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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (20 Sep 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I promise I will be brief. I have two questions that I did not get to earlier. Some information the witnesses provided relates to arrears and the electricity market with the caveat that we are going into the winter period, so it will become more difficult for people. That seems to be fairly static, but it is not the same for domestic gas customers. The witnesses mentioned that they have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (20 Sep 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Given the trajectory, it is quite a large increase. Do we need more bespoke measures, particularly for gas customers? It might be something equivalent to the credit but just so there is something extra there because, as we know, it is gas that is inflating all of the prices, and people are relying on it heat and then there is the electricity as well. Is it of concern to the regulator,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (20 Sep 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Is the CRU advocating for a backdated payment? In some cases the halting sites got no payment but in others it was divided up among the number of mobile homes because it was a single MPRN. They were getting €200 but actually the families were getting about €7 off their bill. I am just flagging that there is a multitude of different issues but it meant they all lost out on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (20 Sep 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Yes, but it is about the regulator making sure the people benefit from the electricity credit.

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Procurement Process for a New Irish Coast Guard Aviation Service: Statements (21 Sep 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I thank Senator Craughwell for arranging this debate. He probably knows the subject much better than most of us but he is raising very serious concerns that warrant further scrutiny and explanations. I cannot help but note the fact that this is a discussion about the privatisation of an essential public service. It seems the Government parties will never get their heads around the fact...

Seanad: School Transport: Motion (21 Sep 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 1: After the last paragraph, to insert the following paragraphs: “recognises that: - each year the School Transport Scheme is over-subscribed, with the State turning thousands of children away from this public transport option annually; - the Minister for Education failed to increase capacity this year alongside the announcement of the elimination of fares,...

Seanad: School Transport: Motion (21 Sep 2022)

Lynn Boylan: It is bizarre that something that was seen as such a good news story for many parents has resulted in members of the Government parties having to introduce a Private Members' motion. The potential benefits of a free school transport scheme are plain to see. It is good for the climate, for air pollution, for schools and for families. It is good in the context of the safety of pickup and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Sep 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I will speak today about the cost of living protest which will take place on Saturday. While today might be a miserable, wet day it looks like the weather gods are shining down for those of us who will take to the streets on Saturday because the weather forecast is good. Many of us will remember the water protests and how they shook the foundations of the Government at the time. It is hard...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Environmental Policy (27 Sep 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh. I dtús báire ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire Stáit chuig an Teach. The Minister of State may be aware there is a European Citizens' Initiative at the moment to call on the European Commission to propose an EU legislative Act to ban sponsorships and advertisements by fossil fuel companies. We all know that fossil fuel...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Environmental Policy (27 Sep 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I thank the Minister of State for endorsing and supporting the European Citizens' Initiative. I encourage anybody who has not yet done so to sign up for it. The Minister of State might have a chat with the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he sees him next and suggest that he supports a ban at state level. France and the Netherlands have done this. Lanzarote has gone one...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Sep 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I wanted to raise today what some of us might have been looking at in horror, that is, the election of what looks to be a fascist leader in Italy.While the Italian people have had their say and that is their democratic right, it is a sad and dangerous time, especially following on from the recent elections in Sweden. It seems Europe is becoming an increasingly less safe place for our LGBTQ...

Seanad: Budget 2023 (Finance): Statements (27 Sep 2022)

Lynn Boylan: My place is down to being first on the speaking list regardless of my gender. Tá áthas orm go bhfuil an deis agam labhairt sa díospóireacht seo. I will use my time to focus on some environmental aspects of the budget. The big-ticket item is retrofitting. It was rightly pointed out that the Government has not allocated as much to retrofitting as Sinn Féin did in...

Seanad: Budget 2023 (Finance): Statements (27 Sep 2022)

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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Sep 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I refer to a letter sent to the European Commissioner for energy last night signed by 15 EU member states, namely, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain, all calling on the EU to introduce a price cap on gas imports coming into the bloc to help member states mitigate the inflationary pressure the...