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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee (10 Jul 2019)

Victor Boyhan: It is appropriate to extend a vote of sympathy to Deputy Bailey and her family.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for People with a Disability: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I thank Ms Kenny, Ms Timmons and Ms MacLellan for their presentations and papers. This is a continuation of a discussion we had last week. I will make a few points and ask a few questions. The national housing strategy for people with a disability includes nine key areas, about all of which the delegates know. Therefore, I will not repeat them. The aims include promoting and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for People with a Disability: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Victor Boyhan: Or stand-alone sites. A heaving weighting should be given to people who can demonstrate they have particular or proven special health needs to stay and reside in a particular section of the community.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for People with a Disability: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Victor Boyhan: That would be great.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jul 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I want to raise the issue of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016. Members will know that this Act was introduced to provide a new streamlined arrangement for fast-tracking housing that is of a strategic nature, includes more than 100 units or is student accommodation. When that legislation was passed by both Houses, the Minister rightly gave a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister, the Secretary General and their team, and thank them for appearing before the committee. I place on record my appreciation and thanks to the Minister's team in the Custom House. I have found them to be exceptionally helpful and supportive whenever I have requested information on Rebuilding Ireland. Much of our work can be done in that way, which works well for me....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I note that the Minister says he is currently gathering up the social outputs for local authorities for quarter 2, and that they are on their way. I would like to hear about that at some point. The report states that of €2.4 billion available for 2019, €1.224 billion had been spent by the time of publication. That is a considerable amount of money but we are now into the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I have seven questions. We might look again at An Bord Pleanála and e-planning. They are way down the list. The Minister might touch on what is happening at the Central Mental Hospital site in Dundrum. I want to flag a major problem with Cherrywood strategic development zone. There is a shortfall of approximately €60 million and there is a dispute between the stakeholders....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Victor Boyhan: The Minister might update us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Victor Boyhan: Yes, next week.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Sep 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Leader for including on the Order Paper a motion I submitted on the by-election process. I can move the motion at this juncture if that is in order, as it is to be taken without debate. Is that in order?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Sep 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I will do so at that point. As the motion is to be taken without debate, I had better speak on it now. I take this opportunity to point out that the idea behind this proposal to is to get the by-election process in place. The issue of who the candidate will be is not a matter for me or for the Seanad. It is a matter for others, the political parties and the Independents, to decide who...

Seanad: Vacancy in Seanad Membership: Motion (25 Sep 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I move:That the Clerk of Seanad Éireann send to the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government notice of a vacancy in the membership of Seanad Éireann occasioned by the election to the European Parliament of Senator Grace O’Sullivan, a member elected from the Oireachtas Sub-Panel of the Agricultural Panel at the General Election for Seanad Éireann, April, 2016.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Beef Industry (26 Sep 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting this Commencement matter, which deals with the appointment by the Minister of new agricultural attachés in the Irish embassy network, and I welcome the Minister. It has been a difficult time for agriculture and for the Minister, given the current Brexit situation. More than 50% of Irish beef is exported to the UK. Irrespective of the outcome of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Beef Industry (26 Sep 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister for his reply and I welcome his commentary regarding the diversification of the market, which is really important. In light of the ongoing debate in respect of Brexit and our over-concentration on the UK market, with, as already stated, over 50% of our beef being exported to that jurisdiction, we have to diversify. This point was echoed by the Minister. He also...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I raise a matter related to agriculture. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine appeared in the Chamber earlier and we discussed important issues such as diversification and the challenges facing communities. In particular, we spoke about the beef crisis, although I do not intend to rehash all of that now. We had a meaningful engagement and discussion. The Minister spoke about...

Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State. I am not going to take too much time but will make a few key points. I am a member of the Joint Committee on Housing, Planning, and Local Government and, as such, I have had many opportunities to engage with the Minister of State and officials from his Department. I again express my appreciation and thanks for their work. The housing committee is very...

Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)

Victor Boyhan: We are back on track.

Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)

Victor Boyhan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification and Future Outputs of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the witnesses for being here. Unfortunately, I had to step out of the meeting as I had to deal with an item in the Seanad. I do not have the advantage of knowing the questions that were asked but I take it from the comments of the two Senators present that securing meaningful engagement with the sector is an issue. When I attend Oireachtas joint committees, I tend to notify...