certain elements of it. The delay has occurred partly because of those ongoing discussions and also because there...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2008)

Dan Boyle: It would be useful to engage in a debate on pricing and the difference between prices in Northern Ireland and the Republic. Some of us attended the Mitchell conference in Belfast last week and I encountered one notable discrepancy in prices, namely, that charged in respect of The Irish Times. North of the Border, that newspaper costs £1 sterling. Under current exchange rates, this amounts...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2008)

Dan Boyle: It will be delivered.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2008)

Dan Boyle: I share the opinions of previous speakers and ask the Leader to consider an opportunity to discuss the Iarnród Éireann industrial dispute in Cork if it continues during the coming days. It is difficult to decipher the dispute's cause or to attribute blame. The net effect is that a service that has been highly resourced in recent years and has become the country's best and increasingly...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2008)

Dan Boyle: The production of such a detailed Bill, with 181 sections, is a testament to the work of the Minister and his officials. All Members take seriously their responsibilities when a Bill is introduced in this House. The Bill provides an opportunity to undertake an overview of broadcasting as it currently operates. I do not consider myself as other than young middle aged but I recall a time,...

Seanad: Company Closures (28 May 2008)

Dan Boyle: I appreciate the opportunity to raise this issue on the Adjournment this evening. There is considerable interest in it and others wish to share time. I suggest Senators McCarthy and Cummins take one minute each and I will speak for three minutes. The company concerned, Freescale Semiconductors Ireland Limited, is a company that has taken over an operation established by the Motorola...

Seanad: Prison Building Programme: Motion. (29 May 2008)

Dan Boyle: It is an open secret that the Green Party had qualms about locating a new prison at Thornton Hall, and it formed some of the negotiations for the programme for Government. However, it has been accepted as a policy that is in train and will be seen through to conclusion. There is no disagreement about the need for a new prison. The existing prison infrastructure in this country is...

Seanad: Prison Building Programme: Motion. (29 May 2008)

Dan Boyle: Spike Island has been taken off the agenda. There had been talk of a new prison in the Kilworth area which, as a parallel, has many of the disadvantages highlighted in the debate on Thornton Hall vis-À-vis Mountjoy in that it is 30 miles outside Cork city, does not have a dedicated public transport network and is compromised in terms of offering family support by way of visitation, which...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (4 Jun 2008)

Dan Boyle: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business, that business be interrupted at 10.30 p.m. this evening and that Committee Stage of this Bill be resumed at a time to be determined on tomorrow's Order of Business.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (4 Jun 2008)

Dan Boyle: The situation is one of ministerial availability and the fact that at this stage and after opening up the debate earlier today and resuming at 7.30 p.m., we have reached amendment No. 27 of 130 amendments. It does not seem technically feasible to reach all those amendments this evening. Neither is it in the tradition of this House to put in place a guillotine. Therefore, what we propose is...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (4 Jun 2008)

Dan Boyle: To be helpful, I was suggesting that the matter be addressed on tomorrow's Order of Business. If it is possible to follow through on it tomorrow, there would be a willingness to do so. However, if there are difficulties with that, we will discuss the matter further. As of now, there is a need to interrupt the business and continue the debate at a time to be determined.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (4 Jun 2008)

Dan Boyle: We have to ensure that whatever appears on the Order of Business has proper consultation and has been agreed with the leaders.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (4 Jun 2008)

Dan Boyle: Yes.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (4 Jun 2008)

Dan Boyle: I move that the debate on No. 6 be interrupted at 10.30 p.m. tonight.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2008)

Dan Boyle: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Dan Boyle: It was pointed out that this is the last opportunity for the House to discuss the Lisbon treaty prior to the country voting on it. The arguments have been made in the House advocating a "Yes" or "No" position. On responding to today's Order of Business, will the Leader make one last attempt to encourage all voters in the country to participate in the referendum? It is important to have as...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Dan Boyle: With regard to the possible economic competence of the Opposition party, which was already raised on the Order of Business, when the Irish electorate judges this they know who was in Government when we had the highest rates of inflation, unemployment and borrowing. They make their judgments accordingly.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Dan Boyle: In an historical context, when we have the opportunity of discussing this in the House at the earliest possible date we will see quite clearly——