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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jan 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: It is interesting that Ms O'Brien says that. It is one of the activities that is supposed to link up within the Intreo office. The person the client is interacting with is supposed to know they can receive this payment while they go back into employment, so it is a one stop shop. I fear it is not working. Ensuring it happened was one of the key designs within the Intreo offices. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jan 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: The other issue people should be aware of is the fact that the JobPath payment is tied to the client's satisfaction rating. If the client's experience is bad, it affects the JobPath payment. Elements of it need to be brought out more. I am worried about the parking of the benefits, given that they used to be advertised on the radio and in the newspapers at key times in the year such as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jan 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: Radio and text campaigns were done on a-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jan 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: The name is still around

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: I wish to raise two issues with the Leader of the House. The first is an old one, namely, that of Airbnb and the change in the nature of the city as a result of Airbnb lettings, especially within the city centre area. I have received several e-mails about the matter, of which I will give the House just a flavour:Three new houses built in the last two years in my lane are being rented out on...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: I wish to raise an issue in Dublin that I have raised on several occasions previously in the House. When the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Shane Ross, was in the House, I referred to the DART underground project. He said it was a cornerstone of traffic management and public transport services within the city. I made him aware of several planning applications along the...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: That is nonsense.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: The DART underground is a key piece of infrastructure.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: Fine Gael is probably the only party undertaking opinion polls.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: I do not think the Leader believes that.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: Fine Gael put him into transport.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: I hope we will not be talking about rugby this time. Can we talk about the issues?

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: It destroyed the country.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: Many of the issues that are discussed in this House cannot be acted upon unless we have a tax system that works efficiently. The arms of the State must support the collection of taxes, whether for hospitals, housing, supports for rural areas and so on. Our tax base must be supported and sustained. In early January, I contacted the Revenue Commissioners to highlight allegations that...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: Is the Leader sure that he is not coming to talk about rugby?

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: Is it?

Seanad: Amendments to Councillors' Conditions: Statements (8 Feb 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: I acknowledge the work the Minister has done on this issue and his efforts to resolve it. Like Senator Frank Feighan, I too was elected in 1999. Working in the private sector, one finds oneself working 16 to 18 hours a day between the private sector job and trying to do what basically was and is a voluntary undertaking. If we consider the salaries that are paid to councillors, when more...

Seanad: Derelict and Vacant Sites Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Feb 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: I thank the Minister, Deputy Coveney, who has spent a long day in the House. This is important legislation and I commend the Senators responsible for bringing it forward because the more we debate such issues the clearer the understanding we will have of what is happening in the market. In principle, the Labour Party will support the Bill but we would seek to amend it as we consider there...

Seanad: Derelict and Vacant Sites Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Feb 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: I will conclude briefly. The Minister gets the idea about the impact of these platforms on the accommodation problem. In a recent development of nine units in Dublin 2 three are used for Airbnb. The Government under the rapid build programme is endeavouring to deliver 350 units or as many as possible, but if they are being leaked to these platforms at such a rate, the programme will have...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: The ballot box and the armalite.