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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: General Scheme of Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Victor Boyhan: I am conscious of time so I want to be brief. I thank Dr. Hayden for coming in. She clearly has a huge amount of experience. I am very conscious of her former involvement in the Private Residential Tenancies Board and her work there. She now works in Threshold and has had a long-standing relationship with that body. I have read the 22 recommendations in Dr. Hayden's pre-budget submission...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: General Scheme of Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Victor Boyhan: It costs money to appeal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: General Scheme of Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Victor Boyhan: May I ask a supplementary question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: General Scheme of Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Victor Boyhan: I will not refer to the judicial review, except to repeat the point that it costs a hell of a lot of money. In head 4 of the document before us on the general scheme of the Bill the Department talks about the development that materially contravenes a plan. This is to allow the board to make decisions on applications that materially contravene county development plans. Will Mr. Walsh...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2016)

Victor Boyhan: I wish to raise one simple issue relating to the national harbour and ports policy. The policy document now covers national ports and harbours throughout the country. The document has gone through a number of Ministers. Most recently, the responsible Ministers in the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport have been Deputy Varadkar, Deputy Paschal Donohoe and now Deputy Shane Ross....

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Victor Boyhan: I wish to raise the same issue because there is a need for clarity. In two national newspapers today major concerns were expressed about judicial appointments. Last week the Minister for Justice and Equality was in the House and, in fairness to her, she indicated that she would bring forward some reforms. Having a veto on judicial appointments is wrong and constitutionally questionable....

Seanad: Children and Youth Affairs: Statements (18 Oct 2016)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister to the House. Without a shadow of a doubt, those in the child care area are particularly enthused and excited by the Minister. I also wish to commend the clarity of the messages and press releases from her Department since she became Minister. They are excellent, clear, concise and deliverable messages that all can understand. I have spoken to a number of Senators...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2016)

Victor Boyhan: I concur with Senator Mark Daly's remarks on organ donation, which is very important. There are two other items. This afternoon, we will have a Private Members' debate on the judicial council. The Leader might indicate if he is aware at this stage whether the Minister intends to be here or if it will be the Minister of State. He may not be in a position to tell me but it would be helpful...

Seanad: Fire Safety in Traveller Accommodation: Statements (19 Oct 2016)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister to the House and thank him for his comprehensive report. I also welcome all the guests to the Visitors Gallery. I have no difficulty with the Minister's report. I have read it in detail. In the recommendations he has short-term, medium-term and long-term objectives, which is clearly strategic and makes absolute sense. The report is based on resources, and practical...

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Second Stage (19 Oct 2016)

Victor Boyhan: I first welcome representatives of the deaf community to Seanad Éireann this afternoon and thank them for coming. I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber. I also acknowledge the enormous work Senator Mark Daly has done on this matter. He has my absolute support. This campaign has been run in a very professional way. I have been amazed since my entry into the Seanad by the...

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Second Stage (19 Oct 2016)

Victor Boyhan: I thought last night of drafting a few words at my kitchen table about the Bill and I prepared them. Then I came in this morning to find a letter from a 17 year old student from Waterpark in Carrigaline, County Cork. I want to share some of it with the House because it crystalises and summarises everything about this issue.Dear Senator, [I] am proudly Deaf. I am 17 years old. I go to...

Seanad: Judicial Council: Motion (19 Oct 2016)

Victor Boyhan: I move:That Seanad Éireann:- recognises that judicial independence is enshrined in Article 35.2 of Bunreacht na hÉireann; - recognises that judicial independence is an integral component of the doctrine of the separation of powers; - recognises that public confidence in the independence of the Judiciary could be enhanced if formal procedures were established to review the conduct...

Seanad: Judicial Council: Motion (19 Oct 2016)

Victor Boyhan: I thank all the Senators who participated in the debate. I also thank the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, for his report, which is very similar to what I said to him. I can see many of the same sentences and the same language in his contribution. It would appear that we are all at one. I do not wish to keep emphasising it, but I was talking to a number of colleagues who raised these...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2016)

Victor Boyhan: I will be brief. Today is international credit union day and many of our colleagues were in the Davenport Hotel from 8 a.m. this morning for a presentation. The credit union movement in Ireland is a North-South one. Most of the credit unions in Northern Ireland are accredited to the Irish League of Credit Unions, which is a really important point. What do the credit unions want to do?...

Seanad: Agricultural Prices and Decision by UK to Leave EU: Statements (25 Oct 2016)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister. I note that he is proudly wearing an orange and green badge on his lapel. I noticed it as I stepped into the Chamber and I commented on it to him. That gives me an opening to say that the Bord Bia strategy for 2016 to 2018 is making a world of difference. It is an important document. It is referenced in the programme for Government, and that is to be welcomed....

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Harbours and Piers (26 Oct 2016)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, to the Seanad. I know that he is no stranger to Dún Laoghaire Harbour. He was there recently when the Irish Olympian Annalise Murphy returned to Dún Laoghaire, which was a great and joyous celebration for the town and the nation. I am concerned about the future corporate governance of Dún...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Harbours and Piers (26 Oct 2016)

Victor Boyhan: I want to put on the record that my name is spelt "Boyhan". The Minister might bring that to the attention of his secretarial assistant. It is not spelt "Boylan". I am none the wiser. Last week, I took the trouble to look at several responses from the current Minister and previous Ministers, including Deputies Paschal Donohoe and Leo Varadkar. It is always the same old response. The...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Harbours and Piers (26 Oct 2016)

Victor Boyhan: I am not asking the Minister to interfere.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Harbours and Piers (26 Oct 2016)

Victor Boyhan: I did not ask the Minister to interfere with it.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2016)

Victor Boyhan: I wish to raise three items but prior to that I want to comment on the concerns expressed by Senator Ardagh. I hear what she is saying but local government is in place. If local government is not effective in addressing those issues, then this House and the Dáil need to take an interest because this is an issue for local government. If the local council, on which the Senator's party...