Results 301-320 of 4,085 for speaker:Dan Boyle

Request to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (8 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: I seek the adjournment of the business of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss a matter of urgent public importance, namely, the need for the Minister for Health and Children to account for the impact on services of the presented resignation of a consultant oncologist from Cork University Hospital, the frustration caused by the failure to develop a dedicated cancer unit at the...

Written Answers — Economic Partnership Agreements: Economic Partnership Agreements (8 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the level and nature of consultations his Department has had with priority country governments and business community and civil society regarding their EPA related concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7740/05]

Written Answers — Economic Partnership Agreements: Economic Partnership Agreements (8 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the concerns of priority aid countries were reflected in Ireland's internal EU position on EPAs; if they are catered for in the EU position on EPAs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7741/05]

Departmental Expenditure. (9 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: Will the Taoiseach comment on current and future spending levels for the National Economic and Social Council and the National Economic and Social Forum? There has been criticism recently that this is increasing but there is merit in increasing this funding, as both organisations do valuable work in assessing future trends and the direction of policy for the Government and those who aspire to...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (9 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss a matter of urgent public interest, namely, that the Minister for Health and Children explain why the accident and emergency department at Cork University Hospital had put in place yesterday emergency measures that saw the turning away of many patients, described by the hospital consultant for the accident and emergency...

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage. (9 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: The amendments before the House are the first of 61 amendments to be considered over approximately five hours. I am concerned that the House is being asked to deal on Report Stage with matters that were not discussed, or properly discussed, on Committee Stage. A similar approach was adopted during the consideration of the other two Finance Bills with which I have been involved in the House....

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: Amendments Nos. 3 and 10 deal specifically with the possibility of index-linking tax bands, exemption limits and tax credits. I will discuss the amendments before considering some of the other issues that have been raised during the debate. Amendment No. 3 proposes to correct the imbalance that has arisen from recent budgets. I approve more of amendment No. 10, which goes further by seeking...

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: It is not really.

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: When the Minister makes that argument, he forgets to index-link the 1997 money. The figure of €11,000, which he regularly quotes in the House, is nothing like €11,000 in 1997 figures.

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: When we are making deductions——

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: ——not only should we index-link the value of the money in inflationary terms, but we should also consider the additional moneys people are paying in other types of taxation.

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: We should engage in a proper exercise.

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for his defence.

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: We need to engage in a more honest exercise to determine the actual figure.

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: I do not doubt that there has been an increase, but it is clear when one takes into account the two factors I have mentioned that it has not been anything like €11,000.

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: We will not need to have this argument in the future if the Minister accepts the principle of the amendments before the House. Index-linking should be accepted as a matter of course. It should be a policy priority when the Minister is compiling next year's budget and any subsequent budgets he might have the joy of bringing to the House. It should not be possible to play around with figures to...

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: We have corporation tax.

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: The Minister cannot have it both ways, his hands are being tied.

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: The Minister spoke of the philosophical differences between his party and the Opposition parties. This is nowhere more marked than in this provision in the Finance Bill. His predecessor believes his greatest achievement was individualisation of the tax system. The reality is very different. If anything, those measures saw the introduction of a two tier society with the rewarding of greed. The...

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: ——he must take this on board if he wants to leave an imprint on the type of society that will result from his economic policies. The ugly side of the Celtic tiger is the imprint left by his predecessor. It is those policies that we, on this side of the House, continue to oppose. The Minister has an opportunity to reverse and ameliorate his predecessor's effects on child care and caring in...