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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Some Senators may have seen video coverage in the media of a large fire in a terraced building next door to a pub in Tallaght village last weekend. Thankfully, five fire engines quickly arrived on the scene and were able to prevent the fire spreading in what could have been a catastrophic fire for the village. In the past few days, Dublin Fire Brigade has shown variety in its work. Apart...

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Motion (30 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 2: To insert the following after “October, 2022”: “; that the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine shall: - conduct a full review of the Exchequer funding to the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund with a view to examining the social and economic impact of the Fund, including the efficacy of the Fund in supporting the development of both...

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Motion (30 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: On animal welfare there is no difference of opinion. Welfare is welfare. If we want the industry to succeed and for people to go to the races we have to look after animal welfare.

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Motion (30 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I do not like it.

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Motion (30 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Fix the welfare issues.

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Motion (30 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: There is a singular view on artificial insemination so we can have a vote on that and see where Fianna Fáil stands on it.

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Motion (30 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Yes.

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Motion (30 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 3: To insert the following after “October, 2022”: “; that Seanad Éireann: - notes recommendation No. 4 in the Report of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine entitled ‘Issues impacting Dog Welfare in Ireland’ which stated, ‘given Surgical Artificial Insemination carries risks even when performed in a...

Seanad: Wood for Construction: Motion (30 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Ba mhaith liom, i dtús báire, fáilte a chur roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Teach. Tá áthas orm go bhfhuil an deis agam labhairt sa díospóireacht seo. I welcome this Green Party motion on timber use in construction. The State must drive demand in the timber sector. There has been much talk about this issue, the technology is there and other...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Others have mentioned that today is International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People and I want to say a few words on this. There will be a vigil outside the GPO at 7 p.m. with the Palestinian ambassador. It would be great to see a large turnout at that because it is important to show solidarity with the Palestinian people. We rarely hear the figures of those who have died in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Role of Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I thank all of the speakers. I will pick up on a couple of the topics that we have already been discussing. I want to discuss the impact of messaging on behaviour that can conflict with people's lived experience. Is that counter productive? I am giving the example here of public advertisements at the moment that tell one not use to their clothes dryer, because it is really bad for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Role of Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Or change the regulations to allow people to dry their clothes on balconies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Role of Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I agree.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Role of Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Yes, if we have a bit of time. I want to ask Dr. Lunn whether the ESRI has done any analysis on looking at what Mr. Eric Lonergan and Ms Corinne Sawers refer to as extreme positive incentives for change, EPICs, rather than looking at penalising people and using the taxation model, whereby we make things cheaper or provide those extreme incentives that have been shown to be more productive....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Role of Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: That is reporting on the behaviour but we are interested in the behaviour and the impact. Will Professor Lunn find out for us whether the ESRI is looking at the extreme positive incentives for change, EPICs, model because I am curious to know? The analysis of Eric Lonergan and Corinne Sawers in that book focused on what is actually having an impact on our carbon emissions and behaviour....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Role of Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I have a question for Dr. Lunn. Does the ESRI have any research on people's willingness to target high net worth individuals on their high consumption? I understand that the top 10% of the population emit nearly as much as the bottom 50%, which comes down to the aspect of fairness. We have seen the conversation about the number of people who flew to COP. Ordinary people are pointing to...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Animal Welfare (24 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I have raised this issue a number of times in the past couple of weeks. Unfortunately, we are all familiar with the post-Christmas puppy regret and with the large numbers of surrenders that are seen in January. However, it appears that Christmas has come early this year, with four shelters in the past 24 hours announcing they are at capacity and 17 in the past three weeks having announced...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Animal Welfare (24 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I thank the Minister of State for outlining the valuable work the shelters do, because we know the pounds rely on them to move the dogs on that are not reclaimed in the pounds so that they are not euthanised. It is welcome that the figures for euthanasia have gone down year on year. That said, we have a particular issue this year because of the rush to buy dogs during Covid-19 and,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I, too, welcome the Ukrainian ambassador to the House and offer my solidarity to the Ukrainian people. This Friday is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Earlier this week, the annual report of the Director of Public Prosecutions highlighted an increase of more than one third in domestic violence case files, with high conviction rates in serious crime cases,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: You will find Fianna Fáil rejecting them.