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Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2010: Second Stage (17 Feb 2010)

Dan Boyle: The amendment of sections 4 and 13 of the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 through this Bill is a welcome reform. As regards section 4, in particular, any doubt as to whether we are compliant with Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights needs to be removed. I am sure everyone in the House will see this as a progressive reform. I note what has been said by Senator Bacik, and...

Seanad: Power Sharing Agreement in Northern Ireland: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Dan Boyle: The tabling of this motion is an opportunity for the House to welcome the agreement reached between the Northern Ireland parties on the devolution of justice and policing functions. It is another important step towards the normalisation of politics in Northern Ireland. I had the good fortune of being a curious bystander on the Monday of the week the agreement was reached as I was attending a...

Seanad: Disadvantaged Status (18 Feb 2010)

Dan Boyle: I have just realised the distance to here from the extremities of Agriculture House is about the same as from Trinity College. My Adjourment matter is quite simple. The community of Togher on the south-western side of Cork city is known to be disadvantaged but not uniformly so. It is a community which straddles the city and county boundaries separated by the Tramore river. Some key...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2010)

Dan Boyle: I welcome my friend and colleague, Senator Mark Dearey, to this House. He has been a member of Louth County Council and of Dundalk Town Council for five years before that. Along with his colleagues in County Louth, he helped deliver the best Green Party performance in the previous local elections which were otherwise quite poor and difficult for our party. He has shown himself to be a...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2010)

Dan Boyle: Far from it, my reflections are made after heavy consideration.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2010)

Dan Boyle: I ask other Members to do the same. I know the individual involved is a decent and honourable man and will react accordingly. On the wider issue, I would also welcome a further debate on banking. Those of us who are also members of the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly were fortunate enough to hear a presentation by the Governor of the Cenral Bank, Professor Patrick Honohan. If other...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2010)

Dan Boyle: We will have that debate and measure progress because the onus is on us to achieve progress.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2010)

Dan Boyle: No, it has not.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2010)

Dan Boyle: Which Standing Order is the Senator quoting?

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2010)

Dan Boyle: Name the Standing Order.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Dan Boyle: This is personality politics.

Seanad: Report of Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children: Statements (24 Feb 2010)

Dan Boyle: There is a line in the famous work by the Lebanese poet Khalil Gibran who wrote The Prophet which suggests our children are not our children but a part of life's longing for itself. The nature of this debate is about the role of children in modern Irish society; not that they are owned or are chattel or that they are part of a particular unit or the State, but that collectively we have a...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Bill 2009: Second Stage (2 Mar 2010)

Dan Boyle: The extension of legislation in the area of money laundering is to be welcomed and the fact that it fulfils our requirements in terms of the third money laundering directive is sufficient reason for it to be put on the Statute Book. Previous legislation has concentrated very much on the identification of the individual in opening bank accounts. While this has proven to be an inconvenience...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Bill 2009: Second Stage (2 Mar 2010)

Dan Boyle: The present, almost post-terrorist, situation justifies the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform pointing out the willingness of 150 or so people on this island to engage still in terrorist activities for nefarious political ends. To date they have proved incompetent in achieving their goals, but as we have seen from previous atrocities, they need be lucky only once. Money...

Seanad: Prohibition of Depleted Uranium Weapons Bill 2009: Second Stage (3 Mar 2010)

Dan Boyle: It is a pleasure and a privilege to commence the debate on Second Stage of the Prohibition of Depleted Uranium Weapons Bill 2009. The Seanad has a long and distinguished history of raising issues that would not ordinarily be high on the political priority list. The structure and history of the Seanad allows us to introduce such issues. The Bill provides the opportunity to build on the work...

Seanad: Prohibition of Depleted Uranium Weapons Bill 2009: Second Stage (3 Mar 2010)

Dan Boyle: I thank Senators for the support they have shown to this Bill and commend them on their considered contributions. The research they put into preparing their speeches reveals a common belief that we can and should address this issue. I am grateful for the intellectual investment Senators have made in the Bill. Senators Cummins, Norris, Ormonde, Hannigan, Quinn, Ó Brolcháin and Dearey have...

Seanad: Prohibition of Depleted Uranium Weapons Bill 2009: Second Stage (3 Mar 2010)

Dan Boyle: Next Tuesday. Committee Stage ordered for Tuesday, 9 March 2010.

Seanad: Prohibition of Depleted Uranium Weapons Bill 2009: Second Stage (3 Mar 2010)

Dan Boyle: Ag 10.30 maidin amárach.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2010)

Dan Boyle: I agree with the call for a debate on the national pensions framework, especially in the interests of those of us who will have to work for an extra three years when the time comes. It is important that this House should debate the shape of our future society. The call for a debate on the banking inquiry should wait until the terms of reference for the tribunal of inquiry are drawn up.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2010)

Dan Boyle: Those who attended a recent meeting of the Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service will have heard the Governor of the Central Bank saying he favours the model that is being adopted in the United States, which has some private elements but is largely public in its format. I am confident the tribunal of inquiry, when it is formed, will have large public elements. Can Opposition...