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Seanad: Local Government Funding: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I am well used to Fianna Fáil heckling. Unfortunately, this country-----

Seanad: Local Government Funding: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: Perhaps I should apologise to Fianna Fáil Members for reminding them of all their mistakes. That is fair enough. The Minister of State will forgive me for mentioning Dublin as an example which has suffered so badly from the abolition of domestic rates. Probably the first great example of populism in this country was the buying of votes to the detriment of its citizens. Hundreds of...

Seanad: Local Government Funding: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: It is the same thing.

Seanad: Local Government Funding: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: It is all about funding and there is less money going to the city. It is the same.

Seanad: Local Government Funding: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: Could we stop the doublespeak?

Seanad: Local Government Funding: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: It is doublespeak.

Seanad: Local Government Funding: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: Huge pressure was put on certain councillors to reduce the property tax by 15%-----

Seanad: Local Government Funding: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: It maintained a reduction.

Seanad: Local Government Funding: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: There was pressure on the same people not to increase rates. That is typical of the hypocrisy of those parties.

Seanad: Local Government Funding: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: Those parties should cut out the nonsense. I have constructive suggestions. We must examine how we fund our capital city and we must do it honestly instead of what these yobs on the other side are doing.

Seanad: Local Government Funding: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: They behaved like it for the first five minutes of my contribution.

Seanad: Local Government Funding: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: They are what they are. They have crashed and burned this country often enough to be called a lot worse.

Seanad: Local Government Funding: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I apologise.

Seanad: Crime: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I thank the Minister for coming to the House. For once, I probably disagree with Senator Noone. I do not want to see gardaí on park runs; I want to see them patrolling the flat complexes in the inner city.

Seanad: Crime: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: There is a resource element in respect of our capital city. Looking at the number of gardaí per 100,000 citizens, the figure for Dublin looks quite good when compared with the rest of the country. However, this does not take account of the 6 million tourists who come to the city annually or the 200,000 commuters who come into the city every day. When those elements are factored in, it...

Seanad: Crime: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: There have not been many speakers, so a little leeway would be appreciated.

Seanad: Crime: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: This is a subject close to my heart. Not many politicians go into these areas in the south inner city. People living there feel they have been deserted by mainstream politicians who do not even attend public meetings on drugs and crime. We need to roll up our sleeves and ensure these communities are represented and that they get the resources they need. Otherwise, we are storing up a huge...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I was about to yield to the father of the House, but as I am on my feet I will continue. Last week we had a Commencement debate about crime and the impact of drugs in our cities, especially in disadvantaged areas. There has now been a crisis in the FAI. I am not going anywhere dangerous with this, so the Cathaoirleach can relax. The outlet for many young people in disadvantaged areas is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: The victims that will suffer from this are young people in disadvantaged areas, including both boys and girls. My fear is that those services will be lost. I want to have a constructive dialogue about this. I believe there is a way to fund the development officers and their important work, even if we need a short-term measure to make sure services are maintained within those disadvantaged...

Seanad: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I also wish to express my sympathies to the family of Simon Brooke of Clúid. I was quite shocked when Senator Coffey mentioned that he had passed away because I had not known about it. Simon was a great supporter of AHBs for decades. I worked closely with him in the 2000s when we tried to bring performance standard requirements into Dublin City Council in respect of AHBs. One housing...