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Order of Business. (14 Dec 2006)

Dan Boyle: Not all of the items were discussed in committees.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2006)

Dan Boyle: I move amendment No. 5: In page 4, before section 5, to insert the following new section: 5.—Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended in subsection (3)— (a) in paragraph (a) by substituting "3" for "4", and (b) by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (b): "(c) the seventh ordinary member of the Commission shall represent members who are not part of a group and this position...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (13 Dec 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 267: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the provision of a comprehensive, integrated, environmental monitoring programme as recommended under the Strategic Environmental Assessment of the draft Rural Development Programme 2007 to 2013 will be included in the final version of the document. [42957/06]

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (13 Dec 2006)

Dan Boyle: I welcomed the establishment of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission, have been supportive of its evolution and encourage its further progression. Such a body is necessary if the Oireachtas is to fully run its own affairs and exercise its constitutional remit of subjecting Government policies to proper analysis. I congratulate the commission on successfully fulfilling that remit during...

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (13 Dec 2006)

Dan Boyle: I may have the pleasure — we will see. I am generally supportive of the amendments which have been tabled by the members of the commission. The amendments represent a sincere attempt on their part to address some of the outstanding issues which need to be brought into focus. This Bill provides an opportunity to do that and my party and I will support the amendments.

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (13 Dec 2006)

Dan Boyle: I am not an Independent either, Deputy.

Countryside Access. (13 Dec 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the state of negotiations with the Irish Farmers Association regarding access to land for walkers; if he has committed to paying farmers for access; and if so, if this represents a U-turn in his position on the issue. [42956/06]

Countryside Access. (13 Dec 2006)

Dan Boyle: It could be a question of terminology, but it seems that when the Minister says "access", they say "upkeep and maintenance". As has been subsequently reported in the media, the reality is that the expectation now exists for the Government to provide an annual payment towards landowners for the use of these particular walkways. Unless the Minister can publish clear criteria on how the money...

Countryside Access. (13 Dec 2006)

Dan Boyle: I am grateful for some aspects of the Minister's answer. It was also stated in the media that it is hoped that many of these walkways could be in greater use by the start of the 2007 tourist season. Can the Minister comment on that point? As January is just around the corner, does he accept that the criteria for whatever scheme he puts in place need to be available to the public as soon as...

Dormant Accounts Fund. (13 Dec 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the end of year allocation of funding from the dormant accounts fund for 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42909/06]

Dormant Accounts Fund. (13 Dec 2006)

Dan Boyle: To what extent does the Department keep statistics regarding the geographical distribution of the funding? This will be of great interest to many Members who wish to ensure the funding is spread proportionately nationwide in a fair and even manner. Moreover, to what extent have decisions on funding been made already with regard to 2007? How much of the funding in question is likely to be...

Road Network. (13 Dec 2006)

Dan Boyle: I thank the Minister for his answer. Does his Department subsequently seek such information? It is important in allocating the funding that there is an awareness of public accountability on how and where it was spent. For instance, how much road improvement does €653,000 buy in County Cork and where in County Cork was the work eventually done by the county council? If that information...

Road Network. (13 Dec 2006)

Dan Boyle: I think the Minister misunderstood me. I am asking not that analysis be done prior to projects, but that a general analysis be done subsequently to ensure the money is creating maximum impact. I am making the opposite argument, that because the sums and the projects are so small, often the hap'orth of tar — the additional money — needed to meet many of these basic human needs the...

Road Network. (13 Dec 2006)

Dan Boyle: The Minister is responsible for spending his Department's money. The whole point of Question Time is that we are here to ask the Minister questions about how he spends his Department's money and determine if it is spent properly.

Order of Business (13 Dec 2006)

Dan Boyle: I wish to express the Green Party's reservations on this method of doing business in respect of these two motions. It had been proposed a number of weeks ago that they would be put on the Order Paper and a debate was agreed to at the time. The House should take an opportunity on an annual basis to discuss how the Defence Forces are being deployed in UN missions throughout the world. It...

Order of Business (13 Dec 2006)

Dan Boyle: I refer to the procedure being adopted, which has been adopted for several Bills in this last week of business. The idea of a single vote after a Second Stage debate has been exhausted without an opportunity for a Report Stage debate is not a good practice for this House. The House should not adopt this procedure as a standard practice.

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (12 Dec 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 81: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of waste shipment verifications carried out by each local authority, in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No. 259/93 of 1 February 1993, on the supervision and control of waste within, into and out of the European Community; and the number of irregularities uncovered for each of the years...

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (12 Dec 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 170: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the details of research, correspondence or advice that his Department has received relating to the possibility that different measurements resulting from the use of the overall heat loss method and the elemental method of measuring compliance with Part L may be leading to different outcomes depending on the...

Social Welfare Bill 2006: Second Stage (12 Dec 2006)

Dan Boyle: I wish to share time with Deputies Crowe and Connolly. I am not sure whether the Acting Chairman intends to contribute at this time.

Social Welfare Bill 2006: Second Stage (12 Dec 2006)

Dan Boyle: I apologise for not being able to attend the briefing on the Bill the Minister kindly organised this year, as in other years. It was due entirely to a scheduling difficulty on my part. I value such briefings and I would have appreciated it again this year. Nevertheless, I got the gist of what the Minister was proposing last Wednesday although there may be clarifications in my contribution...