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Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2009: Second Stage (17 Dec 2009)

Dan Boyle: I am not seeking extra-constitutional power for this House, nor am I asking that we reverse the financial provisions decided on in the other House. I have made the point that the Bill contains these provisions and commented on how they have been responded to by other parties represented in this House. I welcome the overall expenditure provided for in the Bill. In the middle of very...

Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (17 Dec 2009)

Dan Boyle: This Bill is one of a series of measures that is difficult to deliver but it is necessary in the current budgetary context. The public reaction to the 2010 budget has been grounded in a sense of realism and perhaps resignation that shows that we as a country are beginning to deal with the fiscal situation in which we find ourselves. Obviously reducing the income of any group of workers...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2009)

Dan Boyle: On the final matter raised by Senator Alex White, the memo has not been brought to Cabinet yet. The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government did not attend the most recent Cabinet meeting; he is otherwise engaged in Copenhagen. I will make him aware of the Senator's concerns. The year 2009 has been very significant. As pointed out by previous speakers, the House sat more...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2009)

Dan Boyle: I thank the Clerk, the Clerk Assistant, all members of the Seanad Office, the Captain of the Guard and all Members for what has been a very interesting year which will set us up for a more fascinating 2010.

Seanad: Employment and Competitiveness: Statements (21 Jan 2010)

Dan Boyle: I welcome the Tánaiste to the House for this timely and necessary debate on employment and competitiveness, recognising the other demands on her time. Issues of employment and unemployment are the most serious issues of economic concern this year. In a very short time we have gone from a situation of full employment to unacceptably high levels of unemployment. While these have not been...

Seanad: Employment and Competitiveness: Statements (21 Jan 2010)

Dan Boyle: Yes, success. If Senator Buttimer chose to listen for once-----

Seanad: Employment and Competitiveness: Statements (21 Jan 2010)

Dan Boyle: When the Senator opens his mouth his ears seem to close. I encourage him to listen, at least.

Seanad: Employment and Competitiveness: Statements (21 Jan 2010)

Dan Boyle: The green enterprise group has identified 80,000 jobs and the knowledge society task force has identified 30,000 to be created in the next decade. Some 15,000 of those jobs have already been created. The biggest contribution in new jobs has come about through green economy jobs. The Senator might not be prepared to acknowledge that but it is the fact in respect of labour market policies in...

Seanad: Employment and Competitiveness: Statements (21 Jan 2010)

Dan Boyle: That is the very point I am making.

Seanad: Employment and Competitiveness: Statements (21 Jan 2010)

Dan Boyle: It is somewhat fatuous to talk about exact numbers of jobs. However, the reality is the direction in which employment policies are going. If I may, I shall encapsulate that in terms of how we can do the little things, which is something I heard in Senator Ryan's contribution. This applies even in areas such as public procurement. The idea of green procurement, which is in the renewed...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2010)

Dan Boyle: I share the good wishes that Senator Fitzgerald has expressed for the talks in Northern Ireland. Everybody in this House believes the process of government and ongoing administration in Northern Ireland must be deeply embedded and the current crisis must be overcome. We wish all participants in the talks well. Senator O'Toole spoke on motion No. 21 on the Order Paper. I hope the Leader is...

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Second Stage (26 Jan 2010)

Dan Boyle: Senator Norris should speak through the Chair.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Second Stage (26 Jan 2010)

Dan Boyle: Please allow the speaker to continue.

Seanad: Banking Sector: Statements (26 Jan 2010)

Dan Boyle: According to the Order Paper, we are making statements on banking, which is an appropriately broad description given the financial sector's impact on our economy over the past 18 months. In reality, however, we are speaking about the value of a banking inquiry. Strange as it may seem in light of the contributions by certain speakers, I believe we are unanimous on the need for an inquiry....

Seanad: Banking Sector: Statements (26 Jan 2010)

Dan Boyle: We will have a banking inquiry; how effective it will be depends on the Oireachtas.

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (27 Jan 2010)

Dan Boyle: On behalf of the Green Party, An Comhaontas Glas, I wish to be associated with the tributes paid on the passing of the former Member of this House and Dáil Éireann, Billy Kenneally. The contributions to date, especially by those who worked directly with him, show a person with fierce commitment and no inconsiderable achievements in public life. That the people of Waterford recognised this...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2010)

Dan Boyle: I refer to the proposals of the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and I am surprised Members consider these a matter of surprise. From the reviewed programme for Government, released at the same time as the House was discussing the NAMA legislation, it is quite clear the Government intends to take strong measures in respect of mortgage protection. A section of that...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Dan Boyle: I agree with Senator Coghlan that the House should debate the issue of waste management. The Joint Committee on the Environment, Heritage and Local Government will be discussing issues relating to this matter later today. There is a particular need to question the publication of the ESRI report earlier this morning. I have great respect for the ESRI and its work on economic and social...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Dan Boyle: The debate should focus on the issues to which I refer. If Members took the time to read the ESRI report, they would discover that it refers to rates of increase in the level of waste which did not occur at the height of the Celtic tiger era. It also refers to the fact that recycling rates will be frozen and not increased in the years to come. It is extremely badly put together and...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Dan Boyle: That is why we need to engage in a debate on the matter.

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