Results 4,281-4,300 of 5,040 for speaker:Victor Boyhan
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for Older People: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Victor Boyhan: I welcome the witnesses. I thank Ms Hurley, Mr. O'Mahony, Ms Spillane and Mr. Tynan for their contributions. We had engagement about this at a previous meeting and we have loads of information. I do not think anyone in this room needs to be convinced about the need to have support housing. I am glad to say that the witnesses have overlapping coverage of a recurring theme, and it is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for Older People: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Victor Boyhan: Ms Hurley might touch on the only two actions that are contained in Rebuilding Ireland where our discussion is concerned. I take it from this meeting that the two people in St. Laurence's Park will be safe and remain in their homes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for Older People: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Victor Boyhan: I thank Ms Hurley.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for Older People: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Victor Boyhan: No, I have nothing to disagree on. Well done and I fully concur with all their thoughts and recommendations.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Victor Boyhan: He cannot hear, full stop.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Victor Boyhan: I second the amendment to the Order of Business. I thank the Leader for conveying to the Minister and the Department the need to publish the list of targets for social housing to be built by the 31 local authorities across this country for 2018. I sit on the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government and we received the information at 8.30 a.m. today. It was a...
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Victor Boyhan: It is correct.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Victor Boyhan: May I have the floor, please?
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Victor Boyhan: I am citing local authorities' direct targets for the building of social housing.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Victor Boyhan: Not only am I citing figures from a newspaper but I am also referring to documents I received today from the joint committee and Department.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Victor Boyhan: The figures are for the direct construction of social housing in the 31 local authorities and have nothing to do with bringing voids back into use. The commitment given is to build 249 social houses in Cork city, 235 in County Cork, 104 in County Donegal and 1,045 in Dublin city. The figures show that thousands of people are waiting for social housing in Dublin city. The number of new...
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Victor Boyhan: I reiterate that these are the direct build targets sent to each and every chief executive this morning. I have a copy with me and if someone wishes to challenge me on the figures, I will be pleased to debate the issue. I challenge the Leader to contradict me. If he chooses to do so, I will respond in greater detail.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Victor Boyhan: I fully accept that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Victor Boyhan: No, I was not. I am sorry but-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Victor Boyhan: ----I was talking about social housing.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Victor Boyhan: I was not selecting anything else, just social direct build.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Victor Boyhan: I gave it to the Leader.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Victor Boyhan: The correct Bill is the social housing-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Victor Boyhan: We know that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Victor Boyhan: I do not need a lecture on how to deliver social housing.