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Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare (Dogs) Bill 2022: First Stage (12 May 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Motion (11 May 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I am delighted to second the Private Members' motion on behalf the Sinn Féin group. The rationale for Sinn Féin bringing this PMB has been outlined by Senator Ó Donnghaile. The island of Ireland is once again an afterthought in the minds of the right-wing, anti-immigration Tory Party. Brexit was driven by anti-immigration, little Englander politics and the people of the...

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Motion (11 May 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I wish to raise a number of concerns regarding the Stardust inquest. Tomorrow there is a preliminary hearing into the inquest. It is being held at Store Street coroner's court. The families have been invited to attend. However, Store Street is the venue where the original inquest was held. It holds many bad memories for the families. The backyard of the court is where their loved ones'...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: New Retrofitting Plan and the Built Environment: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I will be brief because many of the issues have been covered. I have one point for Drs. Daly and Engel Purcell. The opening statement mentioned confusion over the grant qualification stipulations and the use of more natural fabrics for insulation. What needs to happen? What are the blockages affecting the use of natural materials? On the 19 one-stop shops getting up and running,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: New Retrofitting Plan and the Built Environment: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Could I ask one more question, picking up on what Senator McGahon and Deputy Bruton asked about, namely, the skills shortage? We have heard from some about the Energiesprong model, which involves prefabrication off-site. This is regarded as more appealing in that one does not necessarily have to come from the construction industry. One is more likely to get women applying for the jobs....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: New Retrofitting Plan and the Built Environment: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Will there be independent spot inspections for quality assurance? It is reassuring to hear that there is a high bar to qualify as a one-stop shop. The fear is that once a place is approved, standards might slip. Will there be unannounced, ongoing, on-the-spot quality assurance to make sure that those one-stop shops retain the standard? Does anyone who is not working out of a one-stop shop...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: New Retrofitting Plan and the Built Environment: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2022)

Lynn Boylan: This is more a point of information, following on from Deputy O'Rourke, about that Department of Public Expenditure and Reform report from October 2020, which clearly identified that there is a lack of data on the social impact of retrofitting. It recommended that the CSO provide those to enable us to identify what is the household income of all those who get retrofits, how many people are...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Office of Public Works Staff (4 May 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I wish to raise the continued use of non-established industrial grade employment contracts within the OPW. It does not just affect the OPW but I am specifically concerned with reports I have heard about worker morale in the OPW. These contracts continue to be used despite the fact that the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has acknowledged that it is an issue. SIPTU has...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Office of Public Works Staff (4 May 2022)

Lynn Boylan: The issue is that while the response has outlined the contractual arrangements for the non-established offices, the reality is that DPER has acknowledged this is an issue. It is in the minutes of the national joint industrial council for State employees. It has acknowledged it is a complex issue and said it would engage with the WRC conciliatory process. We need progress on that because we...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Fire Service (4 May 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I thank the Minister of State for his attendance and responses.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I raise the concerning story that broke overnight about what appears to be the illegal retention of data by the Department of Social Protection. The report published by the Journal.ie today of an investigation carried out by Noteworthy.ie came on foot of a complaint made by Mr. Martin McMahon. It appears data on journeys undertaken by holders of free travel passes were held by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Lynn Boylan: All the questions have been asked. I was going to make the point just made, particularly about the direct lines and where it was good practice to place them, but we do not have to look very far, just up the road, to see that it is possible. I will ask a question about planning permission for ground-mounted panels and the delays in the network connections. There has been a bit of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Solar Energy and the Agricultural Industry: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Lynn Boylan: They are talking about their plan. We know that the climate action plan is due to be upgraded as well, to take account of the carbon budgets. Will we have a situation where we will have a Shaping Ireland’s Electricity Future that will be consistent with the updated climate action plan? If not, we are always going to be out of synch. Are the two talking to each other, in Mr....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Bord na Móna (7 Apr 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I welcome the Minister of State. I am delighted he is here to answer the question because it relates to the mid-Shannon wilderness park, which I am sure he is familiar with. The issue is Bord na Móna promised that once it had finished removing peat, the bog would be handed back to the community. After spending generations harvesting peat, the local community decided it wanted a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Bord na Móna (7 Apr 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I thank the Minister of State for clarity on when we will see the mid-term review, which was due in quarter 1 of 2022. I am concerned about the reference to the operator, if it intends to sell, charge or carry out any development, being required to provide substitute lands with equivalent benefits because this site is already proving its value. Even if the national peatlands strategy is a...

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (7 Apr 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Does Senator Mullen want to speak? Has he indicated? No.

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (7 Apr 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I wish to speak against amendments Nos. 2 and 3. On Committee Stage, we heard at length from Senator Mullen about how people wanted to pray outside hospitals and that we needed to respect their right to prayer. I pointed out to the Senator that the women were telling us they found those prayer vigils to be intimidating when they walked past them and that we needed to listen to the women and...

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (7 Apr 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I did not say I did.

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (7 Apr 2022)

Lynn Boylan: It is Senator Mullen's supporters. He did not come in and defend us. He did not come in and contradict them.