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

Victor Boyhan: They appreciate it.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: VAT Exemptions (30 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy, to the House yet again. The issue I raise is the change to the zero rate of VAT for vitamins and minerals. I acknowledge that the Minister for Finance clearly articulated the view that these are matters for the Revenue Commissioners in the first instance, rather than his Department or the Department of Health. I appeal to the Minister of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: VAT Exemptions (30 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for his detailed reply and welcome the decision to have the tax strategy group produce a paper on the matter. The recurring theme is that we need to look at alternatives. I recognise the independence of Revenue but when we are charging 13.5% on fast foods and, at the same time, removing the zero rate from food supplements and vitamins, something is amiss and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Leader and his office for sending out today's proposed Order of Business. I acknowledge and put on the record what I said yesterday. It is his prerogative, and nobody else's, to bring forward the proposed Order of Business for the day. It is our prerogative, as Members, to accept, amend or reject the Order of Business. That is clear and I will not repeat it. It would be...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: No. 5 is to be taken at the conclusion of No. 4 and to be adjourned no later than 9 p.m., if not previously concluded. I am happy, if I get that assurance. That is all I need.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: It is clarification.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: What if that is early?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: That is the point I am making.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: A Chathaoirligh-----

Seanad: Housing Provision: Statements (30 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I warmly welcome the Minister. I want to start by thanking some people because sometimes we get lost in all of the controversies and setbacks on housing. I thank the chief executives of the local authorities, some of whom are watching. Two or three days ago I made a request of them by email and I can happily tell the House that 26 of the chief executives wrote back with data. This is...

Seanad: Housing for Elderly People: Motion (30 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for his presence. I know that he has a great interest in this issue. I thank Senator Reilly and the Fine Gael Party for bringing forward this proposal which is appropriate. I also acknowledge, as Senator Reilly did, the work of the Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Bailey, and Deputy...

Seanad: Housing for Elderly People: Motion (30 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: Absolutely but they cannot vary it. Under the legislation, will the Minister of State clarify for me that elected county and city councillors can request their chief executive to write a report on a proposal to vary the development plan, but if the chief executive does not wish to proceed it cannot happen. That is a joke in terms of local government. We will be electing councillors again...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Leader for the copy of the Order of Business we received this morning. Last Tuesday night, for those who do not know, the 64th annual general meeting of the Irish Farmers Association took place. The Taoiseach turned up and was received well, despite some commentary afterwards in the media. I echo what Senator Horkan has said. Over the coming weeks, if possible, we should have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Affordable Housing: Discussion (31 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I will ask general questions, and anyone who wants to can answer them. The witnesses have reinforced what everyone in the room knows, the need for State intervention with social and affordable houses. We need a major increase in the output of social and affordable housing. Mr. Brennan made the point that the issue of land is critical. What is the relationship of the Ó Cualann...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Affordable Housing: Discussion (31 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: That is the Vice Chairman's constituency.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Affordable Housing: Discussion (31 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: Will Mr. O'Connor tease out who the winners and losers will be?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Affordable Housing: Discussion (31 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: We are asking questions and we want answers.

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (6 Feb 2019)

Victor Boyhan: Well said.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Feb 2019)

Victor Boyhan: While I do not disagree with anything Senator Ardagh said, I am conscious that the Minister for Health is before the Joint Committee on Health this morning and, to be fair to him, he is answering the questions asked of him. I went in to listen for a while earlier. All parties are represented on the committee, both from Seanad Éireann and Dáil Éireann. Good, constructive work...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Feb 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I fully appreciate everything Senator Ardagh said and I do not disagree with her. However, there comes a point where politicians have to step up to the plate. One cannot continue to prop up an Administration that one does not believe in. It is one thing to go on "Prime Time" and various political programmes and say one has a problem with an issue but members of the public are asking what...