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Seanad: Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2020: Second Stage (17 Nov 2020)

Victor Boyhan: I will, but 90 minutes is a joke.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Nov 2020)

Victor Boyhan: On 15 November 2000, which is nearly 20 years ago to the day, I sat as a guest in the Public Gallery and listened to the then Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Micheál Martin, discussing the use of vaccine trials and experimentation on children in institutions in the State. Promises were made. There was a long debate in the Seanad that evening. Senator Norris, who has just...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Nov 2020)

Victor Boyhan: What about my point?

Seanad: Living with Covid-19 Restrictions: Statements (Resumed) (18 Nov 2020)

Victor Boyhan: We will resume statements on living with Covid-19 and have an update on level 5 restrictions. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health to the House. The following people have been noted as speaking and I am advised that they cannot speak again. Senators Clifford-Lee, Byrne, Keogan, Conway, Hoey, Gavan, Higgins, Dooley and O'Loughlin. Senator Currie had possession so she...

Seanad: Living with Covid-19 Restrictions: Statements (Resumed) (18 Nov 2020)

Victor Boyhan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Living with Covid-19 Restrictions: Statements (Resumed) (18 Nov 2020)

Victor Boyhan: There are no other Senators offering. Before I call the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, to respond, as I have not been in the House previously when he was here I take this opportunity to congratulate him on his appointment and to wish him every success.

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (18 Nov 2020)

Victor Boyhan: To clarify, the contributing group spokespersons have eight minutes and all other Senators have five minutes. We must call the Minister of State no later than 6.09 p.m. and statements will conclude at 6.15 p.m.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Leader for setting out the proposals for today's Order of Business. I welcome the announcement by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, that he has effectively banned the construction of new co-living developments. Co-living was a disaster that should never have happened. To be fair to the Minister, he stood on his record. He argued...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Veterinary Medicines (24 Nov 2020)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister to the House. I know he is a very busy Minister and there is pressure on his time so I appreciate him coming here to deal with this matter. The matter relates to EU Regulation 2019/6 in regard to veterinary medical products, which is to come into effect in January 2022. The antiparasitic resistance stakeholder group has sought a regulatory impact assessment in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Veterinary Medicines (24 Nov 2020)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister for his response. I share all of his concerns as set out in his response. What gives me hope is the fact that he has not ruled out ongoing engagement with all of the stakeholders, which is critical.As I have said, the Minister will be aware of the issue of responsible persons and of the distribution networks of antiparasitics in rural communities. He will be conscious...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Fund Regulations 2020: Motion (24 Nov 2020)

Victor Boyhan: At the outset, I want to tell the Minister that I am a native of county Kildare. I very much support racing, which is really important, and I support the Minister's proposal. When one looks at a great racecourse like Leopardstown, which HRI fully owns, we would not have that wonderful world stage today if it were not in the care of a body like the HRI. I live not too far away from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Planning and Development Management Bill: Discussion (24 Nov 2020)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the witnesses to the meeting. I put on record my thanks for the document on frequently asked questions, which was very helpful. It is a very complex Bill in many ways. I would love to see a dumbed-down simpleton's guide to the Bill because we have to communicate with coastal communities. I think that is really important. I am not sure whether the witnesses are privy to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Planning and Development Management Bill: Discussion (24 Nov 2020)

Victor Boyhan: Two points. On the role of the OPR, I think that is great because training is an important part of the remit of that organisation. Regarding the general scheme of the Bill on the website, and I accept it has been acknowledged that there have been changes which have not yet been updated, I ask that the relevant updating, if it is at all possible, be done this week. It is important that if...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (25 Nov 2020)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Education who is here to update us on plans for Scoil Colm, Crumlin, Dublin 12.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (25 Nov 2020)

Victor Boyhan: That concludes-----

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (25 Nov 2020)

Victor Boyhan: It is now 11.30 a.m. The Senator can have one minute.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2020: Second Stage (25 Nov 2020)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister to the House. This is the first time we have been in this House together so I take this opportunity to congratulate him on his appointment. We soldiered together on the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government. The Minister has been on all sides of this debate, brief and portfolio. I wish him well and every success in it. On the...

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2020: Motion (25 Nov 2020)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister. We met yesterday evening at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and the Marine and discussed this issue at length. I will not repeat some of the issues I raised there. I have an interest in racing and am a regular attendee at Punchestown, The Curragh and Naas in County Kildare and, of course, Leopardstown which is quite close to where I live. I wish to...

Seanad: Inquiry into the Murder of Mr. Patrick Finucane: Motion (25 Nov 2020)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs to the House. I thank him for his words and do not doubt his commitment. It is important that we acknowledge, together with that of the Taoiseach, his consistency of approach and engagement with the Patrick Finucane case with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and the British Prime Minister. The very fact that the Minister is here is a...

Seanad: Inquiry into the Murder of Mr. Patrick Finucane: Motion (25 Nov 2020)

Victor Boyhan: I acknowledge that in a Minister who is extremely busy and has an awful lot of pressing things going on. I also acknowledge and commend the proposers of and signatories to the motion. When people were asked to sign up they signed up and there was no doubt about it. I commend the speakers so far. More importantly, I want to acknowledge the presence of John Finucane, MP and his brave and...