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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (21 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: The Minister of State said she was measured in her words and so am I. I have correspondence in front of me that I could have read into the record but it would not be appropriate because it is sensitive.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (21 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: We know that EY has completed a report into St. John of God Community Services on the financial deficit and has confirmed that €27.9 million - let us be precise - is the accumulated deficit as a result of the SLA for St. John of God Community Services. I wish the Minister of State well and I wish everyone well. This is a time of working together. At the end of the day the focus...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I want to welcome the visiting delegation from Canada. You are most welcome to Seanad Éireann. I also want to join with the Cathaoirleach and the Leader of the House in paying tribute to Michael O'Regan and expressing sympathy to his family. He was a remarkable man. In many ways, when I think of John McGahern and his readings I also think of Michael O'Regan. He was a man of the...

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (21 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I support the Minister in respect of these three amendments. What he is trying to do with regard to the LDA is significant, particularly in Limerick, but also everywhere else. The Bill is about Limerick, however, and I wish to focus on that. It is clear the LDA has a significant amount of work to do. We need to support and assist it. There will come a time when we have to make a judgment...

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (21 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 4: In page 13, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: “(3) In conducting a review under this section, the Minister shall examine the manner in which the powers afforded to the elected council intersect with those of the Mayor and shall look to ways in which additional reserved powers of the elected council could be designated.”.

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (21 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I have been asked by Senator Higgins to move her amendments. I have notified the Clerk of the Seanad and the Acting Chairperson, Senator Kyne, of that request. I will keep my remarks tight because I am conscious everyone wants to get moving on it. Amendment No. 4 seeks to address an issue of long-standing concern, namely, the power afforded to local councillors. It is well documented that...

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (21 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 5: In page 14, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following: “(3) Functions conferred by or under any enactment specified inPart 2of Schedule 1may be removed from that Part and thus conferred on the Mayor by resolution of the elected council, with such a resolution requiring a two-thirds majority.”.

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (21 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 7: In page 17, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following: “(3) The Mayor shall be accountable to the elected members of Limerick City and County Council in the performance of his or her functions, unless otherwise specified in this or another enactment.”

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (21 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Amendment No. 9 would provide for notification of both delegations and revocations of delegations from the mayor to the director general to be given to the elected council. This reflects the engagement the Minister of State had on Committee Stage and I thank him for reflecting on those concerns for his good colleague, Senator Cummins, and for Senator Higgins. I am happy to support that.

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (21 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I will speak to amendment No. 11. This is a Government amendment inserting the definition of climate action into the Bill, about which the Minister of State had much discussion with Senator Higgins. I thank him and Senator Higgins also wants to thank him for engaging with her in the House on this matter. She is pleased with his response and she asked me to convey that. I propose to...

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (21 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 12 In page 23, line 30, to delete “section 34.” and substitute the following: “section 34; “United Nations Sustainable Development Goals” means the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 1 to 17 set out in the document entitled “Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, published by the UN...

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (21 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Amendment No. 12 seeks to insert a definition of sustainable development goals. We had a lot of discussion on this with the Minister of State during the previous session. On the basis of amendment No. 11 being inserted and subsequent amendments that will be added to address the issue, Senator Higgins is happy for this amendment to be withdrawn, with the consent of the House.

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (21 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State. He said he would listen and reflect. I did not quite know to what extent but I see in amendment No. 19 much of what we debated about regeneration.It seemed to take a long time to hammer out something there. We will come to amendment No. 36 later. Nevertheless, I will indicate now that I think amendment No. 19 addresses it. I work with people and I think...

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (21 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: The amendment will give councillors more time to consider the mayoral programme before it is discussed at a meeting. Increasing the period for consideration from seven to 14 days is more than reasonable and the Minister of State is accepting the substantive issue relating to the amendment. Again, that is positive and we have made progress on the previous debate, so I am very supportive.

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (21 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I will speak to amendment No. 29 and 30. I am representing Senator Higgins, so I will outline her response, which is very much in line with the Minister of State's thinking. On amendment No. 29, on the basis of the inclusion of the Minister of State's amendments and considering all the facts at this stage of the process, Senator Higgins has asked me to convey that she is happy to withdraw...

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (21 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: That is the most important decision the Minister of State has made today.

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (21 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: In a concise manner.

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (21 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: He is here just in case I fall asleep.

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (21 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment no. 31: In page 30, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: “Implementation of regeneration projects 36.(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: Report and Final Stages (21 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: We had a lot of discussion about this key issue. The Minister of State dealt with it earlier in his amendment. I thank him for that. We have had some discussion outside the Chamber between our previous meeting in the Seanad and this one. I was trying to drive home the importance of the regeneration. The Minister of State had a difficulty with the wording of the amendment. He wanted to...