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Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (5 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I accept that.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (4 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister to the House. This Commencement Matter relates to the Government's mother and baby institutions payment scheme. I acknowledge the Minister's commitment since coming into office. This has not been an easy issue to deal with as it is complex and diverse, with many strands to it. There are many stakeholders involved, with the lives of many individuals and those of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (4 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister for that informative response. I will comment on three elements. Regarding the eligibility of those applicants who are overseas and outside the State, it is likely that many of them may be living in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool and places like that. It is critically important that this message regarding eligibility is disseminated and that to do so we tap...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: One issue I will raise is the sow for Ukraine initiative that came out with the packets of seeds one will see available around this place in the coming days and in every SuperValu and Centra in the entire country over the coming days. SuperValu and Centra are sponsors and have bought into the sow for Ukraine sunflower seed initiative. This is an initiative by people, including Ukrainian...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome Dr. Upton and Dr. Shalloo to the committee and thank them. This is an important area of discussion and consideration for the committee. Our focus this evening is on solar energy and the agriculture industry. We all know the main benefits of solar and agriculture which Dr. Upton pointed out. They are enhanced energy security, farm diversification and the income that is related to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Is there much uptake? Is Dr. Upton encouraged by the participation and uptake in this area?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Dr. Upton mentioned a paradigm shift, which is an understatement. We have a serious issue. Dr. Upton referred to Food Vision 2030 which, he stated, "sets the goal to develop a climate neutral agrifood system, so that by 2050 the climate impact of methane is reduced to zero and remaining agricultural emissions are balanced by removals; scale up renewable energy sources", etc. That is all...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Dr. Upton is saying the climate impact of methane is reduced to zero?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Dr. Upton's statement said the climate impact of methane is reduced to zero and remaining agricultural emissions are balanced by removals by scaled up renewable energies. Will he explain that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: What is Dr. Upton's view on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Is the suggestion Dr. Upton cited far-fetched? Is it achievable?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: It is an honourable one, however. Ag Climatise sets a target for 2030 rather than 2050. What are our guests' views on these targets and whether they are achievable?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: We spoke with the previous group of witnesses about solar farms. I went to see one in Wicklow. The panels were set up quite high off the ground, perhaps 1 m high or slightly less. There were sheep grazing on the land. That is really impressive. They could move in and out around these framed structures. It seems very exciting and profitable and the farmers involved are very excited by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Dr. Upton touched on the collaboration between SFI, Munster Technological University and Teagasc's Moorepark facility, with which I am very familiar. Will the witnesses share with the committee what is happening and speak about innovation, synergy and collaboration as part of their work and the topic we are discussing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the witnesses for their help.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Dr. Shalloo accepts that is a highly ambitious target.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Carbon and Energy within the Construction Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (3 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank all the witnesses for coming today. I will focus on three of the submissions, given the time constraint. I understand the National Building Control and Market Surveillance Office is an independent unit within Dublin City Council funded by the 31 local authorities. Will its representatives touch very briefly on that structure, independence and how they operate there? There is an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Carbon and Energy within the Construction Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (3 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I am conscious of the questions but I think what Ms Phelan told us today regarding builders and construction is alarming. Alarm bells must now be ringing for the committee. Ms Phelan is an expert in this area. She is at the coalface of all this. She has raised a very serious concern with us and it is certainly something we need to revisit. I thank her for her very honest assessment. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Carbon and Energy within the Construction Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (3 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I want to revisit what Ms Phelan said about the biggest impediment to compliance, the issues about building regulations requirements and the serious lack of trained competent builders and tradespeople in the construction sector. I had run out of time on this point and I am returning to it now that I have another seven minutes. Ms Phelan might touch on more of those issues. She might share...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Carbon and Energy within the Construction Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (3 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank Ms Phelan for those comments. I have one follow-on question. Is Ms Phelan suggesting the self-build declaration she referred to earlier should be scrapped? When one lodges a commencement notice one is required to submit a self-build declaration. Is Ms Phelan saying that should be reformed or scraped?