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Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (11 May 2005)

Dinny McGinley: I must ask the Deputy to conclude.

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion (Resumed). (11 May 2005)

Dinny McGinley: This is a timely and opportune debate. Two events precipitated it. One was the visit by the leader of our party, Deputy Kenny, and our health spokesperson, Deputy Twomey, to several Dublin hospitals. They witnessed the chaos that reigns there, particularly at the weekend, caused by people under the influence of alcohol being brought in after closing time in the pubs. The second factor was the...

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (11 May 2005)

Dinny McGinley: Ba mhaith liom rá go bhfuil an tAire sásta, ar a laghad, teacht isteach agus an argóint a dhéanamh ó gach uile thaobh. Bhí sé sásta é a dhéanamh inniu agus an lá eile nuair a bhí muid á phlé seo. Tá muidinne ar an taobh seo go bunúsach in éadan an Bhille ó thús go deireadh. Cé go bhfuil gach iarracht déanta ag an Aire a dhearcadh féin a thabhairt dúinn, caithfidh muid a...

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (11 May 2005)

Dinny McGinley: Hopefully Deputy McCormack will also be a beneficiary as he shares a constituency with the Minister.

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (11 May 2005)

Dinny McGinley: I do not think it is the right way to go about it. In this day and age in the 21st century no one should be forced to make a case to the political head of a Department in the hope that an application will be favoured. Sin an smior, agus cé go raibh muid ag caint ar bhoird le cúpla lá, is é an prionsabal é féin. Fine Gael will oppose the Fifth Stage of the Bill.

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 May 2005)

Dinny McGinley: I agree with Deputy O'Shea that this is a very reasonable amendment. It is unthinkable that the chairman of a board, which is a very powerful position, would not be obliged to explain decisions before the Committee of Public Accounts. I have never been a member of the Committee of Public Accounts but I have watched the proceedings occasionally. If I am not mistaken, chairpersons of other...

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 May 2005)

Dinny McGinley: I am trying to follow the Minster's explanation to the best of my ability. As I understand it, the current board, which will be disbanded when this Bill goes through has a chairperson but no chief executive. The chairperson of the current board is responsible for disbursements and is obliged to appear before the Committee of Public Accounts for any disbursements that are made. Like the...

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 May 2005)

Dinny McGinley: In addition to being the accounting officer, will the Secretary General of the Department also be the chief executive of the Dormant Accounts Fund Disbursements Board or will there be no such position as a chief executive? I thought the chief executive was mentioned in the Bill?

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 May 2005)

Dinny McGinley: The chief executive is specifically mentioned in the Bill.

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 May 2005)

Dinny McGinley: What agency?

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 May 2005)

Dinny McGinley: Good question.

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 May 2005)

Dinny McGinley: No.

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 May 2005)

Dinny McGinley: This amendment goes to the core of this Bill because it deals with the composition of the new board and the emasculation of the old one. Yesterday, I said this is a reversal of Government policy for many years. There are probably more boards in this country than in many other countries of our size. There are boards to deal with every matter which does not seem to cause any problem. They seem...

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 May 2005)

Dinny McGinley: The difficulty arises with subsection (1)(c) where nominating bodies are given the power to nominate members or to recommend members to be appointed by the Minister. I have listened carefully to the Minister's reply. As proposed by the Minister the board will be nominated by the Minister with no nomination from the voluntary sector or the community sector and this is fine. The board is the...

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 May 2005)

Dinny McGinley: They will be nominated by the bodies and sanctioned by the Minister.

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 May 2005)

Dinny McGinley: Does the Minister intend having discussions with these organisations?

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 May 2005)

Dinny McGinley: Section 30(1) of the Bill states: The Board shall consist of a chairperson and 10 ordinary members, all of whom are to be appointed by the Minister from persons who, in his or her opinion, have knowledge of, or experience relating to, matters that appear to the Minister to be relevant to the Board's functions. Does it specify there——

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 May 2005)

Dinny McGinley: Do I understand that community and voluntary bodies will have the opportunity to make representations or submit names and the Minister will then exercise his power of selecting four of them?

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 May 2005)

Dinny McGinley: However, ultimately they will be members of a board that has little or no power. I do not know what the board will do other than writing reports on the Minister's activities. It will be very difficult for a board selected by the Minister to write critical reports of how he carries out his activities in the disbursement of these funds.

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 May 2005)

Dinny McGinley: Más mar sin é, níl a fhios agam cad é a shílim.