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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: How many of these food fraud alerts does Dr. Hobson think there are? In what jurisdictions are they?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Sorry to cut across Mr. Sheahan but I am conscious of time. Can I ask a few questions? I thank Mr. Sheahan for that. Given he had an oversight role in this, is he part of the ongoing investigation? Is it an investigation into himself, effectively? He is in the Department and the spotlight is on him and his officials. Is he party to this investigation or is there a stand-alone unit in...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Ministers of State, Deputies Dillon and Noonan. I find myself in a somewhat different set of circumstances. I am sitting to the right when I normally sit to the left and I am sitting in the back. Hence, I am standing and I am a member of this committee, yet I am presenting to it. I do not intend going back over there to ask myself questions before running back over here.

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I have done it in the past. I will touch on a few issues. We talk about local government or local administration. We do not have local government; we have local administration at best. We had the local elections earlier this month and filled 949 council seats. As a reminder, Fianna Fáil won 248, Sinn Féin 102, Fine Gael 245, the Green Party 23, the Labour Party 56, the Social...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: On a lighter note, I acknowledge many positive things are happening in local government. Let us be fair. Senator Cassells made a good point on the sourcing of the streams. Maybe that is an issue. Money is coming and it is coming with great announcements by Ministers. It is a valid point and I take it on board. The recurring theme of these meetings has been empowering our city and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (2 Jul 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State. My Commencement matter asks him to confirm progress on a formal, standardised, independent appeals mechanism in respect of social housing decisions and that such an appeals process be set out as a statutory requirement. I am glad to see the Minister of State here as he is from the responsible Department. One might ask what type of issues may be of concern...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (2 Jul 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I do not know who read the Commencement matter. It asks the Minister to confirm the progress on a form of standardised independent means mechanism. The Minister of State dealt with none of that. It is a "teach your grandmother to suck eggs" lecture from someone telling us about the independence of local authorities to do what they like. We know that the Ombudsman has a massive number of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2024)

Victor Boyhan: First, I join with others in wishing Deputies Catherine Murphy and Róisín Shortall well. They are two amazing politicians. Regardless of what the Cathaoirleach or I may think of all of their policies, I salute their tenacity, hard work and absolute commitment to parliamentary democracy. We talk about democracy but we sometimes forget about the lack of parliamentary democracy in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I did not suggest that at all.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Senator Kyne is looking good.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Tantastic for you, Senator Byrne.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 Jul 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister. This is an important Bill that is designed to give legislative effect to a new jobseeker's pay-related benefit for newly unemployed jobseekers. It is about many other things too, but I will not dwell on those. I just want to acknowledge this because it is really important. Sometimes when we look at legislation, we tend to look at things about which we might have a...

Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 Jul 2024)

Victor Boyhan: That goes without saying.

Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 Jul 2024)

Victor Boyhan: We have loads of time set aside for this Bill.

Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 Jul 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I am precise and succinct.

Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 Jul 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister and thank him for his overview of this important legislation. It is important at the outset to say we must always be mindful of the protection of the welfare of children in any care setting, regardless of where it is in the home or elsewhere. Sadly there have been too many cases of abuse of children in their homes. That is a reality we have to deal with on a very...

Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 Jul 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Hear, hear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Residential Tenancies Board: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Before we do that, I would like to thank the officials. I am conscious that we are in something of a bubble in here but there are people listening in. We had a briefing with officials from the Department. We teased out bits and pieces. There were questions and answers. There was some discussion. It is not a blank cheque. We discussed it and I thank the officials. It is important that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Residential Tenancies Board: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the interim director and the two deputy directors from the RTB. I thank Mr. Keegan for the very comprehensive statement he has taken us through and for his commentary on some of the issues. I note his commentary on the role and remit of the RTB, on the RTB data, which made up a large segment of his presentation, on the registration process and concerns about the IT systems, on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Residential Tenancies Board: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)

Victor Boyhan: My next question was on processing times in disputes.