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Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Bill 2005: Second and Subsequent Stages. (19 May 2005)

Dan Boyle: I wish to share my time with Deputies Morgan and Connolly.

Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Bill 2005: Second and Subsequent Stages. (19 May 2005)

Dan Boyle: Once again we are here on a Thursday afternoon at the end of a Dáil week discussing emergency legislation. Not only is this is a repetition of a process we went through two weeks ago, it is something that has happened regularly in the life of this Government. I suspect that any analysis would show that this Government has processed more emergency legislation than any previous Government. It...

Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Bill 2005: Second and Subsequent Stages. (19 May 2005)

Dan Boyle: Other aspects of the State's ownership of buildings and properties may be open to challenge. What about the new forms of ownership the Government proposes to foist upon us? The Minister, Deputy Martin, is familiar with the use of public private partnerships from his time as Minister for Education and Science. The Government has considered the possibility of using such partnerships in areas...

Order of Business. (19 May 2005)

Dan Boyle: It is reported that the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform has presented the heads of the defamation Bill to Cabinet. When is that Bill likely to be introduced and will it cover racial slurs made by members of the Government?

Order of Business. (19 May 2005)

Dan Boyle: The practice of motions of this type being referred to committee and back to the House without debate is unsatisfactory. Although No. 14 is a technical motion, it received 15 minutes consideration in committee. No. 14a requires the approval of Dáil Éireann on an important matter related to waste management, an area on which the Government is proving to be deficient. A previous motion on...

Order of Business. (19 May 2005)

Dan Boyle: The Opposition will not see this legislation until after the Order of Business, only two hours before the debate will begin. For the second time in three weeks, the same substantive issue is being tackled by way of emergency legislation. It is curious that the amending legislation is so haphazard that two weeks ago the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs introduced legislation...

Order of Business. (19 May 2005)

Dan Boyle: Has the Government discussed whether an ideologically pure third terminal may need to be run by a separate airport authority? What legislative measures need to be taken for Aer Lingus? How does the Government intend selling its majority shareholding in the airline?

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (18 May 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 158: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress and expenditure to date with regard to the electronic voting project; and the work which is currently under way on this issue. [16508/05]

Written Answers — Noise Pollution: Noise Pollution (18 May 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 182: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to review and simplify the complaints procedure, legislation and regulation in the area of noise pollution from vehicle and building alarms. [16507/05]

Public Expenditure: Motion (Resumed). (18 May 2005)

Dan Boyle: The difficulty in keeping account of the Government's squandermania is that as soon as a figure is put on paper, it is immediately out of date. The motion refers to the €7 billion figure for the roads programme in the national development plan. The original cost was placed at €5.8 billion. The figure of €16 billion, referred to in the annual report of the Comptroller and Auditor...

Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (18 May 2005)

Dan Boyle: Previous contributors to the debate spoke about the lengthy period during which the ideas behind this Bill have been in gestation. While the Government certainly promised to introduce such legislation, and there were demands for it from the financial services sector, I am not sure that this Bill is what was sought. In its current format it has been produced in lightening quick time, compared...

Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (18 May 2005)

Dan Boyle: I could indicate much legislation that has remained on the Government's legislative programme since I was elected to the House, yet there is still no sign of a Second Stage debate on it. Of course, that begs the question as to what are the Government's legislative priorities. Why is a particular Bill pushed forward ahead of others? I found it curious that the press release the Minister of...

Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (18 May 2005)

Dan Boyle: The times were different in the association's release, but I will take the Minister of State's word for it. That type of accordance in thinking means either that the Government is exactly on track——

Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (18 May 2005)

Dan Boyle: ——or perhaps that industry has a particularly favoured status. On the whole, the financial services industry has obviously been beneficial for this country, not just for its own sector. The industry has had spill-over effects, especially for the use of technology in selling and trading services, not only nationally but internationally also. It should be encouraged at every level....

Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (18 May 2005)

Dan Boyle: I wish to share time with Deputy Crowe.

Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (18 May 2005)

Dan Boyle: I already aired the more substantive themes relating to company law changes and the changes in proposed consumer legislation in this Bill. I want to finish by raising a concern of the Green Party about the Government seeming to want to ride two horses at the same time with regard to the further progress of the financial service industry here. On one hand with our tax favourable status we seem...

Order of Business. (18 May 2005)

Dan Boyle: When will the consolidation legislation relating to national monuments come before the House and will it be before or after the completion of archaeological works on the proposed route of the M3 motorway?

Written Answers — Garda Personnel: Garda Personnel (17 May 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied that sufficient resources are available for juvenile liaison officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16183/05]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (17 May 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of community gardaí in place in each of the past five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16182/05]

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (17 May 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 75: To ask the Taoiseach the current nominations of vacancies to boards of statutory agencies under the remit of his Department. [15910/05]