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Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: Why is Senator Buttimer saying that particular Senator deliver for different counties?

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: Is the Senator saying-----

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: Senator Buttimer should listen to what he said.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: I wish to raise two issues on the Order of Business. The first issue concerns the Tánaiste and an email. There is no doubt in my mind that when the email arrived in the Department of Justice and Equality it should have raised a red flag. When I performed a quick search on my computer this morning I discovered that there were nearly 50 articles in the previous month about Garda Maurice...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: On the high cost of banking, have the representative organisations been able to compare charges in Ireland with those in other European countries? I am aware of the high transaction charges so what charges are levied with respect to the lodgement of cash and elements like that? It is a big deal in the competitiveness element. We have taken issue with insurance and costs in the motor and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: Over what period has that increased?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: Would that be a common occurrence across the sector?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: Have international comparisons been done?

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: I was fairly shocked when listening to "Morning Ireland" this morning when I heard about the ban on overtime for members of the Garda in this city. Gardaí were sent home last night from stations after being told that there was no money to pay for them to work. There is an urgent need for a Supplementary Estimate. The Garda Representative Association, GRA, described it as an open door...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: To the Order of Business, sorry.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: I beg the Leas-Chathaoirleach's pardon. I propose an amendment to the Order of Business, that the Minister for Justice and Equality should attend the House today to tell us how this city will be policed over the next four weeks. One hears from the GRA that the Garda does not have adequate numbers to police the city unless overtime is provided yet the Minister has been silent so far on the...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015: Statements (29 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach, but I do not intend to use them all.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015: Statements (29 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: I will move quickly with this Minister. The song "Simply the Best" ran through my mind throughout the contributions because we are actually simply the worst in terms of the environment. Our emissions have gone out of control. I will discuss a couple of points. I support the idea of developing solar energy, onshore and offshore wind, biomass and microgeneration. All of these are...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015: Statements (29 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: The Minister, Deputy Ross, is welcome back to the Seanad. I hope he will visit much more often in future. I will continue on the subject of aviation emissions by posing a question on investment and expansion in the aviation area. We discussed improved connectivity, involving the connection of Dublin to an increasing number of American, European and Asian cities. Is achieving this on the...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015: Statements (29 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: It was a mistake.

Seanad: Ireland's Bid for European Banking Authority: Statements (29 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: I very much echo the comments of Senator Richmond. I acknowledge the amount of work done on the bid by the Irish diplomatic corps and the Minister of State. It would be worthwhile to analyse what we did well. We did an awful lot of things really well. There were elements that we could do better, which we can learn from. One of the most important things that we must do now is acknowledge...

Seanad: Garda Overtime Budget: Statements (29 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: I welcome the Minister here this evening. I am grateful that he came in. This morning I thought it important to table the motion for the Minister to come in to debate this serious issue. Most people who listened to "Morning Ireland" this morning heard reports that there was no budget for overtime for gardaí until the end of December. That has been clarified during the day. It is...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: I wish to join in the tributes to my colleague, Senator Norris, and wish him good wishes from St. Andrew's resource centre. Senator Norris made Joyce accessible to many people from the inner city. People always looked forward to seeing Senator Norris at St. Andrew's on Bloomsday, which he did for many years. I have also been asked to convey the good wishes of Ger and Martha Siggins today....

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015: Statements (6 Dec 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: I will not read the Minister poetry, although I am being encouraged to do so. In all seriousness, when we enacted the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015, we set up the Climate Change Advisory Council. Its recent report clearly shows why it was set up, which was to give an early warning that we would not hit targets. It was built and designed on the model of the Irish Fiscal...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Fire Safety (7 Dec 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: The tragedy at Grenfell Tower was terrible, particularly in the context of the number of lives lost. We must learn lessons from what happened in London. There is a drive, especially under this Government's policy, towards higher-density and high-rise accommodation. In many instances, I do not disagree with that policy. However, we need to ensure that the necessary infrastructure is in...