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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (26 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: They are all in the same body.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (26 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I have a supplementary question to that, concerning when they make a submission. The Chair asked if we could see the papers related to this engagement. The witnesses said they are fed into an overall paper which best captures what it is about. They can correct me if I am wrong. I like that but I also like to see under the bonnet and to see the documents that feed into that. It is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (26 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Thanks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (26 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: It is on the point that Ms Graham was discussing. I believe the issues paper that is issued has the potential. I am very familiar with some of these issues papers. It is about managing people's expectation. It is a very important thing in anything we do in any walk of life or in any business. When people are told that it is their plan and they can have what they want, they think of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Cathaoirleach and his office, the Clerk and his team and all involved in the very successful visit yesterday by Congressman Richard Neal. By all accounts, it was an amazing and historic day. It was a great privilege to be here and to share in the exchange. Based on the media coverage last night, it resonated with a lot of people. I know it was a personal choice of the...

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: The Minister of State will have another opportunity to come back in again later, if he would not mind. We will take some Senators now, as I am conscious of time. The Minister of State will have time at the end to complete his statement and he might want to hear the questions now. Is the Minister of State happy with that?

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: We should not name individual companies-----

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: It is a matter of due process.

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Senator, will you stick to the Bill, please?

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome our guests from Ardgillan Community College in Balbriggan to the House. I hope they enjoy their day and I am delighted they are listening to our exchange on this legislation. I thank them for coming. To clarify for Members, we are governed by the Order of Business which was agreed by the House this morning. It sets out the speaking roster and the times. It was clearly indicated...

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: That is a matter for you on the Order of Business. I call Senator Wilson.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and the Control of Dogs Act 1986: Discussion (25 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank our guests for coming. I will not repeat what everyone else has said other than to say I am aware that the Department of Rural and Community Development publishes a comprehensive manual of statistics in respect of local authority dog-related activities. When I went looking today, I saw that the statistics for 2021 are not yet online. The witnesses might tell us when they are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and the Control of Dogs Act 1986: Discussion (25 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I wish to ask one supplementary question of Ms Gavaghan. Data is everything. Figures need to be broken down and analysed. Ms Gavaghan talked about the comprehensive and detailed form involved. Would it be possible for the Department to make a blank copy of that form available to the committee to allow us an understanding of the type of data it is attempting to capture? I do not want a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and the Control of Dogs Act 1986: Discussion (25 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I will return to the point about the blank form that sets out the strata and data the Department is seeking. Would it be possible for the committee to see a blank copy of the form to get a measure of the situation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and the Control of Dogs Act 1986: Discussion (25 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Ms Gavaghan has no difficulty with that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and the Control of Dogs Act 1986: Discussion (25 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: That is great. I thank Ms Gavaghan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and the Control of Dogs Act 1986: Discussion (25 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I have a point to make in respect of which I might have missed a response. The 85 hunting clubs and the associated dogs represent a somewhat different set of circumstances. I realise they are well looked after in most cases, or in 99% of cases. It is in people's interest to keep the dogs healthy and fit. They are working dogs. I know the subtle difference between pets and working dogs...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and the Control of Dogs Act 1986: Discussion (25 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Maybe we can contact the Hunting Association of Ireland at a future date. That is fair enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and the Control of Dogs Act 1986: Discussion (25 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Ms Gavaghan has confirmed the position and guidelines. We can make our own inquiries. I thank Ms Gavaghan for her assistance. She has been most helpful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities for the Greyhound Industry: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (25 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome our guests and the chief executive. I echo what some of the previous speakers said. I come to this as someone who is sceptical about the industry. I have consistently raised issues about State funding, including to the equestrian industry. I recognise that it is an industry, however. I read the submission today. It was clearly jumping off the pages that this is an organisation...