Results 361-380 of 5,027 for speaker:Victor Boyhan

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (25 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Butler.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (25 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Senator. He covered more than the Commencement Matter he raised but it was particularly interesting.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Sports Funding (25 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister for agriculture and his guests to the Seanad.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Network (25 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Senator and the Minister of State, Deputy Heydon. We really appreciate the Minister of State giving of his time here this afternoon for Commencement matters. It is appreciated by the House.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister and the Ministers of State. I also welcome the team from the Department. Its members do a great deal of work. I will focus on a few key issues. I visited the An Bord Pleanála website earlier. The Minister will be very familiar with the staggering number of housing applications that are stuck in the planning process. We have discussed this on numerous...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I do not mean to be rude, but I am conscious of the time. I appreciate the Minister's response and I am aware that a lot is being done, but we need a dashboard up here. We need a dashboard on An Bord Pleanála's website because the public needs to know. I have one ask of the Minister, namely that we have a dashboard put up in place on the An Bord Pleanála website in order that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: They keep telling me they are waiting for money for approval. They should have money on hand to allow them to get on with this work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I am conscious of time because I must leave. I intend no disrespect to the Minister or the Ministers of State. I just wanted to flag that issue. I am conscious I am against the clock because I only have one and a half minutes left.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I will conclude on one other issue. There was a "Prime Time" programme last week, and there has been ongoing media commentary about it. The Minister may be prevented from speaking about elements of this, but we have a homelessness crisis. We also have a major crisis with the Peter McVerry Trust. It has been highlighted in the media that a vast amount of money was provided and that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I understand that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister and the Ministers of State.

Seanad: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defence Forces (12 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Before I call the Minister of State, I would like to welcome our guests today from North Dublin Muslim School and their teachers. You are all very welcome. You have come to the Seanad at a point where we are doing our Commencement matters. This is where individual Senators submit items of interest or topics that they have a particular interest in and a Minister comes in and responds. The...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defence Forces (12 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: No homework tonight

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Facilities (12 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: The Minister of State is welcome. I thank him for taking this Commencement matter. I received correspondence from the Department of Health last night to suggest that no Minister or Minister of State was available and I understand that. I thank the Minister of State for stepping in at the last minute. I will address the issue of surgical hubs. For those who do not know, they are located...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Facilities (12 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I acknowledge that very significant progress has been made on these sites. It is slow and unpredicted issues always crop up but they are all under way at some level, whether it is the finalisation of planning, the tendering process, contract documents and so on. We are realistically talking about 2025 or 2026, as the Minister of State said, for three hubs at least. It is very significant...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: It is great to see some of the candidates who contested the European Parliament elections here. I thank them. It is not easy to compete in elections. I also thank the 949 people elected to our local councils. Anyone who puts their name forward to compete in an election is to be admired. It is not an easy task. I congratulate all the participants. I offer thanks to those who did not...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: It is one of many sources.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Former President Mary Robinson (12 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: First, our former President, former Senator and Chair of the Elders is extremely welcome to Seanad Éireann. She touched on many broad issues, including just transition; social, racial and environmental justice, indigenous climate action, community and local resilience and adaptation, natural climate solutions, and, of course, climate education and engagement. Her opening speech...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Scheme: Limerick and Tipperary Woodland Owners Limited (12 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I thank Mr. White and his team here today. I will be brief and just make some points. I do not really want to ask any questions because Mr. White has made abundantly clear his absolute frustration and anger, which are justifiable and understandable. He has got the message over clearly again. I note this is his fifth presentation to the committee on forestry issues generally. In his...