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Seanad: Order of Business (18 May 2010)

Dan Boyle: It is called the budget. It will be in December.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 May 2010)

Dan Boyle: I agree there is a need for general and specific legislation on the issue of political reform. Now that the Cabinet has approved the idea of holding an election in 2010 to fill the position of Lord Mayor of Dublin, the legislation must be passed in both Houses before the end of this session. The comments of the Director of Public Prosecutions - not only his recent comments about...

Seanad: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: Second Stage (19 May 2010)

Dan Boyle: I welcome this legislation which, in the context of the constraints that exist with regard to the drafting of Private Members' Bills, especially those relating to matters of finance and the imposition of possible costs on the State, is well put together. In that context, what I am stating may address one of the difficulties outlined by Senator Alex White. The Government amendment makes...

Seanad: Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Second Stage (20 May 2010)

Dan Boyle: In 1993 at the time of a referendum on the Maastricht treaty I found myself arguing whether this country should consider being part of a future European currency. This issue did not figure in that debate as the main preoccupation was whether the amount of development funds received from the Edinburgh summit was £6 billion or £8 billion. It is unfortunate there was not a debate on such an...

Seanad: Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Second Stage (20 May 2010)

Dan Boyle: It is the heat.

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor (National Convention Centre) Bill 2010: Second and Subsequent Stages (25 May 2010)

Dan Boyle: There seems to be an unnatural reticence in speaking about alcohol in the House today but it shows there is a widespread welcome for this legislation and the belief it must be progressed through the House in a largely untouched state. I welcome that the national conference centre will offer opportunities and I hope that eventually there will be others forming a network of convention centres...

Seanad: Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy (26 May 2010)

Dan Boyle: Death has visited the 23rd Seanad far too often. While we might have been better prepared for the passing of other colleagues, an unexpected death is particularly hard to take. The warm words expressed about the late Senator Kieran Phelan cannot be repeated by me because they have been said far too well and will be repeated into the future. On behalf of my party, the Green Party,...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jun 2010)

Dan Boyle: I also welcome the statement to be made after the Order of Business today. It is necessary and should be as comprehensive, as other speakers have indicated. It must clear up a great deal of uncertainty that has emerged through the reportage and must try to lay to rest a wider perception of the issues in hand and how they might affect every Member of this House, as well as all those who are...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jun 2010)

Dan Boyle: I never need to forget that because the Senator is always here to remind me. In any case, I am confident that the end of this session will see published material as to how a completed Bill will look and the next session will see the final passage of the agreed legislation.

Seanad: Whistleblowing in the Financial Sector: Statements (2 Jun 2010)

Dan Boyle: Although I acknowledge the culture has improved immeasurably in recent years, if we had a culture of openness and transparency here, there would be no need for whistleblowers or legislation that would oblige the exposure of information which has remained hidden for too long. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the situation in our financial services sector and the difficulties we are...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jun 2010)

Dan Boyle: The Order of Business is No. 1, Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] - Report Stage, to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business; and No. 2, Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009 - Report Stage, to be taken at the conclusion of No. 1.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (3 Jun 2010)

Dan Boyle: The Senator should not sell himself short.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (3 Jun 2010)

Dan Boyle: I vote frequently.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (3 Jun 2010)

Dan Boyle: And we will do so again.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (3 Jun 2010)

Dan Boyle: By the end of the month.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (3 Jun 2010)

Dan Boyle: I thank Members for their contributions and I join you, a Chathaoirligh, in welcoming Dr. Ian Paisley and Baroness Paisley. I advise Members of this House to make visits to Stormont on a regular basis and share in the public work being done by the elected members of that Assembly. There was a Senate in Northern Ireland until 1972. Outside the Senate Chamber there is a plaque to commemorate...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (3 Jun 2010)

Dan Boyle: That depends on the meeting itself. The members and chairman of the committee will determine when the information will be to hand. I hope we will have more clarity as to the process at our next sitting. Members need and deserve that as quickly as possible. With regard to the pre-debate on the Civil Partnership Bill and the issues raised by Senators Ó Murchú, Walsh, Hanafin, O'Reilly and...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (3 Jun 2010)

Dan Boyle: But not this morning. In that regard, I point Members to the comments of President John F. Kennedy on defined political practice. He distinguished between the holding of personal religious beliefs and issues of conscience and the responsibilities of a public representative of all the people. When we debate this Bill, those principles should help to inform it. There is already legislation...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (3 Jun 2010)

Dan Boyle: I accept that, and many of the arguments the Senators' make. It is worth pointing out that during the Icelandic volcano crisis affecting the airports, the line was very well used as people use Rosslare as a ferry port from which to leave the country.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (3 Jun 2010)

Dan Boyle: My understanding is that the next phase of that is targeted for 2014, but that could be subject to the outcome of the capital review ongoing at the moment. Decisions have to be made in relation to capital expenditure this year. The Minister for Finance has already indicated there will be a reduction in capital expenditure of €1 billion, and we do not know exactly what projects or...