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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (10 Jun 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: Is that after the pension liability has been accounted for?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (10 Jun 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: It is my understanding that pension liabilities will not fall due until after ten years. Most of the pension liabilities concern people at quite a young age and any substantial draw-down on pension liability will not come for approximately ten years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (10 Jun 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: When representatives of the DDDA gave evidence here, they indicated that the liabilities would not fall due until after ten years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (10 Jun 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: Those liabilities do not fall due in the form of dividends until after ten years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (10 Jun 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: There is a short-term need for investment in the local communities so perhaps the liability would be better placed somewhere else rather than with the DDDA. There was a change in the structures of the authority and, especially in latter years, the lack of delivery on the social regeneration element meant there is still a need to identify a pot of money to be invested in the local communities...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (10 Jun 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: Do the witnesses have anything further to add?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (10 Jun 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: I thank the witnesses for attending the meeting this evening. The committee intends to develop a report on this issue and perhaps the witnesses will review the evidence given by a number of bodies over the two or three days we have met. I ask them to remember that there is a thriving community in the docklands area and although we are dissolving the DDDA, we must ensure that the community...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (17 Jun 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 102. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that transport and agriculture sectors will record increases in greenhouse gas emissions between 2005 and 2020, the way the proposed target of 20% reduction will be met; if he will ensure specific and quantifiable actions are taken to meet 2020 targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (17 Jun 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 85. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government following the European Commission staff report assessment that Ireland is not on course to meet the greenhouse gas emission target in non-emission trading system sectors, the action he and his Department will be taking; his plans for improved waste management to achieve Europe 2020 targets; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Inland Waterways Maintenance (17 Jun 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 400. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 590 of 19 December 2013, when the towpath on the Royal Canal will be re-opened from Jones Road to Drumcondra Road as it has been closed since July 2013; if he will provide a schedule of the work that remains to be carried out by Waterways Ireland; when it will be carried out due to the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Legislative Programme (17 Jun 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 474. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when is it intended to take the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 through Seanad Éireann; the status of the proposals to include a rental deposit scheme and provisions on anti-social behaviour; if these amendments have been drafted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26054/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (17 Jun 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 550. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of outstanding warrants nationwide on PULSE as of this date; if she will provide a breakdown by bench, penal and committal warrants; of those outstanding if she will list in tabular form the year they were issued; the number of outstanding warrants by type in each Garda district; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25295/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (17 Jun 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 551. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the administrative efforts made in the past two years to reduce the number of outstanding warrants, in particular penal warrants; the number of times the warrants working group has met; the persons who sat on that working group during that time; the recommendations it has made; if those recommendations have been implemented; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (17 Jun 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 552. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of warrants issued in the past 12 months that were executed; the number that were executed within three months, six months or 12 months respectively; the number of the remainder that are outstanding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25297/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (17 Jun 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 714. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be reinstated in respect of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 6. [25901/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (17 Jun 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 719. To ask the Minister for Health if the medical card will be reinstated in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 4. [25934/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (17 Jun 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: 747. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card has been or will be reinstated in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 4. [26161/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Minister for Finance (18 Jun 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: I thank the Minister for attending. The German finance committee met the Minister today and the Minister said a politician must manage a Department and make decisions in a different way from an economist. One of the pieces of advice the committee gave us was that we should hire a very good PR firm in Germany to convince the voters that they must deal with the legacy debt, because...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Minister for Finance (18 Jun 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: Regarding the €446 million additional tax income, has the Department given the Minister any revised figures for the full year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Minister for Finance (18 Jun 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: With the profile continuing as it is, what would the Minister expect the full-year income to be?