Results 3,461-3,480 of 4,085 for speaker:Dan Boyle
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (15 Dec 2009)
Dan Boyle: That is why such decisions have to be made. It is easy to make cheap political points. In the past we have given out those kinds of signals. Senator Buttimer might be aware of the system that applied previously as we are of a generation that lived through the recession of the 1980s. At least then there was the option of getting onto a job scheme to allow oneself to put something on one's...
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (15 Dec 2009)
Dan Boyle: I do not hear that.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (15 Dec 2009)
Dan Boyle: Additional psychologists have been provided for the national educational psychological service. If one wants to work one's way out of a recession, the ability to access education and reach one's potential is a key component for each citizen. It is the responsibility of Government to give that potential. The recent decisions are helping in that regard. Certain difficult decisions will be...
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (15 Dec 2009)
Dan Boyle: A total of 25% of expenditure was on social welfare and that is increasing despite the controls we are introducing in the Bill. We are spending more on social welfare next year than we did in the previous year, despite reducing payments. A total of 30% of all Government expenditure goes on public sector wages. The two areas in which we have tried to control public expenditure in the budget...
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (15 Dec 2009)
Dan Boyle: How we distribute that price is a measure of society; whether we distribute it across the board or proportionately is the challenge for the Government. The Bill is an honest attempt to do that. Appropriate balances will be made in the context of last year's budget and next year's budget. It will be a difficult time for the country but if we take the right decisions for the right reasons we...
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2009)
Dan Boyle: The time of the House would be well served by discussing the views and comments of the new Governor of the Central Bank, Professor Patrick Honohan. The manner in which he spoke to an Oireachtas committee yesterday and his undoubted expertise show that his appointment was an excellent one. Having such a person running the Central Bank in the critical years ahead will be a source of comfort...
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2009)
Dan Boyle: If every penny of the social welfare budget was saved six times over, we would just about cover the level of debt of this country. The adjustment being applied in the Bill is 0.4% of the total debt of the country.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2009)
Dan Boyle: When people talk about who pays the price, they must remember-----
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2009)
Dan Boyle: -----that the social welfare budget is being adjusted by 0.4% of the total national debt.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2009)
Dan Boyle: We find ourselves in a deflationary climate-----
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2009)
Dan Boyle: The one group of individuals who will find themselves better off in terms of their living standards when we next go to the polls-----
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2009)
Dan Boyle: -----and no matter what Government is returned subsequently, are those dependent on social welfare payments who will find that their living standards have been protected.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2009)
Dan Boyle: That will happen next year.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Dec 2009)
Dan Boyle: No. 1 on the Order of Business is a motion on the reappointment of Ms Emily Logan as Ombudsman for Children. The motion is being taken without debate. The House has a considerable amount of pressing business to complete as we approach the end of the session. There is unanimity that the Office of the Ombudsman for Children is doing a good job. It would be worthwhile to hold a debate on the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Dec 2009)
Dan Boyle: Condemn.
- Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2009: Second Stage (17 Dec 2009)
Dan Boyle: It is one of the features of the budget debate every year that the Seanad debates the Appropriation Bill, whereas the other House tends to take an attitude that it takes it as read. It is an important part of the budgetary process because it itemises Government spending by Department and the specific amounts intended to be spent. It is a useful exercise for Opposition Members, in...
- Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2009: Second Stage (17 Dec 2009)
Dan Boyle: I would like to defer to my learned colleague, but the Appropriation Bill contains the four financial provisions from budget day.
- Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2009: Second Stage (17 Dec 2009)
Dan Boyle: It mentions them specifically. The whole point of a Second Stage debate is to address the generalities of the issues raised in the Bill.
- Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2009: Second Stage (17 Dec 2009)
Dan Boyle: I am happy to raise that point. I am seeking a general explanation as to why the Fine Gael Party chose to vote against that provision and the Labour Party has chosen not to vote on it. I say to Senator O'Toole that is important in terms of providing clarity in this policy area because it goes beyond taxation.
- Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2009: Second Stage (17 Dec 2009)
Dan Boyle: I did not hear the Chair rule on it.