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Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: First Stage (1 Mar 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I second the proposal.

Seanad: Children (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (1 Mar 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister to the House and I support her endeavours on this very important legislation. It is timely and long overdue.There is an enormous amount of support for what the Minister is attempting to do in the Bill. I second the amendment to the amendment. In so doing, I am very much guided by my colleague, Senator McDowell, who is a former Minister for Justice, Equality and Law...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rewetting of Peatland and its Impact on Farmers: Discussion (2 Mar 2021)

Victor Boyhan: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rewetting of Peatland and its Impact on Farmers: Discussion (2 Mar 2021)

Victor Boyhan: Or saw.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rewetting of Peatland and its Impact on Farmers: Discussion (2 Mar 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I will not delay because I am conscious of the time constraints. I thank everyone for these submissions, which are comprehensive. The issue is best summarised in the IFA's submission. I encourage more people to get involved. This is a challenging project. The rewetting of bogs has implications for the hydrology of that land and neighbouring lands. The value of lands will be impacted, as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rewetting of Peatland and its Impact on Farmers: Discussion (2 Mar 2021)

Victor Boyhan: Loud and clear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I confirm I am in Leinster House. I welcome Mr. Curran and Ms Keenan from the CCMA and Mr. Dunne from the Housing Alliance. We have talked about affordability. I and most other Members operate on the understanding and belief that affordability is based not on location but on income. I ask the witnesses to comment on that because it is critical and many people miss it. I live in Dún...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2021)

Victor Boyhan: There are only two representatives of the CCMA here and they will clearly understand the context of the Land Development Agency and section 183 disposal. The matter relates to and is covered in this Bill.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2021)

Victor Boyhan: Regarding the 390 affordable houses the Minister announced, will the witnesses confirm that 50 of those are already part of the Enniskerry Road project?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2021)

Victor Boyhan: Mr. Curran keeps repeating the point about the acquisition of land. Many of the local authorities have very substantial land banks which have not been developed. The Chair asked about the synergy between the Land Development Agency and local authorities. There seems to be some conflict here. On one hand, we are discussing disposing of land and on the other we are talking about acquiring...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Mar 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I am conscious it is coming up to St. Patrick's Day and would like to take this opportunity to thank our overseas missions and embassies that represent us, our diaspora and more importantly, our interest, throughout the world. I single out the ambassador, Dan Mulhall, based in Washington. I also refer to our ambassador to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, OSCE, in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waiver of Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of Residential Tenancies Bill 2021 (16 Mar 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I want to set some context because this is the benefit of a public meeting. We are politicians, so let us be clear that we are setting the narrative of what has happened. We were contacted at the weekend regarding a request from the Minister, through the Business Committee, to waive the pre-legislative scrutiny, as the Chairman rightly said. We met yesterday. I thank the Department...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waiver of Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of Residential Tenancies Bill 2021 (16 Mar 2021)

Victor Boyhan: That is a very big mistake.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Bullying in Schools (22 Mar 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I warmly welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Madigan, to the House. The issue I want to address today relates to the Irish National Teachers Organisation, INTO, the union that represents national school teachers. Many of us will be familiar with the union's magazine, InTouch, that it sends us every month and which is very informative. As a result of reading an article in that magazine, it...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Bullying in Schools (22 Mar 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State. Her comments were exceptionally helpful. There is a review, and I welcome that. However, it is a learning curve for everyone - children, young people, teachers and parents. It is important to acknowledge that, and that we continue to monitor it on an ongoing basis. The INTO represents over 40,000 people in the staff. It represents the national schools...

Seanad: National Development Plan: Statements (22 Mar 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I warmly welcome the Minister. First, I thank him for his concise contribution. It is a measure of him. I have been following him and reading about him in the months since he took office and it is clear that he has a concise way and great clarity in what he does and says. In the short, concise, five-page document he presented to us there is a recurring theme, which I am delighted to see,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the witnesses. They have raised some important issues. Many of the questions have been asked and I am conscious of time. I will focus on one particular issue. First, I refer to heads 86, 101 and 104, which deal with the registration of electors of no fixed address, anomalous electors and pending electors. One will note in those provisions there is this issue of registration, etc....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (26 Mar 2021)

Victor Boyhan: This is a Commencement matter. The Senator mentioned the RTÉ documentary but we cannot go into that today. The Minister of State is here to deal specifically with the individual education plans for students with special needs. I call on the Minister of State to reply.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Citizenship Applications (26 Mar 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I warmly welcome the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, to the House.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (26 Mar 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister.