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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight Audit Commission’s 2021 Annual Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Will the witnesses comment on their work on regional assemblies, which falls within their remit? There are major inconsistencies in the local authority corporate plans. By the very nature of local authorities, there are different demographics and areas, and there are reasons for that, but will they touch on that? Some of these issues over-layer with auditing systems but alarm bells must...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight Audit Commission’s 2021 Annual Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Who decides what is on the commission's agenda? Who prioritises that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight Audit Commission’s 2021 Annual Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: What is the relationship of NOAC with the local government audit service? I think it is a good organisation. Having looked through every one of the 31 local government audit reports, it strikes me that there are huge shortcomings on the property asset register and that many serious concerns have been raised which we will tease out later. The usual chief executives' response is that they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Vice Chairman and members present for facilitating me. I have to go up to the Seanad Chamber after this but I will be back. I welcome Ms Larkin and Mr. Murphy and thank them for their ongoing positive engagement with me. They are always available and if I have a particular query I have always found them to be very receptive and helpful in furnishing me with any details to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I have great faith and confidence in the LGAS, which does a very good job. That tees up all of these questions for us. We have all of these reports and they tee up all of these questions. When we go back and look historically at the reports, we see this re-occurring theme, like the fixed asset property register, and then the lame excuses from chief executives, who come out and say,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Yes, but are all 31 on the website?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: So there are two or three missing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: It raises questions as to why they are not published. The LGAS has completed its work on them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: They were completed on 31 October and some of the audit reports are still not published.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Is Ms Larkin alarmed or concerned by that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: We know that some audit committees delay their meetings, and this prolongs and delays the process. Some of these audit reports are pretty powerful and they are pretty damning. I am not suggesting anything but at some point they have to surface and be dealt with. I do not know if Ms Larkin has any comment on this, but I would like to see some sort of guidelines in relation to a designated...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank both witnesses.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: They are from the kingdom.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I join the Cathaoirleach in welcoming the students from Kerry. He stated that he would like them to be writers. I would like some of them to be politicians. I do not think he advocated that. There is plenty of opportunity in the future for them.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Earlier, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine announced a €45 million emergency package under the Brexit adjustment reserve, BAR, fund, which is really good news. This is the second BAR announcement in recent times. The impact of these packages is critical, particularly in the context of capital and diversification in the fishing and marine industries. That is clearly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2022: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: As I must leave, I thank the Acting Chairman and members for facilitating that. I welcome the Minister, Deputy O’Brien and thank him because I know he has a busy schedule. I do not have any questions but I have some concerns. I want to flag these concerns but first I recognise the constructive, imaginative and responsive approach that the Minister and his officials have taken in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2022: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I will. Will I meet the Minister in the Grand Hotel? It is an amazing place. It is similar in Dalkey, in Monkstown village and in Dún Laoghaire, as well as in other parts of the country. I acknowledge the importance and the significance and I believe it is here to stay. We must be realistic. It is good that it is here to stay. It creates expanded opportunities for tourists but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2022: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2022: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I appreciate that.