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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Engagement with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 May 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister for that response. I have just one other question. As regards the devolved functions, he has three Ministers of State and there has been much talk and speculation about the difficulties of the Government or Ministers coming together and getting devolved functions. Is he in a position to tell the committee when he will have signed off devolved functions for his three...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Engagement with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 May 2025)

Victor Boyhan: As the Minister knows, cohesion is important, as is paperwork. Absolute clarity is important for him because there is a slight divergence in opinion among Ministers of State in the public media. That is just nuance. There are no-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Engagement with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 May 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I do not doubt that. I wish the Minister and the three Ministers of State well in the work ahead.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 May 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Leader for facilitating and arranging a briefing today with the Minister of State with responsibility for local government, Deputy John Cummins. It is only an hour and a half, which is somewhat disappointing, but I know that is all he has. Given that a very high percentage of Senators are elected by sitting county councillors, it is very disappointing. If we do not complete our...

Seanad: Local Democracy Task Force: Statements (27 May 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I propose to share time with my colleague Senator Joe Conway.

Seanad: Local Democracy Task Force: Statements (27 May 2025)

Victor Boyhan: The Minister of State is very welcome. I will not reiterate what others said about his experience as a councillor. Local government remains underutilised, under-resourced and underfinanced. I hope the task force will recommend the devolution of more powers, supports and functions to councils and their elected representatives. I thank the members of the Seanad Public Consultation...

Seanad: Local Democracy Task Force: Statements (27 May 2025)

Victor Boyhan: All of them.

Seanad: Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (27 May 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I wish to share time with Senator Keogan.

Seanad: Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (27 May 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I am pro-enterprise. I am very supportive of businesses and it is great to see them out on our roads and public spaces. However, I have spoken to my local authorities and the Disability Federation of Ireland, and I spoke to the Irish Wheelchair Association today. There are huge concerns about the policing. The key words here are that An Garda Síochána will regulate and enforce...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Crime Prevention (21 May 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the children from sixth class in the Ranelagh Multi-Denominational School. Their visit is timely because we have present their local TD, namely, the Minister for Justice, Jim O'Callaghan. It is great to see young people here and I hope they enjoy their day in the Oireachtas.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Electronic Tagging (21 May 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I thank Senator Gallagher and the Minister. We in this House greatly appreciate the Minister coming to us directly as the lead in justice. I thank him for his time.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Government Reform (21 May 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy O'Sullivan, to the House. On behalf of the House, I offer our condolences yet again to him on the loss of his sister. We know it is a difficult time for him and his family. Our thoughts are with him.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Renewable Energy Generation (21 May 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. It is good to see him again.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Renewable Energy Generation (21 May 2025)

Victor Boyhan: Before I call the Minister of State, I welcome the students and my council colleague. They are very welcome here today. I hope they enjoy their stay. We are dealing with Commencement Matters - basically a number of topics submitted by Senators. Four are picked each day and four have been picked today, so we are at the conclusion of this section. This is an important part of the Seanad's...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I wish to highlight the significant win yesterday at the Chelsea Flower Show by one of our greatest Irish horticulturalists who exhibited a microcosm of Kells Bay in the beautiful county of Kerry. The display took a gold medal, which is very prestigious. It was a massive undertaking. It meant the shipment of many ferns that grow in that most beautiful part of the world overlooking the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2025)

Victor Boyhan: It is important. Bord Bia is a wholly Irish organisation.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2025)

Victor Boyhan: It promotes Irish horticulture, which I also continue to promote in this House. In the area of horticulture, I also acknowledge the wonderful work of the National Botanic Gardens. This is a wonderful horticultural gem, where I was a student many years ago. The gardens are free for everyone to visit, and I ask people to go there. I request a debate on horticulture because it is important,...

Seanad: Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Second Stage (21 May 2025)

Victor Boyhan: The Minister is very welcome. I thank her officials, who put considerable work into this. I acknowledge the proposers of this Bill, namely Senators Andrews, Nicole Ryan, Conor Murphy, Collins, Tully and McCormack. I support the Bill. Having looked at it, I realise that it has been a long time in gestation. I thank the Oireachtas Library and Research Service, which prepared a very...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 May 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I received a letter today and I will quote just one sentence from it, "Please do not allow international humanitarian law in relation to Gaza to be dismantled on your watch; it will be a stain on Europe forever." How true those words are. The other day, the President addressed the National Famine Commemoration 2025, at which a number of my colleagues on the left were present, as, indeed,...

Seanad: Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (20 May 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister to the House and I thank him for coming as the lead Minister in the Department. I thank Senator O'Loughlin for pursuing this Bill. I fully agree with the four previous speakers. There is no point in repeating ourselves in these Houses. Let us keep the clarity and keep it simple. I fully concur with everything said. I also thank the departmental officials. While...