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

Victor Boyhan: I have stated the facts. I can give them to the Minister of State on our way out.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: It is a regular occasion for me to raise the issue of driving tests. This issue was the subject of a Commencement matter this morning.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I am not happy and I ask that the Leader facilitate the presence in the House of the Minister, Deputy Ross, for a debate on the issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I am asking that the Minister-----

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I am asking that the Minister, Deputy Ross, come to this House for a debate on the matter during which I can tease out the matter in greater detail.

Seanad: Child Care: Statements (18 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I warmly welcome the Minister to the House and congratulate her on her achievements. Senator Ó Ríordáin put very succinctly a statement I had intended to make. We all see her achievements and objectives peppered through her Ministry. It is important that we acknowledge this. The Minister has a clear understanding of child care and I congratulate her on championing the...

Seanad: Flood Prevention Measures: Statements (18 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State. I visited the Inishowen Peninsula the day after the Minister of State and his colleagues visited the area, which I know from a number of friends and colleagues in the area was greatly appreciated. I was shown around the area by a colleague, Councillor Nicholas Crossan. The devastation of the community was very clear. I was in touch with my colleagues...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Planning Framework: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister and his officials. At the outset, I want to acknowledge the high quality and standard of this production. It is exceptional. I have been around a number of local authorities and spoken on this, and encouraged people. I would renew a call again today for the Minister, conscious that the public consultation process ends on 3 November, to continue the excellent...

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I note what the Minister of State and Senator Daly have said. It is really important that there will be a review because that is critical. Senator Daly spoke about starting off in 2013, but as I was coming up the stairs today, I was thinking of the heated debates and the tensions earlier this year. Time has moved on. I was at one of the meetings in the Department with the Minister of...

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: May I address it?

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (17 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: It is a very proud day for the deaf community and particularly for Senator Daly. He has stuck with it since 2013 and it is now 2017. That is a remarkable achievement. It does not surprise me. It is his style. He is known for his focus on specific topics. He is persistent. He referred to Grace Coyle. I think I met her more often than I met Senator Daly to work on this issue. She...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I would like to renew my call for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to come to the House to address a matter that is covered in all our national newspapers today. The budgetary measure to which I refer is the 6% commercial charge, or transactional tax levy, on agricultural land. It is an issue in the media and also for many small farmers, in particular. The intended...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I rise today on an important issue of the recent changes to the GLAS scheme. Many Senators will be familiar with the GLAS scheme. Last week the Irish Farmers' Journalcarried a major story on an immediate change in the GLAS scheme. It is coming into effect immediately. It affects farmers who will no longer be permitted to graze cattle - those who want to have out-wintering stock - in...

Seanad: Budget 2018: Statements (10 Oct 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy, to the House. It is a complex budget so I do not intend to go into much of the detail, but I thank the Minister of State for giving us a brief run through the Schedule.The Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, has delivered his first and this Government's second budget. That is a remarkable milestone. I note what Senator Horkan had to say on...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I hope the Leader will organise a debate on national rehabilitation services in Ireland. I have raised this on a number of occasions. The Leader's colleagues, on the other side of the House, have raised it. We now have a serious problem. We have had commitments given to us in Seanad Éireann on the delivery of beds. There were ten beds closed at Christmas in the National...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister and his officials for coming before the committee and acknowledge the very constructive engagement we have had with them in the committee and outside it. That is worth saying. I want to stay focused on the questions because our time is limited. The Minister might give us some detail on the local infrastructure housing activation fund, LIHAF. There is much controversy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Victor Boyhan: What is the strategic-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Victor Boyhan: That is fair enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I want to go back to a few matters. We need to see the local authority targets for social housing delivery, so perhaps the Minister might get those to us. I would like to put on the record that the Shanganagh project is more than just a Fine Gael proposal. It is a joint effort by all on the council and it is very important to say that. I tuned into the council meeting myself and all of...