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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (Resumed) (26 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the two witnesses here today and it was a good move on the part of this committee to engage in pre-legislative scrutiny. It is something we were not initially considering but after some debate it was decided it would happen by the committee. It was the right thing to do. The witnesses have raised a number of interesting and key points but we need to tease them out further. Anybody...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (Resumed) (26 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. It was interesting and helpful. As I said from the outset, we all want a proper sustainable and robust construction industry, including mechanisms of control and ultimately redress for people who feel they were short-changed or in some way did not have a satisfactory outcome. This morning's process was really important. I want to recount...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I would like to raise three issues. Teagasc's statement of strategy for the period 2017 to 2020 formed part of a briefing for Oireachtas Members today. The briefing was very informative. It is worth acknowledging the enormous support available, based on science, innovation and research in agriculture, forestry, horticulture and the food sector. What was particularly important about the...

Seanad: Driving Test Waiting Times: Statements (25 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister, Deputy Shane Ross, for coming before the House and giving his time to discuss this very important subject. I will try to use my time constructively. There are a number of statistics that the Minister's statement to the House did not deal with. I spoke with the Road Safety Authority earlier today. Today there are 70,000 waiting for driving tests whether for private...

Seanad: Driving Test Waiting Times: Statements (25 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: May I make a point of order?

Seanad: Driving Test Waiting Times: Statements (25 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I believe we should address the Chair. It is not personal.

Seanad: Situation in Catalonia: Statements (25 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: It is a great hall.

Seanad: Situation in Catalonia: Statements (25 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for his statement on recent happenings in Catalonia. I recently spent a week in the region during which time the referendum was to take place. There was not a single day that I did not go down to the Palace of the Generalitat to observe the protests. We must be very clear that what happened is unacceptable. With all due respect, it is...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Katherine Zappone, is this week in receipt of the report from the expert technical group on the mother and baby issues in Tuam. The story has been covered by all the national media today. The Department has confirmed that the Minister is in receipt of this critical and highly informative report. The report is technical in nature....

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I second Senator Ó Clochartaigh's amendment regarding Catalonia, and I will tell the House why. I spent a week on a private visit to Barcelona that included the day of the referendum. I witnessed what happened first hand. I am not interested in getting too involved in the internal affairs of Spain or other jurisdictions, but I will share with the House that I witnessed intimidation...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: -----that they stood by and allowed such violence and anti-democratic behaviour to be carried out in the name of a cohesive, good and upstanding union. For that reason, it is important that we support the call for statements in the House next week. We have time in our schedule next Thursday. It would be a good time to have a debate.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I am happy to go along with that.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Driving Test Waiting Lists (18 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and congratulate him on his appointment. He is very welcome but I want to put on the record that I had been expecting the Minister, Deputy Shane Ross, because the officials in his Department contacted my office to reschedule. This Commencement matter was originally agreed approximately two weeks ago. Having had ongoing contact with the Seanad...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Driving Test Waiting Lists (18 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: Yes.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Driving Test Waiting Lists (18 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I shall clarify the matter. I am very happy to put the matter on the record in case there was any misunderstanding on my part. To be clear, approval was granted for this matter to be debated on the Commencement. The Minister's office contacted the Seanad Office and conveyed to him that it would have to make contact with me, which it did. We discussed dates and I agreed a number of them....

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Driving Test Waiting Lists (18 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I am shocked and surprised by what the Minister of State has said. I am looking at a transcript for February 2017. One might as well have cut and paste his sentences into the document. It contains exactly the same sentences, commas and everything, which is really interesting. I would like the Minister of State to take a look at the matter. I will take the trouble to send the segment to...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Driving Test Waiting Lists (18 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I have made my point.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Driving Test Waiting Lists (18 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I give the Minister of State that point.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Driving Test Waiting Lists (18 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: A point of order, Acting Chairman.