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Seanad: National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I will follow up on what the Senator said. I see it from his side. I believe it is good legislation and it is, in effect, a slap in the face from members of his party in the Government. That is the reality of it. I do not want to rub salt into the wound. Senator Ward has put a lot of work into this Bill. We have three Fine Gael Senators who brought this legislation to the House and who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I am not going to a debate on a motion of no confidence but I am going up to the Seanad at 4 o'clock. I will touch on a few issues. I do not really have any questions. I acknowledge and thank Ms Graham and her team here for leading off on the discussion papers and documents with the Planning Advisory Forum. I note that we have dealt with the plans and guidance, the consents issue,...

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Victor Boyhan: The Minister is very welcome. I also welcome John O'Connor from the Housing Agency. At the outset, I acknowledge the work of Caroline Timmons, a very able person in the Department, who has aided, assisted and supported the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage to deal with the complexities of this issue, and all of the Department's staff. I also welcome the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Jul 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I will not be in a position to support the Order of Business. I will not repeat everything Senator McDowell said but I will say that I am concerned about the guillotine. I know Senator Doherty is the Leader and there are many demands on her in organising the proceedings of the House. However, it is not acceptable that we had no pre-legislative scrutiny of the Remediation of Dwellings...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I will be brief. Amendments Nos. 27 to 29, inclusive, are self-explanatory so I will not go into great detail on them. I will mention two points. On the last occasion we discussed this Bill I spoke about lowering the age to 16 years, and the Minister of State told the House he was supportive. It is about engaging with people. I also pointed out how young people are so actively involved...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Will the Acting Chair slow down?

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I fully support this series of amendments and I thank Senator Ruane for setting them out. I have expressed some concerns before about the issues they raise. When we had a debate in this House on a Bill brought forward by Senator Malcolm Byrne dealing with similar issues, we were told the Government was looking at the matter and needed more detail. I am aware that a number of local...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Apprenticeship Programmes (6 Jul 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting this matter. It focuses not exclusively on general apprenticeships but on cross-Border apprenticeships. This follows on from someone in Queen’s University Belfast, QUB, sending me a copy of a speech delivered in that university by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Deputy Harris. It was an...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Apprenticeship Programmes (6 Jul 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for his detailed response. The takeaway from that is that the funding call for PEACE PLUS is about to be announced. I welcome that. The PEACE PLUS cross-Border initiative is amazing and fantastic and we need to tap into it. We can mutually benefit from that cross-Border relationship. I also acknowledge the ongoing work with SOLAS. That is important and I am...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I second the third proposed amendment to the Order of Business. I do so because I am extremely disappointed with the manner in which the Minister gave a commitment regarding the Higher Education Authority Bill. It is an important Bill and I had hoped to discuss several issues relating to it today. One of those issues relates to city and county councillors. I have a schedule in front of me...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I support the two Labour Party amendments. They are very basic. This is about transparency and openness. Surely no one has a difficulty with this. The amendments are worthy of support. I would like to think the Minister of State has given them consideration. With no disrespect to the Minister of State, for any Minister to read a piece of paper and tell us something is not possible is...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)

Victor Boyhan: It should be 15 minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Discussion (6 Jul 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the CCPC for its detailed submission and opening statement. I wish to go through this enforcement area it is concentrating on. It is the area I am interested in. Ultimately, if this proposed legislation is to be effective, it must be enforced. Mr. McHugh stated: Having an adequate and robust enforcement framework will be key to the effectiveness of the Office ... In the first...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Discussion (6 Jul 2022)

Victor Boyhan: On the suite of interventions spoken of, does the CCPC have a schedule of them? The witnesses might not have it with them today, but it would be helpful to us and to our understanding. There is clearly a scale and a hierarchy or matrix of interventions in this regard. Mr. Murphy referred to the quadrant and I understand what he means by that. Regarding what is an appropriate action in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Discussion (6 Jul 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Are the interventions adequately covered in the proposed legislation?