Results 4,061-4,080 of 4,085 for speaker:Dan Boyle

Nally Group Report on Omagh Bombing: Statements. (20 Feb 2004)

Dan Boyle: Not directly.

Nally Group Report on Omagh Bombing: Statements. (20 Feb 2004)

Dan Boyle: The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell, is well aware of the atmosphere of hurt, anger and disillusionment that persists among relatives of the Omagh atrocity's victims. Their feelings are directed in the first instance towards the investigating authorities that have so far failed to identify and bring to justice the perpetrators and provide ongoing information on...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 Feb 2004)

Dan Boyle: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of full-time civil servants within his Department, who first entered the service as political advisers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4792/04]

Written Answers — Stability and Growth Pact: Stability and Growth Pact (17 Feb 2004)

Dan Boyle: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the most recent ECOFIN meeting at which discussions concerning the Stability and Growth Pact were had. [4791/04]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (17 Feb 2004)

Dan Boyle: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Finance if his undertaking to introduce amendments in the Finance Act 2002 relating to the tax treatment of the ESOT shareholding following the Valentia takeover of the company was a necessary requirement for the successful completion of the Valentia bid. [5053/04]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (17 Feb 2004)

Dan Boyle: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Finance the basis of his decision to include the amendments to section 13 of the Finance Act 2002 which allowed for existing ESOT to benefit in cases in which a takeover company had insufficient share capital available to do a full ordinary share for share exchange. [5054/04]

Tax Code. (17 Feb 2004)

Dan Boyle: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Finance if the amendments contained in section 13 of the Finance Act 2002 were drafted in response to requests from Eircom ESOT for retrospective changes to the tax treatment of the income and capital gains from the preference share offering that the Valentia consortium issued to help secure the takeover of the company; and the estimate of the revenue...

Tax Code. (17 Feb 2004)

Dan Boyle: I take issue with the Minister for Finance, who seems to accept that it is in order for the State to involve itself, through changes in the tax code, in sweetening deals in the commercial sector between private entities. To what extent was the public interest served by these changes? It seems the only beneficiaries, apart from the individual shareholders, was the Valentia consortium which...

Tax Code. (17 Feb 2004)

Dan Boyle: The Minister has still not answered the question as to how the public interest or long-term communications policy was served. Why was this section discussed in private session on Committee Stage of the Finance Bill 2002? If the Minister was confident with this provision, why did the committee feel the need to go into private session? Was this decision the Minister's alone or did he consult...

Written Answers — EU Presidency: EU Presidency (10 Feb 2004)

Dan Boyle: Question 115: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the agenda, specific papers and reports being presented to the Agenda 133 meetings which are to be held under the Irish Presidency will be available to the public or to Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3813/04]

Civil Registration Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (10 Feb 2004)

Dan Boyle: I support the amendments. I am curious as to how amendments are grouped. Many Irish speakers would not like to be lumped with a minority group such as people who are seeking gender realignment surgery.

Civil Registration Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (10 Feb 2004)

Dan Boyle: However, somebody has made that decision, which is unfortunate. The case has been well made regarding dual language certificates and I appreciate the difficulties highlighted on Committee Stage, particularly in regard to standardised spellings. My father used to sign his name as Gaeilge as Baoghill, which was the traditional and correct spelling, but that has been shortened and customised to...

Civil Registration Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (10 Feb 2004)

Dan Boyle: I move amendment No. 17: In page 22, line 18, after "not" to insert ", unless a finding of parentage in relation to the child has been made, ". Amendments Nos. 17 and 18 are similar and vary only in a small point of punctuation. This amendment does not go far enough in meeting the serious flaws in this section. As the Bill is written, a father who is not married to the mother of his child is...

Civil Registration Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (10 Feb 2004)

Dan Boyle: It is a mark of identity too.

Order of Business. (10 Feb 2004)

Dan Boyle: In light of the earlier debate, will the Taoiseach ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to bring forward publication of the defamation Bill?

Civil Registration Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (10 Feb 2004)

Dan Boyle: On a brief point of order, while I accept the ruling that the amendment is not accepted, I would like to place on record that the organisations mentioned in the amendment are quite prepared to volunteer for such a grouping. I would like the Minister to be aware that such a grouping could be put together as soon as possible.

National Minimum Wage. (10 Feb 2004)

Dan Boyle: Question 113: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are particular industries or areas in which compliance with the minimum wage regulations has been below the national average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3812/04]

Third Interim Report of the Commission to Inquire Into Child Abuse: Statements. (3 Feb 2004)

Dan Boyle: Given Ms Justice Laffoy's criticisms of the co-operation she received from the Department of Education and Science, have the Minister and his Department learned any lessons from it, especially when there are other ongoing investigations with Oireachtas committees? The criticism of the quality of information is a valid one. I have seen pages of barely altered e-mails that have been submitted...

Third Interim Report of the Commission to Inquire Into Child Abuse: Statements. (3 Feb 2004)

Dan Boyle: It was the very way of hiding it; snow the commission under with information.

Care of the Elderly: Motion. (3 Feb 2004)

Dan Boyle: I regret that the Tánaiste is not present in the Chamber and that no member of her parliamentary party has chosen to listen to the debate. I hope they take the opportunity to properly respond. The Tánaiste's recent statement moved the Independent Members of the Technical Group to table this motion. Her explanations to date on the context of her statements are far short of what is required....