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- Seanad: HSE Winter Plan: Statements (7 Oct 2020)
Victor Boyhan: I remind Senators that on the Order of Business today, it was agreed that each Senator would have five minutes of speaking time. I call Deputy Seery Kearney.
- Seanad: HSE Winter Plan: Statements (7 Oct 2020)
Victor Boyhan: My apologies, I think I should have called Senator Clifford-Lee first.
- Seanad: HSE Winter Plan: Statements (7 Oct 2020)
Victor Boyhan: Time, please.
- Seanad: HSE Winter Plan: Statements (7 Oct 2020)
Victor Boyhan: Senator, please.
- Seanad: HSE Winter Plan: Statements (7 Oct 2020)
Victor Boyhan: Six more speakers wish to contribute but we have to conclude at 4.37 p.m. to allow the Minister of State to speak for eight minutes. Senators Cassells and Byrne have agreed to share time in the Fianna Fáil slot and they are next. After that it is Senators McGahon, Currie, Dolan, Keogan and Buttimer unless others indicate a wish to contribute. Senators Cassells and Byrne will speak...
- Seanad: HSE Winter Plan: Statements (7 Oct 2020)
Victor Boyhan: I suggest that the Senator speaks for only three minutes if she can as I am conscious that the Minister must have an opportunity to contribute.
- Seanad: HSE Winter Plan: Statements (7 Oct 2020)
Victor Boyhan: Senator McGahon is next and I urge him to stick to just two minutes.
- Seanad: HSE Winter Plan: Statements (7 Oct 2020)
Victor Boyhan: I apologise that I cannot give the Senator any longer to speak but we are under pressure of time. I am mindful that there are only six minutes remaining and three Senators wishing to speak.
- Seanad: HSE Winter Plan: Statements (7 Oct 2020)
Victor Boyhan: I apologise again for the time pressures. I am conscious of the agreed Order of Business and the need to allow time for the Minister of State to respond. As it turns out, we are right on time and I thank colleagues for their co-operation in this regard. I invite the Minister of State to reply and she has eight minutes to do so.
- Seanad: Statutory Right to Sick Leave Pay: Motion (7 Oct 2020)
Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy English, to the House. In particular, I thank the Labour Party for using its Private Members' business to bring this important motion to the House. I am sure the Minister is aware of the importance of the motion.I was particularly struck by the powerful presentation and contribution to this debate by Senator Gavan and, of course, his direct experience...
- Seanad: Leaving Certificate 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2020)
Victor Boyhan: I will not use all of my time. I will not repeat what other speakers have said but I want to warmly welcome the Minister to the House. It is the first time I have had an opportunity to engage with her in the House. I was not present for debates on other educational matters since the Seanad returned but I have listened to the Minister and observed her modus operandiand she comes across as...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)
Victor Boyhan: I will elaborate on these.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)
Victor Boyhan: That is fine.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)
Victor Boyhan: Number ten.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)
Victor Boyhan: I want to speak about the rationale for the various categories. The Rebuilding Ireland plan was very helpful because it contained five pillars, different headings and sections, and gave us something to go on. Today, nobody in this room knows whether Rebuilding Ireland is Government policy. We need to clear that up. I met the Minister on the stairs earlier and he does not even know the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)
Victor Boyhan: That is the Chairman's call. I sent the committee the link concerning the water advisory body issue. We have dealt with the Moorhead report and will look at it. It is a rolling issue and we may hear more about it in the next few days. On the national inventory of architectural heritage, as many members will be aware, a national inventory is under way. This committee has a big remit in...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)
Victor Boyhan: Downsizing options are also needed within communities.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)
Victor Boyhan: I have listened to many of the contributions but this all goes back to the same issue. We can agree our work programme but we must deal with the basics. We have a programme for Government that has set out priorities. Let us not fool ourselves into thinking that we are writing the programme for Government and then we need to await the successor to Rebuilding Ireland. One of the great...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)
Victor Boyhan: -----and the Government is entitled to put forward its policy. There has been a lot of talk about delivery and outputs. Let us not reinvent the wheel. We have the National Oversight and Audit Commission, NOAC, which regularly reports to this sectoral committee. We can fall into the trap of thinking that we can contribute to policy but we not going to write it. Members have political...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)
Victor Boyhan: Yes.