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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Future of Council Housing: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Victor Boyhan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Future of Council Housing: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Victor Boyhan: We will wait for the answers to those questions. We will push on to the next speaker, Senator Grace O'Sullivan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Future of Council Housing: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Victor Boyhan: We will take Dr. Hayden and Professor Norris. They might like to address those questions first and then we will go to Senator Murnane O'Connor after that. We have some time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Future of Council Housing: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I suggest the delegates answer Senator Grace O'Sullivan's questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Future of Council Housing: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Victor Boyhan: While the Senator's comments are very interesting, she might ask specific questions of the witnesses. The focus of the meeting is the report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Future of Council Housing: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Victor Boyhan: As many members are waiting and a number of votes are taking place in the Dáil, it would be no harm if you could answer Deputy Darragh O'Brien's questions. At least we would have that on the record of the House. I am conscious that people are here and we have a long evening ahead. If you can recall the detailed questions, you might proceed to answer them. Is that agreeable?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Future of Council Housing: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I am conscious of time. We will proceed with Deputy Boyd Barrett, so we can keep the flow.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome all the representatives of local government in attendance. After two and a half years as a member of this committee, I am conscious that we have a housing crisis. We do not need to keep repeating that. To set the context, we have 10,000 people, including 3,600 children in emergency accommodation, and 100,000 on the social housing lists of the 31 local authorities. Those are the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Victor Boyhan: How much land is there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I am conscious that the session is coming to an end and I wish to take this opportunity to thank the witnesses. More important, it has become obvious that the committee is seeing the issue from a different perspective from theirs. I have no doubt that departmental officials are following these proceedings because they monitor everything that goes on at this committee and they do a good job....

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Sep 2018)

Victor Boyhan: In the very near future, not necessarily in the next week, I would like a debate on housing. While I will not rehash all the arguments from the debate in the Dáil yesterday, what we can say is that we have 31 local authorities, 10,000 people in emergency housing, 3,600 of whom are children, and more than 100,000 people on housing waiting lists. That is one side of the problem. The...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I rise to speak about the National Women's Council of Ireland. The Deputy Leader will be aware that its representatives had a briefing this morning for Oireachtas Members. I attended it, engaged with them and commend them on having a very good, meaningful one-to-one engagement with subgroups. It was very helpful and it was great to have that conversation. A point that came across clearly...

Seanad: Scoping Inquiry into CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Statements (25 Sep 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I want to thank the Minister for coming in and for giving a comprehensive overview of this terrible saga. I want to also acknowledge Ms Vicky Phelan, Mr. Stephen Teap and Ms Lorraine Walsh who, along with so many other people, were so courageous and brave. It is never easy to go out into a public space and to talk about one's own personal life, but also to talk and share that on the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Sep 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting this matter for discussion. Conscious of time, I will be brief. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, to the House although I had requested that the Minister, Deputy Harris, come to the House to make a statement on the closure of the paediatric inpatient service at the National Rehabilitation Hospital, NRH, in Dún Laoghaire. I have...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Sep 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Sep 2018)

Victor Boyhan: We do not need a history lesson on the construction of a new hospital as part of the national rehabilitation facility because we know about the matter. I have a folder that contains all the ministerial responses and that can prove this is the same old cut and paste response about a new facility. I am not talking about a new facility at the National Rehabilitation Hospital site in Dún...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Sep 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Sep 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight and Audit Commission: Chairperson Designate (19 Sep 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I wish Michael McCarthy well and congratulate him on what is ultimately a nomination by the Minister. I want to be clear that this is not an interview process and I thank him for coming in and sharing with us his hopes, aspirations and plans for NOAC. I take the view that before every meeting of the Joint Committee on Housing Planning and Local Government I notify councillors around the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight and Audit Commission: Chairperson Designate (19 Sep 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I will pick up on one or two things mentioned by Mr. McCarthy. I fully agree that councils are the eyes and ears of every community. What can be done is to shine a light on a dark place by upping one's game as to how one launches one's reports and how one engages with the media on those reports. Councillors and local authorities are particularly sensitive to criticism. That can be used in...