Results 721-740 of 5,027 for speaker:Victor Boyhan

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2018)

Victor Boyhan: When we come back next week.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2018)

Victor Boyhan: Will the Leader arrange to have a debate with the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy? It is timely and appropriate that we should keep the focus on Rebuilding Ireland. I am involved in the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government. It is an excellent committee chaired by Deputy Maria Bailey, and a lot of work is going on...

Seanad: Northern Ireland and 20th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Statements (18 Apr 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and thank him for his statement on Northern Ireland. It can be tempting when we think of Northern Ireland to look at its history. I do not want to dwell on the political history of Northern Ireland, the island of Ireland or indeed the United Kingdom for one minute. I had the privilege of being at a dinner held by the Goliath Trust at the...

Seanad: Fodder Shortage: Motion (18 Apr 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister for attending this debate. I am conscious that the Minister comes from a rural constituency and has a strong background in agriculture. As he represents an agricultural constituency, he is clearly aware of the challenges in agriculture. Wicklow is a diverse county in terms of agriculture. It has a lot of marginal land but there is also very good land in west Wicklow,...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Victor Boyhan: He cannot hear, full stop.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I second the amendment to the Order of Business. I thank the Leader for conveying to the Minister and the Department the need to publish the list of targets for social housing to be built by the 31 local authorities across this country for 2018. I sit on the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government and we received the information at 8.30 a.m. today. It was a...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Victor Boyhan: It is correct.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Victor Boyhan: May I have the floor, please?

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I am citing local authorities' direct targets for the building of social housing.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Victor Boyhan: Not only am I citing figures from a newspaper but I am also referring to documents I received today from the joint committee and Department.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Victor Boyhan: The figures are for the direct construction of social housing in the 31 local authorities and have nothing to do with bringing voids back into use. The commitment given is to build 249 social houses in Cork city, 235 in County Cork, 104 in County Donegal and 1,045 in Dublin city. The figures show that thousands of people are waiting for social housing in Dublin city. The number of new...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I reiterate that these are the direct build targets sent to each and every chief executive this morning. I have a copy with me and if someone wishes to challenge me on the figures, I will be pleased to debate the issue. I challenge the Leader to contradict me. If he chooses to do so, I will respond in greater detail.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I fully accept that.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Victor Boyhan: No, I was not. I am sorry but-----

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Victor Boyhan: ----I was talking about social housing.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I was not selecting anything else, just social direct build.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I gave it to the Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Victor Boyhan: The correct Bill is the social housing-----

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Victor Boyhan: We know that.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I do not need a lecture on how to deliver social housing.