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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Apr 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I will use my few minutes today to welcome an Seanadóir Malachai O'Hara. What a proud day it is for him. On this special day, I welcome his family to this very important Chamber, Seanad Éireann, a place of many voices. As part of our general deliberations on the celebration of the Seanad, our previous Cathaoirleach, Senator Mark Daly, titled a section "Northern Voices". We had a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: And Senator Craughwell needs to do his homework.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I express my thanks to the Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar, for his service to the State and to the Government. He has done amazing work and can hold his head up with pride. He has achieved much, and it is a time to be gracious and thankful for his very considered leadership. He went out on a limb and took risks and has to be admired for that. He got many issues over the line. We do not get...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Historical Artefacts (20 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, to the House.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Historical Artefacts (20 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Before I call on the Minister of State, I welcome our visitors to the Public Gallery. In particular, I welcome Councillor Bob Quinn from Kildare County Council.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (20 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Our next Commencement matter is in the name of Senator Tim Lombard regarding Ballinspittle National School. It is a lovely part of the world. I was there at the weekend. The Senator has four minutes.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Enterprise Support Services (20 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Richmond.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Enterprise Support Services (20 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: The Minister of State has one minute to conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I apologise for delaying proceedings, but people sped up. I indicated earlier. It has been a long day for the Cathaoirleach and it has certainly been a long day for us in Leinster House. I have two or three questions. The first is to Mr. Towey from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. In his submission paper, he stated the Department allocated funding for five EPA...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I know parts of that were dealt with earlier.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I will turn to Ms Keegan in a moment. On one hand, we talk about the importance and we realise this is enforcement. There is clearly a need for shared services and synergies because there is a disconnect with all of the different stakeholders. That is not a criticism, but it is obvious to everyone. If we are going to lead by example, we are not talking about training people. We are a bit...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I hear that. LAWPRO, its partnership with Teagasc and ASSAP were touched on. It was said that LAWPRO got involved in and submitted a bid for the funding on the competitive call under the EIP. We know that has a budget of €60 million that is being allocated over five years, of which €50 million is going directly to farmers. Will LAWPRO tell us a little more about that? Where...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Sorry, what is the next period?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: It is months. Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I will make a comment; I am not really looking for an answer. What Ms Hennessy outlined is very positive. Some of these initiatives are somewhat lost in the bigger, dare I say it, agri-politics forum, or whatever you like to call it. We talk about simplification in the context of agricultural schemes, and this is another example of it. We could do more to explain all of that and tell the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I agree.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I understand.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: We do not hear a great deal about the marine environment. We know it is a problem and a challenge, but we do not hear a great deal of particular emphasis being placed on it. We tend to hear about water and agriculture but not the marine environment. We live in an environment where all water is precious and is a commodity that needs to be protected and minded. It is rich resource that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: In terms of the marine environment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I thank all the witnesses for their time. This has been a long session. There have been many sessions on this particular issue, so we really value the witnesses’ time and I thank them for joining us here tonight.