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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I join other Senators in thanking the Chair, the Seanad Office, all the staff of the Communications Unit, particularly Mr. Mark Mulqueen and Ms Verona Ní Bhroinn, and all others involved in organising the events of today. It was a fabulous achievement. We were asked to film a little bit afterwards and to give a sound bite, and I was particularly happy to be able to say both Ms Mary...

Seanad: Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister to the House and I thank him for setting out the ten sections in this Bill and the rationale behind the legislation. I recognise this comes as a Government response to the rising costs of energy. Unfortunately, some would say it is not enough, while others would say it is not specifically targeted. Indeed, I find myself wondering why I am getting a payment when I am...

Seanad: Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: It will not be a problem for him.

Seanad: Report of Joint Committee on Agriculture and the Marine: Motion (16 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to deal with this particular issue. It is her portfolio and area of responsibility. I also warmly welcome Deputy Cahill and thank him for his enormous work and leadership in the Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine. I acknowledge that Senators Paul Daly, Lombard and O'Donovan are also members of that committee and have done an...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State. I will speak to the section and about my serious concerns regarding this industry. It is very important. I am a member of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine. We invited representatives of the three fur farms to come before the committee. They laid their stall out and made a very good argument. I was personally a little...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for indicating that she would be agreeable to publish the Grant Thornton report. It would be helpful in our role as legislators. Ultimately, we want the best outcome for this legislation for everybody. It is contained in the programme for Government, so we are halfway there and now it is a question of the compensation package and supporting these rural...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act (Exempted Development) Regulations 2022: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (10 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister and his officials and they are welcome. It is an imaginative, creative scheme and one I support. I have two or three concerns. We are talking about commercial units, as the Minister has identified. Therefore, we are talking about, in some cases, substantial commercial rates arrears to the local authority. Some local authorities have raised the issue with me and we...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Transport (17 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Before I call Senator Gavan, I wish to acknowledge the presence of Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan and his guests. I thank them for their visit to the Chamber.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: State Examinations (17 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for spending the time with us and completing all of the Commencement matters this morning. We in this House value her time and her presence, as a Minister of State, with us.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I will raise one issue with regard to the Minister, Deputy McConalogue, who is on a very successful trade mission to Saudi Arabia. He met with the Saudi food authorities in Riyadh on Wednesday, which I believe was a very successful endeavour. He got agreement in principle regarding the lifting of current restrictions whereby Irish beef exports to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia must come from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I apologise because I will have to leave to go to the Seanad. There is an important animal health and welfare and forestry Bill in the Seanad which is important and which relates to all of us here. I will ask two or three questions. I first thank all our guests for the comprehensive documentation they provided, which we have read and considered. They add a great amount of weight to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I will address the final issue Macra na Feirme raised in its opening statement, namely, categorisation and the concerns and challenges around that. The ICSA and the IFA raised that issue. I know the issue and concerns, as does Macra na Feirme. What are the witnesses proposing and suggesting?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Credit Unions (23 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I, too, welcome the Minister of State. I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting my Commencement matter on credit unions. I read with great interest an article on the issue in the Sunday Independent. I am sure the Minister of State had some feedback about it, as I did. People were genuinely encouraged by the article. The substance of the feedback I received from the credit union movement,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Credit Unions (23 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State, as always, for his precise and informative response, as well as for his agreement to come to the House on 2 March to discuss the issue of credit unions. I thank the Leader and her office for arranging all that. The key question is how we can get credit unions to lend more, and that is important. There is a mortgage market, but we are seeing the winding-down...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I am happy to second the Leader's proposal for the Order of Business. I am particularly pleased that we will discuss two citizens' assemblies. I will not get into too much debate because we have set aside two hours this afternoon; I thank the Leader and her office staff for arranging that. I will indicate some concern about the proposal by the Government. This motion was amended, but...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (23 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I will speak on behalf of the Seanad Independent Group. As our visitors are aware, there are two independent groups within the Seanad. First I welcome the MEPs, Mr. Kelleher, Mr. Kelly and, in particular, Ms O'Sullivan. It is great to see her back. I remember the first time I met her was when she came out canvassing for the Seanad. We ran on the same panel. Her energy and enthusiasm...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (23 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I am glad we acknowledged that.

Seanad: Citizens' Assemblies: Motion (23 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 1: In paragraph (2), to delete "a Citizens’ Assembly, to be known as the Dublin Citizens' Assembly, with a total of 80 members, including an independent Chairperson, 67 randomly-selected members of the public living in Dublin City and County, and 12 Councillors selected from across the four local authorities, to consider the type of directly elected mayor and...

Seanad: Citizens' Assemblies: Motion (23 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State and his officials to the House for this debate on citizens' assemblies. I have no difficulty with the Government's proposals in general and I support them. I will focus on my amendment because I want to seek more representation from the local representatives of the Minister of State's party, Fine Gael, Independents and those from other parties and none. The...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: We are all talking about Ukraine and rightly so. This morning I woke up at about 3.10 a.m., which is unusual for me because I do not go on morning, noon and night. I went downstairs and had toast and tea, and thought I would go back to bed quickly in order to be back in here. I turned on the BBC and the first thing I saw was Geraldine Byrne Nason, a wonderful Irish public servant who is...