Results 5,101-5,120 of 5,208 for speaker:Victor Boyhan
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2016)
Victor Boyhan: In light of that, I will take my seat-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2016)
Victor Boyhan: -----and I will e-mail the Leas-Chathaoirleach's article regarding PRSI to the 900 councillors within ten minutes of leaving this Chamber. The Leas-Chathaoirleach should not nod his head because he might need a reminder. He seems to be forgetting-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2016)
Victor Boyhan: The Leas-Chathaoirleach did not know what the matter related to until I shared it with him. I will take my seat. I will communicate with the 900 councillors-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2016)
Victor Boyhan: I call for a debate about PRSI.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2016)
Victor Boyhan: -----but I will webcast the councillors within five minutes of leaving this Chamber with the clip of his engagement with-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2016)
Victor Boyhan: It was okay for the Leas-Chathaoirleach to e-mail them.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2016)
Victor Boyhan: I will take my seat. I am not a fool, and the Leas-Chathaoirleach is not fooling me.
- Seanad: Horticulture Industry: Statements (22 Nov 2016)
Victor Boyhan: I am conscious that the Minister of State has responsibility for food, forestry and horticulture. I am not sure if he is taking questions on forestry today but I have one which I might put to him. He has a wealth of experience in the horticulture and forestry sectors as well as the agriculture sector. As a native of Wicklow he immersed himself in agriculture and in the community. He...
- Seanad: Horticulture Industry: Statements (22 Nov 2016)
Victor Boyhan: What of ongoing training and education?
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2016)
Victor Boyhan: With regard to judicial issues, I am conscious that there is a separation of powers between the Executive and Judiciary. I am going to read what I have to say, and I will do so in the two minutes allowed. An issue arises over the judicial council Bill and there is much concern over it. The Government remains completely unaware of when this Bill will actually be published. The first motion...
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2016)
Victor Boyhan: The real point of order is that we address the Chair. We do not address each other across the Chamber. The Leas-Chathaoirleach needs to enforce that rule.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2016)
Victor Boyhan: I am excited about the IRFU's proposal, into which I will not go, other than to agree with previous speakers. I raised the issue yesterday for those who were not here and have received quite a number of responses since.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2016)
Victor Boyhan: However, it is such a good news story that it is worth repeating, but I will not go on at length. The Minister, Deputy Shane Ross, will be in the House this afternoon for statements on public transport. Some very valid points have been made, particularly by Senator Rose Conway-Walsh, about rural development and sustaining rural communities. All transport services cannot be Dublin or even...
- Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)
Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister. While he spent 45 minutes on setting out his stall-----
- Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)
Victor Boyhan: To be precise. I want to be fair.
- Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)
Victor Boyhan: It ate into the time for engagement. We are all aware of it.
- Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)
Victor Boyhan: I want to get to the point. I thank the Minister. To be fair to him, he has provided a comprehensive paper and has set out his stall in print clearly. That is important, because I intend to circulate this to people. People are interested in these issues. I was somewhat surprised by the Minister's statement about some aspects of his Department not being political. All politics is...
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016)
Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister to the House and genuinely wish him well with the Bill to which I want to confine my remarks. We have very limited time and I want to focus on some, rather than all, aspects of the Bill. Before I go any further, I want to thank the Minister's officials for the very meaningful and helpful engagement yesterday which was arranged by the Minister and his Department....
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016)
Victor Boyhan: The Minister might confirm that a substantial number of planning permissions have been granted that are withering on the vine. We also have strategic development zones. I spoke to people yesterday who were involved in one and they said they would be on the Minister's case very shortly. They said they wanted to get out of it because of the Minister's system. They said the strategic...
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016)
Victor Boyhan: I will finish my contribution, and the Minister can come back to me. I am delighted he will confirm that today because one of my key objectives was to elicit from him whether people can transfer from a strategic development zone to the fast-tracking process. There are 31 local authorities. I am sympathetic to the argument that this is anti-democratic, in breach of the Aarhus Convention in...