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Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 9: In page 13, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following: “(c) on request of a person seeking personal data who was, for any period, resident in an institution specified in the Schedule to the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002;”.

Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister and her officials for being here today. I thank all of the guests here. It is great to see so many people here. It is interesting to see that with the exception of two or possibly three men, they are all women. While this is a family matter, it is a particularly important piece of legislation. It is great to see so many people here and no doubt they will have an...

Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: We dealt with amendments Nos. 9 and 13.

Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 13: In page 14, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: "Amendment of section 28 of Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002 20. Section 28 of the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (6): "(6A) Nothing in subsection (6) shall preclude an applicant from publishing information...

Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 15: In page 15, after line 11, to insert the following: "Report on adequacy of implementation of supports to survivors of residential institutional abuse 22. (1) The Minister shall, not later than 12 months after the commencement of this Act, and annually thereafter, prepare and lay before each House of the Oireachtas a report on the operation of this Act. (2) The...

Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: The guests may have thought they had been downgraded but now they are being upgraded. The amendment proposes that the "Minister shall, not later than 12 months after the commencement of this Act, and annually thereafter, prepare and lay before each House of the Oireachtas a report on the operation of this Act" outlining the adequacy of implementation of supports to survivors of residential...

Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I am not going to delay the Members too much because we had a lot of debate on this for many years in both Houses. Ultimately, we live in a democracy and politicians make decisions, and ultimately some of them are held to account and others are not because of the different electoral systems we have. I am a democrat and I am also a pragmatist. There will be other days and opportunities and...

Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: Thank you for the privilege of taking the Chair. I sometimes have to pinch myself and remind myself of the journey that I took. It is always a great honour to be with colleagues in the Seanad. We endeavour to do what we do to the best of our own ability and commitment, and within our own political movements and our own political strengths. I call Senator Tully.

Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: Is Senator Tully indicating?

Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I thank Senator Tully for reading that letter.

Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: On behalf of the House, I wish the Minister well with the challenge she faces as she embarks on her role as Minister for Education and Youth. She has our good wishes and support.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (8 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: The Minister of State is welcome back to the House. He is no stranger to housing and the Department of housing and local government. My Commencement matter relates to Ardrew in Athy, County Kildare. I am also going to mention a number of other projects related to County Kildare. The Minister of State may or may not be aware that the construction of over 70 social housing units in a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (8 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: That reply is exceptionally disappointing and simply not good enough. The Minister of State is not in a position to tell me when the Ardrew housing scheme in Athy, County Kildare, will be advanced. It really is appalling. The housing scheme has planning permission, yet the project has sat on his table in his Department. As Kildare County Council has confirmed, the Department has been...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (8 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: When?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I ask the Leader to ascertain from the Government, or from the Minister or the Ministers of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, when we will have a new housing plan. We were promised when the Government came to power that we would either have a new housing plan to replace the existing one or a simple update of the current Housing for All plan. It is important....

Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Statements (8 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House for statements on the national drugs strategy. The Minister of State will have ten minutes to speak. Group spokespersons will have ten minutes, all other Senators will have four minutes, and the Minister of State will be called on to reply to the debate no later than 7.22 p.m. Statements will have to conclude by 7.30 p.m., in line with the Order...

Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Statements (8 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for the overview of the strategy. The next Senators to speak are Senators Costello and Fitzpatrick and they are sharing time. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Statements (8 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I thank all of the Senators who contributed to the debate. I invite the Minister of State to respond.

Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Statements (8 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for coming to talk to us about the national drugs strategy. When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Statements (8 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: Is that agreed? Agreed.