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Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2021: Motion (8 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I am conscious that four Members present are members of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The man that may have more to say than anyone is the man from that wonderful horse country, Kildare. He is the Senator slightly behind me here. I thank the Minister for being here. We all know that horse racing and horse breeding are an integral part of agricultural, rural...

Seanad: Antarctic Treaty: Motion (8 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister for coming to the House. I will be brief. I support this excellent motion. I do not intend listing all the county councillors from Kildare. I am originally from Kildare, a little place just outside Athy called Narraghmore. Therefore, I know a lot about Ernest Shackleton. I salute the people of Athy in County Kildare for the interpretative centre and museum and also...

Seanad: Antarctic Treaty: Motion (8 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: If we park all of that, I want to make the point-----

Seanad: Antarctic Treaty: Motion (8 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: -----that there is a commitment and history. I support the motion. The Antarctic is unique. It is an isolated land mass with no permanent human settlements, surrounded by a wild, cold and stormy ocean. Few can perceive the benefits of the Antarctic. Few of us have clear opinions based on personal experience, for many of us will never visit or have the opportunity to visit that continent....

Seanad: Antarctic Treaty: Motion (8 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: The Senator got plenty of value for his time.

Seanad: Antarctic Treaty: Motion (8 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister for his detailed response to the motion. I invite Senator Martin to respond.

Seanad: Antarctic Treaty: Motion (8 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Infrastructure (7 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: The Minister of State without interruption, please.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid Pandemic Supports (7 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Joe O'Brien, to the House.

Seanad: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister. This is a large body of work and complex legislation, as he outlined. I took the time in recent days to look back over the Dáil debates in preparation of some amendments. One might ask why someone would consider amendments before he had heard the Minister speak but the great advantage is we can read the report of the debates in the Dáil and read the...

Seanad: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: It will be planning led.

Seanad: Covid-19 and the New Measures (Enterprise, Trade and Employment): Statements (7 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Tánaiste to the Seanad. Someone must have sat in my seat because the pen here states, "Vote Leo Varadkar No. 1". I hope that is not an omen. I did not bring that in here; someone left that here.

Seanad: Covid-19 and the New Measures (Enterprise, Trade and Employment): Statements (7 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: Anyway, Miriam Lord might have a giggle about that on Saturday. That is a challenge to her. The Minister is always very welcome here. It is great to see him here. He is the Tánaiste at the end of the day, and that is important, as is his being present to listen and engage. Communication is a two-way process. It is both internal and external. Sometimes we get lost communicating to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee
Update from Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I warmly welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, to the House yet again. I thank her for taking the time to come here and set out her comprehensive rationale behind the legislation. I thank the many hundreds of people who have written to Senators, and no doubt Deputies, with different points of view and perspectives, all valid. That is important. There is a suggestion that people...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: One of many.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 3) 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: As indicated earlier, I am supporting these amendments and I am doing so because of the rationale that has been teased out well. I will not delay the debate because it is time sensitive and there is nothing to be gained from teasing it out to that extent, other than to say that what Senator Gavan talks about is parliamentary oversight. That is really important. Nothing that is happening in...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 3) 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank Senator Moynihan for clearly setting out the issues behind this very important amendment. I talked to the Minister of State earlier about clarity of message. Let us be clear because we are seeing the external results of the internal communications. We need to be clear about what we are doing and considering here today. It is my understanding that we are talking about our citizens,...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 3) 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: This amendment relates to parliamentary oversight and accountability in the Dáil.I do not think there is an issue with the Minister of State regarding that either. We talk about the quality of the debate in the Upper House, which I acknowledge, but it would be great if a Minister could come into the House and just support a very reasonable amendment. I know the Minister of State spoke...