Results 1-17 of 17 for cavan speaker:Victor Boyhan

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...we have a debate on rural housing, and can the Acting Leader use his good offices to impress upon the Minister the importance of and the need for rural housing guidelines? As someone who lives in Cavan, who works with rural people, and represents ably and well rural communities and people, I ask that he makes this a priority.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Revitalising Derelict and Vacant Homes on Farmland: Discussion (17 May 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...we can make this available to the witnesses. We see that at the top of the scale in terms of percentages is Leitrim, with 15.5%. Roscommon has 13.4%, and Mayo has 13.5%. Moving down the scale, Cavan has 11.8%, Sligo has around 11%, Donegal has 11.4%, and Monaghan has around 10%. One comes right down, and believe it or not, Kildare has the lowest, which is surprising. It is lower than...

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

Victor Boyhan: ...eligibility thresholds by €5,000, which the Government approved yesterday. It is not necessarily enough but it is welcome news. It will amount to an increase of €5,000 but areas such as counties Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Longford, Mayo, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Tipperary and Sligo are in band 3. Counties Carlow, Clare, Cork, Galway, Kerry, Kilkenny, Laois, Limerick,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: ...Assembly, BIPA, we talked again about regional development. I talked to people about it in the context of Scotland and Wales. It is a very big issue. Today, as I was coming back from Cavan - the beautiful Cavan as the Leas-Chathaoirleach outlined to us - I was thinking about how important regional development is.Visiting the major town centres outside of Dublin, we suddenly realise how...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Programmes (14 Jun 2022)

Victor Boyhan: ...worked really well. I am very familiar with a number of these companies and I will mention a few that I have been in touch with: the Ballyfermot Chapelizod Partnership, the Bray Area Partnership, Cavan County Local Development and Galway Rural Development. Where are we with regard to the next round of funding for the LEADER programme? The organisers and the people involved need to know...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation and the Forestry Sector: Discussion (13 Apr 2022)

Victor Boyhan: ...also, such as community rights, sustainability and commitments to regional development. I would like the witnesses today to talk about their relationship with the county councils in Leitrim and Cavan in terms of the county development plan, whose objective is clearly to set out proper planning and sustainable development for their communities. What is their relationship with the local...

Seanad: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: .... Ultimately, this legislation crossed the Minister's desk. What I am seeking to do is afford recognition. Yesterday, the Association of Irish Local Government, AILG, held a large meeting in Cavan. Afterwards, I spoke with its president, Mr. Nicholas Crossan, who lives in Buncrana and is an active person. County Donegal has a long shoreline. Indeed, there is a long shoreline all...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Victor Boyhan: ...things done. That is not to make an excuse but it is part of the context around some accidents that happen on farms. There are all different ages and groups. Recently we had a major incident in Cavan which I will not go into but it was traumatic for the family involved. I will take up the question of the green certificate. I have spoken to people who have completed the green cert....

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: ...issues when people have legitimate expectations to inherit them. Usually that is encouraged, fostered and supported by a parent or guardian who suggests to little Johnny walking the hills in Cavan that one day he will inherit this 70-acre place. Everyone is familiar with The Field, and with that legitimate expectation and excitement of inheritance, to carry on what one's father had....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticultural Industry: Discussion (20 Jul 2021)

Victor Boyhan: ...convinced the audience there was no short-term alternative. We will need a transitional period, as Deputy Fitzmaurice talked about, of a minimum of ten years. We look at counties Monaghan and Cavan where most of the mushroom production is, though it is around the country but it is predominantly there. We know we have about 2,000 directly or indirectly involved in the industry. One of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Common Agricultural Policy (14 Jun 2021)

Victor Boyhan: ...I visited a number of farms in the last few days in County Laois. The farms I am talking about are small, traditional land holdings with Land Commission houses. Such farms are common in counties Cavan and Kerry. I was in Cavan last week and was also in Kerry, Clare, Galway and Wicklow. On all occasions I was there by appointment and visited small land holdings. The Minister of State...

Seanad: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (18 Sep 2020)

Victor Boyhan: ...move on, however, and these are different times and different circumstances. I wish both the candidates well but in particular I want to wish Senator O'Reilly well, as I have connections with Cavan and he is a Cavan man.

Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)

Victor Boyhan: ...partnerships. I do not have a problem with any of those. We want to build new homes that are affordable to rent and purchase. The Minister agrees fully with that. Consider the figures, though. Cavan's is 41, Clare's is 29, Cork city's is 249 and Cork county's is 235. Kilkenny's is 98, Longford's is 44, Mayo's is 69 and Offaly's is 19. These are the agreed targets for social housing....

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Victor Boyhan: ...this morning and the figures from The Examinerare those that have been agreed.I will read them out. The Government has committed to building 115 social houses in County Carlow, 41 in County Cavan, 29 in County Clare, 249 in Cork city-----

Seanad: Commencement Matters: CLÁR Programme (17 Jan 2018)

Victor Boyhan: ...Minister might be based in Dublin 4, he is certainly working hard for rural communities. It is interesting to note that the CLÁR covers a programme relating to various counties or parts of counties: Cavan, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Kilkenny, Laois, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath, Wicklow and all of County Leitrim, which is the only entire country within...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Quarterly Progress Report Strategy for Rented Sector: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (Resumed) (30 Mar 2017)

Victor Boyhan: ...on stream, as everyone here hopes. I want to focus first on the reporting process, paragraph 2.3 and the housing assistance payment, HAP, scheme, under which the objective was to have counties Cavan, Kerry, Laois, Leitrim, Longford, Roscommon, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow included by the end of 2016. They were brought on board when the scheme was rolled out on 1 December. I am not...

Seanad: North-South Interconnector: Motion (1 Mar 2017)

Victor Boyhan: ...rehearsing all the things that we agree on. We must discuss what we do not agree on and decide what the difficulties are. I have spoken to a number of Independent councillors. Might I say that Cavan is the only council in the country that has no Independent councillors, which is strange in itself. Perhaps they are efficient and are doing a good job up there. This issue has divided...