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Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Second Stage (3 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: We must start from the premise that we want people to have confidence in the regulator from the word go. If the council is the competent authority, it will fight an uphill battle for the confidence of the local community. It is a reasonable requirement that the competent regulator in relation to noise should not have skin in the game. The sum of €29 million is significant.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I am delighted to hear people mentioning the housing crisis and the delay in the delivery of further social and affordable housing. I campaigned for three years on the issue of short-term lets. I was disappointed that the implementation date for the new regulations was to be 1 June but I am now hearing rumours that it will be further delayed. I ask the Leader to urgently seek confirmation...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: Yes, I propose an amendment to the Order of Business so that statements on transport matters, which were to commence at 12.45 and finish at 2.15 p.m., will continue until 3.15 p.m. to allow the Minister adequate time to respond to Members' contributions. On every occasion the Minister has come into the House on this issue he had insufficient time to respond to Members.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: It is not a funny matter that the residents in my local community were told their houses were to be demolished. I wish the Leader would stop treating the issue with contempt. The constituency is that of the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy. If it was Ranelagh, it would not have happened.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I accept the Leader's apology.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I accept the Leader's apology.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I accept the Leader's apology.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I acknowledge the Leader's response to my amendment and the spirit in which he has proposed his amendment. I am happy to withdraw my amendment if the Minister will be in the House for the additional half an hour, as indicated by the Leader. I hope the Minister will make a substantial contribution to the debate. I also acknowledge that the Leader meant no insult to the eight families on...

Seanad: Transport Matters: Statements (4 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: It is substantially narrower than this Chamber.

Seanad: Transport Matters: Statements (4 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: There must be a certain amount of public confidence all areas of processes relating to bus corridors, MetroLink and greenways. My confidence in the process was undermined when eight residents of Townsend Street were notified that their houses may be demolished to make way for a new metro station. Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, the National Transport Authority, NTA, and Dublin City...

Seanad: Transport Matters: Statements (4 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I will finish.We are looking at regional development and the encouragement of people to go and live in developments in other cities and towns. It is key that we should have major investment in Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford. That is the end of my tour of the country. Transport is one of our major challenges in regard to climate change, after agriculture. I ask the Minister to engage...

Seanad: Transport Matters: Statements (4 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: If we extend the debate by five minutes, then we should do so long enough to allow the Minister to respond. That would be fair to all of the Senators that have been here.

Seanad: Transport Matters: Statements (4 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I ask for an extension of 15 minutes.

Seanad: Transport Matters: Statements (4 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: At least we will get some response from the Minister, to be fair.

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I welcome the Minister to the House yet again. Senator Craughwell outlined the concerns of the local residents in regard to the noise element. We understand it is the development of an international airport. However, the members of the local community have been quite reasonable and they are really looking for safeguards which are covered by these amendments. As has been outlined,...

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: If the Chair will let me get there, I will explain where I am going with this.

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: There is technically a guillotine that Fianna Fáil facilitated earlier today. I had not meant to put my amendment to a vote. What I wanted to do was hear the Minister's response and possibly put in additional amendments on Report Stage but I am being excluded from that. What we have this evening is a veneer of democracy that has been facilitated by Fianna Fáil. As a matter of...

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I have listened to the contributions of many Senators and also spoken to Deputy Brendan Ryan about the matter. What hits me in the debate on the amendments is the utter and total breakdown in trust in the local community which extends further than St. Margaret's. People from Baldoyle and Portmarnock have also contacted my office. There is something rotten about this. I live in the city...

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: The same is true of that Bill. There is a fundamental lack of trust. I have a skin in the game because I have a son who works at Dublin Airport. We need to recognise the indigenous community that has been there for a long time. We need to build trust with that community in order that when regulation is brought forward, it will be obeyed, recognised and monitored. From the very beginning...

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: That is within the Sinn Féin amendment