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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Electoral Register (4 Dec 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy English, here and thank him for coming to the House. This Commencement matter is on the plans to reform and maintain the electoral register. I was reminded again why I brought this issue up by the very low turnout in the recent by-elections. I spoke to a number of candidates who could tell me that people were five, ten or 15 years on the register of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Electoral Register (4 Dec 2019)

Victor Boyhan: To wrap up, I thank the Minister of State for that reply and I note he is aware of the issue of modernising the administration of the register of electors and enhancing the integrity of those registers. I do not believe we will have all of this in place for the next general election, looking at the political landscape ahead of us. I will make one further comment. It is important that we do...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Dec 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I congratulate all those who took part in the recent by-elections, those who were successful and unsuccessful. It takes courage to put oneself out in any election but particularly in a by-election. To candidates of all groups, parties and none, I send congratulations for engaging in the process.Leading on from that, I thank and congratulate those who were successful. It is a great honour...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: What Senator Richmond said is important but it is also important that we have a Seanad Special Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and I would welcome an early opportunity to have an updated report on its work, how it is meeting and what it is up to. That is really important. We have a number of slots and maybe we could identify a slot such as a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authority Housing Standards (27 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I am disappointed, however, because I saw the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, in the canteen. It is disappointing that the Minister cannot make himself available. Regardless of who someone is or what party or political group one represents, if any, if a Minister is in the building then he or she should...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authority Housing Standards (27 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: He is rarely here.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authority Housing Standards (27 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for the response. I take on board the official response concerning the role of the RTB. It is a valid point and I am happy to take it on board. There is, however, a need to regulate and inspect independently of the local authorities. They are failing on a whole range of fronts and we need to monitor them because no actor currently has responsibility in that...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authority Housing Standards (27 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: That is a long process and complaints have to be dealt with locally first.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: We have not seen him since.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I share colleagues' frustration with the deadlock on the beef market task force. Farmers are agitated and disappointed, as are Senators and Deputies. I welcome the decision by the Minister, Deputy Creed, to meet with the protestors, but the situation still requires urgent resolution. The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association has expressed serious concerns in regard to Bord Bia, the...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (27 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I wish to speak first on amendment No. 7. This is a Government amendment that further adds to the definition of what a layperson is under the Bill, adding a subsection (d) to ensure that no legal practitioner from outside the jurisdiction might constitute a layperson. It seems the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, is truly a believer in the conspiracy theories of the...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (27 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: To be clear, I have checked it. After all the debate, nobody in this Seanad mentioned the necessity of preventing foreign legal practitioners from having a role on the judicial appointments commission. We are open to correction on this; this is the process. This is the first amendment the Government has put forward. The Minister may say what he has to about this in a minute. What is the...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (27 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: There was zero debate on this matter.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (27 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I am not finished.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (27 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I was allowing the Leas-Chathaoirleach to speak. What is this all about? We need some explanation. The stenographers do a great job here. There are many hours so there is a lot of reading. By doing a few word searches, it is quite easy to find out what happened or did not happen in this House. Why is the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport so afraid of persons who may have had...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (27 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I second the amendment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role and Remuneration of Local Authority Members: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: First, I welcome the Minister of State and his officials to this committee. I also welcome the representatives of the Association of Irish Local Government AILG, the Local Authority Members Association, LAMA and anyone else who is tuning in. I read the Minister of State's statement last night and there was nothing new in it. I have a few questions. The Moorhead report was commissioned...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role and Remuneration of Local Authority Members: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: He is not a Minister yet.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I listened to Senator Horkan's comments but I support my colleagues, Senators Craughwell and Norris, on the proposed change to the Order of Business. It is our function or role and ultimately this is a matter for Members. Will the Leader update us at some stage on the land development agency Bill? There was great fanfare with the announcement of the agency over two years ago and we were...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2019: Second Stage (26 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I will be brief. I welcome the Minister of State here and thank him for coming into the House and providing us with the courtesy of going through this two page statement, which I welcome. I also want to acknowledge the work that is being done in the Department of Finance on how this budget has been set out in simple format for people to read and follow on the website. It was a safe budget...