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Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (16 Nov 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I will be brief. I thank the Minister of State for coming and setting out all aspects of the Bill. We discussed this Bill in great detail in the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage. I see Senators Cummins and Fitzpatrick here and we have had a lot of engagement on the Bill. I confirm my full support for the Bill. It makes sense. As the Minister of State said at the...

Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 1: In page 10, to delete lines 28 to 31 and substitute the following: “ “Licensing threshold” means 2,000 cubic meters or more in any 24-hour period;”. I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I am mindful that I sit on the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage. The committee discussed this legislation at some...

Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2022)

Victor Boyhan: The Minister of State has given his response. I acknowledge that and I do not wish to add any further comment.

Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 2: In page 11, to delete lines 26 to 29 and substitute the following: " "Registration threshold" means 25 cubic metres or more in any 24 hours;". Before I proceed with amendment No. 2, I thank the Minister of State and his officials for the explanatory memorandum that was circulated last week. It was further to the two queries we had in the previous session in the...

Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I take on board what Senator Pauline O'Reilly has said. As I said, I am on two committees and there is always a conflict between them. While we do not always agree with everything that goes through pre-legislative scrutiny, I was very supportive of the work the committee did. I was also very supportive of our engagement on the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and Marine. Like every...

Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I note the Minister of State's response.

Seanad: Vaping: Motion (16 Nov 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I want to thank Senators Maria Byrne and Conway for using their Private Members' time to introduce this motion. They made a convincing case and articulated the arguments and rationale for this motion well. I wish them well with it, I am supportive of it and I thank them for bringing it to the House.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Nov 2022)

Victor Boyhan: As we are.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment Bill) 2022: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Apologies, I thought the Chair was seeking a response to his comments. I thank all the witnesses for coming. At the outset, I must say I am extremely disappointed that we only received the papers this morning. We have a protocol and procedure on how we do business in this committee and it is set down clearly. The Department needs to be reminded and while I do not want a row, it is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment Bill) 2022: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Point taken.

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

Victor Boyhan: I want to raise two issues with the Leader. I formally welcome the announcement this week by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Deputy Harris, of the roll-out of €450,000 of funding for Traveller apprenticeships. That is a positive move which I want to acknowledge and which is important. It is not a lot of money but it is a movement in...

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

Victor Boyhan: I was there yesterday.

Seanad: Transport: Motion (9 Nov 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I join the Leas-Chathaoirleach in welcoming Deputy Richmond, a former Senator, and the students from UCD. Indeed, I will be mentioning Deputy Richmond in my few comments I prepared for today. I am delighted, therefore, that he is here and may still be here when I am finished. I will say a few quick things and it is all positive. It is just as well that the Leas-Chathaoirleach flagged that...

Seanad: Transport: Motion (9 Nov 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State and the Senators. The devil is in the detail though. At the end of that very comprehensive run-around of the national transport network, the Minister of State's conclusion said it all. She said that, "This motion is generally in line with the principles of this Government and is broadly acceptable in [terms of] aspects, particularly [in] its call to move...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State, Ms Byrne, Ms Fay and Ms Wisdom to the committee. I think the Minister of State will feel the sense of frustration in the committee. Clearly, three Ministers and three Departments are overlapping and while I understand the reason for that, they do not operate in a silo. They are in government and the Ministers and Ministers of State have cross functions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Victor Boyhan: It is commercially sensitive. Is the Department carrying out research by a State agency?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Victor Boyhan: It is commercially sensitive. Is the Minister of State unable to give any assurance on how all of that is going?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Will Ms Byrne comment on how this research is being monitored and engaged, qualitatively, in terms of research papers? As a committee, we could get out there and go to those research stations and see it first hand. We have to believe in it. We are advocates for agriculture and the agrifood sector. We are in a role as strong advocates and political advocates for agriculture and the food...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I am familiar with compliance PO requirements. Will Ms Byrne confirm where these trials are taking place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Victor Boyhan: What is the location?