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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (12 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Senator and the Minister of State. The next Commencement matter-----

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (12 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I am sorry. The Minister of State has another minute.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (12 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I apologise to the Minister of State for speeding up the process. I am always interested in what she has to say. I am particularly interested when it concerns Booterstown, an area that I represented for many years.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rail Network (12 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: Will the Senator let the Minister of State speak?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rail Network (12 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for coming in to deal with quite a few Commencement matters this morning. It is greatly appreciated by the Members. I thank Senator Cassells as well. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Deputy James Browne, to the House.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Naval Service (12 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to take this Commencement matter which relates to the Naval Service's plans to acquire a flagship multirole vessel, MRV. This arises from a number of concerns relating to the Department and the navy. I thank Mr. Darragh Duncan, a UCD student working as an intern in my office, who has done considerable research on the issue. There are...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Naval Service (12 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I am conscious that the Minister of State is taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Defence, Deputy Coveney. I thank the Minister, through the Minister of State, for his very comprehensive response. That is his style and the way he operates. I like that he accepts there were shortcomings. He refers to the European Commission's audit and subsequent administration inquiry, which...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I join my colleagues in congratulating Deputy Bacik. What a wonderful achievement for a wonderful person and politician. I said to her here last week, when she was sitting next to me and pushing her 12 or 13 amendments to the Gender Pay Gap Information Bill, most of which were not accepted by the Government, that this will no doubt be her last piece of important legislation in this House....

Seanad: Companies (Rescue Process for Small and Micro Companies) Bill 2021: Second Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I look forward to that link, as I am sure do other Members, which will be helpful.

Seanad: Companies (Rescue Process for Small and Micro Companies) Bill 2021: Second Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: All Members join in wishing the Minister of State well. He has a lot of work to get done before then.

Seanad: Companies (Rescue Process for Small and Micro Companies) Bill 2021: Second Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive response and all who contributed to the debate.

Seanad: Companies (Rescue Process for Small and Micro Companies) Bill 2021: Second Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Companies (Rescue Process for Small and Micro Companies) Bill 2021: Second Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Workplace Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions Bill) 2021: Second Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I thank him for setting out the rationale behind the Workplace Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021 and the provisions of same. The Minister of State has clearly communicated these. The provisions are set out in the explanatory memorandum and, in general, I am supportive of it.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (12 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister to the House. I thank him for his explanation and rationale. I will not delay because we have a lot of work ahead of us. I wish the Minister well and thank him for his work. In particular, I thank his staff, who have supported him in this long, drawn-out process. We have had a lot of engagement so it is now time to roll out the show. The Minister has a lot of work...

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister to the House. I am speaking to amendment No. 19. All 14 of the amendments I will be dealing with, which I will not go into now, are not mine but are the work of the Association of Irish Local Government. They are the result of engagement with the joint Oireachtas committee by members of the association, which represents all parties in this House. It is the work of...

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 19 In page 9, to delete line 18 and substitute the following: “so far as is necessary for the provision of social, affordable and cost rental housing and to achieve the purposes specified in this section, and”.

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I will speak to amendment No. 79, which concerns section 75. It states: "In page 49, line 8, to delete 'Minister' and substitute 'relevant local authority'." It is a clerical amendment to change the reference to section 77, which will be amended by our next amendment, No. 84, which we will come to later. As the Bill stands, the Minister may set any percentage he or she wants for the number...

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I do not want to be too provocative but I want to say that I know where Senator Moynihan is coming from. I will use this opportunity to talk about the Phoenix Park. There is vast real estate in the Phoenix Park which I have had the privilege of visiting recently. Many Senators will know that the HSE has St. Mary's Hospital in the Phoenix Park, which has significant issues with dereliction....