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Seanad: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (14 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: This is about the amendment. This is a reference to how my colleague suggested that it was going to be considered. Everything is going to be considered. Indeed, I might even consider it myself. Let us not deal with someone outside the room. Let us take it inside the room. I may myself decide to do so, if necessary, as is the right of a citizen. Let us not shake our heads because that...

Seanad: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (14 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I find myself in the extraordinary situation that Senator Malcolm Byrne and, I take it, Senator Fitzpatrick, who are both Government Senators, and I have, without any collaboration, proposed exactly the same amendment. That makes for a very interesting dynamic in the House. We look forward to the outcome of our proceedings. I absolutely agree with Senator Malcolm Byrne. Rather than the...

Seanad: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (14 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: It is being pressed.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I seek a debate early in the new year on sport. We sometimes take it for granted and I cannot recall much debate in all my time in this House on sport. I say that against the background of a week when the Government announced an €80 million financial boost to sport and that has to be welcomed. I would like to see a more even distribution and certainly some of the lesser-practised...

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (15 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. This Bill is a yearly event and I fully support it. The Minister of State will be glad to know that no amendments to this Bill have been tabled in this House, as I am sure she knows already. The fact that there are no amendments says much about the Bill. Senator Clifford-Lee made a point on the stamp duty levy reduction. It might be handy to...

Seanad: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 2: In page 52, lines 27 and 28, to delete “or a local authority”.

Seanad: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State. We have had a meaningful and good debate on this Bill, which touches on a number of areas. To recap, I wish to set the context because this is an important engagement in the Seanad and, while the Cathaoirleach and I know what that context is, people outside looking in or who will be doing so in future might not. The Bill seeks to regulate the maritime area:...

Seanad: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: This sets the context for my amendment. I thank Senators Craughwell and Keogan for supporting it. The Minister of State will be well aware of the important role of local government and our councillors. We recently had a debate that was guillotined. I do not intend to go through all of it because it is on the record but the Minister of State, whom I am glad is in attendance, is fully...

Seanad: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: First, I do not doubt the Minister of State's commitment to local government. He has done significant work on councillors' remuneration and supports. I acknowledge that. I will not go into all of the detail. As the Minister of State accepts, there is a lot more work to do. It was suggested that my amendments are, by coincidence, similar to other amendments. I would not like it to be...

Seanad: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I am conscious of time and the Order of Business for today as agreed, so I will be brief. It is important that we try to get these amendments dealt with. I will not add to the remarks of Senator Higgins. She has articulated it very well, which is important. I refer to locus standiand judicial reviews. The planning and development Bill 2019 will be coming back to the joint Oireachtas...

Seanad: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I also second this amendment. I will not speak at much length to it, but I thank the Minister of State and his officials for their responses. This has been a very important discussion. I have had a lot of engagement on the text of this amendment as have our colleagues across the House. I support this important amendment. As Senator Higgins said, it will not be pressed but I would be...

Seanad: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: Votáil

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: Let us be careful and remind ourselves of why we are here to today. First, however, I welcome the Minister to the House and wish her and her team a good and happy Christmas.I thank the Minister for her ongoing engagement with me and with every Member of this House, which, I know, we value. We are discussing the Social Welfare Bill 2021, the purpose of which is to amend and extend the Social...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Heritage Council: Chairperson Designate (23 Nov 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome Dr. Moloney and Ms Teehan to the committee. They both have fantastic jobs; I would love either of them. Heritage is a great thing. I acknowledge Dr. Moloney's vast experience of local government. I have come across her in many guises. Sometimes she has not seen me watching her, but at other times we have encountered each other and chatted. She has an amazing track record; it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Nov 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister and his officials to the committee. They are always welcome. It is great to see the Minister here. He is fiercely committed to the committee and to engaging with it. That is something the committee really appreciates. I will go through a few items in the order the Minister set out in the statement he submitted. I will focus first on the HRI allocation of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy and Young Farmers: Engagement with Macra na Feirme (1 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: Mr. Keane might also comment on agri-training for young farmers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee
Update from Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank everyone for making submissions to the committee. I apologise; I am hopping between this meeting and a meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine this afternoon. That is how busy we are. I have read all of the submissions. It is a really exciting issue. Before I ask anyone any questions, I would like to draw particular attention to a document...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I will wrap up on that point.