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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Oct 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I would like to raise the issue of Dublin Fire Brigade, whose firefighters and ambulance crew are currently at risk of exhaustion due to staff shortages. In fact, twice in the past ten days Dublin Fire Brigade was called to my road. In one instance it was for a fire and the second was an accident. In the second case a young man waited an hour lying on the ground in the rain for an...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2021)

Lynn Boylan: That is a cheek?

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2021)

Lynn Boylan: To echo what Senator Craughwell said, we are bringing forward these amendments in good faith because we broadly welcome the legislation but we think these would enhance what the Minister of State has brought forward. They are not big asks but they are exceptionally important asks. The first one, of course, is the licenceholders' forum. Despite the commitments from the IAA that its new...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2021)

Lynn Boylan: An important point is around removing the fear to report. It is critical that any licence holder, pilot or air traffic controller who spots something that concerns them in terms of safety has to be able to report it without fear of coming under scrutiny or of it interfering with his or her job prospects because he or she has to go through his or her airline. That is crucial. If such people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Security, Liquefied Natural Gas and Data Centres: Discussion (resumed) (5 Oct 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I thank Professor McMullin. Some of my questions have been asked. Will he elaborate on the fact that Ireland does not have a hydrogen strategy? How important is it that Ireland develops a green hydrogen strategy to take the decisive decisions he outlined in his opening statement? I noted his social media post about the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, CRU, and the security of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Security, Liquefied Natural Gas and Data Centres: Discussion (resumed) (5 Oct 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I thank the witnesses. My questions are quite specific. There has been a lot of talk about the demand site reduction and engaging with industry. How many dispatch instructions under the DS3 programme for demand site reduction have been issued over the past two years? What was the total amount in payments made by EirGrid to each entity in respect of the demand site reduction? The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Security, Liquefied Natural Gas and Data Centres: Discussion (resumed) (5 Oct 2021)

Lynn Boylan: In the case that somebody was not fulfilling their requirements, what is EirGrid's follow-up process?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Security, Liquefied Natural Gas and Data Centres: Discussion (resumed) (5 Oct 2021)

Lynn Boylan: Could they please to respond to the question about the conflict between the 1999 Act and the climate Bill?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Sep 2021)

Lynn Boylan: Over the last number of years, there have been improvements in the area of animal welfare but we still have a very long way to go in this country. This week alone, anybody who was listening to the radio would have been horrified by the stories of animal abuse and torture. Ireland still holds the reputation of being the puppy farm capital of Europe. Many of the animal welfare issues we have...

Seanad: Housing For All - a New Housing Plan for Ireland: Statements (29 Sep 2021)

Lynn Boylan: Housing costs in the State are the most expensive anywhere in the EU. According to the latest figures from EUROSTAT, we are at the top of the housing cost table. It is no wonder people are crying out for more affordable homes. We are in this mess because of the failed policies of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael that have created the housing crisis and yet the Minister and the Government...

Seanad: National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (29 Sep 2021)

Lynn Boylan: We are all aware of the difficulties that are faced by people who are addicted to gambling. We all know that every day gambling can and has ruined lives. Gambling charities have called for stronger regulation and legislation for years. In 2017, I held a high-level conference in Dublin that included international academics to speak on the issue of how gambling and gambling advertisements...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Fuel Poverty (28 Sep 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I encourage Senator Garvey to hang on, because I have some comments about the PSO levy as well as on something the Government could do to bring down the cost of energy. This is not my first time raising energy poverty in this House. I published a report earlier this year that detailed real lived experiences of people who are living in energy poverty. The latest figures suggest that 2,800...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Fuel Poverty (28 Sep 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I thank the Minister of State for that update. I question the figures, however, in respect of how we have identified reduced numbers of people experiencing energy poverty. I again draw the Minister of State's attention to the report from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform entitled, Spending Review 2020: Social Impact Assessment – SEAI Programmes Targeting Energy...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Second Stage (28 Sep 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. As others have said, it seeks to reconfigure substantially our aviation and navigation regulation services. Sinn Féin is happy to support it because it is right that the commercial air navigation elements are separated from the regulatory matters of the Irish Aviation Authority. The workers in this sector, especially those in Aer...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Security, Liquefied Natural Gas and Data Centres: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I was not expecting to get in. My first point, building on what Dr. Bresnihan was talking about, is on getting the buy-in from the population and obtaining a cost-benefit analysis in respect of these data centres. There is a KPMG report which states that 60% to 80% of the capital costs of data centres can be written off against taxes. The Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, was not able...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: International Agreements (22 Sep 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I take it the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, will not be here to respond to my matter either. This is not my first time questioning the Government and being unable to address the Minister responsible. I again ask about the Government's position regarding the Energy Charter Treaty. I was disappointed by the response I received the last time that Ireland is happy to continue to throw its lot...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: International Agreements (22 Sep 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I thank the Minister. I say this with no disrespect to her - I appreciate she came in to read the statement - but it is deeply disappointing that Ireland will continue to push ahead with the reform process that is going nowhere. Japan is not for moving and change requires unanimity. The European Commission's proposals, which are supported by the EU Council, meaning that our Minister would...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Sep 2021)

Lynn Boylan: My first point is to note the Sinn Féin Seanad team’s disappointment at the manner in which our MEP, Mr. Chris MacManus, was invited to today’s debate on the future of Europe. As someone who was an MEP, I know how difficult it is to manage a calendar that sees one in three different countries every month and it was a disappointment that Mr. MacManus was put at a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy: Women in Agriculture Stakeholders Group (21 Sep 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I welcome the speakers. As somebody from Dublin it is very interesting to be listening to this discussion on women in farming. I sympathise with Ms Crowley. I was one of two women who took the Coillte ground felling and chainsaw course. While it did not bother me, I could see why it would put other women off doing the same course with Coillte. The witnesses have answered a lot of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Sep 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I thank the Chair and both of our witnesses. My question is for Mr. Maughan. I would like to tease out where he got that 737 million allocation for Ireland under the social climate fund. Why is only 25% of the ETS going to be allocated to the social climate fund? On the allocation key Mr. Maughan referred to in the opening statement, we do not really know the extent of fuel poverty in...