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Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (18 Jun 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I wish to make three points. I am conscious of the order of the House today, so I will be brief because many other Senators have tabled amendments. Amendment No. 19 has been tabled in the same spirit as my previous amendment, which was amendment No. 9, in that it ensures that the cost to the person availing of housing is affordable. Affordability is a key issue, which Senators Moynihan and...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (18 Jun 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I will not delay as I am conscious that there are many other Members who wish to contribute.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (18 Jun 2021)

Victor Boyhan: Okay, but there are other amendments to be dealt with, and they are clearly set out in front of us. I thank the Minister of State. I differ from him but I respect him. He is part of the Government and, regardless of what we say on this side of the House, the Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Green Party Government has a massive majority and can do what it wishes in terms of policy. That is...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (18 Jun 2021)

Victor Boyhan: Yes.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (18 Jun 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I second the amendment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank our guests. I return to the common theme running through the three submissions, that is, promoting politician participation and encouarging and supporting candidacy. That is what is coming back to me continuously. There are two words jumping out at me. Mr. Joyce has articulated this particularly well. It is about confidence and about participation. We see this with the...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (18 Jun 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (18 Jun 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I wish to thank my colleague, Senator Mullen, for putting forward this amendment. It is an excellent amendment. That is why I am supporting it. However, the issue is perhaps even more complex than Senator Mullen outlined. He touched on it when he mentioned the local authorities. I have many concerns about the Land Development Agency. However, one of the issues of note concerns the new...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (18 Jun 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I commend Senator Buttimer and support everything he has called for. I also acknowledge An Post. I do not know if anyone saw them as they were coming in this morning, but some of its letterboxes have been decorated in the rainbow. It is imaginative and it is great when big organisations embrace Gay Pride, diversity and respect for everyone. That has to come from the centre of corporations...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Victor Boyhan: Mr. Doorley may want to take it. I will make contact with all the witnesses today in writing at any rate, because I really want to follow up with them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I am within my time so my colleague will come in with the second series of questions. I thank the Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)

Victor Boyhan: Yes, absolutely.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, to the House. With regard to today's newspapers, I thank the Minister, Deputy Ryan, for his announcement and approval of the €1.46 million for the Royal Canal greenway, which relates to the mid-Shannon wilderness eco-park project. It is a fantastic project being promoted by Longford County Council and is covered in all of the media today....

Seanad: Planning and Development (Solar Panels for Public Buildings, Schools, Homes and Other Premises) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (28 Jun 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank the Green Party Senators for this Bill. This is nothing new. Let us not get too excited. There are five Stages to a Bill so we have a long way to go before this becomes legislation. We ought to be realistic. I will support the Bill but there are a number of questions we need to ask about it. First, I am led to believe we do not need...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Victor Boyhan: First, I welcome our guests and particularly Professor Boyle, who I also wish well. He is back and is a great man for bouncing back. I have two or three points to make. Many of the issues have been covered. We have now heard a lot about participation in organics. I have a lot of admiration for Bord Bia, which has huge budgets. In one of this committee's discussions, we touched on the...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I warmly welcome the Minister to the House. This is perhaps one of the most important pieces of legislation we will be discussing. I am fully supportive of agriculture. I am from a family that is steeped in agriculture and the very humble but very rewarding trade of cattle dealing. We do not see too many cattle dealers around today but that is where my stock is and my origins are and I am...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 13: In page 7, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: “ ‘just transition principals’ means the principals which identify the importance of taking action to reduce net Irish emissions of greenhouse gases in a way which— (a) supports environmentally and socially sustainable jobs, (b) supports low-carbon investment and...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: Senator Gavan said some telling words to the effect that just transition should be at the heart of climate action. That is the message and I fully believe and support it. I will be supporting both Sinn Féin amendments, Nos. 15 and 16. I have already spoken about my own two amendments that are a part of this group of which I hope the Minister will be supportive. I failed earlier to...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: They find themselves at the edge of their own political party and many of them have had to leave and take another road. Some others have stayed and I admire them too. They face difficulties. They have engaged with me, someone who is not a member of the Green Party but supports many of its aspirations. I have always been willing to engage. Those of them who are listening to today's debate...