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Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: This morning we woke up to news on "Morning Ireland" of possible changes to the MetroLink. They may be welcome, as they are for those GAA clubs which were to be inconvenienced temporarily, even if that temporary inconvenience was to last six years. I ask the Leader to ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to come to the House to explain what precisely is going on in respect of...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: Out goes any consideration. We drive bulldozers through the communities and villages of this city without proper consultation. I want to see the Minister in here as soon as humanly possible. I am not calling for him today because I know the Leader may have a problem getting him in here today, but I will certainly be raising the issue of one section of the city being treated differently...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: Building bridges.

Seanad: Short-term Lettings Bill 2018: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy English, to the House. We have spoken about this Bill several times but I want to go back over some of the history. I brought this Bill forward in early 2017. I did not push it in the hope that we would see the report commissioned by the then Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government,...

Seanad: Short-term Lettings Bill 2018: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: What am I proposing? Under section 2 of the Bill one would have to apply for planning permission to let a self-contained residential unit for periods of six weeks or less. To use a dwelling for short-term letting is to use it for commercial and not residential purposes. We are still operating under the old bed and breakfast legislation that allows people to use their units in this way if...

Seanad: Short-term Lettings Bill 2018: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: I acknowledge Senators Coffey, O'Connor, Warfield and Bacik for their contributions to the debate. The legislation is targeted at the pressed middle, the people who go out in the morning and earn salaries of €35,000 to €40,000 and who cannot compete with the short-term let market. They are being driven demented by not being able to get accommodation for all the reasons the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Core Bus Corridor Proposals: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: I will be brief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Core Bus Corridor Proposals: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: I apologise for having to leave and come back.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Core Bus Corridor Proposals: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: The MetroLink on the southside has caused quite a bit of anxiety and a sense of injustice. Schools and residents did not have an opportunity to appear before the committee although those on the northside had. If an offer is made that impacts on one part of the city, all parts of the city should have an opportunity to appear before the committee. The MetroLink is like a Berlin wall running...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Core Bus Corridor Proposals: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: I must go to the back of the class now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Core Bus Corridor Proposals: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: On a point of clarification, Ms Graham will come back to the committee regarding meetings and other issues. Will she, however, come back to me on equality of access? Sports clubs, schools and residents did not have an opportunity to present their queries. Will she come back to me in writing on that matter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Core Bus Corridor Proposals: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: The question was addressed to the Deputy as Chair of this committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Core Bus Corridor Proposals: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: I am happy that Ms Graham will answer me directly on the questions to which I refer. However, I am asking the Chair about equality of access in the context of the committee's consultation process. Sports clubs, schools and community groups did not have access to the committee during that process. I ask the Chair to explain in writing why that happened and to guarantee that it will not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Core Bus Corridor Proposals: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: I have served on a number of committees and I know that when both sides are impacted upon, both sides should be allowed to make presentations.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: I echo Senator Feighan's welcome for the gestures and movement, small though they may be, but we must get past gesture politics because we need the Northern Ireland Assembly up and running again. Brexit is coming down the tunnel like an express train. Politicians want to be taken seriously, but politics is about compromise, so we need the assembly to be up and running and people to take...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: You raised the good weather, a Chathaoirligh, and it is great to see so many people in the capital city enjoying themselves at concerts and outdoor events. However, there has been a downside to that due to the excessive use of alcohol and public order offences. With an increasing number of outdoor events it is necessary to have a set of standards nationwide to ensure the safety of young...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: Minister Ross or Minister Flanagan?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Light Rail Projects (3 Jul 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: I thank the Minister for taking this Commencement matter. He could have asked a Minister of State to come in so I appreciate him taking the matter in person. The Minister knows the area well. He has lived in this part of Dublin for a long number of years. He is well aware of the proposal for MetroLink, which will erect a wall in the middle of the community of Ranelagh. It is proposed...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Light Rail Projects (3 Jul 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: It is not my intention or that of the residents' groups to put the Minister in an awkward position, but the residents in Ranelagh believe the consultation process was deeply unfair. As I said earlier, others had access to the transport committee, to the National Transport Authority and to senior Ministers. This is not what happened on the southside of the city. When we requested a two-week...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: He does, yes.