Results 1-20 of 187 for going forward speaker:Victor Boyhan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome Ms Meaney, Mr. Blake and Mr. Cahill. This is a complex proposal and I thank them for setting it out and going through it for us. It was circulated to us. Many of us printed it off and read it and I have taken some notes. I want to tease out some issues for greater clarity. I do not propose to go through all of the various articles in it but have picked out a few for mention. ...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Electoral Process (6 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: ...and tell them that I followed it up again. The Houses of the Oireachtas press office issued this Commencement matter this morning anyway and I have also circulated it nationally, so I will be going back down to say that yet again, the Minister with responsibility for local government in a tripartite coalition cannot confirm to councillors the date. We know it is within three days but...

Seanad: EU Talent Pool: Motion (5 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: ...is something that has been driven by the European Commission and its member states. There are exceptions within the European Union, but they are for national parliaments and I will not spend my time going into them today. I take this opportunity to speak about Ukraine. Anyone who listened to "Morning Ireland" today heard a representative of the Ukrainian community speak about the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the news today that the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, will publish the opening of the mother and baby institutions payment scheme, which has approval by Cabinet. We now know that this scheme will go live on 20 March 2024. It has been a long time coming and many people have been waiting. I have personally been involved in this issue for years. I have had personal experience of it....

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: ...and County Council area. (2) The Mayor shall be required to submit an annual report that will be reviewed by members of the Local Authority before it is submitted to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.”. The amendment speaks for itself. I know the Minister of State is a Limerick man who is fully committed to the regeneration of his city. I have discussed...

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (14 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: ...In many cases, victims feel they have contributed to this issue. It is difficult and there are a number of complexities around domestic violence. My experience with An Garda Síochána has been a good one when people have come to me or reported to the gardaí. They are under pressure and are down the resources. They sometimes find it difficult. To arrive at any Garda...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: ...payment from 1 May to 18-year-olds and those who are in full-time education or have a disability. I think this is really exceptional and positive. It is great that the Minister could bring this forward. In a press release this afternoon, there was some suggestion that IT systems had allowed that to be brought forward earlier because it was processed quickly. However, let us forget...

Seanad: Death of Former Taoiseach: Expressions of Sympathy (7 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: ...parishes of Kilcloon, Kilcock - the side in Meath rather than in Kildare - and, of course, Batterstown. John liked the idea, as he said to me many times, because it gave him many opportunities to go to three churches within his own parish, which was part of his networking. That is the extent he went to. He also said he liked the intimacy of this little church, which I would say was...

Seanad: Family Carers: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: .... It is important to acknowledge that. I thank our Fine Gael colleagues for using their Private Members' time to discuss this very important issue. We are now into the last year of the coalition Government. A lot has been done and there is more to do. People want to be ambitious and that is the right way to be. Colleagues have many opportunities to raise issues at the infamous...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (24 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: ...be wrapped up within four hours. It is very important to state that because we need to have a record of what people are saying. I am almost conscious when I stand up here that I put my best foot forward. I have given a commitment and I am going to honour it. This amendment is not based on my words or my wisdom. It was drawn up in consultation with many others. Let us tease it out....

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (24 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: ...she has tabled. Does she call that democracy? Maybe she does. It is lovely to see her smiling. At the end of the day, it is her prerogative. I have always respected that. However, we put forward a strong and robust case based on what we have been asked to do by the representative bodies. I will not get into argy-bargy with individual Senators. I am setting out my stall as I believe...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (24 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I just wanted to make that point. Other Senators can come in and I will listen to them. Let us be clear, all this is saying is that a councillor or any member of the committee can go for the position of chair and that is it. There is nothing more here. There is no magic. There were no great negotiations or peace deals done over the Christmas period. It is simple, plain and clear that...

Seanad: Vacant and Derelict Buildings: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...tabling this important and timely motion. It is using its Private Members' time. We have had much discussion about this matter. There are four members of the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage here. The committee completed a very substantial work on urban regeneration in May 2022. To be fair to all the Members here, they played a very active part in that. There...

Seanad: Ban on Dumping New Products Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ..., Bill. Following on from what Senator Boylan has said, there are things happening in Europe. They are, perhaps, too slow. We should not wait. We have a strong record. We have the Green Party in government. It is appropriate, and the right time, to pursue this legislation. It can always be amended, improved and changed, but let us send out a strong signal that we mean business here....

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Nov 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I will be brief. This is a good debate. We have had it before and I am somewhat surprised by the change in position and the moving of chairs. The people who were for this Bill are particularly against it from time to time. I want to acknowledge and thank Senator Malcolm Byrne and his team for preparing what is a very simple Bill and one which I support. I have spoken on it before. I...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I commend Irish Rural Link. The Tánaiste, Deputy Micheál Martin, launched its annual report earlier in Buswells Hotel. Irish Rural Link does amazing work. I am not going to spend any time here setting out details of that work. We all know the critically important work it does in linking into communities, particularly isolated ones that need a bit of encouragement and networking....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tax Code (17 Oct 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...difficulties for farmers whose lands have been zoned as residential. I am cognisant of the significant demand for land for housing – I sit on the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage – and we must bring lands into play, but there are different lands in different parts of the country. This scheme must have some regard for the fact that housing...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Forestry Sector (28 Sep 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...of the programme. The target of the scheme is to reach 18% forestry cover in Ireland by the end of 2027. I do not know how that will be achieved. Let us live in hope. The trajectory of the targets is going in that direction. It is ambitious and there is much to do. I am of the view that it is time we had a national forestry authority to help to restore the confidence of farmers,...

Seanad: Rights-Based Care Economy: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I have looked at the minutes. I think that was an issue. I am sorry, this is what I researched. This is fact and I was present. No tellers were appointed by the Government. The contents of Senator Clonan's Bill were consistent with everything listed in this motion. So why the deferral? Why the lack of support? Why were no tellers appointed by the Government? That can be checked with...