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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Conservation (17 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I thank the Minister of State. Will he bring the proposal back to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, who is responsible for it despite the fact that the Department says it is not responsible for it? When we read the Standing Orders governing Commencement matters, it proves that we should be getting a response on the issue from the Department of Housing, Local...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I wanted to raise last Friday's Supreme Court judgment on CETA. I commend Deputy Costello for taking that case despite the fact that the Tánaiste had threatened to pursue legal costs had the Deputy lost. It is interesting that in the last couple of days we have seen the arrogance of both the Taoiseach and Tánaiste who were out of the traps very quickly to say that it would be a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Good luck renegotiating with the EU.

Seanad: Review of Allegations of Sexual Abuse at St. John Ambulance: Motion (17 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I am happy to speak on this motion on behalf of the Sinn Féin Seanad team and we were happy to cosign it. It is a perfect example of how this House can work collaboratively for a common cause. Recent weeks have been difficult for everybody who has been listening to the airwaves as we once again expose how far the State needs to go to protect children from sexual abuse and to end the...

Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I welcome the Minister of State. On the previous occasion, we left the debate at the point where we asked the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, to clearly set out the rationale for the thresholds. A number of us had amendments relating to this matter ruled out of order and we made the point that we are completely out of kilter with our nearest neighbour in the North and with Scotland...

Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Our rationale for opposing the section is to give the Minister of State an opportunity to respond. We want him to stipulate what exceptions will apply, for whom they will apply and the rationale for those exemptions. Will it be anybody who is currently abstracting water? How will they be taken into consideration? What mechanism will be put in place? We are opposing the section in order...

Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 11: In page 35, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following: “(viii) any additional information specified in Annex IV of Directive No. 2011/92/EU relevant to the specific characteristics of the abstraction (a particular project or type of project) and to the environmental features likely to be affected,”. This comes on the back of concerns raised...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Animal Welfare (24 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I have raised this issue a number of times in the past couple of weeks. Unfortunately, we are all familiar with the post-Christmas puppy regret and with the large numbers of surrenders that are seen in January. However, it appears that Christmas has come early this year, with four shelters in the past 24 hours announcing they are at capacity and 17 in the past three weeks having announced...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Animal Welfare (24 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I thank the Minister of State for outlining the valuable work the shelters do, because we know the pounds rely on them to move the dogs on that are not reclaimed in the pounds so that they are not euthanised. It is welcome that the figures for euthanasia have gone down year on year. That said, we have a particular issue this year because of the rush to buy dogs during Covid-19 and,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I, too, welcome the Ukrainian ambassador to the House and offer my solidarity to the Ukrainian people. This Friday is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Earlier this week, the annual report of the Director of Public Prosecutions highlighted an increase of more than one third in domestic violence case files, with high conviction rates in serious crime cases,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: You will find Fianna Fáil rejecting them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: That is part of the welfare of the greyhounds. We are here talking about greyhound welfare.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: The committee heard how it is highly invasive and dangerous, even when carried out in a controlled sterile environment. It is also banned in Britain.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Has the Minister read the report?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Okay. It is disappointing if the Minister has not read the report that came out of this committee, because that was one of the recommendations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: My second question relates to the greyhound studbook. I understand the Irish Coursing Club, ICC, runs both the studbook in Ireland and the studbook in Britain. It provides the services for those two studbooks. We repeatedly hear from Greyhound Racing Ireland and the Government that there is a desire for complete transparency and that we have a new traceability system in place. Given that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: We are still on the matter of the studbook. Anybody can look up the British studbook, and the information is completely available to the public. You can see the number of litters that were born. You can see the whelping date, the details of the sire and the dam and the number of dogs and bitches born into that litter. That is publicly available information. Anybody can carry out their own...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: As a member of the public I can go online and I can find out exactly how many pups were born in Britain, the date they were born and the breakdown of the litter in terms of males and females. That is all publicly available information. It allows for the tracking of the numbers of dogs being bred. Would the Minister not agree that the Irish public are entitled to the same amount of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Is the Minister giving a commitment that we are going to have that information, that is, the whelping date, mother, father, breakdown of the litter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Would the Minister support that type of information being made available to the public?