Results 61-80 of 82 for going forward speaker:Lynn Boylan

Seanad: International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2023)

Lynn Boylan: ...were not there because, as we know full well, if they had their way and if they succeeded in what they want to see for our society, they would have us still chained to the kitchen sink. I look forward with enthusiasm to the referendum about women's place in the home but it will be interesting to see what side they will take. We know that the far right would continue to lock up women for...

Seanad: Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (4 Nov 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I commend Senator Murphy on the Bill and support it proceeding to Committee Stage. Flooding is an important issue and we have discussed it on numerous occasions in this House. It is going to become a more pressing issue as we face into the winter months and, in the longer term, more extreme weather events due to climate change. I recognise the devastating effects of flooding on the area...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: .... It was first exposed in 2018 at a so-called fulfilment centre of Amazon's and then again in Britain in 2021. We all must agree that this is an immoral practice. Brand new products, because they are unsold, are going straight from the shelves to landfill. One spreadsheet in the British example showed that 124,000 items were marked for destruction in a single week. Amazon likes to...

Seanad: Housing Commission Report: Motion (29 May 2024)

Lynn Boylan: ...when we remind him that his plan is not working. However, I think it is impossible now for the Minister to dismiss the views of his own Housing Commission. Not only did the commission outline what the Government should be doing, it also landed a devastating blow highlighting the failure that is this Government’s record on housing. As the commission stated – and I am sure...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Data Centres (25 Oct 2023)

Lynn Boylan: ...Networks Ireland, GNI, started seeing increased requests for data centre connections to the gas network on the basis that data centres would operate their own gas-fired generation on site. In July 2022, the Government adopted its statement on data centres. In many regards, the statement supports the status quoand does not go far enough to properly fix the mess that Fine Gael policy has...

Seanad: Forestry: Statements (15 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I dtús báire, ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire go dtí an Teach. Tá áthas orm go bhfuil an deis agam labhairt sa díospóireacht seo. There was quite a bit of media fanfare about the new forestry strategy and while I welcome its publication, it amounted to only a single page dealing with payment rates. The previous strategy amounted to almost...

Seanad: Public Water Connection Charges: Motion (26 Apr 2023)

Lynn Boylan: ...groups that are seeking to provide a water connection to public water bottle refill stations. We all know, and many have spoken about, how plastic water bottles are a waste, especially when we have such good quality water available. I understand that the regulator is independent of the Government. However, it does operate within the policy sphere laid down the by the Government, so it...

Seanad: Water Quality: Motion (19 Apr 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I add my voice to the welcome for this motion brought forward by the Green Party. It opens by stating that Seanad Éireann "recognises that clean water is a basic human right of every inhabitant of this country". I completely agree, but it is incumbent on states to give effect to such rights. In 2010, there was a resolution before the UN General Assembly and, unfortunately, the Irish...

Seanad: Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Jun 2023)

Lynn Boylan: ...I would like to highlight some important developments in it since its initiation and since the acceptance of Sinn Féin amendments during Committee Stage in February 2023. These amendments mark a positive step forward and I welcome the Minister's willingness to accept them. One of the key amendments is the increase in the number of board members of the regulator from five to seven....

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare (Dogs) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2023)

Lynn Boylan: ...Unfortunately, the euthanasia rates have also doubled from the all-time low we hit in 2021. While they are not back to those awful days when we were euthanising more than 1,000 dogs, the numbers are still going in the wrong direction. I will provide context for the Bill we are bringing forward. Something that was identified by both the Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to...

Seanad: Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Feb 2022)

Lynn Boylan: ...in it, when paying by card I always ask if the staff get the tip if it is put on the card or if it goes to the employer. We cannot now have a situation where, if they are getting a cash tip, they are going to lose the protection. That needs to be fixed. I welcome that the Bill will make it compulsory for customers to be notified of the policy of the establishment. It is important that...

Seanad: Care Payments: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2023)

Lynn Boylan: I too thank the Labour Party Senators for bringing forward this important motion and welcome the visitors to the Gallery, especially those who are carers. It is much more difficult for such people to take out the time to attend, but that shows the importance of this debate. As other Senators said, family carers play an immeasurably important role in our society that should be valued. They...

Seanad: Sheep Sector: Statements (19 Apr 2023)

Lynn Boylan: ...key industry across the island. Irish wool has a wide range of uses. The establishment of the council is an opportunity to develop the sector domestically and internationally. It is a positive step forward. It is crucial that we ensure a fair return for sheep farmers on their wool and produce. The establishment of the council presents an opportunity to set the tone in this regard. It...

Seanad: School Transport: Motion (21 Sep 2022)

Lynn Boylan: ...called on the Government to provide an additional 10,000 places to be funded on the school transport system in 2023 and for capital funding to be provided for the purpose of new school buses. That is why we have brought forward an amendment to the motion calling for those additional 10,000 extra places to be funded on the school transport scheme and capital funding to be put in place to...

Seanad: Carer's Allowance: Motion (10 May 2021)

Lynn Boylan: .... I am sure that many of the 500,000 carers in the State are watching this debate, and hoping that they finally get the recognition that they deserve because they are often left wondering who is going to care for the carers. They would often say that it is does not seem to be this Government. The strain on carers and families is horrendous at the best of times but during the pandemic,...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Second Stage (28 Sep 2021)

Lynn Boylan: ...are separated from the regulatory matters of the Irish Aviation Authority. The workers in this sector, especially those in Aer Lingus, have been systematically and continually let down by successive Governments. Indeed, Fianna Fáil, the Green Party, Fine Gael and the Labour Party were all party to the sale of Aer Lingus. Sinn Féin opposed selling off the remaining share of the...

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Sep 2020)

Lynn Boylan: ...the rushed nature of this Bill. The Minister of State opened a public consultation process on a bank holiday weekend over the summer holiday period. The quality of the consultation was obviously going to suffer and lo and behold, it did. Senator Boyhan pointed out that we did not get a digest of the submissions and were not told who had made submissions, but we were told this morning...

Seanad: Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Second Stage (26 Oct 2023)

Lynn Boylan: .... The first draft of the Bill emerged in March, with pre-legislative scrutiny completed in May. However, just before the summer recess, the Minister made the unexpected announcement that he was going to split the Bill, leaving us with a weakened temporary solidarity contribution scheme. The legislation to cap market revenues, which could have addressed excessive profits in 2022, only...

Seanad: Peat Harvesting: Statements (13 Oct 2021)

Lynn Boylan: ...amount of peat it uses, and that there are issues currently around the nutrient content, moisture retention and lack of consistency and variability in the supply of the alternative mediums. I look forward to reading the overdue report on this issue commissioned by the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan. I hope it will shed some light and give hope on what alternatives are available and...

Seanad: Civil Legal Aid (Exclusion of Value of Free or Partly Free Board) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (31 May 2021)

Lynn Boylan: ...of Justice into the entire civil legal aid scheme - we could spend hours debating how we could make a civil legal aid scheme fit for purpose - I was motivated to draft this Bill and bring it forward out of sheer frustration at the lack of willingness on the part of the Government to address the very discriminatory interpretation of the legal aid regulations. Assessing HAP is income when...