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Humanitarian Relief. (2 Feb 2005)

Dan Boyle: We are not interested in history, Minister.

Humanitarian Relief. (2 Feb 2005)

Dan Boyle: So it will not fly.

Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Feb 2005)

Dan Boyle: I pointed out earlier that this second attempt at a Disability Bill has not been followed through in terms of the consultation the Government stated it would deliver. Proof of this is the facilitation by the National Disability Authority of an organisation known as the Disability Legislation Consultative Group, the membership of which is comprised of people directly involved in the disability...

Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Feb 2005)

Dan Boyle: I will argue from my experience, having worked with the National Rehabilitation Board, which the Government made a mistake in getting rid of.

Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Feb 2005)

Dan Boyle: The experience is that people who have——

Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Feb 2005)

Dan Boyle: There are thousands of families with members over the age of 18 with physical and intellectual disabilities who cannot access any education that helps develop them as individuals as they progress through life. That is the reality for thousands of people and the Minister has a responsibility for that.

Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Feb 2005)

Dan Boyle: The Act may address it, but the reality of people's lives is not being addressed.

Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Feb 2005)

Dan Boyle: The Act is meant to be the mechanism through which these people have their needs addressed on a daily basis. Those needs are not being addressed.

Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Feb 2005)

Dan Boyle: If those needs are not being addressed, the legislation is flawed. However, to get back to the central tenet of my argument, that was just one Bill. This is the second Bill and the third is the Comhairle (Amendment) Bill 2004. The idea of divide-and-rule is also a central piece of the Government's argument. Give people a piece of everything and the impression is conveyed that all is being...

European Council Meetings: Statements. (2 Feb 2005)

Dan Boyle: Spain will hold its referendum this month while France, the Netherlands and Denmark will hold theirs before the summer and the UK will hold its referendum in 2006. Did the European Council discuss the co-ordination of ratification in all the member states? Did countries that will not hold referenda indicate when they will address the issue in their national legislatures? Recently other EU...

European Council Meetings: Statements. (2 Feb 2005)

Dan Boyle: The Taoiseach, during questions earlier, said he brought up the issue of opening arms sales between the EU and China and linked it to human rights in China because he had been asked by EU representatives to do so. Is there an area of questioning that a Government representative will not bring up on behalf of the EU even if it is repugnant to our policies, goals and aims?

European Council Meetings: Statements. (2 Feb 2005)

Dan Boyle: Are arms hypothetical?

European Council Meetings: Statements. (2 Feb 2005)

Dan Boyle: The Taoiseach stated the embargo would be relaxed if human rights improved. Why is Ireland saying that as a neutral country?

Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Feb 2005)

Dan Boyle: When the Government withdrew its first attempt at a disability Bill, it had the opportunity to get it right the second time around. However, despite the lengthy period between the withdrawal of the original Bill and the presentation of this one to the House, it is sad that the promised consultation does not seem to have delivered and that those with whom consultation should have been an...

Request to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (2 Feb 2005)

Dan Boyle: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil to debate a specific matter of public interest, namely, the explosion of consumer credit here and the threat that this unacceptably high level of personal debt places on the future sustainability of our economy.

Order of Business. (2 Feb 2005)

Dan Boyle: I wish to ask about the co-operatives Bill in light of today's announcement by Dairygold of further job losses. Can the Taoiseach give us any sense of the priority of the Bill? No publication date is given and there is a series of job loss announcements amounting to death by a thousand cuts in co-operative societies throughout the country.

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (1 Feb 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the recently recorded highest ever US trade deficit will have economic consequences here. [2587/05]

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (1 Feb 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the recently recorded highest ever US trade deficit is likely to have economic consequences here. [2790/05]

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

Dan Boyle: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Finance if and the way in which arrangements will be changed for taxpayers who overpay tax. [2586/05]

Written Answers — Packaging Industry: Packaging Industry (1 Feb 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 93: To ask the Taoiseach if statistics are maintained on the value of the packaging industry here in terms of GDP, both as a percentage and in money terms; and if such information will be supplied. [2880/05]