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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: According to a response to a parliamentary question, there was a 29% increase in greyhound deaths at racetracks in 2021. What measures will be put in place to ensure that figure will be reduced in future?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: The last question then is about the strategy. In its business plan and strategy, the Greyhound Board of Great Britain has stated that it wants to reduce reliance on Irish-bred dogs. Is this a cause for concern given that 85% of the dogs that are currently racing in British racetracks are Irish bred? The Preferred Results report from 2017 spoke about the fact that Irish greyhound racing is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: This is more about a business plan, however. The Preferred Results report of 2017 pointed out that breeding in excess in Ireland is a financial risk to the viability of greyhound racing here. Between 83% and 85% of the dogs racing in Britain are coming from Ireland but now the British greyhound racing body is saying it wants to reduce the reliance on Irish dogs. I would have thought that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I do not think it is disputed that 85% of dogs racing in Britain are Irish-born dogs. That was not disputed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: It comes back to the point on forming part of the financial review if we have a business model based on exporting a large number of the dogs bred in Ireland to Britain and Britain is now saying it wants to reduce the reliance on dogs. This this why Deputy Carthy called for the financial review. This would come into it. This is a financial risk for Greyhound Racing Ireland if there is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I have six or seven questions, so I will put the questions, if that is okay, and we will move through them quickly. The first question needs a simple yes or no. Does the Minister support the Oireachtas committee's recommendation of a complete ban on surgical artificial insemination, including in greyhounds?

Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I welcome the Minister of State. On the previous occasion, we left the debate at the point where we asked the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, to clearly set out the rationale for the thresholds. A number of us had amendments relating to this matter ruled out of order and we made the point that we are completely out of kilter with our nearest neighbour in the North and with Scotland...

Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Our rationale for opposing the section is to give the Minister of State an opportunity to respond. We want him to stipulate what exceptions will apply, for whom they will apply and the rationale for those exemptions. Will it be anybody who is currently abstracting water? How will they be taken into consideration? What mechanism will be put in place? We are opposing the section in order...

Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 11: In page 35, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following: “(viii) any additional information specified in Annex IV of Directive No. 2011/92/EU relevant to the specific characteristics of the abstraction (a particular project or type of project) and to the environmental features likely to be affected,”. This comes on the back of concerns raised...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Conservation (17 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I thank the Acting Chairperson very much. I am glad she raised that issue. There are two problems with the Commencement matters. I mean no disrespect to the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, who is does not have the portfolio, nor is he in Department relating to the Commencement matter I raised. I also have an issue with the Seanad Office accepting that the Department I wanted to answer...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Conservation (17 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I thank the Minister of State. Will he bring the proposal back to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, who is responsible for it despite the fact that the Department says it is not responsible for it? When we read the Standing Orders governing Commencement matters, it proves that we should be getting a response on the issue from the Department of Housing, Local...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I wanted to raise last Friday's Supreme Court judgment on CETA. I commend Deputy Costello for taking that case despite the fact that the Tánaiste had threatened to pursue legal costs had the Deputy lost. It is interesting that in the last couple of days we have seen the arrogance of both the Taoiseach and Tánaiste who were out of the traps very quickly to say that it would be a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Good luck renegotiating with the EU.

Seanad: Review of Allegations of Sexual Abuse at St. John Ambulance: Motion (17 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I am happy to speak on this motion on behalf of the Sinn Féin Seanad team and we were happy to cosign it. It is a perfect example of how this House can work collaboratively for a common cause. Recent weeks have been difficult for everybody who has been listening to the airwaves as we once again expose how far the State needs to go to protect children from sexual abuse and to end the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: This week is transgender awareness week and I want to say a few words on that today. It is a week that helps to raise the visibility of transgender people through education and advocacy activities. It also addresses the issues of prejudice, discrimination and violence that affect the transgender community. As we are all aware, they endure much abuse as well as facing constant challenges to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I can speak to amendment No. 7. I also put on the record my unhappiness that our amendments have been ruled out of order as being a cost on the State. I do not agree, particularly given the nature of the amendments reflect the recommendations from the pre-legislative scrutiny report on the threshold levels. Why does Ireland seem to deem itself to have a different standard from our closest...

Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I refer to a decision that was taken that the term "project", while not defined in the habitats directive, asserts that the European Court of Justice has indicated that the term is to be given a broad interpretation. It may be surmised that most of the large abstractions can be viewed as projects for the purposes of the directive. The Bill as drafted does not give due regard to the...

Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I ask the Minister of State once again why we are asking to opt for a threshold that is in direct contrast with that of all our nearest neighbours and countries with similar levels of rainfall and similar hydrology. The Minister of State needs to describe the rationale for the thresholds. The joint committee heard from the experts and made a recommendation to reduce the threshold from 25...