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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021, and Disability and Transport: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I thank the speakers. I apologise as I had to leave for a time and I hope I do not repeat the questions. I read the opening statements and I recognised the issues raised as I was in Brussels for a while. Brussels is one of the examples of how not to do e-scooters because the system there means e-scooters are just dumped on the road and people are paid in the gig economy to bring them in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021, and Disability and Transport: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Those were comprehensive answers. On the issue of audio, if there is an EU directive in respect of electric and hybrid vehicles, I suspect a similar directive would be needed in respect of e-scooters, rather than being able to do it nationally. That does not mean it is not worth pursuing. It may be worthwhile for the organisations represented here today to get in touch with their MEPs and...

Seanad: Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Feb 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I welcome the opportunity to participate in the debate. I commend Senator Gavan who really drove this issue in the previous session. Through his work and the work of the trade unions, focus was brought to bear on the hospitality sector, particularly those rogue employers who were withholding tips from employees. There is a need for a broader conversation about what needs to happen and how...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Feb 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I welcome the comments of the Minister of State on the opening up of the organic scheme. We know Ireland is a complete laggard when it comes to organics. It can only help when more farmers are encouraged to go into organic farming. It links into what I want to raise this morning on the biodiversity crisis we have in the country and what I believe is a complete lack of respect for...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Feb 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I support Senator Craughwell's proposal to suspend the debate because the contents of the circulated letter are deeply concerning. I am a member of the transport committee and one of the amendments being sought by IALPA relates to licence holders' forums and the right to be heard and be part of the conversation. The very first point made in the letter is that the Minister of State only met...

Seanad: Search and Rescue Policy: Motion (2 Feb 2022)

Lynn Boylan: First and foremost, I commend all those who work in search and rescue on their bravery and their service. As an island nation, the search and rescue helicopters provide essential cover around our coast. Around 800 tasks are carried out every year and the service is responsible for covering a huge area of ocean. The occupation is a dangerous and selfless one. It is also important we...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I want to raise the cost of living crisis we have and the comments that were made by the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming, on yesterday’s “Drivetime”. The Minister of State told people to stop complaining and to do some work for themselves by shopping around to find value in energy, gas and insurance.Someone in receipt of a salary in excess of €100,000 telling...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (8 Feb 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I echo what previous speakers have said in welcoming the aspects of the Bill that relate to a ban on fur farming. It is a barbaric practice and it is about time we, as legislators, caught up with where the public has been for a long time.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (8 Feb 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Sinn Féin, as a party, has opposed the farming of mink since our 2007 Ard-Fheis. I am pleased that, through this legislation, we are moving with the tide against fur farming, which is already banned in other countries, including Austria, Croatia, the Netherlands, Britain and the Czech Republic.It will also become illegal in Norway from 2025. Others have already pointed out that there...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Policy (9 Feb 2022)

Lynn Boylan: The issue I raise is the lack of an energy poverty strategy given that the previous one lapsed in 2019. We also still do not have a review of the previous strategy's implementation, as promised to us last year, to determine whether it actually did anything. We do not have the review of the implementation and we do not have a new energy poverty strategy. I am calling on the Government, yet...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Policy (9 Feb 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I welcome that the review of the implementation report will be due in the first quarter of 2022. However, the last time we had this conversation the Minister of State promised it would be produced in 2021. I will have to submit another Commencement matter in March if it is not published by then. The Minister of State said that the ESRI had...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Feb 2022)

Lynn Boylan: We all woke up to the news of a depressing daft.ie report this morning. It shows that rents throughout the State are continuing to increase and renters faced a 10% increase over 2021. In some areas, rents are soaring by more than 20%. Before Ministers rush to tell people to shop around, they should know the daft.ie report confirms what ordinary people already know, that is, that there is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Feb 2022)

Lynn Boylan: The first issue I would like to raise is a request for the Leader to schedule time for the Amnesty International report on apartheid in Israel. The findings of this report will come as no surprise to those of us who have visited the country. The Seanad should be afforded the time to debate the findings of that report. The main issue I wish to raise is related to the cost of living....

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Senator Mullen is making an allegation.

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I do not want to take up time. We have seen a filibuster here before us and we know exactly what is playing out in the Chamber. I wish to welcome those from Together for Safety who are present and have done an enormous amount of work in getting this Bill as far as they have. I ask the Minister to share the legal advice he referred to, which he said in October he had and about which he...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Feb 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Before I came into the House, I had the misfortune to listen to the Joe Duffy show. It is not something I do very often. Comments were made about the Irish Women's Parliamentary Caucus. As long as the caucus excludes parliamentary and secretarial assistants and all the other women who work in these Houses, it is exclusionary and, therefore, I will not participate in it. Monday was the...

Seanad: Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Feb 2022)

Lynn Boylan: A minority of countries enforce it.

Seanad: Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Feb 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Before giving my substantive contribution, I must address some of the commentary here today. I accept that people have differences of opinion on how to tackle climate change but I will not accept people dismissing the fact that others have done their research on this. I have worked in the area of environmental issues and climate change for years and my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Commission for Regulation of Utilities Strategic Plan: Discussion (15 Feb 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Has there been any reduction in the percentage of network costs to the consumer's bill?