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- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Victor Boyhan: That is an affront. The Senator cannot breeze in here and say that.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Victor Boyhan: On a point of order, may I clarify what is actually happening here? The Leader has just stormed in here suddenly-----
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Victor Boyhan: Will the Leader let me finish speaking? I just want clarification. What is happening?
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Victor Boyhan: We have different views. Not everyone criticised the plan-----
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Victor Boyhan: I ask the Leader to clarify what he is doing.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Victor Boyhan: I agree with the Leader.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Victor Boyhan: I support the plan.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Victor Boyhan: The Leader just stormed in.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Victor Boyhan: We will let him read his speech he has got typed up.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Victor Boyhan: There is an order for that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)
Victor Boyhan: First, I thank the witnesses from Focus Ireland for coming in. Even the name is indicative of the exceptionally good job it does. Everything Deputy Ó Broin said is spot on. He has hit the nail on the head. What struck me is all the recurring themes. I served on a council for more than 20 years so none of this is new to me. What is really scary is that only two weeks ago I had...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)
Victor Boyhan: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. During Senator Murnane O'Connor's contribution, I was struck by something which I would like to share because it illustrates the extent of the problem. A number of county councillors have made representations to Wicklow County Council on this issue. I have received in writing a clear policy statement from the county council, which has had a...
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2018)
Victor Boyhan: I want to raise three issues. I call on the appropriate Minister to come to the House to explain the Government's intentions in establishing an electoral commission. Page 152 of the programme for partnership Government states the Government's commitment to establishing an independent electoral commission and sets out its role and functions. It is important that we have a strong, robust and...
- Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Second Stage (8 Feb 2018)
Victor Boyhan: What are the time slots?
- Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Second Stage (8 Feb 2018)
Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister for coming to the House. I will start with the concluding paragraph of his report to us. He knows better than anyone else that this is very complex legislation, but, at the end of the day, it is both important and necessary. As he says, it is lengthy and complex. I acknowledge the Oireachtas Library and Research Service which has provided a very comprehensive digest...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)
Victor Boyhan: I thank the two speakers for attending. We have had the opportunity to read their presentations and papers. I want to ask a number of questions to keep the focus here. What percentage of housing associations' annual income comes from State agencies, either local or central government? That is a really important thing for us to understand. I would like to see some stats on it rather than...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)
Victor Boyhan: On a supplementary question, is Ms Murphy saying just 50% or------
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)
Victor Boyhan: It is just that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)
Victor Boyhan: I thank Ms Murphy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)
Victor Boyhan: Mr. Hannigan made a good point about the possibilities of reversing the decision and he is right to say that united we stand. There may be other fora in this House at which we can raise the matter. Mr. Brennan mentioned the lack of availability of land. There is, however, a substantial amount of land in Dublin city and county. The issue is the level of co-operation with the parties which...