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Seanad: Loneliness: Motion (1 May 2024)

Victor Boyhan: ...I draw the Minister of State's attention to this text. I am sure he has a copy of the document but I will send another one to him anyway. Three key messages are set out in it. We know these are echoed in the Green Party's motion. There is a reference to the programme for Government. Page 51 of that document refers to a commitment to "Develop a plan aimed at tackling loneliness and...

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: ..., Local Government and Heritage. In his submission paper, he stated the Department allocated funding for five EPA staff. We are talking about resources, and this is clearly a big issue and has echoed through the debate tonight. He talked about the oversight of the local authority national inspections programme. There is an issue with staff, their appointment and setting all of that in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion (22 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: ...respect, dignity, professionalism and efficiency. All of that makes absolute sense. It could not be said more quickly, better or more concisely. That is a big thing for me. The word that keeps echoing with me today at this meeting is "simplification". All of the witnesses know what that means. There are many schemes and the system is complex. We need to make everything simpler and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of National Planning Framework and Climate Targets: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ..., is the absence of mapping. The submission refers to overlapping and competing policies, designations and objectives. Again, the Irish Planning Institute has identified the concern and it is echoed twice in the submission. Mr. O'Leary might take us through that and give us one or two examples. Again, what is the ask? What is the Irish Planning Institute asking?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality and the Nitrates Derogation: Discussion (15 Sep 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Okay. Moving on, farmers are strongly focused on environmental matters and, in fairness, the Minister has echoed and reinforced that in his comments here today in terms of investing in sustainable products, services and farm practices. We all know that and I have seen it at first hand through the agricultural and horticultural Teagasc training and education centres. There is a real move,...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I endorse all those excellent amendments. They are logical, fair, they make sense. All those issues were echoed and touched on in the excellent report by the children's committee of which Members of this House were members, which is teased out to a great extent in the Bill digest on the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022. I hope we will hear from them at some point in...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...are ways of finding out all that. That is no big government secret, and I am confident we could pretty well get a copy of the response within the next 24 hours. There is that acceptance. To echo what Senator Higgins said, we do not want another State indemnity for wrongdoing. We do not want any legitimisation of what has happened. Then the Minister had his ongoing engagement with GSK,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...what they submitted in their written statements. Ms Sheridan touched on the importance of data but she did not do so in great detail. There is a lot in it, however. One of the things that has echoed through the evidence given by professional planners and others who have appeared before the committee is that there are so much data and somehow they are all dispersed, with 31 planning...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Ms Sheridan makes an important point. She may wish to echo it in the further detailed submission to be made by the RIAI to the Department. It is an important point in the context of data and duplication. We need to hear more on it and tease it out further. I wish to raise several issues with Dr. Logue. He referred to the options of prescribed bodies and expanding that array of...

Seanad: National Forestry Fund: Motion (8 Feb 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...all political groups in the House and it has done great work. It has had some genuine concerns and we have had robust debate but I think everybody is on board with realising our targets. It was echoed in all the contributions here tonight that farmers' engagement is central to all of this. The solution is around farmers, landowners and the potential for that. That has to be central....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jan 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...to this committee. I thank Mr. Kelly for his response. I am concerned that the county council is not filling the additional 11 staff. Mr. Kelly set out the associated reasons and concerns. I echo those concerns. I believe we need to examine the matter as we have heard about this happening across local authorities. Senator Carrigy touched on affordable housing. It is...

Seanad: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (15 Dec 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I echo some of the concerns of the two previous speakers. Do I need a lesson in short notice for meetings, and virtual ones at that? That is a question for another day. I sit on three audit committees, one of which is the Oireachtas audit committee. It deals with audits relating to Oireachtas Members, their pay, security and a whole range of other issues but I am sure Members would be...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2022)

Victor Boyhan: .... I single out the young people who came into the Chamber in large droves. The key issues for them were equality in education, jobs, homes and the environment. They were the key issues we echo very much here. Senator Seery Kearney mentioned something the Cabinet approved yesterday. The Cabinet also approved new planning laws that will now go to the Joint Committee on Housing, Local...

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second and Subsequent Stages (14 Dec 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State. At the outset, I echo what Senator Buttimer said. I thank the Minister of State for her ongoing engagement and support in this House at all times, be it for Commencement matters or legislation. She is always willing and ready to come to the House and meaningfully engage with Members. That is acknowledged and appreciated across the House. I wish her well...

Seanad: Cuimhneachán ar Chothrom Céad Bliain an Chéad Suí de Seanad Éireann – 11 Nollaig 1922 - Commemoration of the Centenary of the First Sitting of Seanad Éireann – 11 December 1922 (12 Dec 2022)

Victor Boyhan: ...its enormous potential. I will finish by drawing attention to the crucial importance of the Independent politicians with independent minds who have played such a significant and important role in Seanad Éireann, a point echoed by the Taoiseach and Mr. Bowman today. I hope we will have the vision and courage to continue to bring independent and minority voices into Seanad...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementation of Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the chief executives and to echo the comments of all members in acknowledging the enormous work that they do, along with their teams, in what is a very difficult time. I also point out that I am particularly glad to see Ms Egan and Mr. Burns, both of whom would have been in Dun Laoghaire when I was there. Ms Farrelly has clearly taken a lot of talent from there because I know she...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Young Voices on the Constitutional Future of the Island of Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank all our guests for their comprehensive submissions, which very much echoed what we heard during the opening session of our meeting last Friday. Key issues and recurring themes included, in their words, diversity, inclusion, integration, accomplishing more together - that is a really good line - choices in education, social mobility and access to supports for people suffering from...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Voices of All Communities on the Constitutional Future of the Island of Ireland: Discussion (30 Sep 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I want to focus on two questions. The questions will be to Reverend Kyle Paisley and Dr. Devlin. I want to acknowledge, because it was echoed this morning and yet again here today, that words matter and language and the sensitivity of language matters too. I want to acknowledge Reverend Kyle Paisley's opening address to Seanad Éireann, with the word, "Cathaoirleach". We talked...

Seanad: Neurology Nurses: Motion (22 Jun 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State and echo what Senator Maria Byrne said. In her absence I told the House that I chaired yesterday's Commencement Matter debate and she had raised issues relating to Limerick. I acknowledged that and I thanked her earlier in the debate. I also acknowledge the considerable work Senator Conway has done on it. The motion has cross-party support. This is about...

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I echo the Senator on the issue of counselling. Nine months is crazy. It is not sufficient. When someone is in desperation or suicidal, with recurring anxiety, or is feeling threatened - that may be internalised and is not necessarily external - nine months is an unsatisfactory wait. We have a scandalous arrangement where people are waiting anyway in the HSE. I spoke to a man a few weeks...