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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: Dr. Rigney makes an interesting point. I was employed by a progressive employer who was interested in life-long learning and worked with the trade union movement to develop training courses for people as they move through their career and their careers change. At the height of the last boom, quite a number of construction workers moved into the pharmaceutical industry, basically with a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: On the same issue, have the witnesses noticed whether that problem is country-specific or is it everyone outside the 27 member states?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: I have noticed it in respect of the US.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: I had five queries in the past four weeks to do with specific team leaders for US companies. I was curious to know if it was a problem with US companies only because all the queries to me were US-related.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: Is that where the appointments have caused a problem?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: Without their passport.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: So they cannot go back to the US.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: I had a particular geographical issue. What is being said to me is that they are not making the application now because they want to go home for Christmas and there is no guarantee they will get their passport back in eight weeks. They may have a commitment to go back to New York, San Francisco or wherever. They will not surrender their passport for eight weeks but when they return and...
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: I have been critical of RTÉ in this House on many occasions but I compliment the broadcaster on an excellent documentary on Sergeant Maurice McCabe that was shown over the past two nights. We must focus on the sustainability of public service broadcasting, particularly the licence fee. An excellent report from both Houses was published with recommendations that were sent to the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: Some of south Dublin lives up in Galway.
- Seanad: Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I thank Deputy Pringle and his assistant, Ms Jodie Neary, for the work they have done on this Bill and guiding it through the Dáil. It is very important legislation and it has had an effect far and wide. Trócaire gave me a briefing note indicating 150 newspaper articles have been published internationally relating to this, reaching...
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: Under Standing Order 62(3)(b) I request that the division be taken again other than by electronic means.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: On a point of order, there is a set of procedures relating to how-----
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: Can Senators speak without an interruption from the Minister?
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: Yes, I am asking who is chairing this session. Is it the Leas-Chathaoirleach or the Minister?
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: Maybe the Minister should stop interrupting speakers.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: Here we go again. This is out of order.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: On a point of order, will the Leas-Chathaoirleach listen to the recordings to hear how previous speakers were treated compared with how Senator Bacik was treated a few minutes ago? He should reflect and state there is a very large difference between how Senators McDowell and Norris have been treated and how Senator Bacik has been treated.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: That is an attack on the Chair of the Seanad.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)
Kevin Humphreys: It is an attack and it is quite despicable.