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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: That is Mr. Skehan's side. That is his view.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I just want to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I am sorry, but we have a Chair and a process-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: -----for how we engage. We do not-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: No, I do not have to do anything.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: No. Mr. Skehan might confirm in a word whether he still stands over these comments.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: Unfortunately, I must go because the issue of housing is being debated in the Seanad with the Minister of State, Deputy English, and I want to speak on it. I thank Mr. Skehan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I agree.

Seanad: Vehicle Registration Data (Automated Searching and Exchange) Bill 2018: Second Stage (31 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Ross, to the House. I thank him for taking us through this legislation in a comprehensive way. It is tricky enough to read, but it is very clear in its message. It is about sharing data and tackling national and international crime.It is about having knowledge about the movements of people within the Union or between Oslo and somewhere else. It is important...

Seanad: Housing: Statements (31 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I thank him for his comprehensive response. I have just come from the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government of which Senator Murnane O'Connor is also a member. We have had some ongoing dialogue. I acknowledge the enormous work and focus of the Minister and the Ministers of State at the Department. They have...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: We should support the Irish Farmers' Journalin its campaign to promote the suckler herd in Ireland. It is a major story online. We should do so whether we are based in urban or rural areas as farming knows no divide or boundaries. The save our sucklers campaign is being co-ordinated by the Irish Farmers' Journaland is supported by the IFA. As part of this campaign, it has issued a letter...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (30 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: On that point, I understood the Minister had somebody else coming in. I want to clarify that.

Seanad: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister and warmly welcome him to the House. I also thank the distinguished guests in the Visitors Gallery and the many friends and colleagues on all sides of this debate who have come here today. It is important that we set out the context. This is the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018, which is a Private Members' Bill. Somehow, with all the...

Seanad: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: On the argument that the Bill, if enacted, would gravely undermine Ireland's economic links to the United States, that is an argument some have made and we have to take it on board. We have to respect that people come from different perspectives and points of view, and they have made that point. It is very important that we emphasise those points. Turning to the Palestinian-Israeli crisis,...

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State and acknowledge the enormous work she has done in fast-tracking this legislation and pushing it along. It is clear from what she has told us this evening that she has accommodated concerns. She outlined in some detail the three key issues in discussions that took place. I wish to acknowledge that from my understanding, as part of these preconditions and the...

Seanad: British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly (Committee D) Report on Childhood Obesity: Statements (25 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I will be brief. First, I welcome the Minister of State and I acknowledge the work that my colleague, Senator Noone, has done in this area. She has been very active in the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly, BIPA. Senator Wilson is a member of BIPA too. What is really important about BIPA is that it drills down to very local issues. It is not all about highfalutin politics. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (25 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: This focused approach to reporting is a good one and is the way forward. We have exchanged views very often and now it is about accountability and delivery of housing solutions. This point has been echoed by members on other occasions and it has to be the focus of Rebuilding Ireland. Pillar 5 deals with utilising existing housing stock and there were 22 action items but I will deal with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (25 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I apologise for cutting across, but the words accountability and transparency are key words the Deputy is using all the time. I like the fact that he is using them, but I am going to keep coming back to him about it. It is about accountability and transparency, and if the Deputy is saying that people are on statutory housing lists they need to be able to validate that. They need that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (25 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I rang a local authority yesterday which said that information is not given to tenants at all. The Deputy on my left hand side can confirm that. The people are not told where they are on the list.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (25 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: I am particularly singling it out for attention.