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Seanad: Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Jun 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I wanted to speak in general terms regarding those amendments. I appeal to the Minister to accept them. These are reasonable amendments. It is worth acknowledging the trouble, time, research and engagement put in by the proposers of the amendments. The amendments may need to be tweaked and changes made to them and the Minister will articulate her views on them, which I will be interested...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I wish to raise only one issue, which relates to Coillte. We know that Coillte has 390,000 ha under forestry in this State. That is an enormous natural and national asset and resource, and it is very important. There has been great discussion on the possibility of elements of Coillte being privatised or sold off. We know that there are a further 90,000 ha dedicated to biodiversity, or...

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (31 May 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister to the House. I acknowledge the enormous effort and work she has put into this legislation. I am particularly delighted that she is here today to see this Stage of the Bill through the process. As stated by Senator Conway-Walsh, domestic violence is a crime against families and children and their right to innocence. It is a crime against women and, in some case,...

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (31 May 2017)

Victor Boyhan: -----research and table amendments, contribute to the debate on them and, importantly, remain in the House to hear the Minister's response. There are many who come in here, chaw-mouth, and leave. The people here now are consistently here on these issues. I acknowledge that they are here to listen and to engage. This is about ensuring we have a better Bill. It is about supporting the...

Seanad: Report on Use of Section 12 of Child Care Act by An Garda Síochána: Statements (31 May 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I warmly welcome the Minister to the House. I acknowledge her three-page report but I have heard all of this. I do not mean to be rude when I say that as politicians of both Houses, we are tired of having history lessons about An Garda Síochána and history lessons about child protection. The previous Minister who came into the Seanad was speaking about the protection of women and...

Seanad: Report on Use of Section 12 of Child Care Act by An Garda Síochána: Statements (31 May 2017)

Victor Boyhan: Three months, not six months.

Seanad: Controlled Drugs and Harm Reduction Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House today and thank her for her long-standing commitment to this area. I particularly want to thank Senators Ruane and Ó Ríordáin. It is not easy to come into this House and share personal experiences and Senator Ruane has done that on many occasions. She clearly has considerable knowledge of this area, has researched this Bill well,...

Seanad: Controlled Drugs and Harm Reduction Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2017)

Victor Boyhan: There is a mob that comes in and belly-aches about this and that and how we can do nothing because this is the new politics. We are in politics for this time and this moment. If we do not deliver, we do not deserve to be here. It is as simple as that. That is the bottom line. I would not want to be in the Seanad if I was not making some contribution. This is the time and Deputy...

Seanad: Proposed Sale of AIB Shares: Statements (31 May 2017)

Victor Boyhan: That is the old teacher in the Minister.

Seanad: Proposed Sale of AIB Shares: Statements (31 May 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister for Finance to the House. I acknowledge the enormous amount of work that he has done in managing the economic crisis of this country for many years. I am also conscious that this may be one of the last times he appears here as Minister for Finance but maybe I am being presumptuous. I am always conscious about political legacy and the sale of a quarter of the AIB...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I raise the same issue as Senator Ardagh. I call on the Leader to organise for the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Katherine Zaponne, to come to the House. I want to impress the importance of this today because of the report on child protection by Dr. Geoffrey Shannon, which was commissioned by An Garda Síochána and published yesterday. It is a damning report. It...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2017)

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Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2017)

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Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2017)

Victor Boyhan: We need a time. Did the Leader say it would be after 6 p.m.?

Seanad: Order of Business (24 May 2017)

Victor Boyhan: That involves 12 months standing.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 May 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I wish to discuss an issue with the European Commission's annual economic recommendations and its commentary on Ireland. It has issued a warning to Ireland that the property tax take here is too low - at 1%, it is below the EU average of 1.6% - and that the country is too reliant on volatile revenue sources. No wonder people are becoming disconnected from the European Union on a range of...

Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (24 May 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank him for his very comprehensive address to the Seanad on the Defence Forces. It goes without saying that as a country we are of course truly proud and grateful for the support of both the Permanent Defence Force, the Civil Defence and all other auxiliary supports around them. They do an amazing job, which is very important. It is also...

Seanad: Commission of Investigation (National Asset Management Agency) Order 2017: Motion (24 May 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for being present and reading the statement into the record on the proposal. It is difficult to see what the NAMA commission will find out that we do not already know. There are outstanding criminal inquiries into the matters relating to the commission, there is a Comptroller and Auditor General report and now this commission is proposing to do this work. This...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 May 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I want to raise one issue. It relates to a report on direct provision supports for asylum seekers published by Mr. Justice Bryan McMahon in 2015. In that report he made 173 recommendations. I made contact with Nasc last week. For those who do not know what Nasc is, it is the Irish immigration support group based in Cork. Of course there are different stories depending on who one talks to...

Seanad: National Rehabilitation Hospital: Statements (23 May 2017)

Victor Boyhan: I warmly welcome the Minister of State and thank him for coming to the House to respond to the opportunity presented to him last week. He has come here willingly, as he always does, and I want to acknowledge that any time the House makes a request to the Minister of State, he responds positively and brings information with him. The more information he can bring us, the more we will invite...