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Seanad: Citizens Assembly on Drugs Use: Motion (23 Feb 2023)

Victor Boyhan: First, I welcome the Minister of State to the House for this really important debate. I move amendment No. 1: In the first paragraph under “notes that” to delete “99 randomly-selected members of the general public,” and substitute “95 randomly-selected members of the general public, 4 elected members of local government,”.

Seanad: Citizens Assembly on Drugs Use: Motion (23 Feb 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I will speak to the amendment. I fully acknowledge the importance of the citizens' assembly and the Minister of State's commitment, along with that of the Government, to drive it through. I have no difficulty with that. I have no difficulty with the terms of reference, which are broad and comprehensive. All of that is good and is there for everyone to see. I was a county councillor for...

Seanad: Citizens Assembly on Drugs Use: Motion (23 Feb 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 2: In the second paragraph under “notes that”, in subparagraph (iii), to delete “, in local government”.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Feb 2023)

Victor Boyhan: First, I welcome our guests here today. I will comment, in the first instance, on the very professional way they have laid out their presentations to us. This is very much a newer angle, is about the nuts and bolts, and the administration of the systems, which I believe is important, because we have not had a great deal of focus on these two particular areas. Our witnesses come with great...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Feb 2023)

Victor Boyhan: If Ms Brennan was to give one recommendation to the committee with regard to our deliberations on this pre-legislative scrutiny report, IT and enhancing the planning system for all, what would it be?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Feb 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Meaningfully and in a way that is concise and simple to understand.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Feb 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Is that one of Mr. Jones's strong recommendations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Feb 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I agree with Mr. Jones, but I wish to be clear on one point. It is about simplicity, being concise and finding what the ask is. Our task is to distil all this information, the submissions and the engagement into some key recommendations. I am clear about that ask and the recommendation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Feb 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I will ask about one other issue. I really like the idea of the city or county planner with statutory functions and powers. We know about the structure of local government with regard to the chief executive, formerly the county manager. I have spoken to conservation officers in different authorities who felt somewhat compromised, due to pressure from the management structure above them,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Feb 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Chair. I will return to An Bord Pleanála and Ms Buckley in respect of the timelines. We hear what she is saying. What is interesting, and if I may say from the outset, these were concise and tight submissions here. There was not a great deal of detail in them and I refer to Ms Buckley’s submission in particular. There were more questions to be asked. Twice, I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Feb 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I have one more quick question because I have to leave to go up to the Seanad and I will not be back. The following is for the OPR. On the ten-year county development plan process, it is only my view, and having talked to many sitting county councillors, I believe it is the view of some of them, that five or six years may be too short, and while seven is more moderate, I can understand that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Feb 2023)

Victor Boyhan: The response can be narrowed down to quite a short one.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Feb 2023)

Victor Boyhan: It might be helpful if Mr. Cussen were to send in any ideas he has on taking a mid-term NCT approach. That would be very positive as we could work on something then.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mother and Baby Homes (28 Feb 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister and acknowledge the enormous amount of work he has done in this area. The topic of my Commencement matter relates to the Institutional Burials Act 2022. The Minister will be aware that this Act provides a lawful basis for the excavation, exhumation and identification of remains, and their dignified reburial, from the site of the former mother and baby institutions in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mother and Baby Homes (28 Feb 2023)

Victor Boyhan: That is no problem. We have it now. I thank the Minister for clarifying those points. The authorised director is going to happen, as the Minister confirmed. In his closing remarks, the Minister might touch on the independence from Government of this process and intervention. Work is under way on the advisory board and I understand from what the Minister said that members of families will...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Working Group on Disinformation (1 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I thank Senator Mullen.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Working Group on Disinformation (1 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I thank Senator Mullen. Before I call the Minister of State, I would like to welcome the people from Youthreach in Balbriggan. I hope they enjoy their day in the Oireachtas. I congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, on his new and more challenging appointment.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (1 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Before I call Senator Craughwell, I welcome the students from Ardee who are in the Gallery. They are very welcome and I hope they have a good day in Leinster House.