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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I wish to speak about Bethany Home. We heard on "Morning Ireland" this morning that the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs was due to bring a memorandum to Cabinet this morning seeking a 12-month extension for Judge Yvonne Murphy to carry out her very important work, on which I commend her. We do not need a lesson here today to explain why things have gone way beyond the original...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: Does the Minister agree with that?

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: We have had a good debate. What Senator Bacik is talking about is gender opportunity quotas and I agree with that. Sometimes it is about the language we use. I agree with Senator McDowell that it has to be an appointment on merit alone. I accept what Senator Bacik says about gender opportunity quotas because that is an important issue but ultimately section 7 refers to the appointment on...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I endorse everything Senator Lawless said on the E3 visa legislation and I commend and thank him. We in this House owe him and others in both Houses of the Oireachtas a debt of gratitude. It is important work and it is continuing. I can see why the Taoiseach of the day appointed Senator Lawless. I wish him well with that and I hope we can use our connections to push the matter along. I...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: That was good advice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Irish National Election Study: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: First of all I want to thank the witnesses because they have done a very important piece of work. In advance of the meeting we saw the Irish national election study they were involved with. In their submission the witnesses raised a number of issues. The submission said that "Ireland has high levels of electoral integrity but equally these studies have highlighted areas of serious concern...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral and Referendum Reform: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (23 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the witnesses. I have read their submission and it made for interesting reading. I do not want to dwell too much on the past but nor do I want to look too much into the future. From the deliberations with both panels today, it is clear that something is going to happen. There is a commitment in the programme for Government to establish some sort of electoral reform. There is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral and Referendum Reform: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (23 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: With the statutory process where the public notice is made about people being removed from a register, I gave the example of a woman who received no notice except for a letter a week beforehand. I have a copy of the letter on my desk and I contacted the authority. Are statistics kept with regard to such matters? Who keeps the registers? I have made inquiries but do the witnesses know the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral and Referendum Reform: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (23 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: Are they obliged to make the statistics public?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral and Referendum Reform: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (23 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: Why not? Someone needs to know. There needs to be a transparent process.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: The Cathaoirleach spoke yesterday about providing guidance regarding the Order of Business and he was dead right and spot on. I reflected on that and all Senators will have received correspondence from the Cathaoirleach's office on the matter. I will make a suggestion to the Deputy Leader. The Cathaoirleach, in his letter, makes the valid point that Members may support, oppose or seek to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: This room is too cold.

Seanad: Climate Action: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister to what is a challenging yet very exciting Ministry. I have no doubt he will excel as he does in most things. I genuinely wish him well. I will not repeat what previous speakers have said. It would be helpful if the Minister could circulate his speech because it is always helpful to have it. I came in thinking there was one but there is not one.

Seanad: Climate Action: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I know the Minister can wing it, and wing it well, but it would be helpful to reference it. What Senator Humphreys said was right in that it was a bit of a sham when we had Ministers coming into the House, darting in from the side, saying their piece and then running out. They did not have the courtesy to stay here and listen to the Members. I thought that was quite disrespectful. It is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Leader for organising a debate and statements on directly-elected mayors. It was requested and he arranged it. I also thank the Minister for facilitating the debate and everyone else involved. It will be an interesting debate and there will be some interesting contributions. I am conscious we are dealing with the Order of Business. I appeal to the Leader to again consider an...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (29 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: No one said it was not. We will deal with the Senator's decision daily.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. John Horan (29 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I warmly welcome an t-uachtarán to the Seanad. I also welcome his wife, his family, the Oireachtas Members, Deputies, the sitting county councillors and the distinguished guests who are in the audience. I acknowledge that this event would not have happened without a lot of work being done by a lot of people. They know who they are and I thank them for making this possible. As I sat...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. John Horan (29 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: Well said.

Seanad: Directly Elected Mayors: Statements (29 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House once again. He is attempting to embark on major local government reform, which is his area of responsibility. The Taoiseach has tasked him with doing so and leading from the front in that regard. He is well able and motivated to so do. The Minister of State addressed the Dáil on Thursday, 24 January 2019 and set out more or less the same...

Seanad: Directly Elected Mayors: Statements (29 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: We were speaking about mayors and not boundary changes.