Results 161-180 of 4,085 for speaker:Dan Boyle
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)
Dan Boyle: I was expressing the hope we would be able to bring forward for debate the capacity Bill which I am led to believe is almost complete and the review of the Mental Health Act. Contingent on this is the Private Members' Bill on the Order Paper in the name of my party colleagues on the use of involuntary procedures such as electroconvulsive therapy. On these grounds, I hope we will have time...
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)
Dan Boyle: The confusion is the Senator's problem.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)
Dan Boyle: This is ridiculous. It was used against him.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)
Dan Boyle: It was referred to him.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)
Dan Boyle: In the time this and the other House will be considering the budget and the finance Bill many other items of legislation will be considered and there will be many other debates. Many Bills will be completed, including the Nurses and Midwives Bill, the Local Government (Dublin Mayor and Regional Authority) Bill, the climate change Bill and a Bill on corporate donations. I look forward to all...
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)
Dan Boyle: The Senator might as well camp here.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)
Dan Boyle: Senator Buttimer will not have an opportunity to knock on any doors in January. He might as well get used to it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)
Dan Boyle: It would be nice to do it just once.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)
Dan Boyle: I challenge the Opposition to let me do it once in the next six weeks.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)
Dan Boyle: On the mental health issue, there is a need for an ongoing debate. I find the remarks of Senator Fitzgerald to be utterly condescending.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)
Dan Boyle: My party worked very hard to ensure the mental health budget was protected this year. We have legislation on involuntary procedures. Solitary confinement and the use of straitjackets are utterly abhorrent to what we stand for.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)
Dan Boyle: To hear cheap political points being made-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)
Dan Boyle: Cheap political points are being made-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)
Dan Boyle: The Senator's remarks were utterly condescending.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)
Dan Boyle: I am hoping-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)
Dan Boyle: I hope that in the time remaining to the House we will hear-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2010)
Dan Boyle: I too wish to be associated with the vote of congratulations to Senator Pearse Doherty and to all those who stood in the Donegal South-West by-election. In the times we live in, we should express our gratitude to everyone who puts their name on a ballot paper and seeks to engage with the public, who are obviously angry, disappointed and disillusioned, and react accordingly. With regard to...
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2010)
Dan Boyle: I hope the debate will be understood in those terms. In terms of where we are as a country and the need to consult widely with the people, the decision that has been made was a sovereign decision of Government. I agree with Senator O'Toole that we need to have a debate on the question of sovereignty. We have made many decisions in recent years about the nation and its sovereignty, how we...
- Seanad: National Recovery Plan 2011-2014: Motion (30 Nov 2010)
Dan Boyle: I presume the motion we are debating is a criticism of the four year plan, particularly in the context of the perceived lack of specificity in respect of job creation measures. I also presume the purpose of the Labour Party's tabling this motion is to argue the point in that regard. Is what is being sought specific reference to the number of jobs in each sector and to the taking of targeted...
- Seanad: North-South Co-operation on Sex Offenders: Statements (30 Nov 2010)
Dan Boyle: I understand it is proposed to conclude the debate on this matter at 5 p.m.