GP's Boyle Plans Bill on Financial Treason

[Kate_P]

Dan’s plan.

Green Party finance spokesperson Dan Boyle plans to introduce a Private Members Bill defining the crime of ‘financial treason.’ He will shortly seek leave to introduce the Bill in the Seanad.

Senator Boyle, who is the Green Party Chairman, said: “Among the many reasons why there has been no action taken against known individuals working in Irish financial institutions – whose greed and recklessness have brought us to where we are – is that properly defined legislation seems to be lacking in defining this kind of white collar crime and fraud.”

“I believe that there should be an offence of financial treason, carrying a mandatory sentence and huge fines, that would be applicable to defined individuals working in financial institutions licensed by the Irish State. There would be convictions on foot of any decision made knowingly by such individuals that result in reputational damage for the country, an unacceptable economic cost, or a loss of economic sovereignty.”

“While much public anger has a political focus, and much of this is justified, the inability to bring to justice those whose self interest and greed so undermined our national wellbeing, is something that must end – and end soon,” he said.

[Duisigh]

wot a load of bollocks he knows well that stuff is not retroactive.

[everybody_knows]

Some clear thinking from The Greens . Strong laws are needed for the financial sector . Horse , bolt , Door .

Everybody walked away because those running the scam that was Ireland 1997 to 2008 are up to their necks with the bankers , deveopers etc . Jesus Fucking Christ .

[Calina]

I would like it to be illegal for a failed candidate for election to the Dail to be rewarded with a Senate seat. Dan Boyle is the reason I even care about this, although Ivor Callely helped too.

Ultimately this is too late. I have a problem. I’d like some sort of system put in place, some sort of commission to investigate how this happened with you know, punishment afterwards. But I don’t see the current generation of politicians doing this. At all.

[CaveCanem]

IIRC, the GP leaders bought the votes of (animal rights?) members to ensure their party supported NAMA. Sounds like treason to me

[quozl]

I hope this will apply to Dan Boyle, and the rest of the Green hierarchy who supported NAMA.

[Open_Window]

Him an Burgess should get together and have a stink in.

[Blue_Horseshoe]

Interesting move. Needs to be mindful of the following;

Article 15.13 - The members of each House of the Oireachtas shall, except in case of treason as defined in this Constitution,felony or breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest in going to and returning from, and while within the precincts of, either House, and shall not, in respect of any utterance in either House, be amenable to any court or any authority other than the House itself.

Article 39 - Treason shall consist only in levying war against the State, or assisting any State or person or inciting or conspiring with any person to levy war against the State, or attempting by force of arms or other violent means to overthrow the organs of government established by this Constitution, or taking part or being concerned in or inciting or conspiring with any person to make or to take part or be concerned in any such attempt.

Blue Horseshoe

[Julio_Medallion]

I think if Dan is looking for any support at the moment he should buy a DD bra to support his
currently gigantic diddys-there is a hole in his arguement as wide as his rather over sized orifice.

Why is this unelected asshole given so much public time?- FFS

[Duisigh]

bump. This puppys started on its way through the Dail,

oireachtas.ie/documents/bill … b0111d.pdf

I reckon we

[Inis_Man]

@Blue Horseshoe

Interesting move. Needs to be mindful of the following;

Article 15.13 - The members of each House of the Oireachtas shall, except in case of treason as defined in this Constitution,felony or breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest in going to and returning from, and while within the precincts of, either House, and shall not, in respect of any utterance in either House, be amenable to any court or any authority other than the House itself

.

To me this says that had Donie the wigged wonder broadcast his sales pitch to the FTBs of Castlepollard (you remember, the pitch about house prices will soon be up another 30%, never the wrong time to do the right thing, blah, blah, blah) on RTE, say Primetime, he could be done for treason, but broadcasting it from inside the Seanad puts him in the clear - right?
Cute f*ckin’ hoor or what??

[roc]

@Inis Man

Cute f*ckin’ hoor or what??

Yep. Going well back, the unwritten code among the boys in Irish state and semi-state bodies has always been, “you look out for my ass, and I’ll look out for yours”.