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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Ms Twomey outlined clearly why a panel would be more effective. It is difficult to adjudicate on certain products known to be damaging in the context of climate change. What is the average time between a complaint being lodged and an answer being supplied? In view of the complications of deciding whether something is greenwashing or a substantiated claim, has the ASAI adequate resources to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: It can take up to year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I am conscious of the time. When there is an adjudication, say for example the ASAI found an advertisement is in breach of the codes, what is the penalty for a company? Do we inform the public that this advertisement has been misleading?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: In regard to public bodies, are they still exempt from the ASAI code?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Yes, I wanted to ask Mr. White from ClientEarth to outline his view on the sponsorship element. As for the radio and television advertisements, one is sponsored by a boiler manufacturer and another by Glanbia, which is a large dairy producer. They sponsor the weather, and we are going through our mildest and coldest winter. Ms Twomey said that only ten complaints per year relate to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Could we get a breakdown of the average time it takes for complaints to be addressed? Ms Twomey said that some can take a matter of weeks. Would it be possible for the committee to get that information?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Perfect. I thank Ms Twomey.

Seanad: Statements on COP27 (8 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I welcome the Minister, and while I was not in the Chamber when he made his speech, I was listening in. I thank him for the comprehensive update and outline of the loss and damage negotiations and commend him and the civil servants involved on the successful outcome of those negotiations and on getting a deal over the line. However, as with the Paris Agreement and all other agreements, the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Today I would like to echo the expressions of solidarity for nine-year-old Alejandro Miszan, who was attacked by a pitbull and is still recovering in hospital. It is deeply concerning that according to newspaper reports there has been a spike in dog attacks, especially by pitbulls. Some of the commentary and calls from people in positions of power, including the Taoiseach, for a ban on...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move recommendation No. 17: In page 104, to delete lines 16 and 17 and substitute the following: “ 12 October 2022 €359.00 €483.34 €330.00 €425.45 €425.45 €0.00 €141.12 €111.14 €130.52 €66.93 €9.36 ...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move recommendation No. 18: In page 104, to delete lines 18 and 19 and substitute the following: “ 1 March 2023 €654.07 €654.07 €555.53 €555.53 €555.53 €84.84 €141.12 €111.14 €130.52 €66.93 €9.36 ...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move recommendation No. 19: In page 104, to delete line 20 and substitute the following: “ 1 May 2023 €654.07 €654.07 €555.53 €555.53 €555.53 €84.84 €164.23 €111.14 €142.76 €79.17 €9.36 ”. ...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move recommendation No. 20: In page 104, to delete lines 21 and 22 and substitute the following: “ 11 October 2023 €671.43 €671.43 €575.61 €575.61 €575.61 €84.84 €164.23 €178.83 €142.76 €79.17 €9.36 ...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move recommendation No. 26: In page 198, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following: “Report on the Vacant Homes Tax 97.The Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the vacant homes tax, including an assessment of options to include derelict properties within its scope, to apply a minimum amount...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: This is about the defective concrete products levy. The levy will apply to specific concrete blocks and boring concrete. Precast has now been excluded. The measure was expected to raise €80 million in a full year when announced in budget 2023. However it is likely to yield less than this as the proposed 10% levy will now be implemented at a rate of 5%. It is about the impact of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Animal Welfare (6 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I welcome the Minister of State. It is regrettable the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, could not be here. She sent her apologies. The reason I continually ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development into the House is that her Department has responsibility for the Control of Dogs Act 1986, which includes dangerous breeds. The dog breeding establishment licensing regulations also fall...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Animal Welfare (6 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply and for providing the number of prosecutions and dog wardens. I have just done the maths using the figures for the number of dog licences issued in 2021, that being 192,348 with a further 75,832 issued online. We know not everybody is compliant in getting a dog licence, but each of the 71 dog wardens, including those working part...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Industrial Development (6 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Calleary, and Senator Kyne.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: The Leader of the House probably will know what I will raise under the Order of Business, and that is the fact that the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O’Brien, wants to introduce the planning and development and foreshore Bill in the Seanad next week. The general scheme is still undergoing pre-legislative scrutiny in the Oireachtas housing...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: His letter misled the House.