Results 2,181-2,200 of 5,171 for speaker:Victor Boyhan
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (5 Oct 2022)
Victor Boyhan: The Minister did not hear it either.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (5 Oct 2022)
Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State. I warmly welcome this decision, which makes sense. Nothing stays static. I would like the Minister of State to convey to the Department that it would be very helpful if we had the written statement because we have none, which is unusual for this particular issue. It would be helpful if someone from the Department could fax or email it to us this morning. I...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (5 Oct 2022)
Victor Boyhan: Hear hear - plenty of vacancies in here.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by the Rt. Hon. Lord John McFall, Lord Speaker of the House of Lords (5 Oct 2022)
Victor Boyhan: On behalf of the Independent Group, I welcome Lord McFall, whom I met last night. I thank him for hosting that wonderful lunch at the pavilion at the Palace of Westminster for the members of the British-Irish Parliamentary Association, BIPA. There are a number of BIPA members here today. It is a very important organisation. I thank Lord McFall for visiting in this important year for us,...
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Oct 2022)
Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister and her officials to the House. I do not envisage this Bill taking as long as the previous Bill on the matter. The Minister has ten minutes to make her introduction.
- Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Oct 2022)
Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, for coming to the House. I am conscious he is a rural Deputy as well as a Minister of State. He represents Longford and Westmeath where there are many farmers. I will spend most of my time speaking about engagement with the Irish Farmers Association, IFA. There was very little talk, if any, about the farming community in the Minister of...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Property Registration (4 Oct 2022)
Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Peter Burke. He is here every day. I call Senator Garvey on the first Commencement matter.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Property Registration (4 Oct 2022)
Victor Boyhan: I thank the Senator. The Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, has four minutes to reply.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Fire Safety (4 Oct 2022)
Victor Boyhan: I extend a warm welcome to the Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Calleary. It is great to see him in the House and I congratulate him on his appointment. I know I join with all colleagues across this House in wishing him well in the future. I thank him for coming to the House to take this Commencement matter in the name of Senator Ahearn...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Fire Safety (4 Oct 2022)
Victor Boyhan: I call on the Minister of State, Deputy Calleary, who has four minutes to respond.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products (4 Oct 2022)
Victor Boyhan: It is worth pointing out, in the interest of being impartial, that the Minister of State has come to the table here in good faith. He is well able to speak for himself, but we do not tend to suggest in the Chamber that people are telling lies-----
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products (4 Oct 2022)
Victor Boyhan: That is fair enough but-----
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products (4 Oct 2022)
Victor Boyhan: The Senator has made her point and we accept it-----
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products (4 Oct 2022)
Victor Boyhan: I appreciate that, but I am conscious it is important to protect all sides in the House and the Minister of State has come to the House in good faith.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defective Building Materials (4 Oct 2022)
Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for that comprehensive response to Senator Gallagher's Commencement matter. The Senator has one minute.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defective Building Materials (4 Oct 2022)
Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for comprehensively covering that issue.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Oct 2022)
Victor Boyhan: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Oct 2022)
Victor Boyhan: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Oct 2022)
Victor Boyhan: Last week, I raised the issue of devolving or transferring more powers from central government to local government. That is a theme I want to revisit today. The Dublin Citizens’ Assembly voted overwhelmingly in its recommendation - and it is a recommendation - that all four Dublin authorities, namely, Dublin City Council, Fingal County Council, South Dublin County Council and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Surrounding Water Quality and Supply: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)
Victor Boyhan: Is there time for me to ask a question? I know I am a bit late so I will-----