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Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: It is great progress

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I will probably repeat some of the points that have already been made. First, I welcome those in the Gallery from the National Youth Council of Ireland, the Dublin Youth Theatre, and some individuals as well. God love them, they have really seen democracy in action today because they have been here for hours waiting for this amendment to come up. I commend my colleague, Senator Warfield,...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I will probably repeat some of the points that have already been made. First, I welcome those in the Gallery from the National Youth Council of Ireland, the Dublin Youth Theatre, and some individuals as well. God love them, they have really seen democracy in action today because they have been here for hours waiting for this amendment to come up. I commend my colleague, Senator Warfield,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Policy (29 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I want to raise what appears to be a complete lack of urgency regarding the new demand-side reduction strategy. Even before the war in Ukraine and the pressure this is placing on energy provision, there was a need to address demand-side pressure on our power supply. The previous Government's policy to make Ireland the data centre capital of the world is coming home to roost. Only...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Policy (29 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Nobody doubts that the unprecedented crisis in the European market is because of the war in Ukraine but the crisis in the Irish energy sector precedes the war. It is disappointing that the Minister of State did not acknowledge the fact that EirGrid's generating capacity statement, which came well before the war, stated that all new demand between now and 2030 would be from data centres. We...

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

Lynn Boylan: I wish to raise issues relating to housing but before doing so I wish to express my concern that, yesterday, amendments were submitted that are non-consequential to the Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022 and which seek to amend the planning Act. There has been no pre-legislative scrutiny of these amendments and no notes as to why...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I was not going to come in on this section. However, with all due respect to the Minister of State, I think there are questions that have come to light. The last time we were having this conversation, I accepted that Departments will seek outside expertise. That happens in lots of Departments. Many organisations will hire consultants who have the expertise that is not in-house. What I am...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I reiterate the point. Nobody is saying that the IAA is not independent. Is the Minister of State saying that the Department sought the advice of the IAA with regard to legislation that was relevant to the IAA? That is the critical point here? Nobody is calling into question that the IAA is being set up as an independent body. Is the Minister of State saying that she sought advice on...

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I apologise on behalf of Senator Warfield, who cannot be here today. Amendment No. 39 will insert after the word "violent" the words "accidental, homicidal, undetermined or suspicious deaths". This will expand the criteria listed in the section by which An Garda Síochána would have to be alerted to evidence of human remains. The current requirements are quite limited and,...

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 17: "In page 15, to delete lines 31 to 34 and substitute the following: “(5) The Government shall make every effort where a site proves problematic to resolve difficulties and thoroughly examine burials on the land, before it is determined that memorialisation of the burials on the land, is more appropriate.”." This amendment seeks to delete lines...

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Could the Minister elaborate on how we categorise substantive reasons for not engaging in an intervention? How do we balance that? I am aware that there are sites where exhumation is not the agreed outcome by everybody involved. How does one balance that to make sure that we get as much information about those burial sites as possible in order to be in compliance with our EU and UN conventions?

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: It is again about reassurances on making sure that all the families, as far as is possible, would be contacted and all their opinions taken on board and not just perhaps a more vocal cohort of the families. It is just about reassurances that the safeguards are there to make sure that, if that was put as a substantive reason, all the voices are around the table and nobody is excluded from...

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 21: In page 16, line 13, to delete “, at the time of such burial,”. The rationale for deleting "at the time of such burial" is that there is no principled reason to specify that contemporary burial practice from the 1940s, 1950s and-or earlier or later should apply to any potential burial lands. Public awareness and perception of common decency and...

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 23: In page 16, lines 18 and 19, to delete “and would reasonably have been so considered at the time the burials took place”.

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 25: In page 16, lines 27 to 38, to delete all words from and including “important” in line 27 down to and including line 38 and substitute the following: “significant burial sites, the Government shall make every effort to thoroughly examine and make interventions using the full resources and powers of the Director.”.

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 38 In page 34, line 27, after “person” where it firstly occurs to insert “across a range of appropriate disciplines”. My colleagues and I tabled this amendment, which seeks to place more emphasis in the Bill on an integrated identification approach that involves a multidisciplinary response. For example, there is no mention of forensic...

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 39 In page 35, line 31, after “violent” to insert “accidental, homicide, undetermined or suspicious deaths”.

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 45: In page 71, line 17, to delete "manifestly".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I thank our speakers. I have questions for each of the Departments. The first question is on transport. I am glad to hear that the just transition has been factored in. As Deputy Alan Farrell said, there is no second-hand EV market as such. Many people who are driving diesel cars are doing so because they were previously incentivised to buy those cars. My concern is around the lock-in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Lynn Boylan: If I could come back on the feed additive, is it separate to the soya feed or is it incorporated into it?