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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Part B (Fire Safety) of Building Regulations: Dublin Fire Brigade (23 May 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I will stay for the next round.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Part B (Fire Safety) of Building Regulations: Dublin Fire Brigade (23 May 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I am conscious that I asked a lot of questions. Is Dublin Fire Brigade confident it has the necessary resources, personnel and supports in place to deal with fire safety and protect life and property within its jurisdiction? Clearly, fire safety and the protection of life and property are both important. Most people do not draw a distinction between them. I would like that teased out. A...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Part B (Fire Safety) of Building Regulations: Dublin Fire Brigade (23 May 2023)

Victor Boyhan: It is not the Department. Mr. Keeley deals with the Dublin city chief executive and the other chief executives. What if he does not feel he has the necessary support or funding? He has to make a professional judgment. He is trained and charged with this responsibility of protecting life and property. Where is his next line?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Part B (Fire Safety) of Building Regulations: Dublin Fire Brigade (23 May 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Good.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Part B (Fire Safety) of Building Regulations: Dublin Fire Brigade (23 May 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I am sure he is tuning in, and I hope he is tuning in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Part B (Fire Safety) of Building Regulations: Dublin Fire Brigade (23 May 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Is Mr. Keeley telling he is happy, in as far as he can be, in terms of the infrastructure and plant? They are up to speed and he is reasonably satisfied that Dublin Fire Brigade has the resources, plant, mechanisms and machinery to carry out a professional firefighting service for Dublin city and county.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Part B (Fire Safety) of Building Regulations: Dublin Fire Brigade (23 May 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I understand it is more than just the expansion of the physical fire stations as such. Recently, I looked at a schedule produced as part of a press release by the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, with priorities A1, B1, C1 and so forth. Some of the local authorities and stations seemed to be falling back. I do not wish to name any specific one, as that is not necessarily appropriate and I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2023)

Victor Boyhan: And veterinary technicians.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships with Coillte: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I will finish with a question for Mr. Anhold. Was Coillte aware that the witnesses were coming here today?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the members from the CCMA and thank them their very concise submission. I like that it has a few asks and it raises concerns. We get a lot of submissions in here and at the end of them we are not really too sure what the ask is. I am very much a person who likes to get to the bottom of an issue and the ask. At the outset I want to say that I do not think you can look at this tax...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I understand. I will go through a series of points and questions and group them together. Regarding the commitment to conduct the five year review, is five years simply too long? Now I know people will say things have to bed down and settle in but I would like to consider the five year review. We need to bear in mind that we are doing pre-legislative scrutiny here. What are the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the witnesses.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I ask the Acting Leader to arrange a debate on the forestry sector. It is long overdue. We receive a dashboard from the forestry division in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine every month and they make for startling results. Forestry in this country is in crisis and we need to do something about it. The national forestry policy was launched last year and then we heard of...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Victor Boyhan: May I comment on the ruling out of order of these amendments?

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I will speak on the section. It is important people outside understand this. I put down 12 amendments relating to section 24. They all related to the insertion of the words "maternity hospital". I want to thank the people who engaged externally for me. They were professional people who are very involved in advocacy and the legal advocacy around this Bill. They will be very well known to...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I will be brief because I believe Senator Black articulated that very well. This is a particularly important amendment. It comes from a great deal of engagement. I also thank Senator Higgins, who cannot be with us today. We have talked so much about racial discrimination in recent years. Historically, we know that many children in care suffered racial discrimination. When we have...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister for that response. To avoid misunderstanding, am I to take it that he is receptive to the idea that if there were to be litigation the Government and the Department are open to looking at that if there are ramifications? I am conscious of the separation of powers and all that. We cannot anticipate what is going to happen. If we have no indication yet, we can take it...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome all the guests to the House. I know some of them. This amendment is especially important. I will speak to amendment No. 114 which was tabled by Sinn Féin. Themes have recurred throughout this Bill. This is an especially important aspect of it. Given the nature of the Bill, particular issues are in focus. The amendment suggests that "within six months of the passing of...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I will speak to the section. The Cathaoirleach ruled one particular amendment out of order. I will not reopen that issue because it would not be appropriate for me to do so. I fully respect parliamentary democracy.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I am not discussing that matter.