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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna (Atógáil) - Commencement Matters (Resumed): Homelessness Strategy (13 Jun 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donovan, and thank him for appearing in the House, although I acknowledge he is not the Minister of State with responsibility for the matter. I ask that the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government consider the establishment of a statutory independent inspectorate for emergency housing accommodation. That is not something unique or...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna (Atógáil) - Commencement Matters (Resumed): Homelessness Strategy (13 Jun 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for the report but it is exceptionally disappointing. The Minister of State confirmed to me that the Government has no intention of bringing in an independent inspector to monitor vulnerable children and their welfare in these State hubs. I have in my hand the written submission of Dr. Niall Muldoon, the Ombudsman for Children, from yesterday's committee...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna (Atógáil) - Commencement Matters (Resumed): Homelessness Strategy (13 Jun 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I will make the point. Hang on, I have a few minutes.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna (Atógáil) - Commencement Matters (Resumed): Homelessness Strategy (13 Jun 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I am making the point that it is disappointing. Clearly, the Minister of State does not have the time to respond and I do not want to use his time to respond because-----

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna (Atógáil) - Commencement Matters (Resumed): Homelessness Strategy (13 Jun 2019)

Victor Boyhan: Okay. That is grand.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna (Atógáil) - Commencement Matters (Resumed): Homelessness Strategy (13 Jun 2019)

Victor Boyhan: This report says it.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna (Atógáil) - Commencement Matters (Resumed): Homelessness Strategy (13 Jun 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I will hold this report up.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna (Atógáil) - Commencement Matters (Resumed): Homelessness Strategy (13 Jun 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I will listen.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna (Atógáil) - Commencement Matters (Resumed): Homelessness Strategy (13 Jun 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I take on board-----

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna (Atógáil) - Commencement Matters (Resumed): Homelessness Strategy (13 Jun 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I will be brief. I take on board what the Minister of State said-----

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna (Atógáil) - Commencement Matters (Resumed): Homelessness Strategy (13 Jun 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I am only reading his script.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jun 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I wish to raise the issue of family hubs. Yesterday the Mercy Law Resource Centre, the Children's Rights Alliance, Focus Ireland and Dr. Niall Muldoon, the Ombudsman for Children, presented to the Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government. They spoke of really harrowing experiences that children are undergoing in family hubs. Yes, family hubs are better than what we had...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jun 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I am raising it during the Order of Business because I wish to make a further request. Unfortunately the Minister could not be here but when he is back in the House could he specifically deal with this particularly important issue? In the meantime, I will write to the Minister today setting out what Dr. Muldoon has said. I ask the Leader to use his good offices to ask the Minister to deal...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jun 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I am sorry for being late. I ask the Leader to arrange a debate on family hubs. I have just come from a meeting of the Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government at which presentations were made by representatives from the Mercy Law Resource Centre and Focus Ireland and by the Ombudsman for Children. They gave harrowing accounts of children who are staying in what is meant...

Seanad: National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill 2018: Second Stage (12 Jun 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State. I will be brief. First, I thank the Minister of State for his speech on the National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill 2018. I thank him for his clarity on what is the central tenet of this legislation. As the previous speaker, Senator Horkan, stated, it is timely. It is prudent. It is the right thing to do. It is a wise...

Seanad: Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister to the House. I know that she is committed to this issue and has put a lot of work into it. It is important to acknowledge that but also to acknowledge the presence in the Public Gallery of some people who are directly affected by this issue. This is a really important day for adoptees in the context of their right to their identity, their right to know where they...

Seanad: Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2019)

Victor Boyhan: That is the point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Family and Child Homelessness: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I am conscious of time so I am only going to ask one question and make a few comments. First, I acknowledge the witnesses' presence and thank all of them because they are advocates who have given voices to many voiceless homeless children and families. They should not be disheartened. I have heard all of them speak at different venues in the past few years, and they are constant advocates...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)

Victor Boyhan: The HSE has raised health alarms about uncontrolled pumping of sewage into Dublin Bay in the past few days. The alarms were to stop children playing on the sand on the beaches north and south of Dublin Bay. It is an absolute scandal. There is a plant in Ringsend that is operating at 20% over its capabilities and capacity. There are what are called in the words of Irish Water controlled...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 May 2019)

Victor Boyhan: The counts in the local elections have now been completed and 949 county councillors elected. I salute them because it takes courage to put one's name on a ballot paper, no matter what party one chooses to represent or whether one runs as an Independent candidate. We have learned something from the local and European Parliament elections and the referendum. We must acknowledge that voter...