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Seanad: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: An Tuarascáil agus an Chéim Dheiridh - Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2019: Report and Final Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Lynn Boylan: Cuidím leis an leasú.

Seanad: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: An Tuarascáil agus an Chéim Dheiridh - Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2019: Report and Final Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Lynn Boylan: Cuidím leis an leasú.

Seanad: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: An Tuarascáil agus an Chéim Dheiridh - Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2019: Report and Final Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Lynn Boylan: Cuidím leis an leasú.

Seanad: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: An Tuarascáil agus an Chéim Dheiridh - Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2019: Report and Final Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Lynn Boylan: Tacaím leis an leasú.

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2021: Motion (8 Dec 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 1: To insert the following after "20th October, 2021": “; that the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine shall: -conduct a full review of the Exchequer funding to the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund with a view to examining the social and economic impact of the fund, including the efficacy of the fund in supporting the development of both sectors, the...

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2021: Motion (8 Dec 2021)

Lynn Boylan: There are no vets at trials. That is the bare minimum.

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2021: Motion (8 Dec 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I would not boast about that.

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2021: Motion (8 Dec 2021)

Lynn Boylan: Yes. Declare an interest.

Seanad: Antarctic Treaty: Motion (8 Dec 2021)

Lynn Boylan: As someone who lives close to Newlands Cross, which is almost in Kildare, I think that qualifies me to speak on this motion. I would like to express Sinn Féin’s support for the motion. I commend the Green Party on tabling it. It would be welcome if Ireland joined the treaty. Not only would it be of great benefit to our research community, but I believe Ireland could play an...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Infrastructure (7 Dec 2021)

Lynn Boylan: This is not the first time that I have raised the issue of the Energy Charter Treaty with the Minister of State, Deputy Smyth. I would like to tease out today some of the issues around the news that the Government is going to install 2,000 MW of thermal generation capacity. The International Energy Agency have forecast that if governments are serious about achieving the climate targets,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Infrastructure (7 Dec 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I am not reassured at all, with all due respect to the Minister of State. The question concerns what these gas-fired power plant companies being told when they are set up here. Are they being given a deadline and being told this is a short-term investment?Most of these large infrastructure projects would have a lifespan of 30 or 40 years. What assurances have they been given or what have...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Infrastructure (7 Dec 2021)

Lynn Boylan: It is being ignored by the tribunals.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Infrastructure (7 Dec 2021)

Lynn Boylan: They are not. The tribunals are proceeding. That is the fact.

Seanad: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Dec 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the Second Stage debate on what others have called once-in-a-generation legislation that will define all planning applications for an area seven times the size of the State's landmass. I know the relevant committee has spent a lot of time getting into the details of the 245 pages and 181 sections of the Bill. I wish to focus on just a number of key...

Seanad: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Dec 2021)

Lynn Boylan: Maybe following the EU.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Engagement with the Climate Change Advisory Council (7 Dec 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I wish to touch on a couple of points that were raised. I welcome Ms Donnelly to the committee. She highlighted how essential public participation was in the transition. From my point of view, that is why the design of the schemes we have is critical. She referred to the importance of microgeneration and of allowing people to be part of the process of transition and understanding the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Engagement with the Climate Change Advisory Council (7 Dec 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I will not keep her long. I will pick up on the point about LNG. There seems to be a suggestion that LNG terminals actually increase security, which is not the case because those boats are sailing around and can go where they want. Surely the point is to reduce demand and the need for the gas in the first place. We keep having the circular argument that brings us back to the point that we...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Dec 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I start by wishing Homeless Period Ireland a very happy birthday. This was set up five years ago in response to the very real need for access to period products in this country. It is a small grassroots organisation I am proud to volunteer with. Ms Claire Hunt, its founder, will not mind me saying that Homeless Period Ireland should have long left the stage and it should not still exist....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Dec 2021)

Lynn Boylan: There is a lot of focus in the media this morning, rightly, on the mica redress scheme and the sliding scale. According to a Fine Gael Deputy on RTÉ Radio 1 this morning, even the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, accepts it is a flawed scheme, despite the same Minister bringing it to Cabinet this week and announcing the details yesterday....

Seanad: Horticultural Peat (Temporary Measures) Bill 2021: Second Stage (30 Nov 2021)

Lynn Boylan: The Government has known for many years that the use of peat for horticulture must be phased out. It has known that this would require a transitional plan to ensure the horticulture industry had sufficient supplies of peat in the short term while sustainable alternatives were being identified and put in place in the medium to long term. Despite knowing this for years, Fianna Fáil and...