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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Thalidomide Victims Compensation (18 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Senator, who made a crystal-clear ask. The Minister of State has four minutes to respond.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authority Staff (18 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: The Senator should allow the Minister of State to finish.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Policy (18 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: The Senator was very concise in her request and the Minister of State was very concise in his reply, so they both have extra time.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I support the Order of Business. I wish to raise two issues. Yesterday Senator Conway had a Commencement matter on thalidomide to which the Minister gave a response. I will not rehash that response and it would not be appropriate for me to comment on specific cases given that there is ongoing litigation and legal proceedings. Suffice to say, it is a terrible shame that there is such...

Seanad: Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Au lait.

Seanad: Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 6: In page 105, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: "Protection for the Elderly 130. (1) An entity providing a good, service or looking for a person to sign a contract shall do all that is reasonable to ensure that a person is not impaired from access to their services by issues with mobility or IT skills. (2) The provision of interpretation shall be...

Seanad: Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I take it that the Minister of State is clearly hearing the concerns, which I welcome. His response was positive and honest because he clearly told the House he has not had time to go into this in any great depth. I thank him for the opportunity to engage with him on it. I ask that he and his officials be mindful of what I am raising. It is really important because there are groups in...

Seanad: Poverty and Social Exclusion: Motion (19 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Joe O’Brien, to the House. I thank the Civil Engagement Group for tabling the motion. Clearly, all is not well and that is why the motion is before us - that is the reality. Despite what people might like to think, or might like to peddle, there are real issues about poverty and exclusion. Like any motion, there is no point coming into this...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I raise two issues. One is related to the “Prime Time” programme on O’Connell Street in Dublin city. What a shame and a disgrace it is. This is not about laying the blame on anybody. I circulated a small memo this morning to all Dublin city councillors of all political parties. Within ten minutes I received seven or eight responses at least. In two or three cases...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Chair for facilitating me to participate in the meeting. I was laughing when Dr. Buckley spoke about random selection because the witness is named Buckley, the Chair is named Bacik and I am named Boyhan. We are Bs and I like being up at the top. It is an advantage and incumbents also have an advantage. That is an important point to make as according to all the statistics...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Yes, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. I will feed the information we have on that into the committee because it is important. The local authorities already have a mandate to promote diversity and respect. That is an important point. I wish all new people coming into politics well. I will also mention ageism. I spoke recently to a principal a year after she...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Nature Restoration Target and General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: That is a lot of questions. I am conscious that other members want to come in, so I am just going to make a few points. I am reading a book at the moment about the ideas, aspirations and objectives of Davitt's Land League, which contains so many of the reoccurring themes we are talking about. Last week we had the mushroom production sector in. I talked to those involved and told them get...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: It was fantastic.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I ask that we have a debate on balanced regional development. The Deputy Leader and Senator Crowe were in Tuam on Saturday for a very well-attended meeting. A number of Senators, county councillors and public representatives from the west were present. There was a strong case for the full roll-out of the western railway corridor for both freight and passenger transport. It made sense and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Water Quality (26 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I can tell the Leas-Chathaoirleach that I have broken it up phonetically for myself as tri-halo-methane. Trihalomethane is the issue before us today. This matter is the result of an engagement with the National Federation of Group Water Schemes, with which the Leas-Chathaoirleach will be very familiar, as we all are. I want to put on the record our thanks to that organisation for the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Water Quality (26 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I appreciate the Minister of State's detailed and comprehensive reply, which confirms that the European Commission has been raising these issues since 2014 which is a long time ago. It also confirms that there was an issue with approximately 70 water supply zones. Correspondence from the Commission issued to the Government in November 2021 indicates that it believes the drinking water...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. We are dealing with Second Stage but all Stages of the Bill are being pushed through the House. While I am supportive of the Bill, this is not the way to do business. I accept these are unprecedented times and this is an emergency but I want the message to go back that it is not the way we should process legislation. I will support it but I...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: The Cathaoirleach can exercise his discretion.

Seanad: Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I fully understand the importance of this legislation but the point needs to be made, particularly from the Opposition side, that we live in a parliamentary democracy and how the legislation is being put through is not good practice. I recall that when the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, was a member of a previous Government, one of his constant...

Seanad: Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Now.