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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Policy (9 Feb 2022)

Lynn Boylan: The issue I raise is the lack of an energy poverty strategy given that the previous one lapsed in 2019. We also still do not have a review of the previous strategy's implementation, as promised to us last year, to determine whether it actually did anything. We do not have the review of the implementation and we do not have a new energy poverty strategy. I am calling on the Government, yet...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Policy (9 Feb 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I welcome that the review of the implementation report will be due in the first quarter of 2022. However, the last time we had this conversation the Minister of State promised it would be produced in 2021. I will have to submit another Commencement matter in March if it is not published by then. The Minister of State said that the ESRI had...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Feb 2022)

Lynn Boylan: We all woke up to the news of a depressing daft.ie report this morning. It shows that rents throughout the State are continuing to increase and renters faced a 10% increase over 2021. In some areas, rents are soaring by more than 20%. Before Ministers rush to tell people to shop around, they should know the daft.ie report confirms what ordinary people already know, that is, that there is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I want to raise the cost of living crisis we have and the comments that were made by the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming, on yesterday’s “Drivetime”. The Minister of State told people to stop complaining and to do some work for themselves by shopping around to find value in energy, gas and insurance.Someone in receipt of a salary in excess of €100,000 telling...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (8 Feb 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I echo what previous speakers have said in welcoming the aspects of the Bill that relate to a ban on fur farming. It is a barbaric practice and it is about time we, as legislators, caught up with where the public has been for a long time.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (8 Feb 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Sinn Féin, as a party, has opposed the farming of mink since our 2007 Ard-Fheis. I am pleased that, through this legislation, we are moving with the tide against fur farming, which is already banned in other countries, including Austria, Croatia, the Netherlands, Britain and the Czech Republic.It will also become illegal in Norway from 2025. Others have already pointed out that there...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Feb 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I welcome the comments of the Minister of State on the opening up of the organic scheme. We know Ireland is a complete laggard when it comes to organics. It can only help when more farmers are encouraged to go into organic farming. It links into what I want to raise this morning on the biodiversity crisis we have in the country and what I believe is a complete lack of respect for...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Feb 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I support Senator Craughwell's proposal to suspend the debate because the contents of the circulated letter are deeply concerning. I am a member of the transport committee and one of the amendments being sought by IALPA relates to licence holders' forums and the right to be heard and be part of the conversation. The very first point made in the letter is that the Minister of State only met...

Seanad: Search and Rescue Policy: Motion (2 Feb 2022)

Lynn Boylan: First and foremost, I commend all those who work in search and rescue on their bravery and their service. As an island nation, the search and rescue helicopters provide essential cover around our coast. Around 800 tasks are carried out every year and the service is responsible for covering a huge area of ocean. The occupation is a dangerous and selfless one. It is also important we...

Seanad: Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Feb 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I welcome the opportunity to participate in the debate. I commend Senator Gavan who really drove this issue in the previous session. Through his work and the work of the trade unions, focus was brought to bear on the hospitality sector, particularly those rogue employers who were withholding tips from employees. There is a need for a broader conversation about what needs to happen and how...

Seanad: Violence Against Women: Statements (27 Jan 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I wish to begin today like many others by offering my deepest condolences to Ashling Murphy's family, friends and partner. As a woman, every time we hear another woman has been murdered, there is that wrenching feeling of horror and fear and then that is quickly followed by anger. The anger relates to the fact that we continue to live in a misogynistic society. While as a country we have...

Seanad: Violence Against Women: Statements (27 Jan 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Legislative Measures (26 Jan 2022)

Lynn Boylan: It is 22 years since an independent working group published a very detailed report and findings on the coronial system in Ireland. That working group called for radical reform and major reconfiguration of the coronial system and stated that a clear strategy for change was essential. In April 2021, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, ICCL, published research that showed that no...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Legislative Measures (26 Jan 2022)

Lynn Boylan: With all due respect, and this is not directed personally at the Minister of State, the families have had enough of sympathy from Ministers. They have had enough of the tea and sympathy from Ministers for Justice. What they want is a human rights compliant inquest. While the Minister of State said that the provisions of the Juries Act expressly do not apply to coroners' inquests, section...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Jan 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I wish to raise the report that was sent to the Committee on Environment and Climate Action yesterday by the European Court of Auditors, ECA. The ECA is the body that is charged with ensuring taxpayer funds are spent wisely. Historically, the ECA had very strong words for the Irish Government about the way it does energy efficiency upgrades. In 2020, the audit revealed that, incredibly,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Jan 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Broadband Roll-out: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I am not the first to say that broadband is a basic utility in this day and age but, unfortunately, rural communities and some communities in north County Dublin are still waiting for connections. Yesterday, much attention was focused on the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Varadkar’s proposals on the so-called "right to ask to work from home"...

Seanad: Climate and Agriculture: Statements (25 Jan 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Go raibh maith agat. I will stick to the topic and I will not bring up greyhounds, which is my hobby horse under agriculture-----

Seanad: Climate and Agriculture: Statements (25 Jan 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I welcome the opportunity to participate in today's debate on climate change in agriculture. I apologise that I cannot stay until the end, but I will be following the debate. We are at a pivotal moment when it comes to tackling climate change. The window for action is closing by the day. The future generations are watching us now. They will look back in despair at the last decade, about...