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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Local Property Tax: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Victor Boyhan: First, I ask Councillor McGinley to convey our thanks to the council and its finance committee. I have a few questions for Dr. McCloughan about the PMCA economic consultant report. How can we progress the nine recommendations listed on the back of the report? What has Councillor McGinley and his group done about them? The report was commissioned and it echoes many of the Thornhill...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I wish to raise two simple matters. First, can the Leader update us in the coming days on the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016? This Bill was No. 100 of 2016 and was sponsored by the Leader, Senator Buttimer, on behalf of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. I understand there are some difficulties going on in the background with respect to this Bill, which require...

Seanad: Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2018: First Stage (8 May 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I second the proposal.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 May 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister to the House and I acknowledge this significant piece of legislative work which has been passed by Dáil Éireann. I will make a few points and will then express concern at one aspect of the legislation. I note the Bill provides for nine corruption offences, namely, active and passive corruption in section 5, new offences of active and passive trading and...

Seanad: Civil Law (Costs in Probate Matters) Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 May 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I will be brief and to the point. I was very happy to sign my name to this legislation as there is much merit in the Bill. It is not the intention of any of the proposers of the Bill to in any way dull or limit the potential of any citizen to litigate with respect to a will. It is a right that people have clearly set out in the Succession Act in the administration of probate. People have...

Seanad: Corporate Manslaughter: Statements (8 May 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy David Stanton. I have had the opportunity to read through his response twice and he makes many valid points. We must tread carefully and have regard to advice and the need to avoid litigation. I understand the advice of the Attorney General has been sought as there comes a point when we have to take professional advice. When we are put on notice, it...

Seanad: Corporate Manslaughter: Statements (8 May 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I do not want in any way to mislead the House. This is very important. The letter continues:We are not seeking prosecution for simple errors or failure to foresee future threats. However, where actions, which result in death, were deliberately taken for financial gain or risks deliberately ignored to protect institutional reputation or events covered up to prevent disclosure, then there...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 May 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I second Senator Gallagher's proposal to amend the Order of Business in respect of No. 11. I want to touch on something Senator Feighan spoke about this morning. It was really nice to read the headlines of the national and UK newspapers this morning. For once, we can be reassured that Ireland has friends in the House of Lords. That has not just happened but has evolved as a relationship....

Seanad: CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Statements (3 May 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister and thank him for coming to the House today, in what has been a hectic week for him, to set out comprehensively in his statement to the House how he has identified the issues and, more importantly, how he proposes to proceed from here. This is a time for cool heads. It is a time to stand in solidarity with the people who are suffering, anxious and concerned about...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Psychological Services (2 May 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I would like him to make a statement on the 6,000 children currently waiting for professional psychological services. He will be aware from his engagement with my colleague, Senator Freeman, of the demands on child and adult mental health services, CAMHS. I pay tribute to RTÉ for the recent "RTÉ Investigates" programme that was...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Psychological Services (2 May 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I am mindful, given all the ongoing health-related controversies, that the Government will be judged on three issues - health, housing and education. Anyone who is on the ground will be aware of this. I met a woman the other day who said the political universe is meant to revolve around Leinster House. She asked what we were all doing in here and why it is always the HSE or some other body...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I also wish to raise the CervicalCheck controversy. It is important we do not lose sight of the importance of cervical cancer screening and its benefits when it all goes well. It is important to stress that cervical cancer screening can find abnormal cells in the cervix before they become cancerous. If cervical cancer is caught at the earliest stage, the chance of survival is more than...

Seanad: Prohibition of Conversion Therapies Bill 2018: Second Stage (2 May 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I thank Senator Fintan Warfield and his colleagues for working so hard on this Bill, which is now on Second Stage. I acknowledge it has cross-party and non-party support in the House, which is very encouraging and positive. It is an indication of how we in Seanad Éireann can and do work together. I also acknowledge the comprehensive response the Minister of State has given to the...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I will speed it up for the Leas-Chathaoirleach. I would like to second Senator Conway-Walsh's proposal to bring the Minister into the House. Secondly, I would like to second the proposal by Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill to amend the Order of Business today to deal with 19a of the supplementary Order Paper-----

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2018)

Victor Boyhan: In that case I will second Senator Conway-Walsh's proposal. Finally, I would like to formally welcome the two new Senators and congratulate them. I think it is a remarkable day. I also want to remember the other candidates that did not get elected. They were members of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil. There was only one independent candidate. It was an important day. I always welcome...

Seanad: Local Government Accountability Bill 2018: First Stage (1 May 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I second the proposal.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospitals Building Programme (26 Apr 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to stand in for the Minister, Deputy Harris. I will not give a protracted commentary on this issue, which is ongoing, but will instead focus on the National Rehabilitation Hospital, NRH, project. I attempted to raise other issues but I will respect the provision the Cathaoirleach has given me, which is to discuss the need for the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospitals Building Programme (26 Apr 2018)

Victor Boyhan: Not yet. It is grand.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospitals Building Programme (26 Apr 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for her comprehensive report. All of the news is positive and I have no difficulty with any of it. It is good news that it is going to go ahead. I will today submit this for publication in the local press because it is a good news story and I wish to give credit to those involved. I thank the Minister of State for providing clarity for the first time on which...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2018)

Victor Boyhan: Being conscious of the time, I will deal quickly with two issues. First, I formerly second the amendment to the Order of Business that Senator Warfield outlined. I will touch briefly on last night's "RTÉ Investigates". Without commenting in detail, it is timely and appropriate that we would have the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Zappone, come back to the House. The...