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Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Given the Minister of State's enthusiasm for buying in expertise and the Government's enthusiasm for the use of consultants, it would be strange if he were not willing to accept an amendment of this type to the effect that there should be an outside independent position in respect of a principle of natural justice, namely, that people should have the right to independent reviews of...

Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: My amendment No. 18 has been grouped for discussion with Deputy Bruton's amendment No. 1a. While his amendment is comprehensive in its scope, my amendment seeks to address an issue which is at the core of this Bill but also a core means of defining the Civil Service and enabling it to be modernised. One of the many difficulties associated with the reform of the Civil Service is the failure to...

Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Perhaps what the Minister of State has said is based on his own experience in dealing with civil servants in the Department of Agriculture and Food over the years. In his reply he has confirmed the need for my amendment. In saying that civil servants acquire specialised skills as and when they need them, he has exposed a major flaw at the heart of how the Civil Service is organised. Surely...

Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: This section is closely related to the amendment which I tabled earlier regarding the Minister's willingness on behalf of the Government to buy in expertise whenever and however necessary. It is incumbent on the Government to put in place the highest standards and safeguards. Deputy Bruton's amendment is an attempt to do that in regard to short-term appointments. I hope the Minister of State...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (14 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise an issue of urgent public importance, namely, that the Minister for Health and Children address the crisis in the provision of health services in the Cork region caused by the second resignation in as many months of a consultant from a Cork city hospital for reasons of inadequate support services.

Order of Business. (14 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: The Bill is promised.

Order of Business. (14 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Will we debate the Bill?

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (2 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 17: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the recent EU Foreign Ministers' statement on 23 May 2005 on Uzbekistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18642/05]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (2 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason, in view of the recent commitment to achieving an aid level of 0.7% GDP by 2012, he has opposed the European Commission's recent proposal to increase the EU's overseas development aid to 0.7% of GDP by 2015. [13375/05]

Written Answers — EU Council Meetings: EU Council Meetings (2 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the 23 May 2005 meeting of the EU foreign Ministers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18641/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to the recent comments by the EU Tax Commissioner, Mr. Laszlo Kovacs, that a deal on common EU corporate tax rates will be agreed within three years. [18335/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which he plans to close the loophole by which luxury liners (details supplied) which generate massive revenue for their owners, can qualify for tax relief as plant and machinery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18474/05]

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: In principle, the laying of this Bill before the House is welcome. Everyone agrees there is a need for improved legislation on maritime safety. Particular issues have arisen over this past decade of added prosperity, where people are experiencing the type of maritime traffic on our beaches and coastlines we never had to anticipate in the past. This is particularly true of fast powered...

Tax Code. (1 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 19: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason there is still no comprehensive list of tax reliefs that are being reviewed six months after the review of tax reliefs was announced and two months after the deadline for public consultation on tax avoidance measures passed; the further reason tax residency rules have been excluded from the comprehensive review; if it is within the remit...

Tax Code. (1 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: I thank the Minister for providing the most comprehensive list to date of what schemes are to be reviewed and how. This process has been clouded in mystery. At his budget speech in December the Minister listed close to two dozen schemes, the advertisement for the public consultation process talked in generalities about property tax reliefs, and the terms of reference for the consultants in...

Tax Code. (1 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: I did not say that.

Tax Code. (1 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: The Minister seems to think I have maligned his personal integrity.

Tax Code. (1 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: I do not think anything I said would have done that.

Tax Code. (1 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: Whom the Minister chooses to mix with is his business and that of his party. I asked why all tax reliefs were not being reviewed but the Minister steadfastly refused to answer that question.

Tax Code. (1 Jun 2005)

Dan Boyle: The Minister can wait until I have finished my supplementary question.