Results 721-740 of 1,773 for speaker:Lynn Boylan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities for the Greyhound Industry: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (25 May 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Greyhound Racing Ireland is collecting data on all injuries, even at unofficial trials.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and the Control of Dogs Act 1986: Discussion (25 May 2022)

Lynn Boylan: That is the problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities for the Greyhound Industry: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (25 May 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Are those data linked into the traceability system? If there was an unofficial trial on Friday and an animal suffered a hock injury, would I be able to trace whether the animal had been euthanised at a later stage, continued to race or went into a care centre? Is this level of traceability available in respect of all meets, be they race nights, official trials or unofficial trials?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities for the Greyhound Industry: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (25 May 2022)

Lynn Boylan: The issue is whether the public will know. We are just advocating on the behalf of the animal that cannot speak for itself. I do not doubt for a second that all of these measures are being put in place, but I am reflecting concerns that we are hearing, namely, that people want to know that there is full traceability and that an animal is not suffering needlessly at a racecourse. I will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities for the Greyhound Industry: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (25 May 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I am aware of that. It is just that I was here two years ago raising concerns about the Tipperary care centre. That seems to have come to fruition. I am glad that the contract has ceased. However, my job is to raise concerns and to speak up. I do not doubt the fact that GRI is making huge improvements. That is most welcome. Those improvements must be made if the industry is to survive.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities for the Greyhound Industry: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (25 May 2022)

Lynn Boylan: We should organise a visit now before the Chairman comes back.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Challenge and Opportunity for Local Authorities in Climate Action: Discussion (31 May 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I thank our guests. Many of the questions have been covered so I might change the topic slightly and broaden it out to some of the stuff that has been raised with regard to the joined-up approach in planning. This committee heard recently about buildings that are being demolished as opposed to being repurposed, the carbon footprint of that, and that the best and most efficient building is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Challenge and Opportunity for Local Authorities in Climate Action: Discussion (31 May 2022)

Lynn Boylan: On district heating, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI, did its heat map study, and a key thing it identified was district heating. The potential for its use is more widespread than it first considered. What sort of resources do the local authorities need? The SEAI is saying it will not just be our cities but that villages and towns will also be able to avail of district...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Challenge and Opportunity for Local Authorities in Climate Action: Discussion (31 May 2022)

Lynn Boylan: That would be great.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Challenge and Opportunity for Local Authorities in Climate Action: Discussion (31 May 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I want to go back to the €11.5 million that was flagged. Is that to resource the enhanced CAROs or is it for the local authorities as well? How does it break down in terms of thinking about staff numbers? Do the witnesses from the CAROs have figures for how many people they think the CAROs will be hiring for that money?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Operation of the Coroner Service: Discussion (31 May 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I thank all the speakers. The discussion has been fascinating. I am not a member of the Joint Committee on Justice so I am learning a lot sitting here. I am here particularly to raise the issue of the Stardust inquest, which is coming up, we hope, in September. Professor Cusack was involved in writing the report in 2000, which stated that the Coroner Service is a service for the living...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I offer my condolences to Councillor Collins's family. As this is Pride Month, I offer solidarity to all the LGBTQ+ community. I especially offer solidarity to our trans brothers and sisters. I call for a debate on the National Parks and Wildlife Service review. Such a debate already took place in the Dáil and I hope that the Seanad will also have the opportunity to discuss that very...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I echo others in welcoming the Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill which is long overdue. For too long we have developed a global economic system which is extractive, linear and based on hyper consumption. The Bill will not address the bigger issue relating to the growth model we live within,...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: The groupings changed between last night and this morning. I have a copy of the groupings.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: The issue is the Government amendments have brought together the licenceholders' forum and the licenceholders' charter.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: My amendment discusses the licenceholders' forum. The issue is that while I would be prepared to withdraw that amendment, I still have concerns that not all of the issues I was trying to address in amendment No. 1 are covered by the Government's amendments. That is the problem with the groupings.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: My concerns are that IALPA still has a preference for a licenceholders' forum but one of its issues concerns the requirement to hold meetings. We have received correspondence from the Irish Aviation Authority which does not give information on whether there will be regular meetings, how often meetings will be held or if they are mandated to be held at certain times. What IALPA is looking...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I suggest that the Acting Chairperson presumes nothing.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Yes.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I intend to be brief because like the Minister of State I am interested in getting this legislation finished but we must get it right.