Results 4,361-4,380 of 5,587 for speaker:Kevin Humphreys
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: Now Fianna Fáil is agreeing with the Leader.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: The coalition works well.
- Seanad: Micro-plastic and Micro-bead Pollution Prevention Bill 2016: Second Stage (23 Nov 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: He never worked with us.
- Seanad: Micro-plastic and Micro-bead Pollution Prevention Bill 2016: Second Stage (23 Nov 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: On a point of order, to clarify that offer-----
- Seanad: Micro-plastic and Micro-bead Pollution Prevention Bill 2016: Second Stage (23 Nov 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: There certainly are dark forces operating in the background to this Bill. I recognise the goodwill of the Minister, Deputy Coveney, but the-----
- Seanad: Micro-plastic and Micro-bead Pollution Prevention Bill 2016: Second Stage (23 Nov 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: I never mentioned the Leader. I accept his good offices.
- Seanad: Micro-plastic and Micro-bead Pollution Prevention Bill 2016: Second Stage (23 Nov 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: The Galway tent has brought the developers back into Fine Gael's bed.
- Seanad: Micro-plastic and Micro-bead Pollution Prevention Bill 2016: Second Stage (23 Nov 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: I thank Senator O'Sullivan for the work she has done on this Bill and in bringing it before the House. Unfortunately the Leader has left the House after criticising other Senators for doing the same thing. With regard to the environment, we had our own problems and the Green Party had battles with Fianna Fáil on climate change and climate change legislation in getting it onto the...
- Seanad: Micro-plastic and Micro-bead Pollution Prevention Bill 2016: Second Stage (23 Nov 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: It does not matter which party gets the honour of putting this legislation through. We need, for the sake of our children to move on quickly and let us get the legislation onto the Statute Book, where other countries can follow. There was joking and laughing earlier in regard to who is in what bed, but I want to see a safe environment for our grandchildren. There is a lot of debate on...
- Seanad: Micro-plastic and Micro-bead Pollution Prevention Bill 2016: Second Stage (23 Nov 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: I appeal to Fianna Fáil to let this Bill go forward. If Fianna Fáil does not know what has been going on in the background - there were several remarks on dark forces, etc. - let us forget all that. Let us do the right thing. Let us guarantee and ensure that our children have a future. Let us make a very small step here by moving this on to Committee Stage thereby bringing the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: The Labour group in the Seanad will also oppose the motion on the formation of the special joint committee on the future funding of domestic water services. When the Government was formed, we were promised new politics. We now see Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael dropping the whole idea of new politics when it suits them. I have nothing against the particular Senators who are proposed to be...
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: I will be seeking the deletion-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: I second it. It is totally unacceptable. There is a need for discussion. We are supposed to have new politics. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael coming together to block the election of a Chairman by a committee is totally unacceptable
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: I wish to raise RTE's announcement that it plans to outsource children's television. It is utterly unacceptable that the director general appeared before the committee this week and made absolutely no mention of it outsourcing children's television. That has been the incubator of talent for the broadcasting community and the arts. It is totally unacceptable that the director general should...
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: RTE has referred to a challenging financial environment and reducing operation costs. I suggest one reduction in its operation cost is the €4,300 a month it pays to the Phoenix for full-page advertisements. While talking about a challenging financial environment, it is happy to waste that sort of money. The Minister needs to challenge whether we are getting value for money. We also...
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: The Minister needs to take charge. The Minister has been getting a lot of soft coverage by RTE. Was he being softened up for these decisions?
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: I have not gone over time because I carefully watched the clock.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: I will finish on this. I want the Minister to come to this House very quickly. RTE gets a huge amount of money. It is sitting on a very valuable property site of several acres in Donnybrook. It should not consider cutting services before it liquidates that property asset.We are in the middle of a housing crisis and an awful lot of that land could be used. We want the Minister in here and...
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: -----to explain why-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Kevin Humphreys: -----why she did not inform the committee.