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Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move recommendation No. 18: In page 104, to delete lines 18 and 19 and substitute the following: “ 1 March 2023 €654.07 €654.07 €555.53 €555.53 €555.53 €84.84 €141.12 €111.14 €130.52 €66.93 €9.36 ...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move recommendation No. 19: In page 104, to delete line 20 and substitute the following: “ 1 May 2023 €654.07 €654.07 €555.53 €555.53 €555.53 €84.84 €164.23 €111.14 €142.76 €79.17 €9.36 ”. ...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move recommendation No. 20: In page 104, to delete lines 21 and 22 and substitute the following: “ 11 October 2023 €671.43 €671.43 €575.61 €575.61 €575.61 €84.84 €164.23 €178.83 €142.76 €79.17 €9.36 ...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move recommendation No. 26: In page 198, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following: “Report on the Vacant Homes Tax 97.The Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the vacant homes tax, including an assessment of options to include derelict properties within its scope, to apply a minimum amount...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: This is about the defective concrete products levy. The levy will apply to specific concrete blocks and boring concrete. Precast has now been excluded. The measure was expected to raise €80 million in a full year when announced in budget 2023. However it is likely to yield less than this as the proposed 10% levy will now be implemented at a rate of 5%. It is about the impact of...

Seanad: Statements on COP27 (8 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I welcome the Minister, and while I was not in the Chamber when he made his speech, I was listening in. I thank him for the comprehensive update and outline of the loss and damage negotiations and commend him and the civil servants involved on the successful outcome of those negotiations and on getting a deal over the line. However, as with the Paris Agreement and all other agreements, the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I echo the concerns with regard to what we are hearing about proposals to try to restrict people's access to justice when it comes to the planning process. We all agree the process is much in need of reform. We are all conscious we have major infrastructural projects to be delivered and are in the middle of a housing crisis, but if the Government thinks it is going to stop people and...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare (Dogs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Yes, I am sharing time with Senator Warfield.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare (Dogs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I am delighted to introduce this legislation on behalf of the Sinn Féin Seanad team. No disrespect to the Minister of State, Senator Hackett, but it is disappointing that the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy McConalogue, is not here. We have heard a lot of bluster in the past week about the importance of animal welfare to the Minister. We have requested a debate...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare (Dogs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: That is only for general licences, the larger licences.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare (Dogs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I will not delay people any longer because it is one of those nice moments when we are in agreement. I thank the Minister of State for her comments. I am heartened to hear of the work that is going on and that the elements of this Bill are under consideration by the relevant Departments. I would caution about the information on microchip compliance. While we know that the law states one...

Seanad: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (15 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (15 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (15 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I second the amendment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I thank all of our guests. I support a fossil fuel advertisement ban because we hear from all the witnesses how complicated it is to substantiate claims being made about what constitutes greenwashing. For certain industries and products, a straight-cut ban would eliminate all those doubts and make the job of the ASAI much easier if certain products were banned outright. In regard to what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Ms Twomey pointed to the importance of consumers knowing that there is no greenwashing involved when they are buying products and that they are doing their bit. For example, on petrol company was using an advertising slogan about carbon neutral driving. I and, no doubt, many others submitted complaints to the ASAI in respect of that particular issue, saying that there is no such thing as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Ms Twomey outlined clearly why a panel would be more effective. It is difficult to adjudicate on certain products known to be damaging in the context of climate change. What is the average time between a complaint being lodged and an answer being supplied? In view of the complications of deciding whether something is greenwashing or a substantiated claim, has the ASAI adequate resources to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: It can take up to year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I am conscious of the time. When there is an adjudication, say for example the ASAI found an advertisement is in breach of the codes, what is the penalty for a company? Do we inform the public that this advertisement has been misleading?