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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation Expert Review: Discussion. (13 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: Is that a recommendation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation Expert Review: Discussion. (13 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: It is good to hear it.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: I wish to second Senator Humphrey's proposal for the Minister to come to the House regarding local government finances. There is a crisis in that regard. The issues in Dublin City Council became clear last night. It has a shortfall of €80 million. Several councillors on Waterford City and County Council contacted me today regarding the cost-neutral or benefit-neutral situation in...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: The Leader keeps commenting and I do not know what he is saying.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: I am asking the Leader, given that his colleagues are listening in and that five or ten minutes before I came in here I said I would raise it with him-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: I ask him to use his influence, as I will use mine, with the Department and the Minister to deal with this. I concur with what other Senators, including Senator Horkan, said. It is time we addressed the issue of proper remuneration, fair pay and conditions and allowances for our city and county councillors.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: It has gone on for too long. There have been too many promises. We are told there is a report sitting somewhere. No one seems to know where. We have a commitment that the Minister of State with responsibility for local government will appear before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government next week to address the issue. I hope he will come here beforehand....
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: I indicated that I wished to speak.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: I did indicate to speak.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: I appreciate that. There is no problem.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: It does not matter.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: That is no problem.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: It is a recurring point.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: That is the headline in tomorrow's edition of The Irish Times.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: I am happy here.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Agriculture Schemes (20 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach for selecting this Commencement matter and I welcome the Minister to the House. I will be brief and concise. This is to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to consider changing the terms and conditions that would allow registered agricultural contractors to apply for TAMS or LESS. The background to this is that these contractors provide...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Agriculture Schemes (20 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister for his detailed response and I fully understand he cannot amend the whole scheme.However, this goes back to the small farmers and small contractors and to the inter-reliance in communities where people do not have the necessary funding mechanisms to hire plant and machinery. The eligible person has to be a landowner or a farmer, so who is looking out for these guys?...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: Maybe after the invitation from the Minister last night.