Results 2,721-2,740 of 5,028 for speaker:Victor Boyhan
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Victor Boyhan: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Victor Boyhan: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Victor Boyhan: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Victor Boyhan: I wholly endorse this amendment. Without rehashing and going over what we said last week, participative engagement by citizens and elected members of city and county councils is vitally important. We need to see it in the context of a form of local government. I posed a question here last week and thereafter received calls from three sitting councillors in Limerick. I did not think too...
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 7: In page 6, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “(ga) a statement setting out how the proposed LRD has had regard to the relevant objectives of the development plan or local area plan in whose area or areas the proposed LRD would be situated, and”.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 8: In page 6, line 41, to delete "development." and substitute "development, including elected members of the local authority.".
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Victor Boyhan: I am conscious that we are under time pressure. We have discussed much of this before. It is disappointing that the Minister has not accepted the amendments we discussed on Committee Stage, which would retain the right of the city and county council. The Minister made his case with regard to it. We had a vote on it as well, and clearly it was not supported by any of the Government parties...
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Victor Boyhan: I am disappointed. I will be pushing this to a vote, partly because I have given a commitment to the city and county councils that I will pursue it. I went through the legislation line by line and thought really hard about this matter. This is where I stitched it in the provision because, as the Minister has rightly said, it allows the planning authority to engage with a community. All we...
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Victor Boyhan: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Victor Boyhan: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 11: In page 8, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: “(1A) The planning authority shall make the opinion available on its website, together with a copy of plans and other details discussed at the consultation meeting, upon lodgement of the LRD application.”.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Victor Boyhan: These are the final two amendments in my name. I will be withdrawing amendment No. 11 with the agreement of the House. Amendment No. 12 states: In page 8, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: “(2A) The LRD opinion issued by a planning authority under subsection (1) shall be made public when a planning application in respect of the proposed development is made in...
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister for that. I appreciate his response and wish him well in continuing with this legislation. I thank him for his time and thank his officials for their engagement.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 12: In page 8, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: “(2A) The LRD opinion issued by a planning authority under subsection (1) shall be made public when a planning application in respect of the proposed development is made in accordance with section 34.”.
- Seanad: Children in Care and Children Leaving Care: Statements (23 Nov 2021)
Victor Boyhan: I call Senator Seery Kearney.
- Seanad: Children in Care and Children Leaving Care: Statements (23 Nov 2021)
Victor Boyhan: I call Senator Ruane. I also thank her for pressing for this important debate.
- Seanad: Children in Care and Children Leaving Care: Statements (23 Nov 2021)
Victor Boyhan: Thank you. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Rabbitte. The next speaker is Senator O'Loughlin.
- Seanad: Children in Care and Children Leaving Care: Statements (23 Nov 2021)
Victor Boyhan: I now call Senator Conway. You are an amazing timekeeper; you are spot on. I do not know how you do it.
- Seanad: Children in Care and Children Leaving Care: Statements (23 Nov 2021)
Victor Boyhan: Anyway, you have four minutes.
- Seanad: Children in Care and Children Leaving Care: Statements (23 Nov 2021)
Victor Boyhan: I thank Senator Murphy. I now call the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, who is no stranger to the House at this stage. She is very welcome.