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Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)

Dan Boyle: I am stating my personal frustration on this matter. People can take that whichever way they want.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)

Dan Boyle: I call for a special debate in the House on the four-year budgetary framework which will certainly be produced before the budget in December and determine our economic future. The four-year period will encompass the next general election, irrespective of the composition of the next Government. All parties in both Houses should be fully and actively involved in dealing with the framework....

Seanad: Electricity Prices: Motion (6 Oct 2010)

Dan Boyle: Ag 10.30 maidin amárach.

Seanad: National Economy: Statements (30 Sep 2010)

Dan Boyle: Senator Quinn has touched upon some of the more important aspects of what is needed to restore and maintain a successful economy and it is obvious the qualities of confidence and hope are most needed. However, we need to strike a balance. People are wary of false confidence being shown in difficult times. We have had the experience of almost chutzpah during the years of the Celtic tiger...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2010)

Dan Boyle: The seriousness of the economic situation in which we find ourselves cannot be overstated. I am encouraged by many of the contributions from the Opposition benches which recognise the need to tackle it. We must recognise that we are very much a hostage to international factors and that the actions we take within this jurisdiction will determine whether we can emerge from it in a healthy...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2010)

Dan Boyle: The question is how we should deal with this. The debates we will have in the House will not only be about how we should resolve the banking crisis which affects the country's credibility economically, but also how we should deal with the huge obstacles presented in budget 2011, budget 2012 and budget 2013. Those who are profiting politically are those who are saying "No." Those who want to...

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Sep 2010)

Dan Boyle: In recent days the business editor of the BBC, Robert Peston, described the situation of Ireland's economy as being hideously and perilously close to a cross between recovery and Armageddon. In my view this is fair comment. We are on a precipice as to whether our economy can and will recover. I am of the view that it can, should and will. This session of the 23rd Seanad could be one of...

Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2010: Motion (29 Sep 2010)

Dan Boyle: Given that the Minister of State is to speak ten minutes before the end of the debate, there may not be two full speaking slots. I suggest-----

Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2010: Motion (29 Sep 2010)

Dan Boyle: I thank the Minister of State for his co-operation in that regard. The installation of the bank guarantee two years ago was accompanied by much political comment about the certainty that it would cost the State €400 billion. While that might pass for normal politics, it has helped to inform much of the misuse of figures we have seen since. It is also true that the report of the Governor...

Seanad: Suspension of Member: Motion (14 Jul 2010)

Dan Boyle: I move: That, having regard to the Report of the Committee on Members' Interests of the results of an investigation into a complaint concerning Senator Ivor Callely, which report was laid before Seanad Éireann on 14th July, 2010 and, in particular, having regard to the findings and determinations of the Committee contained in that Report, Senator Ivor Callely, notwithstanding anything in...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (14 Jul 2010)

Dan Boyle: On behalf of the Green Party, An Comhaontas Glas, I wish to be associated with these expressions of sympathy on the death of the former Senator, Deputy and Lord Mayor of Dublin, Joe Doyle. His period of the time in the Houses of the Oireachtas ended as mine began but I recall his period as Lord Mayor of Dublin, which seemed to be the pinnacle of his career and a period he enjoyed greatly. I...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (14 Jul 2010)

Dan Boyle: From Green Party councillors in Dublin City Council, constituency colleagues in Dublin South-East and regular contact at public events, I know there was fondness for Joe Doyle and his passing was mourned by many in the area. His achievements and what he stood for have been well commented on and I only wish to be associated on a personal level with the marking of that contribution. He...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (13 Jul 2010)

Dan Boyle: On behalf of the Green Party - Comhaontas Glas, I wish to be associated with the expressions of sympathy to the family of the late Nuala Fennell and her political colleagues in Fine Gael. Nuala Fennell's entry into public life and a position of political prominence coincided with my first experience as a voter. I remember her as being one of the new breed of women entering Irish politics....

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Jul 2010)

Dan Boyle: I join in the notes of concern expressed by Senators in respect of the tragic road accident in County Donegal at the weekend. The fact that it occurred on the Inishowen Peninsula where 25 such deaths have occurred in the past number of years means particular attention must be given to the factors that exist in that part of the country and why so many tragic accidents involving large number...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Jul 2010)

Dan Boyle: Whichever way the House handles the matter, a definite decision has been made on e-voting machines. They will not be used in future elections. The decision must be made on how they are to be disposed of, which is very much an ongoing process.

Seanad: Commission of Investigation (Banking Sector) Order 2010: Motion (8 Jul 2010)

Dan Boyle: I agree with the motion. Questions have been asked as to whether the right methods of inquiry were being followed, whether the right questions were being asked and whether the right people were involved in the process. There is still dissatisfaction with individuals who fail to take responsibility for what happened and we all share that frustration and impatience. Nevertheless, the inquiry...

Seanad: Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2010)

Dan Boyle: In these Houses of the Oireachtas we have the sometimes dubious privilege of passing much legislation. Some Bills are quite regular in how they come to us and concern the daily running of the State. They are finance and social welfare legislation. Some Bills are amendments to previous Acts seen through time and circumstance to be in need of change, or where the original tends to be seen as...

Seanad: Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2010)

Dan Boyle: We are coming to terms with who we are as a people. In having this debate and passing legislation, we should mark it as a celebration and an expression of pride. That it is not full equality or perfect is something I and my party acknowledge. That it needs to address elements such as children and the opinions of the Ombudsman for Children is most important. The contents of the Bill will...

Seanad: Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2010)

Dan Boyle: There are diverse views which need to be expressed - there must be circumstances in which they can be so expressed - and upheld. However, such views cannot be seen to dominate over those held by others. It is on that point that this debate should focus. We live in a society in which certain people's rights are not properly recognised within the legal system. These rights are only partially...

Seanad: Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2010)

Dan Boyle: If we were to place this matter in the context of previous debates on social policy, the argument made in the past with regard to whether public officials should co-operate with people and whether people are divorced or cohabiting or whether they hold different religious opinions would again be made, but that is an Ireland which is dead and gone. It is an Ireland we need to leave behind. It...