Results 1-20 of 57 for feel "party:" . (isset($parties[ucfirst("$a[1]")]) ? $parties[ucfirst("$a[1]")] : "$a[1]") speaker:Kevin Humphreys

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: ...householders. It is ignored on a daily basis, not just in this House but also in the other House. The people in question have not had a listening ear. No one is prepared to listen to them. I feel for what happened in Paris, but I will feel even worse if somebody loses his or her life in this country because the Minister will not listen. It is just not good enough to have fire marshals...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Discussion with Bank of Ireland (1 Nov 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: Bank of Ireland would feel a certain amount of gratitude for that, is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: That is not the point. If one feels there is a need for outsiders to oversee the auditors, maybe one would be better off giving the outsiders the work in the first instance. I say that on the basis of the credibility problems that have arisen before now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Forthcoming Environment Council: Discussion with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (4 Dec 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: I thank the Minister for that. The committee feels this is a vital measure within the proposals.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Private Residential Tenancies Board: Discussion with Chairperson Designate (16 Apr 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: I am not speaking about the committee's recommendations. We had a discussion earlier about previous appointments and are only feeling our way. This is part of the reform process. If it is deemed that we act as an advisory group on appointments, what is the formal structure for the committee?

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Oct 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: Yesterday, more with anger than any other feeling, I raised the issue of climate change and how the budget ignored it. The Leader's response was to claim that I was for taxation. I am for taxation, and we have to bring in a carbon tax. The Citizens' Assembly said it-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: ...McHugh, said Government agreement for the scheme is about protecting families in their homes. Are apartment dwellers not families in their homes? The Minister said also: "It is about ensuring people feel secure and safe in the place where they have set down roots, where they are building a life, rearing a family and planning for their futures." That is all true, but there is another...

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...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (Resumed) with National Newspapers of Ireland (7 Feb 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: I feel strongly about the public private partnerships. They have been abused in the past. I am in favour of moving back to the spirit of the legislation introduced by Eithne Fitzgerald. With greater freedom, however, comes greater responsibility. The media must live up to that responsibility in manner information is reported when it is made available. Sometimes the banner headlines do...

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

Kevin Humphreys: ...have annoyed them. If, as a person who paid the tax in May and who has every intention of paying the tax for 2014 in 2014, I received a demand for early payment of the tax in November, I would not feel I was getting good customer service. Does Ms Feehily not understand the reason for the resistance, annoyance and anger in relation to the demands in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (19 Feb 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: ...and Markets Authority to investigate the big four accountancy firms. If we look at the size of companies in sectors such as aircraft leasing and of other companies, such as PwC, does Mr. Drennan feel he has the resources to carry out a major investigation? The Anglo Irish Bank investigation was quite a while ago but it caused reputational damage to the State. In the context of Brexit...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Rental Sector (18 Oct 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: ...Dublin. Short-term letting affects not only the housing crisis but people who bought homes, who owing to the constant re-let of apartments and the passing on of apartment codes etc, do not feel secure in their homes. This is not good enough. The cross-departmental and committee recommendations were not published, which is unacceptable. This issue has been raised on an almost weekly...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: ...the work he and his office have done on this issue but unfortunately, at this stage the Minister still has not indicated when he will attend the House. I have been patient on the issue but I feel I have no alternative to moving an amendment to the Order of Business tomorrow to call for the Minister for Health to attend to discuss the HSE plan for 2019 and the issue of not providing...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: I feel very aggrieved. Senator Noon is a practising solicitor, and the Bill means she would have to go through a 15-year decontamination period before she could get involved again. That is entirely wrong. The amendment tabled by the Labour Party Senators is immensely practical. It could do with a little polishing, but it would be a constructive element if the Minister was prepared to...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Greyhound Industry (21 Mar 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: ...the full rigours of the planning process. In respect of the planning process, there was an unsuccessful attempt by Bord na gCon to have the zoning changed in the last development plan. The feeling from the local community is that there should be a statutory local area plan before any such proposal should ever be considered.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Jun 2011)

Kevin Humphreys: ...road in my area, five young people have emigrated. On Friday of last week an elderly gentleman and his son came to my clinic. The man said there is nothing for his son but emigration. We are all feeling the pain across the country. Young people have said to me that they want some way to help them keep their skills up to date. They want to grow, learn and to get experience. The...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Employment Support Services (6 May 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I know the Deputy feels very strongly about this issue. I have been around the country and I have seen excellent services being provided by the Department of Social Protection. I recently visited the EmployAbility programme in Galway, which is successful in helping people with disabilities into work. The partial capacity scheme, which was introduced by the Tánaiste, assists people to...

Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (27 Mar 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: ...the general public and had the conversation. It is not a religious argument. I know some very good practising Catholics who have weighed up the arguments and will vote to repeal. In fact, they feel they are obliged to vote in favour of repeal. I commend the Minister, Senators Catherine Noone and Grace O'Sullivan, Deputy Billy Kelleher and Senator Catherine Ardagh, who is here in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Latent Defects: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I thank the Chair for allowing me to speak as a non-member of the committee. I deal with defects in apartments on a weekly basis. Mr. Prior communicated very well the feelings of anger, frustration and confusion when these things are discovered in an apartment block. I found that many of the apartment owners affected bought their flat as a starter home with the intention of going on to...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: ...a lot more comfortable in the rental sector. That is the reason there is major and understandable resistance on the part of families to taking up the housing assistance payment, HAP, because they feel very insecure in that rental sector because their experience of it has been very poor, and I gave the example of parents having to change the school their children attend on several...