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Seanad: Report of Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Statements (6 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Breen, and acknowledge his enormous track record in the few years he has been Minister of State with responsibility for this area. I thank, in particular, the rapporteur for the committee, my colleague, Senator Ó Céidigh, and the Leas-Chathaoirleach who is its Chairman. It is a really important piece of work. As I was listening to Senator...

Seanad: Report of Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Statements (6 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: The Senator should not encourage her.

Seanad: Report of Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Statements (6 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: The rates?

Seanad: Report of Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Statements (6 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: We are Senators. We are not Deputies yet.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wool Forum (5 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister to the House. He will be familiar with the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association, ICSA, with which he and his Department work closely. It has raised the issue of capacity to expand and develop the wool industry. Sheep wool is natural, renewable and biodegradable and has many uses. There is a strong case for its usage in the greening and insulation of houses...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wool Forum (5 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister. He was honest and frank and I always like to hear that from a Minister. He tells it as it is and I acknowledge that. It is encouraging that the Minister has shared with us the possibility for developing the Japanese wool trade market. That is something I never knew that I have learned today so I will take that away with me. I note the Minister is not prepared at...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: The telephone is ringing.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome Senator Hackett and wish her well. I also welcome her husband, daughter and son. This is a demanding role. It is great to have a Green Member back in Seanad Éireann. The Leader will be aware that the family of the late Shane O'Farrell brought their campaign to the gates of Leinster House today. I do not know how many Senators took the time, or got time, to meet the family,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I will be well able to do this in three minutes. I thank the EPA, Fingal County Council and Irish Water for attending. Their presence is important. I will stick to Dr. Ryan's opening statement, which we had the advantage of having supplied to us earlier. I will take him through three or four points. This is a critical public health issue for people in areas served by this water...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: In his response to my earlier question about litigation, Dr. Ryan said the EPA may order the treatment of water supplies, issue legal directions and take legal prosecutions. He said no legal enforcement may be required. He went into the history of it a bit and said he had doubts about the powers in respect of taking such action. I am a bit concerned by this. Dr. Ryan is telling us that he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Victor Boyhan: That is interesting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Discussion (24 Oct 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I am happy to do it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Discussion (24 Oct 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I am next on the list to ask a question in any event. I hope it will not take too long. I welcome Mr. Lemass and thank him for his concise presentation. I want to set the context for my questions. In September, we heard that more than €2 billion in Government funding had been given to unregulated bodies to provide for social housing over the past ten years. That money went to a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Discussion (24 Oct 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I accept it is of a voluntary nature-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Discussion (24 Oct 2019)

Victor Boyhan: In no other area of Government are such vast amounts of money disbursed on the basis of voluntary regulation. It is up to the Department to provide an answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Discussion (24 Oct 2019)

Victor Boyhan: Absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Discussion (24 Oct 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I thank Mr. Lemass.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Discussion (24 Oct 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I thank Mr. Lemass for his replies. I also wish to thank him for the question-and-answer document that was circulated. I had a very brief look at it before I came in here. It is exceptionally helpful. I wish to thank those involved in its preparation. It is really helpful and will be of great assistance to others who want to understand the system.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Oct 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I wish to raise the issue of strategic housing development, SHD, which has been much talked about in the media in the past 24 hours. It involves the fast-track planning of developments involving more than 100 units. We see major implications arising from this. There are implications for the Aarhus Convention in terms of public consultation, access to environmental information, which is set...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (23 Oct 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I will not repeat too much of what many other Members have said about Feargal's political career. I will talk about some of the personal encounters I had with him. Before I do so, I welcome Denise and her family and all the Members in the Distinguished Visitors Gallery. I also welcome the visitors and former Senators in the other Visitors Gallery. I met Feargal more than 42 years ago. At...