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- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2018)
Victor Boyhan: My second point should serve as a wake-up call for anyone involved in politics and as an illustration of the need for an electoral commission. A woman called to my house at 10.30 p.m. yesterday to say that she had received a letter from a particular local authority suggesting that she is no longer residing at her address and that her name is being passed on to the county registrar to be...
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2018)
Victor Boyhan: The letter was addressed to her home and had her name on it. She contacted me-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2018)
Victor Boyhan: She was still living there and had not left.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2018)
Victor Boyhan: They said that she should no longer be on the register and that it was proposed to delete her name from it-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2018)
Victor Boyhan: -----for 2019 as it appears that she is no longer resident at that address. This woman has lived in the same house for 48 years. In any event, I contacted the local authority and was informed that it has issued hundreds of similar letters. I checked with a number of other local authorities and was told the same. Hundreds of these letters have been issued and the names will be presented to...
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2018)
Victor Boyhan: I join Senators Ardagh and Murnane O'Connor in expressing serious concern at the ever-increasing numbers of people sleeping rough in Dublin. While recent press coverage talks about the city, people are sleeping rough throughout the county.I believe that the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive showed that recently. I note from the Taoiseach's commentary earlier that he was disappointed with...
- Seanad: Annual National Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (4 Dec 2018)
Victor Boyhan: To clarify, may we respond to each Minister or Minister of State separately or will we allow all the Ministers and Ministers of State speak before we ask questions?
- Seanad: Annual National Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (4 Dec 2018)
Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister to the House. I also thank the various Ministers and Ministers of State for coming to the House and making statements, although I am somewhat disappointed that they are not here now to listen to what Senators have to say on the matter. That is not too much to ask of them. Some might think it was a sign of Seanad reform that seven Ministers or Ministers of State have...
- Seanad: Annual National Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (4 Dec 2018)
Victor Boyhan: He will not be able to do it in five minutes.
- Seanad: Annual National Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (4 Dec 2018)
Victor Boyhan: He does not have five minutes.
- Seanad: Annual National Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (4 Dec 2018)
Victor Boyhan: On a point of order, to be fair to the Minister of State, he was not here when the questions were put to the lead Minister and therefore cannot answer them.
- Seanad: Annual National Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (4 Dec 2018)
Victor Boyhan: The Minister of State cannot answer the questions because he did not hear them.
- Seanad: Annual National Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (4 Dec 2018)
Victor Boyhan: We will have to have the Ministers back this week.
- Seanad: Annual National Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (4 Dec 2018)
Victor Boyhan: I propose a suspension of Standing Orders tomorrow.
- Seanad: Annual National Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (4 Dec 2018)
Victor Boyhan: He cannot answer. He does not know what the questions were. It is a farce.
- Seanad: Annual National Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (4 Dec 2018)
Victor Boyhan: I would like the support of the Leas-Chathaoirleach.
- Seanad: Annual National Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (4 Dec 2018)
Victor Boyhan: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach for that commitment.
- Seanad: Annual National Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (4 Dec 2018)
Victor Boyhan: It is a joke.
- Seanad: Annual National Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (4 Dec 2018)
Victor Boyhan: We need to have all seven of them back.
- Seanad: Annual National Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (4 Dec 2018)
Victor Boyhan: We look forward to the Leas-Chathaoirleach's support.