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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: Could Mr. Doran share two or three of them with us? That is all I am asking for.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: The science.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: Will Mr. Doran tell us what was the severity? He said the board had concerns. What were its concerns?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: What was the outcome? The board expressed this concern. What then was the remedy or follow-on with the board? Surely, the board is influential here. This is the board and it will have to explain. Mr. Doran identified today and told this committee that the board had concerns about this scheme. Would Mr. Doran be able to furnish the committee with a written statement or some sort of memo...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: What was the Department's response?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: Will Mr. Doran keep us informed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recent Reclassification of Beef Indexes: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: It is important. This is the committee that deals with agriculture. I thank Mr. Doran for his time.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Agriculture Schemes (12 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting this important Commencement matter. I know the Minister, Deputy McConalogue, is in Brussels to discuss fisheries policy and is held there. I am sorry he cannot be here. The Minister of State is not from the Department of agriculture but I thank him for coming to the House to take this matter on behalf of the Department. The matter I raise relates to...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Agriculture Schemes (12 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State. He can share the frustration. It is about trust. There is a very fragile relationship between the Department, the Government and agriculture. Agriculture has become very divided. Here we have a really positive scheme and yet trust is now broken. The IFA contacted us last Friday expressing concern. Where is the lead-in time for this? Why was this not...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: I wish to join with others in congratulating Senator Mary Seery Kearney on all her championing and advocacy for surrogacy. Like so few in here, she was courageous, brave and bared her personal circumstances around the issue. That is not an easy thing to do; I have done it myself. There have been many disappointments and setbacks along the way, but she was always dignified. She gave...
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: I highlight what Senator Chambers said. It is a very important point. We need a renewed focus on the Garda Reserve. I have had a good few friends in the Garda Reserve, more than half of whom have left. They are very discontent with the whole setup, disappointed with what they see inside Garda stations and disappointed that they were sent to police rugby matches. People have told me they...
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: I would say three words would cover it.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: And struggling.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: I think the Senator needs a gallon of water after that.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (7 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for taking the first three matters. It is greatly appreciated by the House.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Beef Sector (7 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for her time. We appreciate it.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: I will raise one issue today which is the report of the Dublin Citizens' Assembly dated December 2022. We are now in December 2023. The Government tasked the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage to review the report and consider various matters, which we did. The terms of reference were established and set. We have more or less completed that work. The...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: The Cathaoirleach got it wrong.
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (7 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State and his officials. As we come to the end of another calendar year, if not perhaps a political one, I particularly thank the Minister of State for his work in the area of electoral reform. As Senator Cummins said, we are members of the Oireachtas joint committee on housing, planning and local government, so we have a very close interaction with the Department....
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2023)
Victor Boyhan: I congratulate the Cathaoirleach on his organisation of Bród 93/23 last night. It was very impressive. There is a lot of feedback from some of the participants this morning. I was in the UK but want to acknowledge the significance of the Cathaoirleach's leadership in this area. When he was elected Cathaoirleach, he gave a commitment that equality, gay rights and so forth would be at...