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Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: These are amendments that are coming from the families who have done detailed research, have sought legal advice on them, and want those concerns addressed. If the Minister is not prepared to reflect on and take them on board, I encourage the Senators who are from the counties affected to reflect on these and-----

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: -----to think very seriously about how they vote on Wednesday.

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: That is fine, but the review will not take place for 12-months.

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: ----- so if someone has an existing problem with the foundation-----

Seanad: Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. I thank colleagues for their support today. It has been an honour to know the families of the Stardust fire. It is regrettable that since I first met up with the group and embarked on helping them to seek justice, some are no longer with us today. There is an urgency about us getting this inquest under way. I welcome the provisions within Part 8 of the...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on Key Issues Affecting the Traveller Community: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. I also welcome the opportunity to discuss the contents of this important report. First, like others, I pay tribute to everyone responsible for bringing it together and in particular, the Chair, Senator Flynn and all the Traveller-led organisations, not least the Tallaght Traveller Community Development Project which contributed on education. Senator Flynn...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: You are doing your job.

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: To the word "chicken"?

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: We have an amendment in this group. I apologise on behalf of Senator Warfield, who would normally be dealing with this legislation. Amendment No. 53 relates to trade union representation on the board of the HEA, academic and non-academic, respectively. The absence of specific reference to trade unions throughout the Bill has been addressed by a number of amendments on Committee Stage,...

Seanad: National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I am just here for the gender balance.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Since this is the last Order of Business, I thank everybody for their work, especially those who keep these Houses running behind the scenes. This morning, I wish to raise an issue relating to energy poverty. This is something that came to light through the National Traveller Money Advice and Budgetary Service, MABS. Its 2019 study on energy poverty indicated that 77% of Travellers living...

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: We do not have much time, I am afraid.

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: We will get to that.

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: We will get to it if-----

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 36: In page 22, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: "(11) Within seven weeks of the passing of this Act the Minister shall lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas a report examining whether an exceptional circumstances grounds for the awarding of a remediation grant under the scheme, as provided for in section 17 of the Pyrite Resolution Act of 2013,...

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 41: In page 23, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following: “(6) Within seven weeks of the passing of this Act the Minister shall lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas a report on the implications of subsection (5) on relevant owners and whether there is a need for amending the Act to allow for a reduction in the internal floor area of the dwelling...

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: The amount per square metre does not provide a pathway to 100% redress and the Minister knows this. The gap is tens of thousands of euro. People are not downsizing to reduce the maintenance. They are downsizing because they cannot rebuild the house with the grant they have and they are trying to cut their cloth to suit their measure by rebuilding the house at a smaller size.

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: That is just not true.

Seanad: Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 7: In page 35, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following: “Challenges without cause shown 57.(1) Each party may challenge without cause shown seven jurors and no more. (2) Whenever a juror is lawfully challenged without cause shown, they shall not be included in the jury.”. I acknowledge that the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, has taken...