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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Prohibition of Certain Products Containing Plastic Microbeads Bill 2018: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Victor Boyhan: Is GMIT finding Irish Water co-operative or are slight restrictions being imposed? There will always be conflicts with Irish Water, as it is a service provider that has service-level agreements, SLAs, with local authorities and a national remit. What has GMIT's experience with Irish Water been in terms of this scientific work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Prohibition of Certain Products Containing Plastic Microbeads Bill 2018: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I am alarmed by Dr. Mahon talking about the vetoing of results. That must be of concern to the committee with respect to this work. The examination could not be carried out by the witnesses, which must again be of concern. We may have to raise that with Irish Water. It would be helpful to have some more facts because when making a case, one must be armed with facts. I presume the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Prohibition of Certain Products Containing Plastic Microbeads Bill 2018: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I understand.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authority Functions (7 Feb 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Cathaoirleach's office for selecting this matter. I ask the Minister of State to clarify the reserved functions of the elected members of city and county councils in the context of the capital budget. As we all know, all local authorities have a revenue budget and a capital budget. Each local authority adopts its budget annually. Members can accept, amend or reject the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authority Functions (7 Feb 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for that. Everything he said, I know. I will have to look at the Official Report to see his response. I was handed a script with only four paragraphs by way of response. It is very different from what the Minister of State read. He went way beyond the script, which I appreciate. I also appreciate his knowledge on this matter. Ultimately, the Minister of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authority Functions (7 Feb 2019)

Victor Boyhan: We can improve it, though.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Feb 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I will raise one issue. This morning at 10 a.m., the Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government launched its report examining the potential impacts of Brexit on Ireland's housing market. I acknowledge the enormous amount of work done by Deputy Maria Bailey, the Chairman of the committee on which all political groups in the House are represented. It is an important report and...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (6 Feb 2019)

Victor Boyhan: Well said.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Feb 2019)

Victor Boyhan: While I do not disagree with anything Senator Ardagh said, I am conscious that the Minister for Health is before the Joint Committee on Health this morning and, to be fair to him, he is answering the questions asked of him. I went in to listen for a while earlier. All parties are represented on the committee, both from Seanad Éireann and Dáil Éireann. Good, constructive work...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Feb 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I fully appreciate everything Senator Ardagh said and I do not disagree with her. However, there comes a point where politicians have to step up to the plate. One cannot continue to prop up an Administration that one does not believe in. It is one thing to go on "Prime Time" and various political programmes and say one has a problem with an issue but members of the public are asking what...

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (6 Feb 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I agree with all of what Senators have said but it is important to acknowledge Deputies Róisín Shortall and Catherine Murphy, who got the ball rolling. Some of the other groups who are claiming credit for this Bill were quite slow to pick up the ball in response to some of the many emails that were sent some months ago.We had a difficulty in getting time and it came back to other...

Seanad: Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister to the House and I thank her for her reasonable approach. Clearly people are disappointed and upset, but I do not doubt the Minister's commitment and one thing I have learned from my long-term involvement in all of these issues is that it is important that we are honest in our approach. Far too often people have been misled - the victims in institutional care have...

Seanad: Community and Rural Support Schemes: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for his detailed report. I acknowledge what other Senators have said. These are good schemes but we all accept that more funding is needed for them. I am particularly interested in the Department because it is relatively new. It is good at telling its story and it has a very interactive website. Clearly, there is a lot of news and spin but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I thank Mr. Walsh and his staff for coming here and I wish them well. I thank him for his presentation which was circulated to us yesterday, and which I read in detail. I will pepper a few questions with comments and he might take them as he sees fit. I acknowledge that An Bord Pleanála is independent. Its independence and impartiality are important. It is a participant in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Victor Boyhan: The Chairman will be delighted to learn this is not a live case. It has been completed. This was a planning case. The board's decision was overturned and it was appealed to the High Court. I will not go into more detail. The board lost and it then went on to the Supreme Court and it also lost there, which is most interesting. I have the judgment here. Much of the expenditure was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I am sorry to interrupt but we are in 2019 now-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Leader for the copy of the Order of Business we received this morning. Last Tuesday night, for those who do not know, the 64th annual general meeting of the Irish Farmers Association took place. The Taoiseach turned up and was received well, despite some commentary afterwards in the media. I echo what Senator Horkan has said. Over the coming weeks, if possible, we should have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Affordable Housing: Discussion (31 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I will ask general questions, and anyone who wants to can answer them. The witnesses have reinforced what everyone in the room knows, the need for State intervention with social and affordable houses. We need a major increase in the output of social and affordable housing. Mr. Brennan made the point that the issue of land is critical. What is the relationship of the Ó Cualann...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Affordable Housing: Discussion (31 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: That is the Vice Chairman's constituency.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Affordable Housing: Discussion (31 Jan 2019)

Victor Boyhan: Will Mr. O'Connor tease out who the winners and losers will be?