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- Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)
Victor Boyhan: That was because she was nice about your lot.
- Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)
Victor Boyhan: I hope they do not choke on their steaks.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists: Discussion (23 May 2018)
Victor Boyhan: I thank everybody for coming here this morning. I will keep my comments and questions very focused on what we are dealing with today, namely, examining local authority housing waiting lists. When I looked at this, the first thing that came to mind was transparency because a lot of people on our housing lists cannot understand the inconsistencies. I have one question for Ms Hurley. We see...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists: Discussion (23 May 2018)
Victor Boyhan: I apologise for interjecting. I have a question for the three witnesses who are here to represent local authorities. Is there funding for personnel in every local authority for a placefinder service?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists: Discussion (23 May 2018)
Victor Boyhan: Is it a resource issue?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists: Discussion (23 May 2018)
Victor Boyhan: Is it a question of people committing to drive the initiative forward?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists: Discussion (23 May 2018)
Victor Boyhan: Is there a plan to make that happen?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists: Discussion (23 May 2018)
Victor Boyhan: What is the timeframe?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists: Discussion (23 May 2018)
Victor Boyhan: I have a question for Ms Keenan about the choice-based letting pilot scheme. Again, we have heard about the pilot scheme in various guises in the 31 local authorities. I presume that the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has reviewed its pilot scheme. I suggest Ms Keenan might share the lessons learned and information with us as the other local authorities would benefit. What have...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists: Discussion (23 May 2018)
Victor Boyhan: That is why I am asking about the follow-on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists: Discussion (23 May 2018)
Victor Boyhan: Does the council show them? Do people have an opportunity to see houses on the list for choice-based letting?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists: Discussion (23 May 2018)
Victor Boyhan: They do not actually get into them.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters (Resumed): Approved Housing Bodies (22 May 2018)
Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister. I had the benefit of meeting with him in the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government, though I tabled this matter before that. In essence, I am asking about the need for the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to confirm his plans to establish a regulator for the approved housing bodies sector, to oversee the effective...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters (Resumed): Approved Housing Bodies (22 May 2018)
Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive response. There is provision to initiate legislation in the House, and given we have little work to do and we are constantly told there are so few Bills on the way, will the Minister consider initiating this legislation here?It is priority legislation. There is nothing to stop this legislation being initiated in the Seanad. Will the Minister give...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters (Resumed): Approved Housing Bodies (22 May 2018)
Victor Boyhan: I am happy to support the Government's Bill.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (17 May 2018)
Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister and I shall try to be as brief as I can with just five minutes. Since last we met, Minister, the biggest controversy about the Rebuilding Ireland plan is not the delivery of the houses but the manner in which the statistics have been validated and verified. The Minister, members of this committee and policymakers need to have confidence in the statistics in order to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (17 May 2018)
Victor Boyhan: We have time on our side now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (17 May 2018)
Victor Boyhan: The patients will be gone in less than two years.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (17 May 2018)
Victor Boyhan: The Minister needs to get started.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (17 May 2018)
Victor Boyhan: I will be very brief. I do not want rehashing and I do not want the Minister to come back to me straight away. Clearly, having listened to all that has been said here today regarding the validity and integrity of the figures, the time has now come for the National Oversight and Audit Commission, NOAC, or some independent body to validate them. I call for independent, external validation of...