Results 1,921-1,940 of 5,119 for speaker:Victor Boyhan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the AHBs. We have read the submissions and I thank the organisations for those. I am very much a supporter of the AHBs. I know some local authorities have some serious concerns about the AHBs but when you start asking why that is the case, you suddenly realise that many of their arguments do not stand up. As someone who has been involved with local government for many years and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Will the witnesses call out their organisations as I want to mark the figures against them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Victor Boyhan: As we are tight for time, I suggest that Mr. O'Connor provide some detail on that in writing to the committee. That would be helpful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank Mr. O'Connor. I do not mean to be rude, but I am conscious that the clock is ticking. I only have one minute and 22 seconds and I wish to get around to the other groups on the numbers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Can I hear from the other two organisations on their numbers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Victor Boyhan: That is okay. I was trying to ascertain what we have today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Victor Boyhan: We have more than 16,000 homes today we have heard of. The other two groups are going to indicate how many they have.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Victor Boyhan: That is approximately 30,000 homes today in AHBs. I had no real sense of that until now and it is an interesting figure. The ones being planned are more interesting. Those are the numbers we need to keep tracking. I will wrap up by saying that many talk about too many AHBs and clearly the top-brass AHBs are with us today. That is a matter for another day, however. Those figures in...

Seanad: Cuimhneachán ar Chothrom Céad Bliain an Chéad Suí de Seanad Éireann – 11 Nollaig 1922 - Commemoration of the Centenary of the First Sitting of Seanad Éireann – 11 December 1922 (12 Dec 2022)

Victor Boyhan: On behalf of my Independent colleagues, Senators McDowell, Norris, Craughwell, Mullen, Keogan and Clonan, I welcome the Taoiseach and thank him for his very kind words. I would also like to thank Mr. John Bowman for touching on the importance of Independent Senators, which is what I will focus on. In preparation for today I took the time to look at an article in the The New York Timeson the...

Seanad: Cuimhneachán ar Chothrom Céad Bliain an Chéad Suí de Seanad Éireann – 11 Nollaig 1922 - Commemoration of the Centenary of the First Sitting of Seanad Éireann – 11 December 1922 (12 Dec 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Well said.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I will pick up on what Senator Ned O'Sullivan said about the shared island initiative. The Cathaoirleach and I were at Dublin Castle yesterday to hear the Taoiseach set out his stall. What passion and enthusiasm he displayed, and what grá he has for this initiative. We had amazing speakers and contributions, and major engagement. Dublin Castle was packed both inside and out. There...

Seanad: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Dec 2022)

Victor Boyhan: First, I welcome the Minister to the House. We are discussing the Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022. I want to start by saying that it is somewhat disappointing. The Minister has acknowledged that we were not in a position to complete our pre-legislative scrutiny. It was only completed at 12 p.m. today. If we put that into context, the deadline for the...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (6 Dec 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I am not on the committee but have been following aspects of the Bill. I have soldiered on many campaigns with the Minister so I was not surprised to hear the positive feedback on how responsive and engaging she was. It is a hallmark of her style. I do not want to embarrass her, but that is true. Much time, engagement, listening and practical suggestions have come through this long...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Animal Welfare (1 Dec 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting my Commencement matter. I acknowledge the correspondence I received last night from the office of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy McConalogue, apologising that he could not be here, for which I thank him, and telling me that alternative arrangements were being made. Subsequently, this Commencement matter was moved from third...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Animal Welfare (1 Dec 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State. It is a classic example of an excellent response to a Commencement matter. It is exceptionally detailed. The response even referred to me. I know the Minister of State is delivering the response on behalf of the Minister, Deputy McConalogue, and the Department. I thank the Department for taking the time to advise me yesterday that the Minister could not be...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Nov 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I support Senator Malcolm Byrne's call for a debate on the national children's hospital. I welcome that call. This is an extraordinary situation. With all due respect to the Senator, he is a member of Fianna Fáil, which is in Government. There is a Fianna Fáil Minister for Health. I thought the Senator would have an open door at any time to discuss overruns in the construction...

Seanad: Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive statement. As he stated, Tailte Éireann is to be the name of the new body. That is important. There is a need for marketing in that regard. We know it involves a merger of the Property Registration Authority, Ordnance Survey Ireland and the Valuation Office. It is important legislation. I thank the Oireachtas joint committee for...

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Motion (30 Nov 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister to the House. This is a multi-million euro fund for horse and greyhound racing, which should carry conditions in terms of corporate governance. We have not discussed corporate governance and the conditionality around animal welfare during this debate. There is much merit in what is proposed in many of the amendments. There has been a lot of debate on all sides about...

Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Victor Boyhan: It is great to see the Minister of State in the Chamber. I will not discuss this at great length. Suffice to say, I undertook, following engagement with the Irish Farmers Association, IFA, to bring nine amendments to the House. I made it very clear that none of them were mine. I supported the principle of stepping up to the plate and articulating on behalf of the IFA. All of the...

Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for that acknowledgement.