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Seanad: Water Quality: Statements (6 Dec 2007)

Dan Boyle: This is a timely debate, especially considering the recent announcement by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government on the largest ever allocation of funding in terms of water services. That announcement has been added to as a result of yesterday's budget. It is important to note the focus the Minister for Finance gave to water services in his Budget Statement, which...

Seanad: Water Quality: Statements (6 Dec 2007)

Dan Boyle: If a word cannot be pronounced it must mean it is something bad.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2007)

Dan Boyle: I thank Senators for raising the issue of Íngrid Betancourt, the leader of the Colombian Green Party. I support the calls made today and by Senator O'Toole informally after yesterday's intervention for an all-party motion on the issue. There is no need to reiterate that her captivity is unacceptable. Its manner and the stance she has taken in Colombia have resonance for our country's...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2007)

Dan Boyle: I welcome yesterday's statements on the budget and the fact that the House was able to have such a debate within one hour of the Minister for Finance sitting down in Dáil Éireann. It was a valuable exercise and an attempt was made to extend the debate today, although I am surprised by some of the arguments. The budget involves an additional €1.7 billion in current expenditure, €900...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2007)

Dan Boyle: I fail to see how any of the additional spending in yesterday's budget went anywhere other than to the most needy in society. That is the challenge being addressed on this side.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2007)

Dan Boyle: That is next year's projection. This year's is 4.9%.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2007)

Dan Boyle: At least we are singing in tune.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2008: Statements (Resumed) (5 Dec 2007)

Dan Boyle: For the past five years I have had the privilege of being an Opposition spokesperson responding to the speech of the Minister for Finance on budget day. It was a role I greatly enjoyed and I hope I performed it with the appropriate level of responsibility. I noted in several of those speeches the trend of recent budgets — the seven that had been produced by the previous Minister for...

Seanad: Budget Statement 2008: Statements (Resumed) (5 Dec 2007)

Dan Boyle: That was a single party's policy.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2008: Statements (Resumed) (5 Dec 2007)

Dan Boyle: Yes, there has been.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2008: Statements (Resumed) (5 Dec 2007)

Dan Boyle: It has been increased to cover 30 weeks.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2008: Statements (Resumed). (5 Dec 2007)

Dan Boyle: The Senator may make her remarks through the Chair.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2008: Statements (Resumed). (5 Dec 2007)

Dan Boyle: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2008: Statements (Resumed). (5 Dec 2007)

Dan Boyle: Will the Senator do so in less than one minute?

Seanad: Budget Statement 2008: Statements (Resumed). (5 Dec 2007)

Dan Boyle: I call Senator de Búrca and remind her there are five minutes left in the debate before the Minister of State makes his concluding remarks.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2008: Statements (Resumed). (5 Dec 2007)

Dan Boyle: Is it agreed to share time, with Senator de Búrca having three minutes and Senator Healy Eames having two? Agreed.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2008: Statements (Resumed). (5 Dec 2007)

Dan Boyle: The Senator has exceeded her time.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2008: Statements (Resumed). (5 Dec 2007)

Dan Boyle: The Senator has 30 seconds.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2008: Statements (Resumed). (5 Dec 2007)

Dan Boyle: The Senator must conclude as she is encroaching on the time set aside for the Minister of State.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2008: Statements (Resumed). (5 Dec 2007)

Dan Boyle: I ask the Senator to conclude. Her concluding question has taken her to a further point.