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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Forestry Sector (26 Apr 2023)

Victor Boyhan: When? Give me the date.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Forestry Sector (26 Apr 2023)

Victor Boyhan: The Minister of State is telling me she does not have the date.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Forestry Sector (26 Apr 2023)

Victor Boyhan: The Minister of State is here for a Commencement matter.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I second and support the Deputy Leader's proposals for the Order of Business. I particularly want to welcome and look forward to the speech by the president of the GAA. He is a very significant individual but the GAA is also a very significant organisation in the country and one that is always worthy of great support. I am aware that this association has very significant support across...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by GAA President, Mr. Larry McCarthy (26 Apr 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Good point.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by GAA President, Mr. Larry McCarthy (26 Apr 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Well said.

Seanad: Public Water Connection Charges: Motion (26 Apr 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the four Green Party Senators for co-sponsoring this important motion. My colleague has talked about us all being on board. I want to confirm that, yes, I am on board. It is a great idea. I will just speak to a few points on it. We might all remember - I certainly did - growing up when every schoolyard in the country had a water fountain and it was free. I am not sure if the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disparity in the Cost of Fertiliser: Discussion (26 Apr 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I thank all of the witnesses here today. At the outset, I acknowledge the significance of Mr. Keane, the president of Macra na Feirme. He said it was his last day here. I thank him for his engagement with the committee. He has been highly impressive and an amazing exemplar in terms of being a representative for young people in agriculture and rural communities. That was demonstrated...

Seanad: Election of Acting Chairperson (25 Apr 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I will do the job.

Seanad: Election of Acting Chairperson (25 Apr 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Senator very much for my proposal.

Seanad: Election of Acting Chairperson (25 Apr 2023)

Victor Boyhan: By vote, by acclamation.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Apr 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I wish to bring to the attention of the House the fact that Macra na Feirme will launch a major campaign about the representation of young farmers. It will leave from the area of Duke Street or Emily Square in Athy, which is a particularly nice town where Macra na Feirme was founded in the 1940s. This is just one of many groups within the agricultural sector that are frustrated and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Apr 2023)

Victor Boyhan: We know it. We know.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister, the Ministers of State and his housing officials. Everybody here accepts we need to accelerate the supply of new homes across a range of homes and reduce the cost of construction. That is a given. I have said many times on this committee that I do not buy into any ideology. I do not exercise too much time on who is building the houses. It is about delivery of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Victor Boyhan: The Minister will be left on his own with the big stuff. He is on the county team. They are jumping ship.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Victor Boyhan: The Minister has lost some of them already.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister and his officials for coming in. It has been a meaningful engagement. To touch on one or two issues, starting with the An Bord Pleanála backlog, the Business Post broke that story last Sunday. It is a substantial backlog. There is some suggestion that up to 27,000 units are included. Clearly, this is an issue regarding the relevant development plans at the time...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Victor Boyhan: On rural housing guidelines---- On the rural housing guidelines, it is a shame that the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, had to leave early. My understanding is that those draft guidelines are with him at the moment and I intend to publish them. I intend to do the Gaeltacht planning very shortly as well. There are some significant changes that will help in the Gaeltacht too. I do not...

Seanad: Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (20 Apr 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Particularly the ones from Dún Laoghaire.

Seanad: Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (20 Apr 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I will be brief. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Smyth, to the House. This is very welcome legislation. It has bee a long time coming, and some political parties have dragged their heels for a hell of a long time. There have been many commitments, but we are now seeing it done, ultimately under the Minister of State's remit. I welcome it and I thank the Minister of State for how...