Results 5,041-5,060 of 5,587 for speaker:Kevin Humphreys
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Rental Sector (18 Oct 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. We have moved now from "tomorrow" to "next week". On 28 September, the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, told Ms Marie O'Halloran that he would publish proposals the following week. In the interim, the situation has worsened. In one apartment block off Mount Street in Dublin 2, more than 50% of the apartments are available for short-term letting....
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Rental Sector (18 Oct 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: Sorry, Acting Chairman-----
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Rental Sector (18 Oct 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: -----that has been the constant statement since 14 November 2017. It never happens. The Minister of State mentioned that a legal issue has arisen. I do not understand why the Department did not foresee that issue. I have published legislation in this area, which the Minister of State, Deputy English, said is flawed. I am open to amendments being made to that Bill to progress it. The...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Rental Sector (18 Oct 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: As I have outlined a number of times, action has been promised tomorrow, next week and next months.
- Seanad: Update on Rebuilding Ireland: Statements (18 Oct 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: I welcome the Minister of State. I agree with him on a few issues. He is quite correct that there is no silver bullet or quick fix. Our response must be planned and there needs to be attention to detail. I ask him to have a close look at one site in Sandymount and Ringsend. The site in question comprises 85 acres and could accommodate 3,500 units for 8,000 residents. However, there have...
- Seanad: Update on Rebuilding Ireland: Statements (18 Oct 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: The Acting Chairman was not so generous to me.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: First, I acknowledge the announcement by the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, in respect of the proposed legislation on short-term lets. It will have a substantial impact on the housing crisis in the short term. I suggest that the House offers to commence the legislation to endeavour to pass it speedily. I would certainly like it to be passed much...
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: The Leader was doing very well.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: We have to compliment the Leader; he was doing really well.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: I am speaking on the basis of my experience as someone who entered politics in my 40s, which is quite late in life.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: It is when one considers that many people come into politics straight from school with very little life experience.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: I would like to come back to the Minister's remarks. After I became a member of a local authority, I became a member of several committees. Whenever I fundamentally disagreed with the consensus view within a committee, it used to be explained to me that the committee had always worked on the basis of consensus. I used to be told that the members of the committee did not want to vote on...
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: I want to be associated with the comments of Senator Norris on the Order of Business. I know the proposal has been formally seconded but I too had made plans for this evening, plans related to my role as spokesperson on transport, tourism and sport. It does not work well for us in terms of ordering our own business and schedules when the Order of Business is changed at short notice. I have...
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: On a point of order, the young lady can be easily identified by Senator Davitt's remarks. It is grossly unfair-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: It is unfair-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: That individual will not be able to defend herself.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: I thank the ICTU deputation for a short, sweet and to-the-point presentation. I am starting to see the system of work permits being used to depress salaries and wages. I seek the opinion of ICTU on the pilot scheme for work permits, which is primarily targeted at the meat industry. A total of 800 work permits had been issued for the industry this year as at 5 October. These were mainly...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: In the pilot scheme launched recently the permit is still tied to the employer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: I followed up that issue. Those responsible will only investigate on foot of a compliant. Both groups clearly stated they would only investigate on foot of a compliant. If a worker's visa is tied to his employer, he or she will not complain.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: There is no clarity on that.