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Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage. (26 Feb 2009)

Dan Boyle: Largely.

Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage. (26 Feb 2009)

Dan Boyle: I saw the ten points and went on record as saying I welcome most of them. The idea that the shortfall in question and all subsequent shortfalls, including the €4 billion at the end of this year and the following year, and the €3.5 billion at the end of the year thereafter, can be met by that formula if tax receipts remain constant is not very honest. The reality is that this year's...

Seanad: Middle East Conflict: Motion (26 Feb 2009)

Dan Boyle: Today's motion was moved in a spirit of consensus and countersigned by leaders of the various groups. However, it is important that the impression does not go out that the whole House thinks collectively on this just because the attitude of the Government is being expressed in the debate. Within the country there are people with a different perspective on events in the Middle East. We must...

Seanad: Banking Sector: Motion (25 Feb 2009)

Dan Boyle: It is important to put the current economic situation in context. If I were to devise a ratio for where we stand and where culpability lies, I would say that 70% is accounted for by international factors and 30% by policies that primed an economy that was too heavily reliant on the construction industry, property prices and the merry-go-round of easily lent money that is now impossible to...

Seanad: Banking Sector: Motion (25 Feb 2009)

Dan Boyle: Almost half of the €2 billion that Deputy Richard Bruton is claiming can be saved refers to €850 million being saved in wages. This includes a pay freeze, which will happen, and increments that are still in place and partly because of 5,000 people being taken out of the public sector.

Seanad: Banking Sector: Motion (25 Feb 2009)

Dan Boyle: These 5,000 people would save €250 million, according to Fine Gael, and this is where we are going wrong in our economics. The €250 million is based on the presumption that the 5,000 people are earning an average of €50,000 each. What about redundancy payments, pension payments and unemployment payments? That is no saving at all. How is it saved in the first year when we need to...

Seanad: Banking Sector: Motion (25 Feb 2009)

Dan Boyle: We must control public expenditure and we must restore confidence in the banking sector. Much of it has been discussed already and with eight minutes I am sorry I cannot give Senator Twomey all the answers to the world economic crisis.

Seanad: Banking Sector: Motion (25 Feb 2009)

Dan Boyle: I will certainly not play the game that Fine Gael has played, suggesting this can be done easily and that people can be told what they want to hear. We must tell people what they do not want to hear. The situation is serious and critical and the decisions we make from here on will be vastly unpopular because they must be taken——

Seanad: Banking Sector: Motion (25 Feb 2009)

Dan Boyle: ——mostly because of an international situation and partly to correct mistakes made in our political system. Until we understand this, the kind of pantomime, table tennis politics does nothing for the benefit of this country and does nothing in terms of the honesty of presenting motions of this type in Private Members' time. I ask the Opposition to consider this and to avoid the party...

Seanad: Protection of Intellectual Property Rights: Statements (25 Feb 2009)

Dan Boyle: The Minister of State, in his contribution to this wide-ranging debate, pointed out the current situation regarding legislation and intellectual property, the role which Ireland plays in terms of international organisations such the EU and the European Patent Office and its role within the World Trade Organisation. To develop legislation in this area further we must distinguish between the...

Seanad: Protection of Intellectual Property Rights: Statements (25 Feb 2009)

Dan Boyle: If we are talking about intellectual property, especially in the creative area, the legislation needs to be very strong in this regard. There have been moves in the European Union to lengthen the copyright period beyond the lifetime of the producer of the creative work. This is unfortunate. The time behind a lifespan should be quite narrow, perhaps 20 years or so, because it tends to...

Seanad: Protection of Intellectual Property Rights: Statements (25 Feb 2009)

Dan Boyle: That is even better. Copyright in the production of new medicines does not have a very positive worldwide use. We need only look at the incidence of AIDS on the continent of Africa and at how the existence of copyright and the insistence of many companies to earn full profit from such copyright has led many thousands, if not millions, of people to needless deaths. Whether through our own...

Seanad: Report on Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann: Statements (25 Feb 2009)

Dan Boyle: It is apt that we have this report at a time of considerable public controversy with regard to the funding of bus services. The impression has been created that the Government has been providing fewer resources for Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann, but subvention to both companies has remained the same. What has happened is that the number of passengers has decreased and this is what has led to...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Feb 2009)

Dan Boyle: Notwithstanding tonight's Private Members' motion, we need an ongoing debate about restoring confidence in the economy and the financial system. I agree with Senator Quinn that not only should cultural and political mindsets be changed in opposition, they need to change in government as well. The notion of the Opposition saying "No" to what the Government does is no longer an option.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Feb 2009)

Dan Boyle: We will have an opportunity later to debate the easy, populist choices being made elsewhere.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Feb 2009)

Dan Boyle: Whoever is in government needs to acknowledge here and now that such is the situation we find ourselves in internationally that all choices will not be popular, palatable and comfortable. The option for other parties is to outline alternative choices that are unpopular, unpalatable, uncomfortable and that are not populist. When the Opposition parties deal with that, I will know that we are...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Feb 2009)

Dan Boyle: We are still a long way from that.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Feb 2009)

Dan Boyle: I welcome yesterday's initiative on the part of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement and the Garda fraud squad. Given our extremely poor record in tackling white collar crime, it is important there be a public investigation of matters of ongoing public concern and I wish the investigation well. Other actions are needed. Now that Anglo Irish Bank is owned by the State,...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Feb 2009)

Dan Boyle: People involved in Anglo Irish bank at the time recent events unfolded who are on State boards and bodies should voluntarily step aside until all investigations are finished in order that a climate is created where confidence in this country can be restored. The investigation is ongoing but the Government and the political system need to send out proper signals and as of yet, we have not...

Seanad: Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2009)

Dan Boyle: When is it proposed to sit again?