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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Horse Racing Industry (29 May 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting this Commencement matter. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Higgins, to the Seanad. I think this may be her first Commencement matter in the House so she is very welcome. We collaborated and worked well together on the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage. I wish the Minister of State well. It is an exciting and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Horse Racing Industry (29 May 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for her very positive response. The key lies in rolling out the strategy. The horses owned, bred and trained in Ireland are the envy of the world. We can never take that position for granted. We always need to improve it. The sector recognises that we need to work on welfare issues. We need to work on the welfare of the jockeys and all the people in the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 May 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I formally second Senator McDowell's amendment to the Order of Business today. It relates to the Health (Scoliosis Treatment Services) Bill 2024. The Bill, which will not be outlined today, seeks to impose on the Health Service Executive certain special duties and powers in relation to the establishment of a specialised treatment service for the inpatient and outpatient treatment of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (28 May 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State very much for her time

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Home Help Service (28 May 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Our final matter is in the name of Senator Lombard. It relates to the HSE home support services in the Cork region.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Home Help Service (28 May 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for her time here this morning.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I join with the Leas-Chathaoirleach in welcoming our special guests and I thank Senator Fitzpatrick. Mr. Benicio made a great and significant contribution and input. I have no doubt we will hear more about him in the future. Well done and many thanks. I join with Senator McGreehan in respect of the Irish Thalidomide Association. It is something that has been sitting on all our desks...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (23 May 2024)

Victor Boyhan: It is very humid at the moment.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 May 2024)

Victor Boyhan: It is good to see the Acting Leader in the Chair today. Well done on that. I very much welcome our distinguished guests in the Visitors Gallery. Today, I want to touch on two issues, the first being the IFA's Manifesto for European Parliament and Local Government Elections 2024. This manifesto covers both the European and local elections. I hear the IFA's asks at the doorsteps and from...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Policies (22 May 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Senator. Before I call the Minister of State, I welcome the transition year students from the Department of enterprise who are here in the Visitors Gallery. I hope they enjoy their day in the Oireachtas.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cycling Facilities (22 May 2024)

Victor Boyhan: The next Commencement matter was scheduled to be in the name of Senator McDowell but Senator Dolan requested a change. That is agreeable to Senator McDowell. I am happy to facilitate that request subject to the agreement of the House. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Postal Services (22 May 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Our next and final Commencement matter is in the name of Senator McDowell and it relates to Rathmines post office.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 May 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I, too, welcome Deputy Richard Bruton. I will start with public consultation for the general scheme of the Seanad electoral (university members) (amendment) Bill. Maybe there is a slot for Richard there. There is a public consultation. I happen to sit on the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and this area falls into our remit. We will inevitably do...

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements (22 May 2024)

Victor Boyhan: It is Poolbeg.

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements (22 May 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State and thank the Labour Party Senators for tabling this motion as part of Private Members' business. As Senator Sherlock has rightly said, the motion is the beginning of a debate on waste. At the outset, I will state that I believe in competition. I believe in the public and the private having fair access to the market and competing. I was a county...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I thank Dr. O'Reilly. I ask him to confirm that he is head of the crops policy, evaluation and certification division in the Department.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I read Dr. O'Reilly's statement. It is very interesting. I have only two queries. The Irish position is referred to on page 3. Ireland’s position on the proposal has been informed by a number of factors, including the input of the European Food Safety Authority. I might add that we do not have sight of that organisation's opinion. It would be helpful to have it. The European...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Sorry, how many?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2024)

Victor Boyhan: That is just a guide.