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Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I am not happy with that. The Minister of State is not telling us, for example, that he is committed to driving that through. He could have said I made an excellent point and that he, as Minister of State with responsibility for heritage, will drive that through in the planning and development Bill, but he did not say that. We have to be pragmatic. Today, we are debating the History and...

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Planning Issues (22 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State and my Commencement matter relates to the issue of new rural housing guidelines. As she will be aware, the Government has promised these guidelines for a number of years. I have a letter dated 9 May 2017 in front of me from the then Minister who promised that there would be rural guidelines. I am sure the Minister of State will also be aware of the Flemish...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Planning Issues (22 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State. I agree with her. I did not believe I would have here today a Minister of State who lives in the same constituency as me. Let me quote the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown development plan, on which we are ad idem. It states it should be the policy of the planning authority to consider new proposals for one-off housing in areas outside the boundaries of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Cathaoirleach, and thank the Deputy Leader for setting out the proposed Order of Business. I want to start off by thanking Senator Catherine Ardagh, and former Senator, Averil Power, the CEO of the Irish Cancer Society, for organising the Daffodil Day coffee morning in the House this morning. It was very well attended, and I thank all involved, and the Irish Cancer Society for...

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (22 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 1: In page 29, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: “Valletta Convention 3.(1) Nothing in this Act shall violate the definitions, principles and requirements outlined in the Valletta Convention to which Ireland is a signatory. (2) The Minister and the Department shall be required to ensure that all definitions, principles and requirements laid out...

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (22 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State and his officials back to the House. I do not think much has changed since we last spoke. I am pursuing this amendment. However, I first welcome the people in the Public Gallery. There are some experts here from this area. I am sure they are also known to the Minister of State. I have again studied the responses in relation to Valletta. There are a...

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (22 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State. I know what he has set out. It is interesting that he raised some concerns about the Valetta Convention. He has been the Minister of State with responsibility for heritage for the past two and a half years. I do not what he has done about it. If he had concerns about this international treaty, it warrants further teasing out through a Commencement matter or...

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (22 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (22 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (22 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (22 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I second the amendment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Direction of Bord Bia: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the witnesses. I want to touch on some of the points raised in the eight-page submission document to the committee. I will go through them before I ask my questions. The document mentions building a food brand for Ireland, and the reputation with customers and consumers. We know this is very important. It will be relevant to a question I will ask. The document also states that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Direction of Bord Bia: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: The mushroom sector, particularly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Direction of Bord Bia: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I have two questions, if I may. I thank Mr. O’Toole for that. That is important. It would be helpful for the committee if there was a briefing note on some of the trade missions and promotional work to expand the market. I turn to two other issues before I wind down. I am not asking Mr. O’Toole to do it now, but perhaps he could provide the committee with the briefing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Direction of Bord Bia: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: And I did not name that company deliberately.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Direction of Bord Bia: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: We have privilege in here but I will not use it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Direction of Bord Bia: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Bord Bia applied sanctions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Direction of Bord Bia: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Were they monitoring sanctions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Direction of Bord Bia: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Does Mr. O'Toole feel that is satisfactory and it is within the guidelines of what Bord Bia set down?