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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (6 Nov 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 191. To ask the Minister for Health if an 82 year old pensioner who has an income of €507.50 decided to give up the €10 extra they automatically receive from the Department of Social Protection due to being over 80 years of age will they still be qualified for the medical card for over 70s; if there is any leeway in the income limits; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (6 Nov 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 190. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a building (details supplied) in Dublin 4; if the facade will be protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47378/13]

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: I thank the Minister, the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes, and the backroom people in the Civil Service who facilitated the Bill being brought so quickly to the House. Often this work is not recognised. I recognise the diligent work done in bringing the Bill here so quickly. Often the Chamber is quite empty when Deputies are speaking, but I know most Deputies use the televisions in...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: I know I am.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: I read the transcripts of the Anglo tapes published by the Sunday Independent. Yesterday I listened to Deputy Pearse Doherty state he had had similar tapes in his possession for more than three weeks. It reminds me of a military tactic where when an army is in retreat, it puts up a smokescreen. That is very much what we have seen this week. We have seen the tapes being held for three...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: The €160 billion has been spent on public services, social protection payments, capital investment projects and salaries. Defaulting on the €9 billion interest payment per year, as called for by Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett, would destroy many sectors of society and be a highly irresponsible policy. A wing of this House is more interested in protest than solutions. We listen...

Order of Business (7 Nov 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: I wish to speak on the same issue.

Order of Business (7 Nov 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: It is the same issue.

Order of Business (7 Nov 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: Deputy O'Donovan has just raised it.

Order of Business (7 Nov 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to contribute at this stage. It is necessary for us to have a full debate on the disappeared, which was the issue highlighted by the broadcast during the week. We have seen a very cynical move this week as a smokescreen of tapes-----

Order of Business (7 Nov 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: -----was used to distract attention from the poor families of the disappeared.

Topical Issue Debate: Dublin Water Shortage (7 Nov 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: It was difficult to listen to Deputy Cowen talking about the water supply for Dublin given who was in charge for the past 24 years.

Topical Issue Debate: Dublin Water Shortage (7 Nov 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: Water for the greater Dublin area is one of the key issues challenging both Dublin and Leinster. Twenty years ago, it was identified that there was a need for a water supply for the Dublin region. Nothing has happened over those 20 years. It just happens that the previous speaker's party was in government. Ten years ago, the Garryhinch project was first talked about. At this stage, I...

Topical Issue Debate: Dublin Water Shortage (7 Nov 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: I do not have to deflect because it is a fact that the investment in preventing leakage was limited in the past 20 years. The level of leakage in Dublin was disgraceful. Dublin never received its fair share because there were no votes in fixing pipes. Dublin needs a champion in the form of a mayor for the greater Dublin area. Deputy Barry Cowen has outlined the tax revenues produced in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (7 Nov 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way the new registration fee for aircraft apprentices will be charged as they spend longer in college; if this fee will be on top of the current registration fees that some institute of technologies charge; if apprentices will be able to apply for waiver of the registration fee under the maintenance grant scheme as applies for third level;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (7 Nov 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 208. To ask the Minister for Health if it is possible for a person in receipt of the automatic extra €10 for being over 80 years of age to give up that extra payment to enable them to meet medical card gross income limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47422/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: I thank Ms Feehily for attending at short notice. I wish to ask a couple of questions. This is an issue of customer service. I picked up on the figure - I hope I am correct - of approximately 800,000 households that paid by debit card or credit card in May.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: From the outset, we are dealing with compliant taxpayers, in that they were prepared to pay. The sense I am getting from Ms Feehily is that Revenue was not confident that they would pay a second time if the situation was left as was. She used the phrase "good governance". As these 800,000 plus people are compliant taxpayers who paid the tax last time, why was Revenue not confident of their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: If I was undertaking an analysis and 800,000 customers had paid the first time via debit or credit card, I would do everything I could to facilitate them paying in the same manner the second time. To me, it should have been obvious to Revenue that asking people who previously paid by debit or credit card in May to pay the second tax in November would have annoyed them. If, as a person who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: If Revenue had undertaken an analysis of its customer base, it would have expected this level of resistance and annoyance. On late payments in respect of the previous payment, have any penalties been imposed in that regard?