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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2024: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (30 Apr 2024)

Victor Boyhan: ...have bedded down. I see what it has done to the Minister's own neighbourhood and what is happening in mine. I will just make a few observations. One is that, having been a director of Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind for many years, I know there are difficulties in that regard. Second, I have not found Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, my own local authority, of which I was a...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: ...in this room that so many people wish to say. I have had family members for generations who went to Manchester, Birmingham, New York and Boston with not a bean in their pockets. They were faced with "No blacks, no dogs, no Irish". Hopefully we are going to receive people into our country in an open-hearted and open-spirited way. Quite frankly, €38.80 per week is just over...

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: .... 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 establishments. We know they are responsible but they do not altogether know their responsibilities. I speak to sitting county councillors every day and, again, they have gone to their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2023: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (22 Nov 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ..., because that is what it is. It is effectively a requirement for the Minister to bring this proposal to both Houses of the Oireachtas to get approval for the top-up ceiling. I will not talk about the dogs today. I will concentrate on the horse racing sport and the €76 million, which is to be welcomed. The Minister briefly touched on the tripartite agreement. That no longer...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2023: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (22 Nov 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...Houses, he will see that this issue has been raised again and again. It is the decoupling of funding for greyhounds as opposed to horse racing. The focus of most of the critics tends to be on the dogs. That is not what I think. That is what the debates are showing us. I know it is tied up legislatively at the moment. Is there any reason to, is it possible or is it desirable to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Legislative Programme (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...trying to get a register. The Bill seeks to have a register of wills. Most countries have registers of wills. It struck me today that we have registers for births, deaths, marriages, cattle and dogs. We also have a television register and licence and are also soon to have a register for farm fertilisers. Despite all those registers, we do not have a register of where wills are held....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...to the National Council of the Blind in which they are directly involved. Senator Conway has done a considerable amount of work there. For many years I was a director of the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind. I am still very active in that charity. It is important that we acknowledge their work and how he has constructively used his role in this Seanad to advocate for that. We all have...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...is important. More importantly, we can use it to inform us as policy makers. I encourage people to read that. I strongly commend the Bill in the name of Senator Boylan and Sinn Féin regarding dogs and animal welfare. It is important. My one ask is that we get a commitment today, if possible, from the office of the Minister, Deputy Ryan, that he will agree to honour his commitment...

Seanad: Teacher Supply and School Places: Statements (15 Feb 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...can see the benefit of early intervention in issues of this nature. I refer to something very dear to my heart. The Tánaiste, Deputy Micheál Martin, put in place the first trial with the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind. It has a visiting school for blind children. These are children who have no eye sockets in their heads. It is really sad. There is no special school for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dangerous Dog Breeds and Sheep Worrying: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the officials of both Departments. I have some points to put to them. I am conscious that we are dealing with dangerous dog breeds and sheep worrying. That is the heading we are dealing with. I thank the officials for the concise way in which they laid out their submissions. They were circulated to the committee members and we have discussed them. I will first deal with...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare (Dogs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Victor Boyhan: ...legislation currently fall under the remit of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine including: Animal Health and Welfare (Sale or Supply of Pet Animals) Regulations 2019; Microchipping of Dogs Regulations 2015; and Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013. The following two pieces of legislation are currently under the remit of the Department of Rural and Community Development: Dog...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: ...is a great frustration and a need to do something about it. I would like us to have a debate on the matter if possible. I would like to highlight the publication of the report on Issues Impacting Dog Welfare in Ireland, which will be launched at 1 p.m. in the audiovisual room. Many Senators are members of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The report is a very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome all the witnesses. It is great to see Mr. Dolan back in the Houses. I fully support universal design. I was a director of Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind for many years. One thing that struck me was that there are a number of issues in terms of disabilities and there are many forms of disability. There was always an issue with colleagues having wheelchair users coming to see...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and the Control of Dogs Act 1986: Discussion (25 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: ...repeat what everyone else has said other than to say I am aware that the Department of Rural and Community Development publishes a comprehensive manual of statistics in respect of local authority dog-related activities. When I went looking today, I saw that the statistics for 2021 are not yet online. The witnesses might tell us when they are because this is important. I am also aware of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and the Control of Dogs Act 1986: Discussion (25 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I have a point to make in respect of which I might have missed a response. The 85 hunting clubs and the associated dogs represent a somewhat different set of circumstances. I realise they are well looked after in most cases, or in 99% of cases. It is in people's interest to keep the dogs healthy and fit. They are working dogs. I know the subtle difference between pets and working dogs...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2022: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 May 2022)

Victor Boyhan: ...someone puts up an A-board that says “my shoe shop is here”, the next guy puts up another A-board. I counted 25 A-boards in Dún Laoghaire the other day. I am a former director of the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind, which is a wonderful charity. We are constantly approached and challenged about what we can do. The Disability Federation of Ireland, DFI, is another...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Welfare: My Lovely Horse Animal Rescue (27 Apr 2022)

Victor Boyhan: ...their enormous work. The one great thing about Irish people is that, on the whole, the majority of them - I know there are many cases where they do not - love animals, especially horses and dogs. I have been involved in other animal welfare charities and I know the challenges faced by charities when they have professional full-time staff versus volunteers. There is always a little...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulations and Verification Systems of Online Sales of Pets: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I ask Mr. Savage to explain what he meant when he said: At Dogs.ie we pride ourselves on bringing a high level of trust and transparency to online pet sales. We have some additional systems and rules that go beyond the legal requirement. I ask Mr. Savage to tease out one or two of those additionalities. What makes Dogs.ie different or more special, on top of its governance issues? Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulations and Verification Systems of Online Sales of Pets: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Victor Boyhan: .... Mr. Savage has said that 700 advertisements have been blocked. Can he give me two or three examples of advertisements that have been blocked? Can he outline the extent of the concern that Dogs.ie had that led to blocking in these 700 cases? That is a substantial number of advertisements.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulations and Verification Systems of Online Sales of Pets: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Mr. Savage told us that Dogs.ie offers "a free dog buying contract template to make sure all the right information is captured and exchanged". I would be interested in seeing that template. Would Mr. Savage be able to share it with the committee?