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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Senator-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ----on the record of the House.

Seanad: Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I acknowledge the Minister's very significant contribution to this legislation and his proactive collective engagement. He is one of the few Ministers I can say this about. He said that it was a collective effort. He listened to amendments in the Dáil. I played back the debate and read some of it. He engaged very constructively with the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the representatives from the CCMA and the Department. Deputy Higgins nailed it by identifying that Waterford and Limerick are two exemplary local authorities in this sphere. I want to start off on a positive note to the CCMA. I thought the presentation was excellent. The samples of the works and the presentation is not something I have seen from the CCMA before. I think it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I know it is not new.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: It is not progress.

Seanad: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Second Stage (20 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister. This is a very important Bill, which, while technical in nature, boils down to two things, as the Minister rightly said. It is down to the veterinary medicines and medicated animal feedstuffs, which are clearly very important, and it is down to fertilisers. What are we down to? We are down to animal health, public health, the health of our soils and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I nominate Senator Paul Daly.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Domestic Violence (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Deputy James Browne.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Legislative Programme (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Joe O'Brien, to the House for what is a particularly interesting Commencement matter. It relates to a Private Members' Bill that I tabled in the House and about which we had an extensive debate. The legislation in question was the Registration of Wills Bill 2021 and the debate took place on 6 October 2021. Before I go into the central plank of what...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Legislative Programme (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: There is a lot in that. I do not have a copy of the Minister of State's script, so I would need to go away and consider it. However, it falls a bit short. I had to raise the Bill in the form of a Commencement matter in order to even get that response. I sought to engage, and I have a list of letters and correspondence from the Department. There was to be a meeting. It was cancelled and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Legislative Programme (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: That is not the Minister of State's fault.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Grant Payments (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Before I call on the Minister of State I would like to welcome the pupils of Carrabane National School in Galway. They are very welcome and I hope they enjoy their day in the Seanad. We are currently taking Commencement matters. Senators submit various topics for debate and four are chosen. The relevant Minister or Minister of State comes in and responds. The Senator raising the matter...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I join others in acknowledging the enormous work of Senator Conway. I also acknowledge Breege, who is not here now. They really are a double act. Anyone who knows them or who has met them will know of their enormous commitment to a range of charitable deeds but particularly to the National Council of the Blind in which they are directly involved. Senator Conway has done a considerable...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the family of Senator Jackman to the House. I also welcome the Ministers of State and Senators for our tribute to Mary Jackman. In a few simple words, Mary Jackman was a lady of great charm, great personality and great style. I first came to know her when I was not very involved in politics. I was on the edges of it. I was involved in an education advocacy group in Dún...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister and thank her for being here and for listening to the contributions at the previous session and today. She has an unenviable task in bringing forward this legislation. We need clarity and less ambiguity around anything to do with this legislation. I will be clear. We absolutely need hate crime legislation. There is no question about it. We are coming from the...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I support the amendments tabled by Senators Ruane, Higgins, Black and Flynn. I thank them very much for the really extensive work they have done on this legislation to this point. I want to touch on two of the amendments, Nos. 18 and 19. Amendment No. 18 relates to the experiences of mixed-race children in Irish institutions. At the end of the day, there was downright racism. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Sport Industry Strategy: Engagement with Horse Sport Ireland (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the team from HSI. I will focus on HSI's strategy priorities for 2023 to 2024, which the witnesses have circulated to us and which were very helpful. While they only teed up some headings, I want to break out some of them with them. I have only four of them and I will take them one at a time. On the development of HSI's sustainable funding model, the witnesses talk about the...