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Seanad: Companies (Rescue Process for Small and Micro Companies) Bill 2021: Second Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: All Members join in wishing the Minister of State well. He has a lot of work to get done before then.

Seanad: Companies (Rescue Process for Small and Micro Companies) Bill 2021: Second Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive response and all who contributed to the debate.

Seanad: Companies (Rescue Process for Small and Micro Companies) Bill 2021: Second Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Companies (Rescue Process for Small and Micro Companies) Bill 2021: Second Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Workplace Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions Bill) 2021: Second Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I thank him for setting out the rationale behind the Workplace Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021 and the provisions of same. The Minister of State has clearly communicated these. The provisions are set out in the explanatory memorandum and, in general, I am supportive of it.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (12 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister to the House. I thank him for his explanation and rationale. I will not delay because we have a lot of work ahead of us. I wish the Minister well and thank him for his work. In particular, I thank his staff, who have supported him in this long, drawn-out process. We have had a lot of engagement so it is now time to roll out the show. The Minister has a lot of work...

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister to the House. I am speaking to amendment No. 19. All 14 of the amendments I will be dealing with, which I will not go into now, are not mine but are the work of the Association of Irish Local Government. They are the result of engagement with the joint Oireachtas committee by members of the association, which represents all parties in this House. It is the work of...

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 19 In page 9, to delete line 18 and substitute the following: “so far as is necessary for the provision of social, affordable and cost rental housing and to achieve the purposes specified in this section, and”.

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I will speak to amendment No. 79, which concerns section 75. It states: "In page 49, line 8, to delete 'Minister' and substitute 'relevant local authority'." It is a clerical amendment to change the reference to section 77, which will be amended by our next amendment, No. 84, which we will come to later. As the Bill stands, the Minister may set any percentage he or she wants for the number...

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I do not want to be too provocative but I want to say that I know where Senator Moynihan is coming from. I will use this opportunity to talk about the Phoenix Park. There is vast real estate in the Phoenix Park which I have had the privilege of visiting recently. Many Senators will know that the HSE has St. Mary's Hospital in the Phoenix Park, which has significant issues with dereliction....

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: Amendment No. 23 is another of the amendments the AILG brought to the joint Oireachtas committee and subsequently wrote to the members asking for their support. It states: In page 12, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: “(5) The Minister, in giving a direction under subsection (1), shall publish the contents of such a direction in, Iris Oifigiúil, being the...

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 23: In page 12, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: "(5) The Minister, in giving a direction under subsection (1), shall publish the contents of such a direction in, Iris Oifigiúil, being the official Irish State gazette, at least one national newspaper and the Agency shall publish on its website the same contents, where a copy of the direction may...

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 2: In page 9, to delete lines 18 to 21 and substitute the following: “order to achieve the purposes specified in this section, (s) to achieve the best possible social and economic return, consistent with the purposes of this Act, from the use of relevant public land under and in accordance with this Act, and (t) to continue the essential involvement of...

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I again welcome the Minister to the House. While I did not think it would happen this way, I am particularly pleased that these two amendments are being taken right at the beginning of the debate. For many years I was a councillor on Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. I know the Minister used to be a councillor, as have many Members of this House. I took a lot of trouble to look...

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I will be brief. I thank the Minister for engaging with us. I also thank the Senators who have engaged in this debate. It has been a good debate. People are passionate about housing but they are also passionate about local government. As I said at the outset, the powers and functions of our elected councillors are important. I am not going to dwell much longer on the issue because I...

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Cathaoirleach for the way he has conducted his business over the past year. This is our last day of this term. I thank the Leader and, particularly, her staff and Ms Orla Murray, who are responsible for the Order of Business and our agendas every day. I thank Mr. Martin Groves, our clerk, and his staff for the way they keep us on track. Without them, I do not know where any of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Mortality in Single Homeless Population 2020: Engagement with HSE (24 Jun 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank Dr. O'Carroll.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the witnesses for attending this meeting. This is a very interesting topic. For the benefit of those following these proceedings I would like to point out that agri-plastics are the large plastics one sees on bales of silage. Most members of the public will have at some point in the year noted them going up and down the roads. I have a number of questions. I get the sense that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)

Victor Boyhan: The carryover is substantial. How is that stored and why is the plant carrying over to that extent? What are the financial implications on all aspects of the chain in relation to that carryover? Where is the inspectorate around all of this? I ask Mr. Moloney to share that information with the committee.