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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: There are no bananas.

Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I warmly welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, and acknowledge that he is one of the Deputies who represents the constituency in which I live. I do not doubt his enormous commitment and that of the Government. I recognise the difficulties faced by the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and support them. In these early days in government it...

Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I am glad that the Cathaoirleach has clarified the matter. The Government faces huge challenges in healthcare and housing in Ireland. We must deliver housing and homes for people. In fairness, arrangements have been mentioned in the budget. We must demystify financial figures and I commend the Government on producing an excellent publication called The Budget in Brief - A Citizen's...

Seanad: Peat Harvesting: Statements (13 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: That is not according to the list that was circulated. The list must have changed since.

Seanad: Peat Harvesting: Statements (13 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I met with him outside the gates of Leinster House just after lunch today and I know he had meaningful engagement with the people there. He has injected a dose of reality to the debate and I thank him for that. The reality is that the horticultural sector is crumbling and in dire need of assistance, particularly the mushroom sector. I note...

Seanad: British Government Legacy Proposals: Motion (13 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Coveney, to the House. I acknowledge the work Senator Currie has done pulling together broad support for her Private Members' motion. I mention the fact the Department responded to a Commencement matter I raised on this issue on 21 September 2021 and I have the Department's response here. The Minister could not be in the House on that...

Seanad: British Government Legacy Proposals: Motion (13 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: The next speaker is Senator McGreehan. I ask Senators to be conscious of the Order of Business agreed today allocating 120 minutes to this debate and the Minister has 15 minutes. I ask Senators to stick tightly to six minutes, as otherwise the list will not be completed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State. I wish him well in what is a very challenging job indeed. In his statement, he referred to Housing for All. It is interesting that the Irish Traveller Movement raised this as one of its priority issues in a submission to us. It states: ... Housing for All plan commits to prioritising the implementation of the Expert Review recommendations, however there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State. I wish him well in what is a very challenging job indeed. In his statement, he referred to Housing for All. It is interesting that the Irish Traveller Movement raised this as one of its priority issues in a submission to us. It states: ... Housing for All plan commits to prioritising the implementation of the Expert Review recommendations, however there...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (19 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, and welcome him back to the Seanad. This issue relates to the Scoliosis Advocacy Network. I am not sure if the Minister of State has been briefed on this issue, but its representative appeared last week on "Today with Claire Byrne" on RTÉ. One of the reasons I am following up on this is that the Scoliosis Advocacy Network has been in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (19 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I am very disappointed. I do not know who prepared the Minister of State's response. This matter was specifically about scoliosis. This was not about the National Treatment Purchase Fund or waiting lists generally. This was a very focused Commencement matter about 170 children with scoliosis. It was as a result of an episode of "Today with Claire Byrne" on RTÉ last week and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Water Services (19 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Malcolm Noonan. The next matter is from Senator Fiona O'Loughlin and relates to the water supply issues at the Ballymore Eustace plan in the great County Kildare. She is welcome.

Seanad: Sláintecare Implementation: Statements (19 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State. In preparing for today, I took a look at the Sláintecare progress report for the period January to June 2021. The byline is "Right Care. Right Place. Right Time." Would it not be great if that were actually the case? I take on board that there were three major issues that the Minister rightly identified in his contribution. These are the kernel of...

Seanad: Flood Risk Management: Motion (19 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW, and I acknowledge the enormous amount of work that the OPW does in this area. I also welcome the Minister of State, Senator Pippa Hackett, who has huge responsibility around land use and this goes over a core aspect of her work and other related issues. Senator Pauline O'Reilly spoke about nature-based solutions, which is a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Leader for setting out the Order of Business. I wish to share my concern about it now. Earlier I had a discussion with some of my colleagues regarding an amendment to the Order of Business. On reflection and to be fair to all concerned, Ministers need time to come to this House and need to prepare to come to this House so I will not proceed with moving an amendment to the Order...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: Well said.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: Animal welfare.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I am always here to assist.

Seanad: EU Regulations: Motion (20 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I will be brief. I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank him for introducing the motion. It is important to have collaboration and co-operation, as Senator Ward said. It is important if we are serious about tackling crime and the money from criminal activity. We need to know that knowledge is power. I thank the Minister of State for making his statement to the House and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Nov 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I do not know about that, a Leas-Chathaoirligh. I want to speak in favour of Senator Conway's remarks on extra support for disabilities. I made some inquiries, and it was my understanding from the Houses of the Oireachtas that there was additional funding, resources and staff for people with a disability, and rightly so. I speak as someone with a lot of knowledge of local councils. I am a...