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Seanad: Uyghur Tribunal: Motion (9 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I second the motion.

Seanad: Uyghur Tribunal: Motion (9 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Acting Chair. I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I thank my colleague and friend Senator McDowell, in particular, for leading off this Private Members' business on behalf of the Seanad Independent Group. At many times in this House, I have used the analogy that we need to shine a light in a dark place. If ever there was a time to do this, it is today. As...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I note the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, is staying with us for the next Commencement matter.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (8 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State and her officials to the House. As she said, the programme for Government includes a commitment to end fur farming. The tripartite Government agreed to a prohibition and I welcome it. Indeed, it should have been outlawed a long time ago. I want to acknowledge the focus of the Green Party on this, among other items that I do not have time to discuss today....

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (8 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Hear, hear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: First, I welcome our guests who have come here today. This is not a blame game for anyone. That is what we need to get out of the way. It is a crisis in homelessness and we need to tackle it in a multifaceted and holistic way. I picked up on some words there from Ms Timmons when she talked about the Housing for All implementation plan. That is really important. We need to police this...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome Senator Pauline O'Reilly to the Leader's chair. I had intended raising another issue but in light of Senator O'Loughlin's Commencement matter I want to focus a little bit more on that issue as it is critically important. It goes to the very heart of communication in government and how a Government, especially a coalition one, and in this case a tripartite coalition Government,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Monuments and Archaeological Heritage Bill: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (3 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: What about the power of the Minister and how An Taisce thinks we can address it because I do not think any Minister should have all that power?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Monuments and Archaeological Heritage Bill: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (3 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: What is the alternative?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Monuments and Archaeological Heritage Bill: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (3 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I will follow on from that point. I want to direct all my questions to Dr. Clinton. I welcome all our guests. I read all the submissions and they are excellent. I have got a very positive vibe frorm them. I soldiered with Dr. Clinton on an issue related to Carrickmines Castle a long time ago, therefore, I know of his work and expertise in this area. I want to pick out a number of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I wish to raise just one issue, which is on the Irish Thalidomide Association. I have raised this issue twice in January. One of the most important functions and powers that we have as Senators is to shine a light in a dark place. I have said this very often, and I use this analogy because I believe it to be true. The association have been in touch with me, and in touch with all...

Seanad: Passport Office Service: Motion (2 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister. I thank Fine Gael for bringing forward this Private Members’ business. There is nothing unusual in this, nothing exciting about it, and it is very obvious. Clearly, I took some time to look through the parliamentary questions. The Minister has answered a hell of a lot of parliamentary questions in the Dáil in regard to all of this, and all of these...

Seanad: Passport Office Service: Motion (2 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I am very impressed.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome Senator O'Loughlin to the Chair. It is befitting today, St. Brigid's Day, and I wish everyone well in the celebrations. I had the pleasure yesterday to be in Kildare at an eve of St. Brigid's event. It was a fantastic event and the people in the heart of County Kildare, which is Kildare town, were bowled over. It was also great to see how they have reinvigorated and redefined...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Parks and Wildlife Service (27 Jan 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for coming here directly. He is very conscious and proud of the National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS, as am I, and I thank him for taking time out of his busy schedule to deal with this matter. I want to put a few points about the National Parks and Wildlife Service on the public record. I believe that it is always important to set the scene for the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Parks and Wildlife Service (27 Jan 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I will be brief. I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive response, which I will consider later. What jumps off the page, and what I want to congratulate the Minister of State on, is the 64% increase in funding for the NPWS since he became Minister of State, and his absolute commitment to keep the NPWS focused. I am also particularly interested to learn today, because it is news...

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

Victor Boyhan: I welcome this morning's news that the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, has announced that the Seanad by-election will take place and that 11 February 2022 is the date by which nominations must be received. This is good news. It was officially announced this morning. We must always welcome elections. I wish all of the people who have been...

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

Victor Boyhan: I did not make the announcement as such. I just passed on what I heard.