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Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 141: In page 114, line 36, to delete “or” and substitute “and”.

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 143: In page 114, line 38, to delete “and” and substitute the following: “(fa) local authorities, City and County Councillors, and”.

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 144: In page 116, line 10, to delete “or” and substitute “and”.

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 145: In page 116, to delete lines 15 to 21 and substitute the following: “(a) the policy of the College for enabling access to it, and the education it provides, by economically or socially disadvantaged persons, by persons who have a disability and by persons from sections of society significantly under-represented in the student body, (b) the policy of the...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 147: In page 121, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 7 of Act of 2011 134.Section 7 of the Act of 2011 is amended— (a) in subsection (1), by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (f): “(g) a higher education institution in respect of which the Minister has made a designation order...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 148: In page 121, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 8 of Act of 2011 134.Section 8 of the Act of 2011 is amended in subsection (2) by the deletion of paragraph (g).”.

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 152: In page 126, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “(7) Where a designated institution of higher education departs from guidelines, codes or policies prepared and issued under subsection (1), the designated institution of higher education shall be afforded an opportunity to provide an explanation as to— (a) which parts of the...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 153: In page 126, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “(7) Where a designated institution of higher education departs from guidelines, codes or policies prepared under subsection (1), the designated institution of higher education shall be afforded an opportunity to provide an explanation as to— (a) which parts of the guidelines, codes...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister. I note his important comments on local authorities. I will not reopen the debate on it now. As he knows, councillors have sat on the board of University College Dublin for over 100 years. They made a very strong contribution. DCU is a classic example. I was nominated, although I did not take up the post at the time. The four local authorities in Dublin nominate...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Victor Boyhan: She came in after that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Local Authority Elected Members) Bill 2022: Discussion (22 Sep 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State and his officials from the Department and to thank them. I will not say too much about this circular and statement, other than that I very much welcome it. I acknowledge the Minister of State's enormous and progressive work to support councils across the board. I like that emphasis he has put on collaboration across those in parties and those who are not,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Local Authority Elected Members) Bill 2022: Discussion (22 Sep 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I missed one point, which the Minister of State prompted me to think about again. Ageism is alive and well in politics. I spoke to a woman before the summer who is a teacher and just retired as the principal of a primary school. She is steeped in her own community and as a former principal of a national school for 30 years. She is involved in the GAA. She did major fundraising for the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Sep 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I also wish to bring up the issue of GPs. I do not know if anyone heard on "Morning Ireland" the doctor from Killarney who spoke with great clarity on the issue of GPs and, as Senator Ward said, about the GP visit card, etc. The challenge now is the GPs. We have people unable to access GPs out of hours. It is common all over the country in both rural and urban areas. This doctor made the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Transport Policy (28 Sep 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I do not think there has been a Cabinet reshuffle and the Minister of State is the Minister for Transport-----

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Transport Policy (28 Sep 2022)

Victor Boyhan: -----but I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. This matter was billed as being for the Minister for Transport, but I know that the Minister of State is very competent and able and has his hand across all aspects of government. My matter relates to the ambitious Galway hydrogen valley project. On 14 April 2022, I met, as did a number of Oireachtas Members, with the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Transport Policy (28 Sep 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive response. I will read it in more detail later. I want to try to keep the focus on Galway, in particular the GH2 project, and will continue to do so. I flag something I noted from gov.iethis morning. There is now a campaign to appoint members to the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority, MARA, with which the Minister of State will be...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Sep 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I am happy to support the Order of Business. I refer to No. 1 in respect of the arrangements for Lord John McFall, Lord Speaker and Presiding Officer of the House of Lords, to address the Seanad on 5 October 2022. I am particularly delighted to support that motion. He is a wonderful friend to the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly of which I am a member. He is very supportive and...

Seanad: Impact of Cost of Living Issues on Young People in Ireland: Motion (28 Sep 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the Chamber to deal with the motion. I thank my colleagues, Senators Clonan and McDowell, for teeing up and leading off on what we think is a constructive motion. It was never our intention to create division but, rather, to share our lived experiences. That is key in all of this. I only have one ask of the Minister of State and I wish to stay...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Sep 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the German ambassador to the House. Many of my friends go to St. Killian's, the magnificent German international school and education campus on Roebuck Road in Clonskeagh. It is funded substantially by the German Government. It is a wonderful educational campus. Many Irish citizens, who are also European citizens of course, choose to go to this amazing school. I wish the...