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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Issues: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 May 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I will be brief because we are running out of time and many members have indicated that they wish to speak. There are three matters. In terms of the ecology, I will stick to the points in the statement from our guests. I welcome them and thank them for their work, particularly their presentation. My questions will be on that, rather than broad-stroke questions. Mr. Hayes referred to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Issues: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (27 May 2021)

Victor Boyhan: What about the pre-planning application? The pre-planning is very important.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Education Courses and the Signpost Programme: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the witnesses. I know that Mr. Pettit and his team head the educational sector in Teagasc. I studied horticulture under ACOT, the predecessor of Teagasc. That was a good while ago. I acknowledge the importance of Teagasc and its work on training. I will make a few comments and ask a few questions. On many occasions, we have discussed in this committee the question of what a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Education Courses and the Signpost Programme: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank Mr. Pettit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the witnesses from the various political parties here. To get back to some sort of context, we are here to carry out pre-legislative scrutiny on the electoral reform Bill. I have two simple questions in this first round. I will speak in the second round if my colleague is not present. I made contact yesterday in the Oireachtas on the marked registers. We are in a bubble in here...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank Mr. McShea.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank Mr. Carroll and look forward to the response of Ms McMahon on behalf of the Green Party.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Victor Boyhan: We might get back to the remaining answers in the next round.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I will return to them in the next round.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Victor Boyhan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I am taking the second slot for the Independent Group. The question that needs to be answered by Sinn Féin and the Social Democrats is if they will explain the manner in which their parties use targeted advertising deliberately to show political advertisements to people on the basis of their gender, age and location. I am conscious of time. Do the witnesses favour the continuation or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I ask the other witnesses their view on the marked registers, their retention and the practice of being able to pay a fee to receive them from the Clerk of Dáil Éireann.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cancer Services (17 May 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Butler, to the House. As always, it is good to see her. She always gives a very comprehensive response to Commencement matters or any other matter that might come before the House. I raise issues with BreastCheck, CervicalCheck and bowel screening. I am a former director of the National Treatment Purchase Fund - I do not...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cancer Services (17 May 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I note the additional funds and resources that have been allocated to address this issue. I thank the Minister of State for that. I am particularly pleased about the confirmation of the services for Donegal today because there is a substantial level of concern about the issue in the county. That is good news for the people of Donegal, for the people who represent them and for the people of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Leader for setting out the Order of Business and concur with other Senators on the revision to the schedule that has been made. The replacement of the debate on defence issues is important. I look forward to the debate on Fine Gael's Private Members' motion on young people. It is a thought-provoking issue. All is not well in that area and I look forward to setting out a number...

Seanad: Young People: Motion (17 May 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 2: To insert the following paragraph after “calls on the Government to:” “- actively pursue the implementation of the recommendations contained in the Ombudsman for Children’s Annual Report 2019, as well as those of the Children’s Rights Alliance Report Card 2021, and to lay a report before Seanad Éireann on such implementation...

Seanad: Young People: Motion (17 May 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 3: To insert the following paragraph after “calls on the Government to:" “- address as a matter of urgency the current waiting list of 2,551 referrals for all Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), noting the increase in referrals to CAMHS during 2020, the 66% increase in hospital admissions for eating disorders during 2020 compared to the...

Seanad: Young People: Motion (17 May 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 4: To insert the following paragraphs after “calls on the Government to:” “- acknowledge that 112,000 fewer 15-34 year olds were in paid work in the final quarter of 2020 than a year earlier; - take immediate action on the increased youth unemployment figures as set out in ‘Poverty, Income Inequality and Living Standards in...

Seanad: Young People: Motion (17 May 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 May 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister to the House. I do not doubt his personal commitment to this job but it is interesting to look at the housing debate.There was a confidence and supply Government, with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael effectively supporting each other. There was Rebuilding Ireland, which is still Government policy. I contacted the Department today to confirm that. While I acknowledge...