Results 4,241-4,260 of 5,587 for speaker:Kevin Humphreys
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: Will the Leader ask the Taoiseach to come in?
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: Will the Leader ask the Taoiseach to come in?
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: Will the Leader ask the Taoiseach to come in?
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: I do not play politics with Article 28-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: May I apologise to the Leas-Chathaoirleach-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: -----for being awkward earlier?
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: I thank the Leader for inviting the Taoiseach to the House.
- Seanad: Communications, Climate Action and the Environment: Statements (6 Jul 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: I congratulate the Minister. I hope to be able to work with him on this subject, which I hold very close to my heart. Previous speakers have said the Minister must take on this interest group, the IFA, and another interest group in regard to major articles in The Irish Timesthis week about forestry in Leitrim. No matter which way we go on climate change and how we address it, it will not...
- Seanad: Communications, Climate Action and the Environment: Statements (6 Jul 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: We have an energy regulator but it is not viable for local communities to apply for a licence. They may have to wait seven to ten years to find out if there will be a connection and if they can proceed. That is fine for a major developer travelling around the country and taking options on sites with a view to what is down the road. There are road blocks there. We must facilitate community...
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (12 Jul 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: I thank the Minister. He will find the Department of Social Protection a very interesting Department. In his opening contribution, he said he was interested in people's suggestions. His budget is about €20 billion, and about €35 billion has been spent so far based on the suggestions made here. Social welfare payment rates have been quite static due to the recession. It was...
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (12 Jul 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: I am finishing on this point. Instead of letting the problem continue to grow, will the Minister consider, at an early stage, automatic enrolment in pension funds to try to alleviate the problem? During the recession, while unemployment rates were high, there were many challenges facing the Department of Social Protection. Now that the storm clouds have eased slightly for some, there is an...
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (12 Jul 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: Approximately two weeks ago I raised with the Leader on the Order of Business a request for the Taoiseach to come before the House. With the settling down of what happened two weeks ago, a serious discussion must be held with the Taoiseach on new politics and how our Constitution is treated. Through sleight of hand, Article 28 of the Constitution, relating to collective Cabinet...
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: I raised this matter with the Leader two weeks ago.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Jul 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: Is that on the record of the House?
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Jul 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: I am so disappointed with the level of dishonesty in this debate, especially the dishonesty of Fianna Fáil on this issue.Fianna Fáil adopted the river basin management plan in July 2010, which Marian Harkin MEP confirmed. It was confirmed by Deputy Eamon Ryan in the Dáil a couple of weeks ago that it was agreed at Cabinet level when the Green Party was in coalition with Fianna...
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Jul 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: This is the thing about Fianna Fáil members. When one says something they do not like, they are ready to jump in. They are not challenging facts, but those are the facts. They signed the memorandum of understanding. All three things are fact. That is what Fianna Fáil does. They got scared about Sinn Féin and rushed to be popular rather than to do the right thing by the...
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Jul 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: It had suggested €700 per year.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: I wish to give notice to the Leader that I intend to move an amendment to the Order of Business in respect of the Taoiseach coming to the House, particularly if he cannot provide some positive news on the date and time for such a visit. Since this new Seanad began meeting, we have been listening to references to new politics. We have heard these in the Dáil as well. In every debate,...
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: I move the motion now to call the Taoiseach to the House.