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Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)

Dan Boyle: He was around the House and he was not paired.

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)

Dan Boyle: I have another question regarding the Building Societies (Amendment) Bill. Given that it deals with financial institutions, can the Tánaiste explain why it is being introduced under the aegis of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government? The effect of the Bill will be to significantly enrich a small number of individuals. Moreover, I do not believe she answered Deputy...

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)

Dan Boyle: ——and that proper consideration will be given to its contents?

Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Jun 2006)

Dan Boyle: It is always difficult to speak in the House after Deputy Higgins. However, I will try to rise to the challenge. I agree with what he stated on the rapaciousness which exists in particular elements of the Government regarding the provision of extra facilities which should already exist but sadly are still lacking. This legislation is badly needed. It has widespread support in the House as a...

Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Jun 2006)

Dan Boyle: That is the effect of it. As a member of the Committee of Public Accounts, I believe we will not only be revisiting individual care-related issues such as that which arose in Leas Cross, but that we will also be presented with a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on how public money has been wasted and should have been used far more effectively to care for our ageing population....

National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006: Second Stage. (22 Jun 2006)

Dan Boyle: I will share time with Deputies Cowley, Connolly and Finian McGrath. I look forward to them coming into the Chamber. I speak in this debate in advance of our party's spokesperson, Deputy Eamon Ryan, who, I hope, will have an opportunity to contribute before conclusion of Second Stage. As a Deputy for Cork South-Central in close proximity to the Whitegate oil terminal, I have a particular...

Defence Forces Retirement. (22 Jun 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 9: To ask the Minister for Defence the actions his Department has taken following a judicial decision in 2005 that fair procedures had not been followed in relation to the retirement of a person (details supplied) from the Army. [24138/06]

Defence Forces Retirement. (22 Jun 2006)

Dan Boyle: I am disappointed by the Minister's response, apart from his last line which offers some encouragement. The Minister's predecessor felt there was a need to get a report together because the Judge Advocate General's report was found not to have followed proper procedures. There was an attempt——

Defence Forces Retirement. (22 Jun 2006)

Dan Boyle: Will the Minister follow the example of his predecessor and find a means through which this injustice can be corrected? As Deputy Costello pointed out, yesterday was the 100th anniversary of the Captain Dreyfus affair and this case has striking parallels. Will the Minister put on record his intention to solve the issue in the quickest possible time?

Written Answers — European Council Meetings: European Council Meetings (22 Jun 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 30: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on the meeting of EU Defence Ministers on 15 May 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24139/06]

Written Answers — Adoption Services: Adoption Services (22 Jun 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 82: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the average length of time between application and successful conclusion that couples wait in this country for inter country adoption; if there are regional variations in such waits; and the reason for such delays. [24324/06]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (22 Jun 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the longest period of time an applicant has had to wait for a decision from his office of a decision on the right to remain here on humanitarian grounds; and the reason for such a delay. [24323/06]

Order of Business. (27 Jun 2006)

Dan Boyle: Will the Taoiseach confirm whether the Building Societies (Amendment) Bill 2006 will be debated in the House next week? Is it still intended to deal with all Stages?

Order of Business. (27 Jun 2006)

Dan Boyle: I am not suggesting that all Stages be taken.

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Dan Boyle: I share Deputy Jim O'Keeffe's concern about Report Stage. The Green Party has no representative on the committee dealing with justice legislation. My colleague, Deputy Cuffe, who is our party's spokesperson in this area and will contribute later, has tabled approximately 25 of the 400 amendments before the House. The Green Party continues to be concerned about the overall thrust of this...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Dan Boyle: Before the House are three additional amendments, but I hope this situation does not set the tone for what remains of the consideration of this Bill.

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Dan Boyle: Various views have been expressed on the question of ASBOs. It must be accepted that the children's ASBO is a much different animal from what was proposed when the Bill was initiated.

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Dan Boyle: There is still an argument to be made about the philosophy of the ASBO — whether it is a useful measure or whether, as some of us believe, it is likely to prove counterproductive. The idea has been borrowed from the United Kingdom, although the Minister argues that his application of the concept will be markedly different from what has occurred in the UK. We can learn wider lessons from the...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Dan Boyle: We seem to be going down a similar road. When one comes to versions 38, 39 and 40, one is writing new versions of the law that contradict those introduced in previous Criminal Justice Bills. The Minister seems to want to do this in the one Bill during the three Stages we are having in this House. I caution, however, that we should take the UK's lessons on board and not go for novel concepts....

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Dan Boyle: I agree with the previous speakers that the amount of legislation that comes before the House on a regular basis is becoming more voluminous and that the precise mechanisms which have been mentioned are needed as a result. If it is not possible to provide for regular votes on such matters in both Houses of the Oireachtas, we should put in place mechanisms such as the use of the appropriate...