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Seanad: Independent Review of the Handling of Past Complaints of Abuse in St John Ambulance Ireland: Motion (29 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome Mr. Mick Finnegan to the House. I thank him for being here, giving his time and being an advocate and champion. It is not an easy space to fill. He is a brave and courageous man. He is one of many who have taken various journeys of going public about abuse, which comes in many forms. It is physical, emotional, sexual and many things between. It is quite a common occurrence...

Seanad: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Statements (29 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Is the Green Party not first?

Seanad: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Statements (29 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: There is a list.

Seanad: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Statements (29 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I need clarification. The Clerk Assistant of the Seanad informed me the Green Party was first.

Seanad: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Statements (29 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: That is okay but it is not the advice I was given. I want that on the record.

Seanad: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Statements (29 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: That is okay.

Seanad: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Statements (29 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister for being here. The debate has been a long time coming. I understand that he has a busy schedule and could not come before now. I acknowledge that Senator Kyne has done an enormous amount of work on this. I have subsequently been involved in this because staff and other individuals have contacted me and shared with me really disturbing information. There is a litany...

Seanad: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Statements (29 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: We will follow up with supplementary questions.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State on this bright spring morning. It is great to see him back in the House. The matter I raise relates to the derelict site levy. As he will know, there are 31 local authorities, so there are varying performances in respect of its collection. It is more of a challenge for big urban areas and cities than it is for some rural areas, given land values,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for the comprehensive response. It is a little weak but not on his part. I am glad we have had this dialogue because there are derelict sites and a housing crisis. There are motions every second week in the Dáil on the housing crisis. It points up a weakness that reports on derelict sites were done by the CCMA in 2021 and 2022, and it will soon issue an...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister. It is good news in what is a difficult portfolio. The Minister has had his external critics and his own critics within his party. That is always a difficulty for a Minister. He was resolute; he stood at the job. The Tánaiste, Deputy Micheál Martin, stood by him, and that was clear. I have observed in the past few years that the Minister is tenacious. He...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Apr 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Tomorrow an important piece of legislation will be put before the House, which is the redress scheme. I will not go into it now because it is for debate tomorrow. Many Members have received a lot of correspondence. The parties have received a lot of correspondence. There will be quite a few people listening in to this debate tomorrow externally and internally. When the Taoiseach came to...

Seanad: Sheep Sector: Statements (19 Apr 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister. We would expect nothing less from a Minister from Donegal with great knowledge and experience of sheep to be a great advocate of the sheep industry. I want to acknowledge that. When the Minister spoke about Carndonagh and the mart there and about Carrigallen in the lovely county of Leitrim, I was reminded of the great excitement, trading and the conversation about...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Second Stage (19 Apr 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I, too, welcome our guests in both sides of the Gallery. I also welcome the people who are tuned in online to listen to this debate. As a memento I have with me a little docket or complimentary slip from RTÉ, which is signed "A note from Mary Raftery". I want to acknowledge the enormous work that she did in advocating with her very well documented "States of Fear" documentary, to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (19 Apr 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the witnesses. I will not ask questions concerning documents people have sent me in recent days, though they are concerning. I like to deal with facts and will focus on the paper before us. I welcome Deputy Kerrane to the committee. She will be a great addition. I look forward to working with her, as I know others do. My questions are for both the Department and the IFFPG....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (19 Apr 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Have concerns been raised with the IFFPG or the Department on the corporate governance of the IFFPG or compliance with requirements of the EPA? Will the witnesses share with the committee any concerns outstanding?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (19 Apr 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I am aware of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (19 Apr 2023)

Victor Boyhan: On the IFFPG's compliance with all the regulations and requests of the EPA, are the witnesses comfortable the organisation is fully compliant and there are no outstanding issues with the EPA?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (19 Apr 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Mr. Moloney is speaking on behalf of the organisation. Is he confident in saying the IFFPG is not aware?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (19 Apr 2023)

Victor Boyhan: That is great. That is a more collective response. Will the Department answer that question?