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

Victor Boyhan: It is a backward step and Ms Phelan would recommend that it be scrapped.

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

Victor Boyhan: That is very good to hear. Ms Jammet might comment also, as I know she is interested in engaging.

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 Jammet for that. I am happy to leave it at that.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Apr 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Cathaoirleach for inviting His Excellency, the ambassador of the Netherlands, to the Chamber today. It was fitting and I thank the Cathaoirleach for his remarks to the ambassador, which I clearly enjoyed. It is a wonderful country. As I was listening, I remembered being in the Netherlands picking bulbs at the age of 16 or 17. Many of us went there to pick bulbs. It was a good...

Seanad: Funding for Ukrainian Students in Irish Universities: Statements (27 Apr 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Before we proceed, I welcome the visitors in the Visitors Gallery. I thank them for their visit to Leinster House and hope they have had a good day here.

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Apr 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Is it possible to speak on that amendment?

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Apr 2022)

Victor Boyhan: There is scope in amendment No. 2 to discuss all that.

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Apr 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 2: In page 9, after line 40, to insert the following: “Report on Reforms to the Marine Casualty Investigation Board 16. The Minister shall, within 2 years of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications, a report detailing the implementation of reforms to the Marine Casualty Investigation Board.”. ...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Apr 2022)

Victor Boyhan: That is somewhat disappointing considering all of the commentary of the Minister of State to date. She said that she acknowledged the need for a new mechanism for appointing members of the board of the MCIB. Can she tell me what progress has been made since she made that statement? The Clinch and Lacey reports have done us a service. There is a fear in government and in the Department...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Apr 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I want to conclude my commentary on this amendment. I thank Senator David Norris for co-signing it. We had a good debate and a good exchange. I am not on the committee, although I did have engagements with some of the members of the committee as a result of looking at the Dáil transcript and reading the transcript of the committee. All of the contacts that I received were external....

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Apr 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State. That enlightens Senators better than any Commencement matter. Her second intervention was exceptionally helpful and informative. I am happy to withdraw the amendment. We have had a good discussion on it. The Minister of State shared much information of which I was not fully aware and confirmed the Government's commitment. I do not doubt her commitment. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Welfare: My Lovely Horse Animal Rescue (27 Apr 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the representatives. Their organisation is wonderful. I am a major advocate for animal welfare and I have been involved in equestrian sport for many years, but that is a separate matter. I acknowledge their enormous work. The one great thing about Irish people is that, on the whole, the majority of them - I know there are many cases where they do not - love animals, especially...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Welfare: My Lovely Horse Animal Rescue (27 Apr 2022)

Victor Boyhan: There are also other people listening in other offices throughout the complex. Many people are tuning in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Welfare: My Lovely Horse Animal Rescue (27 Apr 2022)

Victor Boyhan: How much money does the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine give the organisation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Welfare: My Lovely Horse Animal Rescue (27 Apr 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Does the organisation receive lottery funding?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hemp Industry: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the representatives from Teagasc and the Department for coming in. We have already had debate on this issue at the committee, particularly with hemp growers and advocates on its potential. I have grown hemp here and in Greece, so I know a little bit about the matter. It is very easy to grow. Once the seed makes contact with soil and it is firmed in, it grows. I do not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hemp Industry: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I will wrap up. I am conscious of time and other members want to contribute. I think that is exciting. That is an enormous amount. Is the committee to take it that the witnesses are ambitious and believe there is potential? The hemp crop provides high-value protein. It is a new market and provides diversification. Are the witnesses reasonably confident that this is exciting,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hemp Industry: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I want to focus on hemp.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hemp Industry: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Victor Boyhan: That is great. I thank the witnesses.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Community Development Projects (26 Apr 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I also welcome the Minister of State to the House. My Commencement matter relates to the rural community development scheme in terms of supports for town and village renewal. I note at the outset that it was a highly successful scheme, particularly around Covid-19 and post Covid, in terms of the challenges for rural communities and bringing them on. Supports for the town and village...