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- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: I thought the Senator was going to say electric chair.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: I want to speak to this amendment but before I do I preface my remarks by welcoming the Minister here and thanking him for his indulgence and patience. I know it is frustrating for the Minister but it is also frustrating for us. In preparing an opinion piece today, I took the time and trouble to look at the amount of judges this Government has presided over and appointed. Without reading...
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: Under the current system.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: Fair play to Senator Conway.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: I will give him a little latitude.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: Deputy Enda Kenny as well. He did a good job too.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: We respect that.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: That is terrible.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: That is helpful. I can remember my opinion piece.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: It is brilliant.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Agriculture Schemes (20 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach for selecting this Commencement matter and I welcome the Minister to the House. I will be brief and concise. This is to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to consider changing the terms and conditions that would allow registered agricultural contractors to apply for TAMS or LESS. The background to this is that these contractors provide...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Agriculture Schemes (20 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister for his detailed response and I fully understand he cannot amend the whole scheme.However, this goes back to the small farmers and small contractors and to the inter-reliance in communities where people do not have the necessary funding mechanisms to hire plant and machinery. The eligible person has to be a landowner or a farmer, so who is looking out for these guys?...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: Maybe after the invitation from the Minister last night.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: I am reviewing that also.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: I have two options.
- Seanad: Transport and Sport: Statements (20 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister. I thank him for his comprehensive overview. I want to spend my time discussing sport and the sports capital programme. Before I do so, I wish to raise the issue of transport and congestion in Dublin. I was in London last week. I had to top up my card and was told that if I travelled after 9.30 a.m., there would be a substantial reduction. I wondered why we did...
- Seanad: Transport and Sport: Statements (20 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: As one falls.