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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Direct Investment (20 Feb 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Industrial Development Agency will be highlighting to companies locating here that our position within the EU is secure but that the UK position is uncertain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3175/13]

Other Questions: Youth Services (13 Feb 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the application process will begin and be published for the €1.75 million in funding available for youth capital projects in 2013 such as youth cafe and play and recreation initiatives that were previously announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6998/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (13 Feb 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will be supporting the parent child home programme operated by the Early Learning Initiative in the Dublin Docklands area; if her attention has been drawn to its efforts to achieve a five year funding goal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6997/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (13 Feb 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Health the plans he has to increase the number of medical intern positions across hospitals here to take account of the increased number of medical undergraduates; if he will be bringing forward proposals for same shortly; if he will outline the actions that are being taken; if his attention has been drawn to the Second Interim Report on the Implementation of the...

Energy Security and Climate Change Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Feb 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: Perhaps the Ceann Comhairle would remind me when my time has expired as many other Members wish to contribute.

Energy Security and Climate Change Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Feb 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: I thank Deputy Catherine Murphy for introducing the Bill. This is an opportunity to frame the debate around what I hope will be the heads of Bills published next week. I acknowledge the work the Deputy has done on the Joint Committee on the Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht to highlight the need for the roadmap. Originally, climate change for me was like listening to David...

Energy Security and Climate Change Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Feb 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: The Deputy should talk to the Bill.

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: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (Resumed) with National Newspapers of Ireland (7 Feb 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: What were the questions?

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 thank all of the witnesses for attending this morning's meeting. I also thank them for the remarks made earlier about the former Minister, Eithne Fitzgerald, in the context of the introduction of ground-breaking freedom of information legislation. We often concentrate on the negativity of freedom of information requests, but this can lead to positive change in terms of record keeping and...

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Feb 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: We are in the middle of a fast-moving offence this evening with respect to the promissory notes and the ECB. As we await confirmation of the facts in this regard, I take this opportunity speak about an element of our national debt which I believe has not been part of the public debate but should be considered in any deal with the ECB and EU, resulting in fair treatment for Ireland. In...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: I thank the Minister for his response. I can understand the difficulty in that he does not want to reopen this issue given, as he said, it is like Pandora's box and he would be lobbied on many other cases. I point out to the Minister that when this went out for consultation, it was not in people's minds that there would be a change. Normally, up to this point, we would have been talking...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: No, it is nothing like that, or perhaps it was a little like that, but it needs to be explained. Until recently, Terenure was split down the middle, with nine Dáil Deputies and some ten councillors all representing one area. If there was a meeting, there were almost more public representatives at it than community groups. I recognise there was a certain logic in the commission's...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: There is an association and an affinity with a community.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: There was quite a significant increase in turnout within areas, certainly within one of the areas in my constituency.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: I apologise if the following matter was dealt with earlier. I had to attend the Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government for a meeting on an important Bill. In recent months I came across a lead story in which stated that the information which followed was discovered by a news agency through freedom of information. As it happened, I was nearly sure I had...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: There is an issue in researching a matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: I take Ms O'Kelly's point about the user group. I have strong views on where the State has a monopoly. Irish Water and the grid, for example, should be covered by freedom of information. On why the delegation is before the committee, they refer in their own submission to the public interest. Often I have a question over the public interest. Unfortunately, the group that is here is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: I ask the witnesses this question while they are here.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: I am sure the Minister is aware that my colleague, Councillor Richard Humphreys, has made a strong presentation on the proposal to change the name of the Dublin South constituency. I will leave it at that.