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Seanad: Report of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Statements (Resumed) (19 Feb 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister. We must wrap up at this point.

Seanad: Report of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Statements (Resumed) (19 Feb 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I apologise to the Senator but I cannot really ask anyone else. Perhaps she can have a word with the Minister afterwards.

Seanad: Report of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Statements (Resumed) (19 Feb 2021)

Victor Boyhan: That is okay. I thank the Minister. That concludes statements on the report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes.

Seanad: Student Nurses (Pay) Bill 2021: Second Stage (19 Feb 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister to the House. I thank Senators Hoey and Sherlock and all of the Labour Party Senators for proposing this important Bill. I am encouraged that Senators from both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have broadly welcomed it. Seeing it through to implementation is a different test, however, and only time will tell what will happen in that regard. We know there are immense...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank all the witnesses for coming in. I declare somewhat of an interest. I have worked professionally in the horticultural industry for 40 years. I did some work in Teagasc many moons ago on mushroom production in Kinsealy. I have visited many of the mushroom plants in the country over the past two years. Clearly there is this issue of an alternative. I agree with Deputy Carthy that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I wish to raise just one issue. I have heard a number of suggestions here to the effect that "that is not in my brief" or "that is in someone else's brief". Senator Paul Daly makes a really strong and cogent case. We need a multi-agency approach to tackling this problem. Perhaps we have not touched sufficiently on the economic impact assessment. I refer to the economic impact this is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) Regulations 2021 and Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 2) Regulations 2021: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (16 Feb 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for the overview. I want to get some understanding of the mechanism. When we approve these today, with which I do not have a difficulty, will they then got to both Houses of the Oireachtas? My understanding is that they would normally go to them. The motions are usually taken without debate in the Seanad. Could the Minister of State clarify that because it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Feb 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I wish to advise that Deputy Richard O'Donoghue is taking the first slot for the Independent group.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Feb 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I am very conscious of time so I will start off by telling Dr. O'Toole that I really welcome him. He has given us a dose of reality. I have listened to the other political groupings and their commentary and I read today's edition of The Irish Times. Yes, the heading is "ESRI claims shared equity schemes risk driving up prices" but Dr. O'Toole is right to come in and bring a dose of reality...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Feb 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Leader for setting out the Order of Business. I want to talk on behalf of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO, the nurses' union, and the great work it does. Nurses and midwives are doing an amazing job on the front line in saving the lives of our loved ones in the context of Covid. It is a tragedy. They are physically exhausted. I do not know whether Senators...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (9 Feb 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank Ms Barry Walsh, Mr. Forde and Ms Garvan for coming in and for what, quite frankly, are their robust responses. To be fair, it is a robust system of questioning. I acknowledge that and thank them for making themselves available. It is important to say that. We welcome engagement with anybody at this committee, so I thank them for making themselves available. Given the shortage...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (9 Feb 2021)

Victor Boyhan: There is a Senator Boyhan and a Senator Boylan. Which one is the Chairman calling? Is he calling Senator Boyhan or Senator Boylan?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (9 Feb 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome Mr. Quinlan and his team. It is great to see them back before the committee. I wish to focus on the affordable house purchasing scheme. I will to refer to an article I read recently in the Business Post. It raised a number of questions in which I have a particular interest and I will tee up my questions around the article. The main points relate to the potential breach of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (9 Feb 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank Mr. Quinlan for the comprehensive reply.

Seanad: Special Education Provision: Statements (8 Feb 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. I have known her a long time. We soldiered together on Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, so I, too, know of her absolute commitment to be successful at whatever she does in every walk of political life. She has demonstrated that time and again in her commitments in other areas of politics. I acknowledge that and I welcome...

Seanad: Free Provision of Period Products Bill 2021: Second Stage (8 Feb 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank him for attending. I note the press release issued by the half of the Department to which he is referenced. The press release refers to the launching of the Period Poverty in Ireland report. It is timely, wise and pragmatic - whatever we like to call it - that it should be today given what we have on the agenda. I wish to acknowledge...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: The Impact of Brexit on the Agriculture Industry: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Feb 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister and his staff for coming in and for the comprehensive overview. I have a few points and a few questions. The Minister mentioned the agricultural attachés. He might at some future date update the committee with a briefing note on the work of these attachés, particularly post-Brexit. It is not something I want done today but the Minister might update the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I am not sure whether Deputy O'Donoghue is linked in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I thank Dr. Suiter and Dr. Reidy. This is a really interesting discussion. Of course, we all know the importance of elections, which are fundamental to our democracy. Therefore, it is important that they are properly managed and evaluated. This goes without saying. I have been involved in the OSCE so I am familiar with the monitoring of elections and indeed was in the US during the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2021)

Victor Boyhan: I apologise to the Chairman but what about the second round? It is done by party groups. We Independents are in the second round and we have not been called.