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

Victor Boyhan: Ms Fay referred to peat replacement. Can she share with us what that initiative was all about?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Nov 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...journals in the Library downstairs today. They are full of questions asking why the Government is singling out mushrooms and excluding them from the horticultural crisis fund. I will tell the House why. It is because they are linked to peat, which is the subject of controversy. Mushrooms should not be penalised. Irish mushrooms are a fantastic crop. Indeed, three or four aeroplanes...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Consolidation in Horticultural Grower Numbers: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...could set it out now, in the short term. We are in the season now. That would be helpful and the IFA might follow that up with the committee in order that we can advocate for that. On peat availability, this is a difficult one for me. On this committee, we have advocated strongly for peat and the whole issue around peat for one or two years. Regardless of the Green Party having...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ..., rural Ireland, horticulture and forestry. I would like a focused debate on the horticultural food sector, including the mushroom sector, which is part of that and the challenges around peat.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Direction of Bord Bia: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...There has been much debate about the horticultural sector. The most significant subsection of the horticultural sector is the mushroom sector. We have had the knock-on effects from the end of peat harvesting and challenges at cross-Border level. We know that many people working in the mushroom sector travel across the Border, predominantly in Monaghan and other such areas. These are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Victor Boyhan: ...to the table. I am somewhat shocked by the content, so much so that I printed some other material. It is literally a cut-and-paste job. Many of the sentences in this briefing note connected with peat and other documents are dropped into the Minister of State's speech. I was reading it this morning and realised I had read it before somewhere. Whole sections are dropped back in here...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Nature Restoration Target and General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: ...scale agriculture and on rural populations. We hear so much about rural Ireland and the political commitment to rural communities but we have been talking about the water extraction Bill and about peat in horticulture, nursery stock, agriculture and in the mushroom sector again and now we are talking about this. In a matter of days and weeks we are talking about ongoing issues and...

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

Victor Boyhan: ...Senator Seery Kearney and the Leader for it. I wish Senator Gallagher well. It is great to see him in the Leader's chair and I wish him well with that. Yesterday we had a heated debate about peat. I will not go into it now. Suffice it to say the Acting Leader has been very active in it in terms of horticulture. It was a very heated debate. I advised the people from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: ..., they talk about an amazing commitment to the horticultural sector and to growing the sector. We will have a major Food Wise conference in Dublin Castle tomorrow, yet we have a problem with peat here this evening. They will all be blabbering down in Dublin Castle and they will be high and mighty while talking about their Food Wise strategy going forward and the great potential of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: ...I also worked in the tomato and soft-fruit sectors. Therefore, I am fully aware of and knowledgeable about the significance and importance of growing media. I am particularly knowledgeable about peat. There is a common thread in all the presentations today, which is not a surprise. There is a clear, strong message. The real takeaway from what has been said, from what I know myself and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges in the Pig, Poultry and Horticulture Sectors: Irish Farmers Association (2 Mar 2022)

Victor Boyhan: ...to see the IFA supporting us to get these Ministers in front of the committee so we can hold them to account for the IFA and the industry. Ms Brennan might like to touch on the seriousness of the peat issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges in the Pig, Poultry and Horticulture Sectors: Irish Farmers Association (2 Mar 2022)

Victor Boyhan: The pen is mightier than the sword. The IFA has significant editorial margins in publications, which could be helpful. Ms Brennan might talk about the seriousness of the peat issue.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Feb 2022)

Victor Boyhan: ...responsibility and come to the House. The committee has taken steps to address that, including writing to the Ceann Comhairle. That is another issue but I ask for a renewed debate on the milling of peat in the short term for the horticultural sector.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: ...encounter with some of the families the other day, which is positive, but what they really want are timelines and a commitment regarding the dates, resources, etc. I also wish to raise the issue of peat, an issue pursued by the Leader. I would like to see some outcome. I know the Minister of State, Senator Hackett, announced yesterday that there would be €1.69 million in funding...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Dec 2021)

Victor Boyhan: ...situation. He talked about the transition and supports. However, what really impressed me about Mr. Keane was his eloquence and his knowledge of eco-schemes. We recently talked about peat. We must be careful not to lose the message that farmers are the custodians of our environment. They want to play their role. It is too easy to demonise them. Many people have demonised farmers in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Nov 2021)

Victor Boyhan: ...I am not necessarily saying that is the case but that is one view down in the council so there is an issue there. I thank the Leader for bringing forward the debate this afternoon on horticultural peat. We will have an opportunity to discuss the matter.It is welcome. There have been debates and questions in both Houses of the Oireachtas on this issue. The discussion today will be a real...

Seanad: Horticultural Peat (Temporary Measures) Bill 2021: Second Stage (30 Nov 2021)

Victor Boyhan: ...and the Minister of State's own party, the Green Party, talks about growing the horticultural sector and about sustainability in the agrifood sector. This sector, more than any other, relies on milled peat and while there are certain bogs that will never be remediated, some bogs may be able to facilitate some additional milling of peat. I am in favour of saving our bogs; we are all in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2021)

Victor Boyhan: ...wool. The Deputy Leader will be aware, being someone from the west, that this is a very important industry and that we need to support sheep farmers. I welcome that study. Finally. on the Horticultural Peat (Temporary Measures) Bill 2021, I am aware that there is a briefing on this Bill this afternoon which is very important. It is divisive, particularly within the Government, but...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Nov 2021)

Victor Boyhan: ...power back to councillors, in this case Dublin city councillors. I commend them and acknowledge them.I note from an email that the Leader and Senator Gallagher are bringing in a Bill in regard to peat and doing a briefing tomorrow. I look forward to attending that briefing. I welcome the recent comments by the Tánaiste, Deputy Varadkar, on the availability of peat in the...

Seanad: Peat Harvesting: Statements (13 Oct 2021)

Victor Boyhan: ...made four requests, the first of which I have a difficulty with and will, therefore, not promote. However, I do not have a difficulty with the other three. First, it requests the resumption of peat harvesting from existing horticultural peat bogs for 2021, at a minimum, and they state that there must be a period of overlap, which I agree with. We must ensure the just transition about...