Results 61-80 of 147 for long speaker:Lynn Boylan

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Oct 2022)

Lynn Boylan: ...that would introduce the ban on the deliberate destruction or dumping of new non-food items that would include those electronic products but also textiles, school equipment, leisure products and furniture. It is too long now that the negative environmental costs have been borne by society. It is time businesses were forced to bear the full costs of their business practices. I hope the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP27: Discussion (25 Oct 2022)

Lynn Boylan: ...settlement, ISDS, judgment in a case taken by the Rockhopper Exploration oil and gas exploration company. In recent weeks, we have seen EU countries leaving - Poland announced it is going to leave, along with the Netherlands, Spain and, most recently, France. What are the views around Ireland remaining in this treaty? Ahead of COP27, it would a brilliant opportunity for the Minister to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Infrastructure (20 Oct 2022)

Lynn Boylan: ...could still call for help or even just for comfort. The corded landline did not need additional electricity to run. Unfortunately those times have changed. Even after the power comes back, we could be seeing prolonged outages of the mobile and broadband networks because the power outages increase the probability of electronic components failing if subjected to abrupt interruptions. How...

Seanad: Poverty and Social Exclusion: Motion (19 Oct 2022)

Lynn Boylan: ...the research shows that, when paid, maintenance can play a role in lifting children out of poverty. Our Sinn Féin colleagues in the Dáil have repeatedly called for the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, to publish the long-awaited report from the child maintenance review group. Another group that is particularly vulnerable to poverty is people with disabilities or long-term illnesses,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Aviation Industry (6 Oct 2022)

Lynn Boylan: ...that currently exists around climate action where wealthy people seem to be exempt from any sort of change. Sinn Féin believes that not all emissions are created equal. Climate justice scholars have long distinguished between luxury emissions and subsistence emissions. The latter arise from people meeting their basic needs in the absence of alternatives, while the former are...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Lynn Boylan: ...around the maintenance of footpaths, as well as overgrowth and bushes hanging over footpaths. Generally, we find this is on roads that are more the responsibility of the NTA than local authorities. An example is the Long Mile Road, which is very poorly maintained. The New Nangor Road and the Fonthill Road are other examples. These are roads that cross over different constituencies, but...

Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Oct 2022)

Lynn Boylan: ...which brings its own challenges, but the more we know about our water, who is taking it and what is going into it, the better we can manage that resource for the benefit of rural and urban communities and wildlife.For too long, beverage and agrifood companies, such as Diageo and Glanbia, have exploited our water resource without the proper licensing and oversight. Those days have to end....

Seanad: Passport Office: Motion (5 Oct 2022)

Lynn Boylan: ...' motion has been co-signed by Members from across this House. There is huge cross-party support for the idea of a passport office in the North and now we just need to make it happen. Senator Ó Donnghaile has long campaigned on this issue and his petition has over 30,000 signatures. Apart from the point about the need for a Passport Office branch, given the level of demand, there...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Environmental Policy (27 Sep 2022)

Lynn Boylan: ..., he might have a chat with his Government colleagues about how we regulate advertising in this country. It is a process of self-regulation and it is cumbersome to make a complaint. It takes a long time and advertisements are rarely overturned for being misleading. At the end of the day, they have been run anyway and have done their purpose. It would be good if we could at least...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Usage (14 Sep 2022)

Lynn Boylan: .... I will speak today about energy. While many people are terrified at the thought of their energy bills landing on the doormat, families must also contend with the prospect of blackouts. It is a long time since we had blackouts in this country. I remember having them when I was a child but most people will not remember them because they have an expectation of a functioning energy system...

Seanad: Energy: Motion (14 Sep 2022)

Lynn Boylan: ...capitalising on Russia’s illegal and reprehensible war on Ukraine by profiteering from the resulting energy electricity price crisis; - support Sinn Féin’s calls for decoupling of gas from electricity to deliver long-term, systemic price reductions; - adequately resource the planning system and prescribed bodies so that they can expeditiously deal with infrastructure...

Seanad: Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: ...The first aim is to allow An Bord Pleanála to amend its decision after a judicial review process has started. It can be as sloppy as it wants but it will be facilitated in cleaning up as it goes along. I draw attention again to the information now in the public domain regarding what has been happening with An Bord Pleanála. We are basically saying today to An Bord...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2022)

Lynn Boylan: ...to disproportionately impact households in the bottom 20% of the income distribution, who spend a higher percentage of their income on energy. We had an issue with energy poverty in this country long before the war in Ukraine and the cost-of-living crisis. We heard today from civil society groups such as Age Action, Community Law & Mediation, Disability Federation Ireland, the...

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

Lynn Boylan: ...and rents are up, while the amount of rental accommodation available is down. Homelessness has returned to pre-pandemic levels and child homelessness has increased by 40%. This will have profound long-term consequences for those children. The Minister has to accept that events have now surpassed his Housing for All plan. Budget 2023 has to be the opportunity to show that he is prepared...

Seanad: Cost of Living: Motion (15 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: ...; we are living in a society, and people have been struggling for years under this Fine Gael Government. The costs of housing and childcare are not just new realities for people because they have long been a millstone around families' necks, that is, if they can even get a house or childcare place. The pandemic and war in Ukraine have of course exacerbated the problem and caused energy...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I echo others in welcoming the Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill which is long overdue. For too long we have developed a global economic system which is extractive, linear and based on hyper consumption. The Bill will not address the bigger issue relating to the growth model we live within,...

Seanad: National Maternity Hospital and Women's Health Action Plan: Statements (1 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: ...and have clearly outlined the unacceptable issues and challenges they have faced every day due to the lack of regulation. While the assisted human reproduction legislation is very welcome, albeit long overdue, we cannot just omit certain issues that are deemed to be too difficult and decide to tackle them at another time or allow another Minister to address them. We have seen that...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wildlife Protection (25 May 2022)

Lynn Boylan: ...the monitoring of incidents of poisoning in species vulnerable to secondary poisoning by rodenticides. There is particular concern about the barn owl, the kestrel, the buzzard, the red kite and the long-eared owl. The reason I raise this today is that those who are involved in wildlife rehabilitation and the Barn Owl Project are concerned that testing for secondary poisoning is not...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Animal Welfare (18 May 2022)

Lynn Boylan: ...reptiles being found abandoned or living in watercourses.There is literally nothing stopping people from buying exotic animals. These animals have complex needs and in many cases are exceptionally long lived. They live for far longer than cats and dogs. The Federation of Veterinarians of Europe, which has daily interactions with exotic species, has said it is clear many species are not...

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Motion (11 May 2022)

Lynn Boylan: ...international academics who work in UCD be expected to apply for the electronic waiver? The reality is that we do not know the answers to these questions because we do not know how much the costs are or how long the waiver will be valid. The ETA is unwanted and the British Government should be told, loud and clear, that it can stick it. The island of Ireland will not tolerate any...