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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Threat of Bark Beetles to Plantations: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Did she decline to meet or has she just not met the IFA?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Threat of Bark Beetles to Plantations: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I hear what Mr. Fleming is saying.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: What can I say? Farewell, my friend. I will start by saying I was greatly honoured that Senator Norris nominated me to contest the Seanad elections - as did former Senator Feargal Quinn and former Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan. They were all Independents of great stature. It might sound facetious and arrogant but I chose my own nominators. I was delighted that each of those of such high...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Community Development Projects (23 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Joe O'Brien. I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting this matter. It relates to the community recognition fund, to which €50 million has been given. At first glance, it seems to be covering a lot of areas that should be covered in any case because they are not solely and exclusively to do with community integration. Allocations include...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Community Development Projects (23 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for his detailed response. He indicated that more than 880 projects have been approved for funding, 185 have been completed and €11.5 million has been partly drawn down from the fund. I presume the full €50 million will be spent given that it has been ring-fenced and earmarked. Based on the Minister of State's response, there is a hell of a lot...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I want to say how pleased I am and how much I welcome the news that the Minister for Education, Norma Foley, is this morning updating her Government colleagues on the implementation of the landmark Louise O'Keeffe judgment. What a brave and courageous woman she was against all the odds in terms of how she had to go public time and time again about her abuse. I commend Norma Foley on her...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I join my colleagues in supporting the amendment of the Order of Business today. The Leader and all my colleagues across the House will recall the lively debates we had in the run-up to Christmas. We believe this needs more time. We only returned on Monday and Tuesday of this week. Today is only Wednesday. There is also a proposal that the Seanad will not sit one day next week. We have...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Why is the House not sitting next Tuesday?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: There is too much business to do.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: We will chat about it afterwards.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: These are not normal times.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: We can dream all right.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: He is 75.

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. We are talking about Limerick which is his own political bailiwick. I do not know if he has ambitions to run himself but he will clearly not tell us today.

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: It will all depend on the fall-out from other elections, of course. I support the principle of a directly elected mayor. I support the fact that Limerick had a plebiscite. Plebiscites are to be protected either way. Other plebiscites rejected this and the Minister of State must accept that as democratic. We know about Dublin but I do not propose to talk about Dublin here today. Be...

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I ask that we do not guillotine this debate. I do not envisage it will take long. I know the Minister of State of long standing and I know his absolute commitment to local government. I know members of the Association of Irish Local Government, AILG, in particular speak very highly of the Minister of State and have found him to be very constructive in his work. However today, the...

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: There are the devolved functions by the mayor back to the chief.

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: It will be every ten years though.

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Yes, but it is every ten years.

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: It is a long time. Two terms of the council will be gone by the time the next one comes.