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Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (6 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Without interruption, Senator Gavan.

Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (6 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Without interruption, Senator Cummins. Through the Chair.

Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (6 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I call Senator McGahon, who has six minutes.I will address a couple of points that I raised in this House and that Sinn Féin mentioned both in this House and the Lower House, namely, that the people of my generation - I am 33 years of age - are leaving this country because of the housing crisis and moving to Australia because housing is so good there and Australia is a promised land.

Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (6 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Without interruption.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the plans unveiled by the Minister, Deputy Simon Harris, with regard to encouraging Irish construction workers back to Ireland from abroad. The Minister, as part of his St. Patrick's Day visit to the UK next week, will meet Irish workers in the construction industry to discuss their concerns and the reasons they went in the first place to find alternative work. While we know many...

Seanad: EU Talent Pool: Motion (5 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House and agreeing to facilitate this discussion. This first came to our attention last week when there was a proposal on the Order of Business to approve this motion without debate, and I simply do not believe that is satisfactory. It is not the way we should conduct our business in Seanad Éireann. I thank Orla Murray in the Leader's...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: When is it proposed to take Report Stage?

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: When is it proposed to take Fifth Stage?

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome all our guests. I thank them for their advocacy work because that is what makes the difference. It is important that they continue to raise the questions and pursue the homelessness agenda, which is the focus of today's meeting. Without them as strong, independent and fair advocates, many of the issues in the debate would get lost. They are doing a great job. I am sure they do...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I am sorry to cut across Ms Bayliss. Is it that Tusla does not have the resources or is it not providing that? They are two different things.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Does Ms Bayliss have concerns about that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I will finish because I know my time is nearly up. I asked about the unregulated care for minors and the witnesses' knowledge of it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister. The Bill puts in place the required legislation to establish the agriculture appeals review panel, which is good. I have a few comments. From farmers who have been in touch with or come before the committee, we know they are very anxious to see farm representation on this 12-person appeals board. That is a message that has come loud and clear to us all, so the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: If I could add to that, a lot of this again comes up in the context of process, fairness and engagement. It brings me back to that point, which I will not open up today for debate, about the farmers’ charter. That is the recurring theme and it is the book about which farmers want to be able to say this is all set out, with processes and fairness. I know the Minister is working on it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I know the Minister has a timeline and is anxious to get this thing through. I think there is generally broad support here. The Minister can initiate this legislation in either House. We are not snowed under with work in the Seanad. This legislation is ultimately a call for the Minister and his party colleagues but the legislation could be initiated in the Seanad and I ask the Minister to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: It is possibility. I appreciate that.

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I thank committee members. I will make clear that while we are using the Chamber for the meeting, this is not a committee of the Seanad but a committee of consultation. I want to be clear on that. There are no "happy day" Senators at all today. Our guests are very welcome. They all bring a breadth of vast experience to the process. There is a recurring theme all the time, which Mr....

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Mr. Dempsey raised the issue of independent legal, planning and financial advice. No one has touched on the very powerful County and City Management Association, CCMA. It gets all sorts of advice and does not have the capacity or knowledge either, but it is getting it from an agency. That was a very good idea and suggestion. We cannot have each local authority having individual sets of...