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Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (1 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: Volume.

Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 8: In page 12, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following: “Report on adequacy and constituency of supports provided by the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board 16. (1) The Minister shall, not later than 9 months after the commencement of this Act prepare and lay before each House of the Oireachtas a report on the evaluation of the Residential...

Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: No. It is my understanding we more or less dealt with it last time. I wish to press the amendment.

Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 9: In page 13, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following: “(c) on request of a person seeking personal data who was, for any period, resident in an institution specified in the Schedule to the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002;”.

Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister and her officials for being here today. I thank all of the guests here. It is great to see so many people here. It is interesting to see that with the exception of two or possibly three men, they are all women. While this is a family matter, it is a particularly important piece of legislation. It is great to see so many people here and no doubt they will have an...

Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: We dealt with amendments Nos. 9 and 13.

Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 13: In page 14, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: "Amendment of section 28 of Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002 20. Section 28 of the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (6): "(6A) Nothing in subsection (6) shall preclude an applicant from publishing information...

Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 15: In page 15, after line 11, to insert the following: "Report on adequacy of implementation of supports to survivors of residential institutional abuse 22. (1) The Minister shall, not later than 12 months after the commencement of this Act, and annually thereafter, prepare and lay before each House of the Oireachtas a report on the operation of this Act. (2) The...

Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: The guests may have thought they had been downgraded but now they are being upgraded. The amendment proposes that the "Minister shall, not later than 12 months after the commencement of this Act, and annually thereafter, prepare and lay before each House of the Oireachtas a report on the operation of this Act" outlining the adequacy of implementation of supports to survivors of residential...

Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I am not going to delay the Members too much because we had a lot of debate on this for many years in both Houses. Ultimately, we live in a democracy and politicians make decisions, and ultimately some of them are held to account and others are not because of the different electoral systems we have. I am a democrat and I am also a pragmatist. There will be other days and opportunities and...

Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: Thank you for the privilege of taking the Chair. I sometimes have to pinch myself and remind myself of the journey that I took. It is always a great honour to be with colleagues in the Seanad. We endeavour to do what we do to the best of our own ability and commitment, and within our own political movements and our own political strengths. I call Senator Tully.

Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: Is Senator Tully indicating?

Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I thank Senator Tully for reading that letter.

Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2025)

Victor Boyhan: On behalf of the House, I wish the Minister well with the challenge she faces as she embarks on her role as Minister for Education and Youth. She has our good wishes and support.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I call for a debate on the diaspora. This morning, a number of Senators, including the Cathaoirleach, attended Iveagh House at the invitation of the Minister of State, Deputy Richmond. It was a very important exchange and dialogue with the Secretary General and a number of officials from his Department in relation to the Irish diaspora in its very broadest sense. The current strategy runs...

Seanad: Dental Services: Motion (25 Jun 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy O’Donnell, to the Chamber. I call Senator Byrne to speak. She has 16 minutes in total.

Seanad: Dental Services: Motion (25 Jun 2025)

Victor Boyhan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Dental Services: Motion (25 Jun 2025)

Victor Boyhan: Will the Senator formally second the motion?

Seanad: Dental Services: Motion (25 Jun 2025)

Victor Boyhan: Before I call Senator Kyne, I welcome the students from Gorey Educate Together Secondary School who are guests of Senator Imelda Goldsboro. I also warmly welcome Deputy Michael Cahill from Kerry and his guests, who are in the Distinguished Visitors Gallery.

Seanad: Dental Services: Motion (25 Jun 2025)

Victor Boyhan: I thank Senator Kyne scheme for setting out his stall. Before we go on, I welcome Deputy Richard O'Donoghue and his guests, Mary Angela Downes and friends, who travelled here from Limerick. I hope they have a most enjoyable day in the Oireachtas.