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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (7 Oct 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Murnane O'Connor. It is always great to see her in the House. I thank her for giving of her time because this is an exceptionally busy day for any Minister. It is budget day. I thank her for giving of her time, coming in and addressing all the Commencement matters on the agenda today. It is greatly appreciated. I thank the Senators.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Oct 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Cathaoirleach, Leader and Members. I will not touch on the budget in any great detail but I thank the Leader for organising a debate on it today and tomorrow. It is important that we have a series of debates on particular topics. I commend the Government on the very detailed hot-off-the-press "Your Guide to Budget 2026". It sets out a lot of the very positive information in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Oct 2025)

Victor Boyhan: First, I want to say that I am thinking of the people of Gaza. A guiding light for my work here is that we should shine a light in a dark place. I pay tribute to our colleague, Senator Chris Andrews, for his bravery and courage. He is walking the journey and embarking on a journey. He is a man of conviction and one of our own. It is at times like this that we, as a Parliament, should be...

Seanad: Agricultural Sector: Motion (1 Oct 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister. It is good to see him in the House. It is always good to have the opportunity to talk about agriculture. I am not going to repeat all the 11 asks Fine Gael has put in its Private Members' Bill. I thank the party for bringing this Private Members' business before us today. All those asks are, of course, in the programme for Government. There is nothing contentious...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Challenges Facing the Tillage Industry: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome all of the witnesses. I acknowledge the IFA's budget submission 2026. It is very professional. It is important for getting its messages across. I also acknowledge the Irish Grain Growers Group. It has got it right. Its presentation was focused, there was attention to detail and its key asks are clear. We do not need chapter and verse about what is required for this sector....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Challenges Facing the Tillage Industry: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Victor Boyhan: Can we go to Tillage Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Challenges Facing the Tillage Industry: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Victor Boyhan: Or €92 million.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Court Accommodation (30 Sep 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State and the Senator. I thank the Minister of State for coming here. We value his attendance here today.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Trade Agreements (30 Sep 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Alan Dillon, to the House.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Trade Agreements (30 Sep 2025)

Victor Boyhan: Sorry, Senator, we have to push on. I thank the Minister of State for staying with us.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Transport (30 Sep 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Senator. Does the Minister of State wish to reply?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Transport (30 Sep 2025)

Victor Boyhan: Okay. I thank Senator Byrne. Before I go on, I welcome our guests on my right, who are guests of Deputy Keira Keogh. They are from the Mayo Self Advocacy Group and are from right across Mayo. They are all very welcome, and so is the councillor. On my left, I welcome the guests in the special Gallery. I thank them for coming and I hope both groups have an enjoyable stay here in the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defence Forces (30 Sep 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State very much. We appreciate his time. I know it is busy. There is a vote being called in the Dáil. I thank him for taking a number of the Commencement matters.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authorities (30 Sep 2025)

Victor Boyhan: The Minister of State, Deputy Cummins, is very welcome. He is no stranger to this House. I thank him for coming here because this Commencement matter is particularly important to his portfolio and area of expertise. This Commencement matter is in the name of Senator Seán Kyne and it relates to the recategorisation of Galway City Council from a tier 5 to a tier 4 local authority.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authorities (30 Sep 2025)

Victor Boyhan: Before I call the Minister of State to respond, I welcome the three guests of the Minister of State, Deputy Mary Butler, who are present. I apologise for cutting across the Minister of State.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authorities (30 Sep 2025)

Victor Boyhan: That is why I thought I would give you the heads up.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authorities (30 Sep 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for that comprehensive response and I thank Senator Kyne for raising the issue.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Sep 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I join the Cathaoirleach, Leader, Members of this House and colleagues in expressing my deepest sympathies to Dr. Mansergh’s wife, Elizabeth, his children, and his former political colleagues and friends. He had many of the latter. While he was of course a loyal supporter of Fianna Fáil and an activist, he worked and collaborated with political people right across these Houses....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Sep 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I raise the issue of the report of the Commission of Generational Renewal in Farming. This was a key message that was delivered by Macra na Feirme, the IFA, the ICMSA and other farm organisations, particularly down at the Tullamore show in the summer and again at the National Ploughing Championships. This is one of the key elements. I welcome the Government's proposals on it but we need...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2025)

Victor Boyhan: First, I salute Julie Lyons in our Distinguished Visitors Gallery with her huge family. I do not think the Gallery can take any more. Well done, Julie. What can I say about Julie Lyons? She has wined and dined – I will stop there – world leaders. She has many a story she could tell but she is always discreet. She has a great sense of humour but she is always discreet,...