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Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 85: In page 30, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following: “Implementation of regeneration projects 38.(1) The Mayor shall be responsible for the implementation and management of regeneration projects in the Limerick City and County Council area. (2) The Mayor shall be required to submit an annual report that will be reviewed by members of the Local...

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Before I address the Minister of State's response, I will acknowledge Senator Paul Gavan, because I did not see him. He lives there and I fully respect his knowledge and experience of the city. He has certainly shared that with us over his many years here in the Seanad. He has shared challenges and concerns about regeneration projects but he has also shared with us the vibrancy of Limerick...

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I will wait until he has finished consulting with his officials. I appreciate that he is an ever-moving and ever-thinking Minister of State. He may be taking the opportunity to further reflect on what he has said. Perhaps he will change his mind. I will continue to talk about the rationale behind my own opinion. We are dealing with primary legislation. Earlier on, someone spoke about...

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: If someone shakes their head at me again, I will stand for another 20 minutes and rehash this. I am making that point now.

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: If I get a sense that nobody in this Chamber understands what I am saying, I will spend 30 minutes repeating myself.

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I know I am. I am just telling the Acting Chairperson that. I will go back over it all again. I am asking the Minister of State to support this amendment. As I said, he is a TD and is responsible. He has form. He is on record as saying that he supports the principles of this amendment. That is what he has said. This is his hour, his moment and his time. He has the opportunity to...

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: That is grand.

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I will correct the record. I am saying that I have concerns about a potential guillotine but the Minister of State has now informed us there will be none. That is okay. I am exercising my prerogative in respect of this primary legislative process today. I ask the Minister of State to agree to this amendment. If he does not, I have to respect that decision. We will continue to work in...

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: The Minister of State used the word "focused". This amendment contains a simple request. The Minister of State says that he agrees with the spirit of the amendment and is on record on local media, including local radio, speaking in favour of the mayor driving regeneration projects. I do not doubt his commitment to that and I do not think he wants to change his position on that. Why would...

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I wish to respond. I thank the Minister of State for his response. It is reasonable and fair. I deal in things that are reasonable and fair. I accept his bona fides. He is the Minister of State with responsibility for this. As someone who lives in Limerick, he is a major stakeholder in it. That is more important and it convinces me that he wants this to work. In the sprit of...

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I hope the Minister of State is not going to unravel what he said and go back on his commitment.

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I accept that he has committed to look at my proposal. I am committed to continuing to pursue it. Let us talk in the next few days. I thank the Minister of State for his robust engagement. Having regard to what he said, I will not press the amendment.

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 86: In page 30, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following: "Role of Mayor on safety partnerships 38.The Mayor shall be the chairperson of their local safety partnership." It is a coincidence that my three amendments are together in a row. We will move on. I hope we will make progress on this amendment, which relates to the role of the mayor in the local...

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: The Minister of State is on record as saying that. As I said, the only two items I discussed relate to the previous amendment that he will now look at, which I thank him for, and the current amendment. The Minister of State is also on record in that regard. He is the Minister driving today's legislation. He has yet again confirmed his commitment to it. I thank him because that makes...

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: The Minister of State cannot accept the amendment for technical reasons.

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: That is the Minister of State's view. I have a different view. I have had other advice on this matter. I am advised that nowhere are we precluded from putting the amendment into this primary legislation, which is about Limerick. I will not have an argument with the Minister of State as I respect him. He has a view. I have a different view. I will park it at that.

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: To be clear, I have been advised that it is open to us. We are parliamentarians. We are dealing with primary legislation. We can be explicit. The Minister of State may be under instructions not to accept the amendment. That is his call, which I respect. It is important. Again, I reflect that Limerick city councillors share my view. From talking to city and county councillors, in the...

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 87: In page 64, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following: “Amendment of Policing, Community and Safety Act 2024 45.The Policing, Community and Safety Act 2024 is amended in section 114 by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (c): “(d) the mayor shall be the chairperson of their local safety partnership.”.”.

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (14 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister and thank her for coming back to the House. I know this is an important issue to her. She is committed to it. She has indicated before that she is focused on domestic violence. I thank her for that and the time, focus and priority that she has given to it. I thank my colleague and friend, Senator Vincent P. Martin, for drafting this legislation. I acknowledge the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the IFA and the ICMSA for coming in here. We were circulated their papers, read them and are aware of the concerns. The committee is hearing loud and clear the frustration and anger of farm organisations generally, not only in the committee but in the wider political sphere. We see across Europe the frustration about over-regulation. Agri-politics, as I said to someone coming in...