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Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: I am sorry the reference to moral superiority has offended people.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: Perhaps it is a back-handed compliment to say it is something we should all aspire to achieving.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: I did not refer to a particular Senator or party.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: I am sorry if someone has taken that implication from what I said, but we have heard likewise from the other side of the House as well. The problems are unchanged. There is no difficulty with having ongoing and regular debates if they are entered into in the right tone and with the common approach the issue needs, especially with regard to criminality in the Border region. I want to raise...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: The Green Party was the political party that made the most prudent and modest economic projections in the general election.

Seanad: Treaty of Amsterdam: Motion (18 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: The need for a common approach to social security and social insurance throughout the EU is necessitated by the principle of free movement of labour and it is the corollary to one of the cornerstones of the EU and its institutions. There are times when its application might have a negative effect and have a higher cost than had been anticipated but because it is based on the corollary...

Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: I will try to achieve a seamless flow for the next eight minutes.

Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: As the Chairman has pointed out, we are making statements rather than engaging in detailed debate, but the statements afford us the opportunity to outline the success and value of inward investment to our economy, as the Minister of State has already done. However, they also afford us the opportunity to point out some of the difficulties that may lie ahead and for which we need to prepare....

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: I support the call by Senator O'Toole for a debate on energy related matters. The company in Galway which is working on the wave energy initiative, Ocean Energy, is Cork-based but it is carrying out its tests in Galway.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: We are far too passive in Cork. Apparently the waters do not bob up and down enough. The Senator's second issue in regard to refuse was one on which the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government went to great pains to point out as Government policy in the House last evening. I would appreciate if Senator O'Toole explained that concept to some Members on the other side of...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: They find it difficult to understand the concept. In regard to the call for a debate on the green paper on pensions, which I called for yesterday, and which was called for today by Senator Hannigan, the sooner the better such a debate takes place because there are wide-ranging issues included in the green paper that are worthy of further discussion.

Seanad: Waste Management Policy (17 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: I am grateful to the Minister, Deputy Gormley, for coming to the House this evening to clarify the details of a recent significant move in Government waste disposal policy. I would like the Minister to put in a broader context some statements he has made in recent weeks. I am glad he is in attendance to do so. He stated clearly a number of weeks ago that incineration no longer forms the...

Seanad: Serious Crime: Motion (17 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: There is always a danger in debates about crime when politicians and even political parties put themselves forward as being the politician or political party most in favour of law and order. Nobody in public life is opposed to the law being properly applied and nobody in public life believes chaos and anarchy is preferable to order. The danger is if a person or party is put on a particular...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: We have not.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: We have not said that either.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: I would like to know Fine Gael's policy position.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: I would like to be associated with the words of congratulations to Cardinal-elect Seán Brady on his accession and to Ms Anne Enright for winning the Man Booker prize. Ms Enright's success, in particular, is notable, given that she is the third Irish author to win this prestigious award in a number of years. The prescience of the Arts Council, too, is noteworthy for distributing copies of...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: No, he did not.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: That is not what he said.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Dan Boyle: I was talking about the last two years.