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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Standards of Service in Water Supply: Irish Water and CER (11 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: Mr. Tierney may have misunderstood me. My understanding is that those jobs were advertised at market rates.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Standards of Service in Water Supply: Irish Water and CER (11 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: Mr. Tierney is talking about the bonuses. I stated the more one earned, the higher the percentage of one's bonus. I accept Mr. Tierney's point. I thought he had misunderstood me, that the jobs were advertised at a rate of €50,000 but were filled at €70,000. My point is that many more people would have applied had the jobs been advertised at €70,000.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Standards of Service in Water Supply: Irish Water and CER (11 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: I also ask Bord Gáis to revert to the committee separately and provide me with the details of how these positions were backfilled and the salary rates. I will conclude with a brief question on something that happens a great deal in urban areas where there is a single feed to two or three houses which, therefore, cannot be metered. Another point is that in Dublin, Cork, Galway and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Standards of Service in Water Supply: Irish Water and CER (11 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: A number of water meters have been installed. Have problems been fixed on the consumer side? I would like to receive an indication of the level of leakages on the consumer side and the savings made. In many areas where water meters have been installed, there is a temporary reinstatement followed by a full reinstatement. What is the cost of a full reinstatement and does it lie with Irish...

Recent Flooding: Statements (12 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: Hear, hear.

Recent Flooding: Statements (12 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: The Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes, mentioned what happened in February 2002 when €65 million worth damage occurred in the Dublin area. That was 12 years ago and we are still waiting for the insurance companies to react and for people in those areas to get flood insurance. When people get back on their feet, which I believe they will, and the repairs are done, they still have...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Local Authority Functions (12 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 43. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a list of all specific new powers or functions conferred on local authorities by legislation under his area since June 2009 and a reference to the specific section or regulation in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7032/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Local Authority Functions (12 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 51. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of all specific new powers or functions conferred on local authorities by legislation under his area since June 2009 and a reference to the specific section or regulation in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7031/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Local Authority Functions (12 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of all specific new powers or functions conferred on local authorities by legislation under his area since June 2009 and a reference to the specific section or regulation in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7029/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Authority Functions (12 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 84. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of all specific new powers or functions conferred on local authorities by legislation under his area since June 2009 and a reference to the specific section or regulation in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7036/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Authority Functions (12 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 88. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a list of all specific new powers or functions conferred on local authorities by legislation under his area since June 2009 and a reference to the specific section or regulation in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7034/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Local Authority Functions (12 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 95. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a list of all specific new powers or functions conferred on local authorities by legislation under her area since June 2009 and a reference to the specific section or regulation in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7037/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Local Authority Functions (12 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 114. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a list of all specific new powers or functions conferred on local authorities by legislation under his area since June 2009 and a reference to the specific section or regulation in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7025/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Local Authority Functions (12 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 117. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a list of all specific new powers or functions conferred on local authorities by legislation under his area since June 2009 and a reference to the specific section or regulation in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7027/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Functions (12 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 127. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of all specific new powers or functions conferred on local authorities by legislation under his area since June 2009 and a reference to the specific section or regulation in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7030/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Local Authority Functions (12 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 152. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a list of all specific new powers or functions conferred on local authorities by legislation under his area since June 2009 and a reference to the specific section or regulation in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7035/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Local Authority Functions (12 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 162. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide a list of all specific new powers or functions conferred on local authorities by legislation under his area since June 2009 and a reference to the specific section or regulation in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7028/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Local Authority Functions (12 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 169. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of all specific new powers or functions conferred on local authorities by legislation under his area since June 2009 and a reference to the specific section or regulation in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7024/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Local Authority Functions (12 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 183. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a list of all specific new powers or functions conferred on local authorities by legislation under her area since June 2009 and a reference to the specific section or regulation in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7026/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Child Care Education Issues (12 Feb 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 184. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason the age limit cut-off for the early childhood care and education scheme forces children born after 1 July to wait another year; her plans to amend the eligible age range so that children born in July and August can access same (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7108/14]