Results 5,201-5,220 of 5,587 for speaker:Kevin Humphreys

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: Over the past year, problems relating to poorly-built apartments during the boom have been raised on the Order of Business and in Commencement matters but we have no holistic approach to the issue. Only recently, residents from the Beacon South Quarter protested outside the Dáil because they are being asked to raise €50,000 to €60,000 per household to fix the problems...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: Everybody wants to be nice, today. The Leader should calm down.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: They were in Fine Gael originally. Know the history.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: The Senator should not be like that. There are more "progressive democrats" in the House in the House than ever.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: I join in expressing our thanks to the staff for the support they have given to all Senators in the House. I wish them a happy Christmas. I thank all the Senators who have chaired the Seanad over the year for their work. I thank the Leader for his courtesy during the year and I wish him a happy Christmas. As Senator Rose Conway-Walsh said, this is his first Christmas as a married man. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: This is an important point.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: Can the Leader not remember?

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: Can I assist the Leader?

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: It is a little more than 70 hours.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: The Leader would not let us down on the final day.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: The Leader is getting as good as the Shinners - good man.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: Did Leo send that down?

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: That is not true.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: We need to introduce penalty points for bad stunts.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I wish to raise dementia and Alzheimer's disease. I raised the issue on many occasions prior to Christmas. An all-party working group on dementia and Alzheimer's disease is operating in this House. We had one ask for the HSE National Service Plan 2019, namely, for eight advisers to help citizens who are suffering from this terrible disease to access the proper services. We were led to...

Seanad: Climate Action: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I want to place on record my thanks to the Friends of the Irish Environment, which has brought a case against the Government on the inconsistency it has shown in the context of its national, EU and global obligations. I thank it for taking that case and for raising awareness regarding our lack of delivery. I welcome the Minister. I wish him much success in his new Ministry, which deals...

Seanad: Climate Action: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: It was not Senator Leyden. It was a Government Senator and it is on the record now. The Minister mentioned the dangers in the Pacific Islands, the climate change that is taking place there and the rising sea levels. He could also put Miami, Shanghai and Bangladesh into that group because they will all be lost through a very small rise in sea levels. If the Minister reads The Guardianor The...

Seanad: Public Sector (Plain Language) Bill 2019: First Stage (29 Jan 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I second the proposal.

Seanad: Directly Elected Mayors: Statements (29 Jan 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: Regarding Senator Byrne's comments, I fundamentally disagree with restricting the candidacy of a mayor by requiring him or her to have local government experience. Going down the route of ruling people out is a slippery slope. The electorate makes its choice from the people who go forward, and I would never agree with limiting people's choice in that regard. I welcome the Minister of...

Seanad: Directly Elected Mayors: Statements (29 Jan 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: The chief executive of the local authority would have responsibility for the policy voted on by the elected councillors. The elected mayor would be responsible for delivering on the programme. That is how we should keep democratic control. The elected mayor would have to get his or her policy programme through the council chamber with support. This could see a driven policy. On the...