Results 101-120 of 4,085 for speaker:Dan Boyle

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2003: Motion to Recommit. (1 Jun 2004)

Dan Boyle: I support Deputy Burton's motion to recommit the Bill. Events since our last discussion make it imperative that we give every consideration to it. I have several questions which I believe would best be answered on Committee Stage. The substantive ministerial amendment, as referred to by Deputy Bruton, is 11.5 pages long, longer than much of the legislation which comes before this House. It...

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2004)

Dan Boyle: I apologise for being unable to move amendment No. 44. A meeting of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges is taking place at the moment. I wish to move amendment No. 45.

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2004)

Dan Boyle: Are the amendments not being debated together?

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2004)

Dan Boyle: I regret that also. While I acknowledge that amendment No. 46 takes on some of the substance of amendment No. 45, it leaves out key elements. I ask that the provisions be reconsidered even at this stage. While the review of trends and patterns will be incorporated in the report of the financial services ombudsman, 57BS (1)(a) refers only to a summary of all complaints the ombudsman receives...

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2004)

Dan Boyle: The Minister of State is hung on the word "authoritative" which I am prepared to put to one side. The more important word in my amendment is "commentary". The important part of my amendment dealt with the effect of a commentary by an independent person with a vigilance role on legislation and, particularly, the activities of the Government. I regret that the Minister chose to look at an...

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2004)

Dan Boyle: Amendment No. 48, which is tabled by Deputy Ó Caoláin and I, seeks to insert the phrase "brought by the consumer" into this section of the Bill. I mentioned it earlier to the Minister for Finance and I now mention it to the Minister of State because he seems to be continuing the custom that the Minister for Finance has adopted in this Bill. At no point on Report Stage has the Minister...

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2004)

Dan Boyle: In this Bill and in the Act of 2003 the Minister for Finance seems to have adopted a babushka doll attitude to credit unions with the Central Bank being the largest doll, underneath which there is the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority, and underneath which again there is third doll which is the office of the credit union regulator. That analogy might make credit unions seem very...

Rural Development: Motion. (1 Jun 2004)

Dan Boyle: One of the many ironies of Irish political life is that the political party that received most votes in rural communities and spent the longest period in Government since the foundation of the State has been the party that presided over and produced policies that directly contributed to the decline in rural life. The myth has been perpetrated in election after election that the blame for the...

Written Answers — Garda Transport: Garda Transport (1 Jun 2004)

Dan Boyle: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the plans he has to extend the use of mountain bikes by the gardaí in urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16356/04]

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2004)

Dan Boyle: I congratulate the Tánaiste on managing to gloss over the fact that her party lost 25% of its city and council councillors in the local elections last week. In regard to local government, the local government rates Bill was first promised in October 2003, it was to be approved by the end of 2003 and is now promised for 2005. Given that we now have a new set of councils throughout the...

Semi-State Bodies. (17 Jun 2004)

Dan Boyle: Question 54: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the Government's strategy for the Shannon Development in view of the proposed transfer of 100 staff from the agency to Enterprise Ireland. [18121/04]

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (17 Jun 2004)

Dan Boyle: Question 45: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans the Government has to find a replacement industry to locate in the former plant of a company (details supplied) in Macroom, County Cork. [18134/04]

Irish Language. (5 Oct 2004)

Dan Boyle: I appreciate the Minister's situation in terms of resources. I am sure he accepts the goodwill of the House to make sure the Act is implemented to the greatest extent possible. Is the Minister satisfied that this House is doing all it can? Maybe the issue of the availability of Irish translation in the Visitors Gallery can be taken up with the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission. I believe...

Order of Business. (5 Oct 2004)

Dan Boyle: Does the Taoiseach have any plans to extend to those appointed to public bodies the remit of regulations on the acceptance and declaration of gifts as they currently apply to elected representatives in light of the report that the outgoing representatives of Aer Rianta have received gifts to the value of €9,000?

Order of Business. (5 Oct 2004)

Dan Boyle: The central question arises. Does the Government have plans to change the regulations and extend the remit?

Education Projects. (5 Oct 2004)

Dan Boyle: I am grateful for the opportunity to raise this matter and I thank the Minister for making herself available to make her first presentations to the House on two issues which affect my constituency. After her contribution, I think a decision on the first issue is less than certain. On the second issue, the PAGE project, I ask the Minister to reconsider how decisions are made in her Department...

Written Answers — Anti-Racism Measures: Anti-Racism Measures (5 Oct 2004)

Dan Boyle: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the cost and quantity of the anti-racism pack recently launched by his Department. [22896/04]

Defence Forces Recruitment. (12 Oct 2004)

Dan Boyle: Question 30: To ask the Minister for Defence his proposals to increase the Army's ranger unit; if this will be accompanied by a review of its weaponry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24270/04]

Order of Business. (12 Oct 2004)

Dan Boyle: The new Minister for Social and Family Affairs was informed by Mr. John Monaghan of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul about the devastating effect of the removal of the MABS allowance. Given that he was so informed, will the Tánaiste tell the House when the money advice and budgeting service Bill will come before the House?

Health Services: Motion. (12 Oct 2004)

Dan Boyle: I commend the Members of the Technical Group for tabling this timely motion. It is timely not just in terms of the changing Cabinet, which sees the Tánaiste take over the Department of Health and Children, but because an ESRI seminar was today presented with a paper which compares the Irish health service to other economically developed countries. To be told by a think-tank, which is well...