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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Renewable Energy Generation (24 Nov 2021)

Lynn Boylan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Today I am particularly interested in hearing the Minister of State's response to the plans for the offshore community benefit fund. The terms and conditions for the first offshore renewable energy support scheme, RESS, are out for consultation, but I would like to tease out how the scheme will be administered. While the consultation is ongoing,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Renewable Energy Generation (24 Nov 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I welcome the Minister of State's provision of some clarity on these questions. I still encourage that the decision concerning a nationally administered fund be kept open. It is, once again, being said that the decision-making will come from the community, but the best model of community involvement is the one led by the community for the community. There is a job creation opportunity here...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I agree with Senator O'Reilly that this legislation is the most disingenuous I have seen produced and it is not compatible with EU law. It will not get past the Attorney General. I want to offer solidarity to students throughout the country who are staging three days of protests as part of their Cost of College campaign. Students are being squeezed at every point due to the lack of...

Seanad: Companies (Emission Reporting) Bill 2021: Second Stage (24 Nov 2021)

Lynn Boylan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I too welcome the Bill and commend the Senators in the Civil Engagement Group, Senators Ruane and Higgins, on their work on it. Many of us who campaign on climate issues have seen that the focus on individual actions is far too strong on encouraging the use of keep cups and other tiny efforts. The hypocrisy of that approach is made clear by the...

Seanad: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: Céim an Choiste - Official Languages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (24 Nov 2021)

Lynn Boylan: Tairgim leasú Uimh. 12: I leathanach 11, idir línte 17 agus 18, an méid seo a leanas a chur isteach: “(1A) Aithnítear leis an Acht seo nach gá go mbainfeadh leagan ainm i dteanga oifigiúil amháin le leagan ainm sa teanga oifigiúil eile, agus go bhfuil sé de cheart ag gach duine a ainm féin nó a hainm féin, déanta...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Nov 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I am sorry that I missed the Minister's opening statement, but I have read it. Will the IT traceability system come from the 10% of funding that has been ring-fenced for welfare expenditure or will an additional amount be needed? I will focus on the data that is collected in respect of greyhound welfare. Many committee members are passionate about greyhound racing and horse racing....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Nov 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I mean both the unofficial and official trials. When an injury occurs at an official trial, the name of a local vet is given for contact reasons and people can access the injury fund when there is a race ending injury. At unofficial trials, which involve younger dogs, there is no vet present and people cannot access the injury fund if there is a race ending injury.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Nov 2021)

Lynn Boylan: The option is available in Britain.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Nov 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I suppose we can make the choice to play a sport. We do. Horses and greyhounds are bred to run as well. They do not like hanging around doing nothing. The greyhound industry support scheme was introduced in 2020 to provide financial assistance to injured greyhounds to enable them to continue to have a healthy life after their injury. The applications for the scheme were assessed on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Nov 2021)

Lynn Boylan: Will that expansion extend to unofficial trials? If a dog has a race-ending injury at an unofficial trial, what happens to it then? How can we guarantee it gets treatment? That is my concern.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Nov 2021)

Lynn Boylan: On the horse racing industry, I have a question on traceability and responsibility for horses that are found abandoned. Who is responsible if a racehorse that has been fitted with a microchip is found abandoned? For example, if a racehorse is owned by a syndicate but being cared for by a keeper who finds it has been abandoned, where does the buck stop or who is responsible for that horse if...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Nov 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I will leave it at that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Nov 2021)

Lynn Boylan: There is a need to prove ownership or if the horse is owned by a syndicate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Nov 2021)

Lynn Boylan: Are there plans to gather information on greyhound breeders with fewer than five bitches and feed that into the system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Nov 2021)

Lynn Boylan: Yes. It is the person who is named on the microchip. There is the same issue with the microchipping of dogs. If the microchip information is not updated, a dog can be found that is still registered to the breeder. If a microchipped racehorse is found abandoned, can we ensure it is established who is responsible for it? If it is the person named on the microchip, people might be very keen...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Nov 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I want to raise the launch of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Impossible Choices appeal because we are in no doubt now that winter has finally arrived in Ireland with freezing temperatures being felt throughout the country. This is at a time when inflation and rents are rising and energy costs are skyrocketing. In its report released today the Society of St. Vincent de Paul said it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Charter Treaty and Energy Security: Discussion (23 Nov 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I welcome both speakers and commend them on their contributions. It is very important to distinguish between the fact we have the current Energy Charter Treaty, as Dr. de Boeck said, and the modernisation process and how likely it is for that modernisation process to achieve anything, given the resistance. We know Japan is on record as saying it does not think the treaty needs changing at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Charter Treaty and Energy Security: Discussion (23 Nov 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I will definitely take the opportunity of getting a second question in. One of the questions on Ireland’s position concerns not what the country’s position would be on the modernisation of the treaty, but this question of whether Ireland’s position should now follow France and Spain in saying that the EU should walk away. That is the more important question. Anyone who...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Healthcare Policy (16 Nov 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I remind the speakers to keep to their time.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Registration of Births (16 Nov 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I thank the Minister of State for her contribution and for being here today. I also thank Senator Boyhan for his heartfelt contribution.