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Seanad: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister and warmly welcome him to the House. I also thank the distinguished guests in the Visitors Gallery and the many friends and colleagues on all sides of this debate who have come here today. It is important that we set out the context. This is the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018, which is a Private Members' Bill. Somehow, with all the...

Seanad: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: On the argument that the Bill, if enacted, would gravely undermine Ireland's economic links to the United States, that is an argument some have made and we have to take it on board. We have to respect that people come from different perspectives and points of view, and they have made that point. It is very important that we emphasise those points. Turning to the Palestinian-Israeli crisis,...

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State and acknowledge the enormous work she has done in fast-tracking this legislation and pushing it along. It is clear from what she has told us this evening that she has accommodated concerns. She outlined in some detail the three key issues in discussions that took place. I wish to acknowledge that from my understanding, as part of these preconditions and the...

Seanad: Vehicle Registration Data (Automated Searching and Exchange) Bill 2018: Second Stage (31 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Ross, to the House. I thank him for taking us through this legislation in a comprehensive way. It is tricky enough to read, but it is very clear in its message. It is about sharing data and tackling national and international crime.It is about having knowledge about the movements of people within the Union or between Oslo and somewhere else. It is important...

Seanad: Housing: Statements (31 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I thank him for his comprehensive response. I have just come from the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government of which Senator Murnane O'Connor is also a member. We have had some ongoing dialogue. I acknowledge the enormous work and focus of the Minister and the Ministers of State at the Department. They have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I want some guidance. May we ask questions at this point, or will the Chairman split the discussion into three sections?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: They are all slightly intertwined. I am happy to await my turn but what I have to say relates largely to the fact that Mr. Skehan clearly mixed all the issues in here himself. I was hoping to comment-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I thank Mr. Skehan for coming here. I appreciate that. I want to go through the points in the order I received them. Much of this hinges on the interview. Mr. Skehan said he gave one exit interview. I read a number of press clippings, and I am not necessarily saying they were interviews. Mr. Skehan gave a very extensive interview to The Sunday Business Post. He mentioned The Irish...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: Could I please be let finish?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: Some comments have been reported. I will single out some of them and Mr. Skehan may comment on them when I am finished. I understand he has given a series of interviews. He targeted homelessness charities and said there were too many of them. There is due process here and I would like Mr. Skehan to correct me when I am finished if I am wrong. He referred to the Apollo House activists as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: That is Mr. Skehan's side. That is his view.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I just want to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I am sorry, but we have a Chair and a process-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: -----for how we engage. We do not-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: No, I do not have to do anything.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: No. Mr. Skehan might confirm in a word whether he still stands over these comments.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: Unfortunately, I must go because the issue of housing is being debated in the Seanad with the Minister of State, Deputy English, and I want to speak on it. I thank Mr. Skehan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I agree.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I wish to raise an issue relating Coillte and its forest-farm partnerships. People who tuned in to "Morning Ireland" today heard a litany of stories and complaints. The programme included a special interview and investigation carried out by George Lee, who is part of RTÉ's news staff. We heard about a range of disappointments for farmers and people involved in the forest-farm...

Seanad: Statement by the Taoiseach (1 Feb 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Taoiseach. It struck me as I was preparing and thinking about what I might say that he would set his own narrative as an able and skilled politician. There is a lot of substance in what the Taoiseach has had to say. I will take it with me. However, I want to set out the concerns and initiatives of the people we all represent in Parliament. The constant and recurring theme...