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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I will get the message out.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I will get the message out.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister to the House. I will take it up on her response to Senator Ruane, when she said she did not want to be too prescriptive and mentioned the broader sense of community. As the Minister knows, we will come later to the issue of community stakeholders, who are very wide and varied and come at different levels. Oireachtas Members are stakeholders. They live in...

Seanad: Local Government Matters and City and County Councillors: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Victor Boyhan: The Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, is very welcome to the House. This is a Private Members' motion in the name of the Seanad Independent Group. The combined speeches for the proposer and seconder shall not exceed 16 minutes. All other Senators shall have six minutes. The speaking list may vary depending on people's availability. It is a busy night so people may be in and out of the...

Seanad: Local Government Matters and City and County Councillors: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Before I proceed, I welcome from Dublin City Council, Councillor Dermot Lacey, who is no stranger to local government. I call Senator Fitzpatrick.

Seanad: Local Government Matters and City and County Councillors: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Victor Boyhan: We have had seven speakers so far. We have only three more indicating to speak on this debate, from a Chamber of 60 Senators. The next three people who have indicated to speak are Senator Cassells, Senator Ward and myself. I will step out of the Chair to speak. We have no other offers but they may come in. Some Senators are at meetings, including parliamentary party meetings, but it...

Seanad: Local Government Matters and City and County Councillors: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I thank everyone who has partaken in this debate. I welcome Councillor Dermot Lacey from Dublin City Council. Might I say, he is not the only one following this debate. I just got a text in stating “Senator Cassells is on fire but he is right”. I do not want to embarrass him but I think he is right too. I think he is on fire and passionate about local government. I commend...

Seanad: Local Government Matters and City and County Councillors: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Victor Boyhan: You will look at all of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Rising Veterinary Costs on Dog Ownership and Surrenders and Abandoned Dogs: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the officials from the Department of agriculture and the Department of rural and community affairs. They have engaged whereas some people do not take this issue that seriously. Well done to them. We have read their statements, for which I thank them. I want to leave the witnesses with one point regarding local authority responsibilities for the operation of dog breeding...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (30 Nov 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Nov 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I want to be associated with the kind remarks to the Romanian ambassador and his staff. I have been to Romania on a number of occasions. It is truly a beautiful place, and they are beautiful people. I also acknowledge that many Romanians work in the Seanad, including Ilinca. We have many Romanians working in the catering, housekeeping, secretarial, administration and security services....

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (29 Nov 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I look forward to travelling to Canada shortly.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Media Sector (29 Nov 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House to take these Commencement matters. I know this is not a matter directly related to his Ministry but it relates to the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, who is our Minister for arts, culture and media. The matter is to ask the Minister for arts, culture and media to make a statement on her new funding proposals for newspapers, local radio...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Media Sector (29 Nov 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for that detailed response to the Commencement matter. The Minister of State touched on the application being made to the European Commission to review the scheme under the state aid rules. Clearly, that has delayed the establishment of the schemes. I received correspondence from the chief executive of Newsbrand Ireland, Ann Marie Lenihan, flagging this issue...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I raise the Peter McVerry Trust and the work it does. I commend the Government on having approved yesterday the advancement of €15 million to the trust for the homeless. Homelessness is very obvious and in our face, but it also feeds into deprivation, social isolation and many of the other issues that propagate disquiet within our community. It is important, therefore, that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I will be brief because I have to attend another meeting. The officials from the Department are welcome. They have given in their presentation an overview to the committee, and that is noted. I want to double check one or two things. We are talking about the BAR eligibility provisions. To be clear, expenditure needs to be incurred and paid by public authorities by 31 December 2023 with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Victor Boyhan: In its submission, the Department stated that expenditure "needs to be incurred and paid by public authorities by 31 December 2023". Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Victor Boyhan: What is meant by "public authorities"?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Victor Boyhan: What other public authorities would the Department have in mind? The statement from the Department refers to "public authorities".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Victor Boyhan: It could incur it later.