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- Seanad: Finance Bill 2019: Second Stage (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: -----and I just want to make that point. I am not in government, I am not involved in any confidence and supply arrangement and I am not in any political party so I just wanted to make that point. It is worth saying because we can get ourselves all tied up in the figures and percentages. Let us call it as it is. At this time, we have virtually full employment and we have thousands of...
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2019: Second Stage (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: There may well be. I am not aligned to any of them.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2019: Second Stage (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: I stand here on my own.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2019: Second Stage (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: We are talking about the finances that are there or should be there to put in place coherent Government policy. A policy to serve-----
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2019: Second Stage (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: I was never with Deputy Ross.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2019: Second Stage (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: I am happy to take this opportunity to say I was never involved with Deputy Ross. I acknowledge we need a Government but let us not pat ourselves on the back too much. There are serious deficiencies in services in this country and they need to be addressed. Hopefully times will change and we will address them.It is important that we do not lose the run of ourselves because there are big...
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2019: Second Stage (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: Thank you.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2019: Second Stage (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: Lovely, thank you.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2019: Second Stage (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: She is back.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: I thought the Senator was going to say electric chair.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: I want to speak to this amendment but before I do I preface my remarks by welcoming the Minister here and thanking him for his indulgence and patience. I know it is frustrating for the Minister but it is also frustrating for us. In preparing an opinion piece today, I took the time and trouble to look at the amount of judges this Government has presided over and appointed. Without reading...
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: Under the current system.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: Fair play to Senator Conway.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: I will give him a little latitude.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: Deputy Enda Kenny as well. He did a good job too.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: We respect that.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: That is terrible.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2019)
Victor Boyhan: That is helpful. I can remember my opinion piece.