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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges in the Pig, Poultry and Horticulture Sectors: Irish Farmers Association (2 Mar 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Good. I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges in the Pig, Poultry and Horticulture Sectors: Irish Farmers Association (2 Mar 2022)

Victor Boyhan: The pen is mightier than the sword. The IFA has significant editorial margins in publications, which could be helpful. Ms Brennan might talk about the seriousness of the peat issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Provision of Community Growing Spaces in Ireland: Community Gardens Ireland (1 Mar 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the witnesses. This is a great news story. I studied horticulture and I have had an allotment. I grow my own vegetables. I have a great interest in this area. As Ms Foreman said, Covid brought into sharp focus a desire for safe open spaces where people can meet in friendship, to engage in horticulture and grow items or to simply to be an observer. The reasons are diverse. She...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: We are all talking about Ukraine and rightly so. This morning I woke up at about 3.10 a.m., which is unusual for me because I do not go on morning, noon and night. I went downstairs and had toast and tea, and thought I would go back to bed quickly in order to be back in here. I turned on the BBC and the first thing I saw was Geraldine Byrne Nason, a wonderful Irish public servant who is...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Credit Unions (23 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I, too, welcome the Minister of State. I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting my Commencement matter on credit unions. I read with great interest an article on the issue in the Sunday Independent. I am sure the Minister of State had some feedback about it, as I did. People were genuinely encouraged by the article. The substance of the feedback I received from the credit union movement,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Credit Unions (23 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State, as always, for his precise and informative response, as well as for his agreement to come to the House on 2 March to discuss the issue of credit unions. I thank the Leader and her office for arranging all that. The key question is how we can get credit unions to lend more, and that is important. There is a mortgage market, but we are seeing the winding-down...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I am happy to second the Leader's proposal for the Order of Business. I am particularly pleased that we will discuss two citizens' assemblies. I will not get into too much debate because we have set aside two hours this afternoon; I thank the Leader and her office staff for arranging that. I will indicate some concern about the proposal by the Government. This motion was amended, but...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (23 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I will speak on behalf of the Seanad Independent Group. As our visitors are aware, there are two independent groups within the Seanad. First I welcome the MEPs, Mr. Kelleher, Mr. Kelly and, in particular, Ms O'Sullivan. It is great to see her back. I remember the first time I met her was when she came out canvassing for the Seanad. We ran on the same panel. Her energy and enthusiasm...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (23 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I am glad we acknowledged that.

Seanad: Citizens' Assemblies: Motion (23 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 1: In paragraph (2), to delete "a Citizens’ Assembly, to be known as the Dublin Citizens' Assembly, with a total of 80 members, including an independent Chairperson, 67 randomly-selected members of the public living in Dublin City and County, and 12 Councillors selected from across the four local authorities, to consider the type of directly elected mayor and...

Seanad: Citizens' Assemblies: Motion (23 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State and his officials to the House for this debate on citizens' assemblies. I have no difficulty with the Government's proposals in general and I support them. I will focus on my amendment because I want to seek more representation from the local representatives of the Minister of State's party, Fine Gael, Independents and those from other parties and none. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of the Hemp Sector in Ireland: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the witnesses here. It has been informative, if not a little disjointed. That is my observation. I read their submissions and I also took the time to research some of it. I myself have grown hemp. I am a professional horticulturist. I worked in the National Botanic Gardens here in Dublin and in Kew and in Canada, and I lived in Greece and that is where I grew it. My...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Development of the Hemp Sector in Ireland: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Mr. McCabe mentioned novel foods. The EU designates certain foods as novel foods that cannot be put into any other category. Chia seed, for example, is classified as a novel food. The EU is talking about CBD and making that a novel food. That might be a bit of an Irish solution to an Irish problem but what is Mr. McCabe's view on it?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Transport (17 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Before I call Senator Gavan, I wish to acknowledge the presence of Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan and his guests. I thank them for their visit to the Chamber.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: State Examinations (17 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for spending the time with us and completing all of the Commencement matters this morning. We in this House value her time and her presence, as a Minister of State, with us.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I will raise one issue with regard to the Minister, Deputy McConalogue, who is on a very successful trade mission to Saudi Arabia. He met with the Saudi food authorities in Riyadh on Wednesday, which I believe was a very successful endeavour. He got agreement in principle regarding the lifting of current restrictions whereby Irish beef exports to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia must come from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Monuments and Archaeological Heritage Bill: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (17 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Chairman; apologies for being delayed. I welcome everyone, particularly Ms Virginia Teehan. Heritage Council representatives have appeared before us very rarely; there have been three outings. The council really is punching way above its weight and rightly so. I love the line in Ms Teehan's opening statement: "The Heritage Council remit is very broad." She is dead on. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Monuments and Archaeological Heritage Bill: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (17 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: The OPW might kick off.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Monuments and Archaeological Heritage Bill: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (17 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Will Mr. Kearney follow up briefly on INSTAR or send the committee some information? That would be great.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Monuments and Archaeological Heritage Bill: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (17 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: That is appreciated.