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Seanad: Elections of June 2009: Statements (11 Jun 2009)

Dan Boyle: The local elections were held on the same day as the European Parliament elections. The Government party in Britain only got 15% of the national vote. The Czech Green Party, which had been in government there until recently, also experienced a similar collapse in support by virtue of being in government during the most serious economic downturn experienced. I have accepted both in and...

Seanad: Elections of June 2009: Statements (11 Jun 2009)

Dan Boyle: As I could not even say that about Green Party candidates, I do not know how the Senator can make such a claim about his party's candidates with confidence.

Seanad: Elections of June 2009: Statements (11 Jun 2009)

Dan Boyle: The reality is that political parties reflect the society in which one lives and that society itself is flawed. For anyone to claim he or she has a type of monopoly on virtues-----

Seanad: Elections of June 2009: Statements (11 Jun 2009)

Dan Boyle: -----is not honest.

Seanad: Elections of June 2009: Statements (11 Jun 2009)

Dan Boyle: The danger at present is not so much that these results may and will translate into a future general election result. That could be the case as trends are trends and sometimes momentums cannot be stopped. However, there is a danger for the Opposition parties both in being honest with people by revealing fully who they are and what they are about and being complacent. There is a risk of...

Seanad: Elections of June 2009: Statements (11 Jun 2009)

Dan Boyle: Before Fine Gael Members become caught up in themselves or become convinced of their brilliance, they should remember we live in a volatile country, in a volatile situation and in a volatile international environment.

Seanad: Elections of June 2009: Statements (11 Jun 2009)

Dan Boyle: No, I stated that I fully accept-----

Seanad: Elections of June 2009: Statements (11 Jun 2009)

Dan Boyle: I fully accept this verdict. I understand from where it comes and I understand what must be done to address it. However, as for where this leads this country, whoever is in government and whenever that election takes place, I hope the people will be spoken to directly and honestly during that general election campaign because the next few years are not going to get easier and will not be...

Seanad: Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2009)

Dan Boyle: Amendments Nos. 3 and 4 are related and are to be discussed together, by agreement.

Seanad: Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2009)

Dan Boyle: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Dempsey, to the House. Amendment No. 1, which is a Government amendment, has also been tabled in the names of Senators Ryan, Alex White, McCarthy, Prendergast and Hannigan. I ask Senator Ryan to move the amendment.

Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Jun 2009)

Dan Boyle: This Bill is undoubtedly a major improvement on what obtained heretofore. It has had a very difficult gestation. The preceding Bill was rightly found to have legal flaws and the subsequent court decision informed what is a better Bill. That said, it is not widely accepted and Age Action, the umbrella organisation for groups representing older people, has said it remains opposed to the...

Seanad: Criminal Procedure Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Jun 2009)

Dan Boyle: This Bill is a sincere attempt to manage the fine line that exists in terms of maintaining and improving public confidence in our judicial system while protecting the entitlement of individual citizens to have their rights properly assessed in any court case. The Minister was assisted in producing this Bill by the recommendations of the balance in criminal law review group. Other speakers...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2009 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage (28 May 2009)

Dan Boyle: In the times in which we live, the distinctions between politics and political parties are becoming ever more blurred. As politics moves increasingly towards the centre the traditional ways of defining policies as right wing and left wing are becoming more irrelevant. The distinctions in politics today are exemplified by the election of President Barack Obama, and are the politics of hope...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2009 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage (28 May 2009)

Dan Boyle: Senator McCarthy can go for the soundbite time and again.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2009 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage (28 May 2009)

Dan Boyle: The reality is that any of the measures one seeks to change will mean the introduction of an alternative measure that has the same effect. I tire of hearing soundbite politics and talk of bailouts to sectoral interests. Exactly the same policies are being instituted in every other country in the western world. The reality is that if we do not have a financial services sector, we will not...

Seanad: Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009: Second Stage (21 May 2009)

Dan Boyle: The Property Services (Regulation) Bill follows the establishment in 2004 of the Auctioneering/Estate Agency Review Group. It is hoped the five-year gestation period means that suitable consideration has been given to the contents of the Bill which contain much detail on its intent. It is especially apt that we are considering a Bill of this nature at this stage of the economic cycle and...

Seanad: Energy Resources: Motion (6 May 2009)

Dan Boyle: The motion tabled by the Independent Members of the House is very valuable. It gives an opportunity for a very broad-ranging debate. Much of its content is supportive of work that is already being done. It is necessary to appreciate the work that needs to be done from this point onwards to realise the potential which I believe everyone in this House recognises exists. I note that from...

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (6 May 2009)

Dan Boyle: This welcome legislation is a reaction to the sad events that have occurred in Irish business, banking and commercial life in the last year. As a direct response to the types of abuses we have seen it is, by definition, narrow in focus. I accept Senator O'Toole's argument that there are broader areas to examine. There will be an opportunity to examine some of them in the course of the...

Seanad: Gangland Crime: Statements (30 Apr 2009)

Dan Boyle: As Senator Bacik stated, the context and even the language of this debate is very important. The term "gangland crime" lends itself to what some might see as a glamorised or romanticised vision of desperadoes taking on an establishment. The reality is that these elements in society, outside their use of arms, have intimidation as their chief weapon in enforcing their will on reluctant...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Apr 2009)

Dan Boyle: It is Fine Gael Senators who are laughing.