Results 761-780 of 5,082 for speaker:Victor Boyhan
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2024)
Victor Boyhan: Why is the House not sitting next Tuesday?
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2024)
Victor Boyhan: There is too much business to do.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2024)
Victor Boyhan: We will chat about it afterwards.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2024)
Victor Boyhan: These are not normal times.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2024)
Victor Boyhan: We can dream all right.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2024)
Victor Boyhan: He is 75.
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 Jan 2024)
Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. We are talking about Limerick which is his own political bailiwick. I do not know if he has ambitions to run himself but he will clearly not tell us today.
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 Jan 2024)
Victor Boyhan: It will all depend on the fall-out from other elections, of course. I support the principle of a directly elected mayor. I support the fact that Limerick had a plebiscite. Plebiscites are to be protected either way. Other plebiscites rejected this and the Minister of State must accept that as democratic. We know about Dublin but I do not propose to talk about Dublin here today. Be...
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 Jan 2024)
Victor Boyhan: I ask that we do not guillotine this debate. I do not envisage it will take long. I know the Minister of State of long standing and I know his absolute commitment to local government. I know members of the Association of Irish Local Government, AILG, in particular speak very highly of the Minister of State and have found him to be very constructive in his work. However today, the...
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 Jan 2024)
Victor Boyhan: There are the devolved functions by the mayor back to the chief.
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 Jan 2024)
Victor Boyhan: It will be every ten years though.
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 Jan 2024)
Victor Boyhan: Yes, but it is every ten years.
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 Jan 2024)
Victor Boyhan: It is a long time. Two terms of the council will be gone by the time the next one comes.
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 Jan 2024)
Victor Boyhan: I know there is a review.
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 Jan 2024)
Victor Boyhan: Every ten years.
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 Jan 2024)
Victor Boyhan: And to accept some of the amendments.
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 Jan 2024)
Victor Boyhan: We know what the record was from the Dáil.
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 Jan 2024)
Victor Boyhan: The record from the Dáil was not good in terms of amendments.
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 Jan 2024)
Victor Boyhan: I know the Minister of State did.
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 Jan 2024)
Victor Boyhan: Well done.