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Seanad: Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister to the House. I will start by saying that I tuned in to "Prime Time" last night and heard the Minister give an extensive and comprehensive interview. He touched on many of the issues Members are asking about today. I want to acknowledge public broadcasting and the media and the role they too have to play in this. It occurred to me while listening to the Minister...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 1: To insert the following paragraph under "calls on the Government to:" "- collaborate with An Garda Síochána, the NTA and public transport stakeholders to establish a dedicated Transport Policing Unit on the public transport network;".

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Victor Boyhan: First, I welcome the Minister of State. It is timely that she is here. I thank Fine Gael for using Private Members' time to put forward a motion on transport. It is really important. I had actually tabled a Commencement matter in respect of this issue last week. Suddenly, this motion came up and I saw it as an opportunity. With Commencement matters, a Minister will come in and say...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Victor Boyhan: That would help the Senator lose a bit of weight.

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I second the amendment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I appreciate that. I thank the Chair and Senator Daly. I have to go to the Seanad for Private Members' business. I welcome the Minister of State. He comes from my neck of the woods, Narraghmore in County Kildare, so I know of his reputation and commitment to agriculture, particularly young farmers coming into the sector. He has always been proactive there. He is highly placed and liked...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Nov 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I do not know about that, a Leas-Chathaoirligh. I want to speak in favour of Senator Conway's remarks on extra support for disabilities. I made some inquiries, and it was my understanding from the Houses of the Oireachtas that there was additional funding, resources and staff for people with a disability, and rightly so. I speak as someone with a lot of knowledge of local councils. I am a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Nov 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I appreciate that. The advantage of being last is that one is first to get a response.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (2 Nov 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I warmly welcome Mr. Barry Andrews, Mr. Ciarán Cuffe, Ms Clare Daly and Ms Frances Fitzgerald. I also welcome a former MEP, Senator Lynn Boylan, who is sitting on my right. She has a wealth of experience in Europe and I want to acknowledge that. The four MEPs present are diverse and a good choice for Dublin. Everyone who is an MEP representing the constituency of Dublin is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Leader for setting out the Order of Business. I wish to share my concern about it now. Earlier I had a discussion with some of my colleagues regarding an amendment to the Order of Business. On reflection and to be fair to all concerned, Ministers need time to come to this House and need to prepare to come to this House so I will not proceed with moving an amendment to the Order...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: Well said.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: Animal welfare.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I am always here to assist.

Seanad: EU Regulations: Motion (20 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I will be brief. I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank him for introducing the motion. It is important to have collaboration and co-operation, as Senator Ward said. It is important if we are serious about tackling crime and the money from criminal activity. We need to know that knowledge is power. I thank the Minister of State for making his statement to the House and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (19 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, and welcome him back to the Seanad. This issue relates to the Scoliosis Advocacy Network. I am not sure if the Minister of State has been briefed on this issue, but its representative appeared last week on "Today with Claire Byrne" on RTÉ. One of the reasons I am following up on this is that the Scoliosis Advocacy Network has been in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (19 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I am very disappointed. I do not know who prepared the Minister of State's response. This matter was specifically about scoliosis. This was not about the National Treatment Purchase Fund or waiting lists generally. This was a very focused Commencement matter about 170 children with scoliosis. It was as a result of an episode of "Today with Claire Byrne" on RTÉ last week and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Water Services (19 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Malcolm Noonan. The next matter is from Senator Fiona O'Loughlin and relates to the water supply issues at the Ballymore Eustace plan in the great County Kildare. She is welcome.

Seanad: Sláintecare Implementation: Statements (19 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State. In preparing for today, I took a look at the Sláintecare progress report for the period January to June 2021. The byline is "Right Care. Right Place. Right Time." Would it not be great if that were actually the case? I take on board that there were three major issues that the Minister rightly identified in his contribution. These are the kernel of...

Seanad: Flood Risk Management: Motion (19 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW, and I acknowledge the enormous amount of work that the OPW does in this area. I also welcome the Minister of State, Senator Pippa Hackett, who has huge responsibility around land use and this goes over a core aspect of her work and other related issues. Senator Pauline O'Reilly spoke about nature-based solutions, which is a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Architectural Heritage (13 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting this important matter and I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke. I know this is a busy week for him in the context of the budget and his other ministerial commitments. I will preface my remarks by saying that this matter relates to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. I engaged in the council's county development public...