Results 81-100 of 4,085 for speaker:Dan Boyle

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Dan Boyle: Most such countries have that right within their national constitutions.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Dan Boyle: Of the European Union countries, the United Kingdom changed in 1983.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Dan Boyle: Malta changed in 1989. With the exception of Malta and a few other countries, the experience of changing the birthright rule in European countries was a reaction to the flawed immigration policies of such countries and because of the immigration problems brought about by their own colonial histories.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Dan Boyle: I had to listen to 20 minutes from the Minister of State.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Dan Boyle: The appendix of the Minister's speech, with its spurious use of statistics, puts him firmly in the "lies, damned lies and statistics" category.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Dan Boyle: I am calling the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform "statistical".

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Dan Boyle: The Minister was being statistical.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Dan Boyle: It is not against Standing Orders to call the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform "statistical".

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Dan Boyle: I am using the common phrase "lies, damned lies and statistics". I did not apply the lies or damn lies to any particular Member.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Dan Boyle: With regard to use of the statistics for Dublin maternity hospitals and the way they are being used in this debate, has the Hanly report become so advanced that the only maternity hospitals operating in the State, and the only ones supplying statistics, are those in Dublin?

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Dan Boyle: Until we have full statistical information, the Government's argument cannot be sustained.

Order of Business. (4 May 2004)

Dan Boyle: Will the strategic national infrastructure Bill be preceded by the appointment of an independent commission to assess the safety of incineration technology given that the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government wholeheartedly endorses the technology while his technical expertise in other areas has been shown to be wanting?

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Order for Report Stage. (4 May 2004)

Dan Boyle: It is somewhat surreal that the House is being asked to debate Report Stage of a Bill which no longer has any meaning. It certainly has no sense of urgency given that the purpose for which it was introduced on a very rushed basis through Second Stage, Committee Stage and the proposed Report Stage no longer exists. The report of the independent commission gives a reason that this Bill should...

Order of Business. (13 May 2004)

Dan Boyle: Yesterday the Environmental Protection Agency published a detailed report on the quality of the Irish environment which highlights many aspects where it is in a severe state of deterioration. Would it be in order and will the Government provide time for a wide-ranging debate on that report? Will it make such a debate a regular feature of business in the House?

Order of Business. (18 May 2004)

Dan Boyle: It has been reported that the Government intends to make a decision to extend the rail network, in particular in the Cork suburban area. If the Cabinet makes such a decision, will it require the introduction of a Supplementary Estimate for the Department of Transport and, if so, will that Supplementary Estimate come before the House for debate?

Rights of People with Disabilities: Motion. (18 May 2004)

Dan Boyle: That is not happening.

Order of Business. (25 May 2004)

Dan Boyle: The Green Party is opposed to the Bill. It has had a short Second Stage and a less than adequate Committee Stage, and there is a proposed short Report Stage. Given that we see yet another Minister introducing amendments on Report Stage that will not be debated, which will have tremendous consequences for the Bill, we cannot agree to the guillotine.

Order of Business. (1 Jun 2004)

Dan Boyle: Will the issue at hand be referred to a meeting of the committee on procedures and privileges?

Financial Services Regulation. (1 Jun 2004)

Dan Boyle: The Minister for State may not be aware that there has been a discussion today at the Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service. The Governor of the Central Bank pointed out that in the period that the most recent revelations apply, 1989 to 1996, there was no effective regulation in place for subsidiaries, including the subsidiary involved — AIB Investment Managers Limited. Does the...

Financial Services Regulation. (1 Jun 2004)

Dan Boyle: Early retirement?