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Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: We are very generous souls in this society.

Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: What about dismissal? Will the code apply to people who are dismissed from the Civil Service so that they must have a period away from related employment in the private sector? It is the same principle.

Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: It applies to the Bill in general. We are talking about mechanisms by which people can be dismissed from the Civil Service and I am asking if the provision in the code that applies to retirement also applies to people who are dismissed from the Civil Service.

Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Has any consideration been given to extending the period of prohibition from two years to five years?

Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: I support the amendment. It is important that a signal is sent out when the Bill is passed. Unfortunately, we see incidents of bullying with unacceptable frequency, with psychological bullying and intimidation where people feel their prospects of advancing in their careers are being hindered. It is important that a statement of this nature is included. Bullying is becoming especially...

Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: I move amendment No. 18: In page 13, between lines 36 and 37, to insert the following: "13.—The Minister shall present an annual report to the Houses of the Oireachtas indicating the number and proportion of civil servants with specialist, as opposed to generalist, duties and shall announce targets for the proportion of specialists to be employed by the end of the next calendar year.".

Rail Services. (15 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: I am especially grateful for being allowed to raise this Adjournment matter at this stage and I express my gratitude to the Minister of State for his patience in waiting to respond to this issue. While I accept this is not a matter for which the Government has direct responsibility, the raising of this issue will give the Minister of State an opportunity to outline the Government's concern...

Written Answers — RTE Authority: RTE Authority (15 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when he will be able to appoint a new RTE governing authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19917/05]

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (15 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has entered into negotiations with the Department of Finance with regard to the possible future provision of capital grants from the State for the introduction of energy efficient technologies such as solar panels, geothermal heating systems or woodchip boilers in homes here; and if any other support...

Swimming Pool Projects. (16 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, further to previous parliamentary questions, if an additional tranche of funding will be made available for swimming pools. [20250/05]

Written Answers — Sports Facilities Audit: Sports Facilities Audit (16 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the reason for the delay in appointing a steering group to oversee the commencement of a national audit of sports facilities. [20254/05]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (16 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 186: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the agencies, persons and interest groups which have been consulted by his Department in relation to the proposed national infrastructure Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20503/05]

Morris Tribunal: Statements. (17 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: The headlights of the vehicle that brutally and tragically ended the life of Mr. Richie Barron seem to have been metaphorically present in this sorry saga ever since. Every agency of the State has chosen not to use that light to illuminate, to discover or to reveal, but instead stare blankly into that light to induce a type of blindness with which we are still dealing. It seems that what...

Morris Tribunal: Statements. (17 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: As the process progresses and Members on this side of the House demand another one to continue in parallel to the next module of the Morris tribunal, we must establish proper means of examination. Motions must be put before the House and Members must have confidence that the measures we put in place restore necessary public confidence in the Garda. Unfortunately, the public does not have...

Morris Tribunal: Statements. (17 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: On a point of order, before the Minister makes his final contribution, as there is not a quorum in the House, the Official Report should record the extent to which Government Deputies have participated in the debate.

Morris Tribunal: Statements. (17 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Who guards the Minister?

Morris Tribunal: Statements. (17 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Not even close to an idea.

Order of Business. (21 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: The Green Party does not object to that proposal, in principle. The formal motion on the Revised Estimates has yet to be moved by the Minister of State. We are opposed to the Government's proposal in that regard.

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (21 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 127: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress made to date in dealing with acute bed capacity problems; the cost of dealing with this problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20939/05]

Written Answers — Cystic Fibrosis Services: Cystic Fibrosis Services (21 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 180: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will allocate the necessary funding to address the immediate, short-term and long-term requirements of cystic fibrosis services here, if the HSE working group confirms the findings of the Pollock report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21348/05]