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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Legislative Programme (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: There is a lot in that. I do not have a copy of the Minister of State's script, so I would need to go away and consider it. However, it falls a bit short. I had to raise the Bill in the form of a Commencement matter in order to even get that response. I sought to engage, and I have a list of letters and correspondence from the Department. There was to be a meeting. It was cancelled and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Legislative Programme (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: That is not the Minister of State's fault.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Grant Payments (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Before I call on the Minister of State I would like to welcome the pupils of Carrabane National School in Galway. They are very welcome and I hope they enjoy their day in the Seanad. We are currently taking Commencement matters. Senators submit various topics for debate and four are chosen. The relevant Minister or Minister of State comes in and responds. The Senator raising the matter...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I join others in acknowledging the enormous work of Senator Conway. I also acknowledge Breege, who is not here now. They really are a double act. Anyone who knows them or who has met them will know of their enormous commitment to a range of charitable deeds but particularly to the National Council of the Blind in which they are directly involved. Senator Conway has done a considerable...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the family of Senator Jackman to the House. I also welcome the Ministers of State and Senators for our tribute to Mary Jackman. In a few simple words, Mary Jackman was a lady of great charm, great personality and great style. I first came to know her when I was not very involved in politics. I was on the edges of it. I was involved in an education advocacy group in Dún...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister and thank her for being here and for listening to the contributions at the previous session and today. She has an unenviable task in bringing forward this legislation. We need clarity and less ambiguity around anything to do with this legislation. I will be clear. We absolutely need hate crime legislation. There is no question about it. We are coming from the...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I support the amendments tabled by Senators Ruane, Higgins, Black and Flynn. I thank them very much for the really extensive work they have done on this legislation to this point. I want to touch on two of the amendments, Nos. 18 and 19. Amendment No. 18 relates to the experiences of mixed-race children in Irish institutions. At the end of the day, there was downright racism. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I nominate Senator Paul Daly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Sport Industry Strategy: Engagement with Horse Sport Ireland (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the team from HSI. I will focus on HSI's strategy priorities for 2023 to 2024, which the witnesses have circulated to us and which were very helpful. While they only teed up some headings, I want to break out some of them with them. I have only four of them and I will take them one at a time. On the development of HSI's sustainable funding model, the witnesses talk about the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Sport Industry Strategy: Engagement with Horse Sport Ireland (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Has HSI quantified the shortage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Sport Industry Strategy: Engagement with Horse Sport Ireland (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Moving on to the innovation hub, HSI has a collaboration with Enterprise Ireland and AgTechUCD. I ask the witnesses to tell us a little about that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Sport Industry Strategy: Engagement with Horse Sport Ireland (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: It is positive that HSI has identified the idea of collaboration. It makes sense in terms of the size, the exposure and the synergies. We would be interested in hearing about that as it progresses. I know this is more of a long-term plan. It is a welcome and a positive one, and I am glad to hear about it. I wish to touch on building on organisational capabilities. I know this is Horse...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Sport Industry Strategy: Engagement with Horse Sport Ireland (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: That, again, is another positive. Mr. Duggan has just confirmed to the committee that Horse Sport Ireland has a designated, permanent, full-time HR manager. That is positive, and I am glad to hear it. Horse Sport Ireland is part of the equine stakeholder group and meets with that group. What is the benefit of that? Clearly, all the different stakeholders are participating. I have seen...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Sport Industry Strategy: Engagement with Horse Sport Ireland (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Sport Industry Strategy: Engagement with Horse Sport Ireland (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Mr. Duggan is telling us it is effective.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Sport Industry Strategy: Engagement with Horse Sport Ireland (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Does it meet regularly enough?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Sport Industry Strategy: Engagement with Horse Sport Ireland (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Is the movement of horses still a challenge? In the context of Brexit and the fallout from that, how is all of that panning out? There were major challenges there. Would Mr. Duggan like to comment on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Sport Industry Strategy: Engagement with Horse Sport Ireland (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I am not going to ask Mr. Duggan now, because I am conscious of time, but I think it would be very interesting, and the committee would benefit from it, if we had a little memo or note from him about those challenges. He has first-hand knowledge and is at the coalface of all of this. While one reads in The Irish Fieldand various publications about those challenges, it would be nice if it...