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Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (24 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Leader for clarifying the issue in relation to the Tánaiste and the Irish Independent. I look forward to looking at that piece in the Irish Independentand would be grateful if she could send it on to me. I believe in protecting the role of different Ministers and would not think that the Tánaiste would want to, in any way, undermine that. The Leader then went on to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Community Development Projects (23 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Joe O'Brien. I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting this matter. It relates to the community recognition fund, to which €50 million has been given. At first glance, it seems to be covering a lot of areas that should be covered in any case because they are not solely and exclusively to do with community integration. Allocations include...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I want to say how pleased I am and how much I welcome the news that the Minister for Education, Norma Foley, is this morning updating her Government colleagues on the implementation of the landmark Louise O'Keeffe judgment. What a brave and courageous woman she was against all the odds in terms of how she had to go public time and time again about her abuse. I commend Norma Foley on her...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Threat of Bark Beetles to Plantations: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the new president of the IFA, to whom I say "well done" on a fabulous campaign. Looking from the outside, I never saw the IFA more invigorated and enthusiastic. Elections do things for politicians and the IFA. I thought it was an interesting and very engaging campaign. Having followed much of the campaign through various sources at a remove, it was clear that IFA farmers were...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I formally second my colleague Senator McDowell's amendment to the Order of Business. I want to raise issues relating to the Committee Stage of the policing Bill yesterday. I left the Oireachtas at 11.15 p.m. last night. I just checked into my office before I left to see an email that withdrew the motion due to go before the House regarding how we would reconvene. The Deputy Leader should...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Dec 2023)

Victor Boyhan: At the outset, I want to congratulate the new president and vice-president of the IFA. County Laois suckler beef and sheep farmer, Francie Gorman, was elected the new president yesterday evening.Also, Alice Doyle who is from Wexford, was elected deputy president. Alice Doyle is the first woman ever to hold the office of deputy president of the IFA. I wish both of them well as they start on...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I have not spoken on any aspect of this Bill here today. I thank the Minister for confirming to the House that she is willing, able and wishes to continue with this Bill today. She is available and is giving us the time, which is an enormous commitment. I want to acknowledge that. I came into this House this morning for the Order of the Business, which proposed that this Bill would be...

Seanad: Hypothermia Scalp Cooling Therapy: Motion [Private Members] (13 Dec 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Green Party for using its Private Members' time for what is a very important proposal, which it has covered well. I also thank the Minister for setting out his stall honestly and frankly, if not somewhat disappointingly. He has been honest and frank and what more can we ask of a Minister? He said that Senators will be aware that there is a finite budget and we all know that. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Victor Boyhan: What is Mr. Coughlan going to do about it? How is he going to champion the cause? He accepts farmers should not be at any disadvantage.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Agriculture Schemes (12 Dec 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting this important Commencement matter. I know the Minister, Deputy McConalogue, is in Brussels to discuss fisheries policy and is held there. I am sorry he cannot be here. The Minister of State is not from the Department of agriculture but I thank him for coming to the House to take this matter on behalf of the Department. The matter I raise relates to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Agriculture Schemes (12 Dec 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State. He can share the frustration. It is about trust. There is a very fragile relationship between the Department, the Government and agriculture. Agriculture has become very divided. Here we have a really positive scheme and yet trust is now broken. The IFA contacted us last Friday expressing concern. Where is the lead-in time for this? Why was this not...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I highlight what Senator Chambers said. It is a very important point. We need a renewed focus on the Garda Reserve. I have had a good few friends in the Garda Reserve, more than half of whom have left. They are very discontent with the whole setup, disappointed with what they see inside Garda stations and disappointed that they were sent to police rugby matches. People have told me they...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Dec 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I will raise one issue today which is the report of the Dublin Citizens' Assembly dated December 2022. We are now in December 2023. The Government tasked the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage to review the report and consider various matters, which we did. The terms of reference were established and set. We have more or less completed that work. The...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (7 Dec 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State and his officials. As we come to the end of another calendar year, if not perhaps a political one, I particularly thank the Minister of State for his work in the area of electoral reform. As Senator Cummins said, we are members of the Oireachtas joint committee on housing, planning and local government, so we have a very close interaction with the Department....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I congratulate the Cathaoirleach on his organisation of Bród 93/23 last night. It was very impressive. There is a lot of feedback from some of the participants this morning. I was in the UK but want to acknowledge the significance of the Cathaoirleach's leadership in this area. When he was elected Cathaoirleach, he gave a commitment that equality, gay rights and so forth would be at...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister to the House. I will take it up on her response to Senator Ruane, when she said she did not want to be too prescriptive and mentioned the broader sense of community. As the Minister knows, we will come later to the issue of community stakeholders, who are very wide and varied and come at different levels. Oireachtas Members are stakeholders. They live in...

Seanad: Local Government Matters and City and County Councillors: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Victor Boyhan: We have had seven speakers so far. We have only three more indicating to speak on this debate, from a Chamber of 60 Senators. The next three people who have indicated to speak are Senator Cassells, Senator Ward and myself. I will step out of the Chair to speak. We have no other offers but they may come in. Some Senators are at meetings, including parliamentary party meetings, but it...

Seanad: Local Government Matters and City and County Councillors: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I thank everyone who has partaken in this debate. I welcome Councillor Dermot Lacey from Dublin City Council. Might I say, he is not the only one following this debate. I just got a text in stating “Senator Cassells is on fire but he is right”. I do not want to embarrass him but I think he is right too. I think he is on fire and passionate about local government. I commend...

Seanad: Local Government Matters and City and County Councillors: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Victor Boyhan: You will look at all of that.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Nov 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I want to be associated with the kind remarks to the Romanian ambassador and his staff. I have been to Romania on a number of occasions. It is truly a beautiful place, and they are beautiful people. I also acknowledge that many Romanians work in the Seanad, including Ilinca. We have many Romanians working in the catering, housekeeping, secretarial, administration and security services....