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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: Over what period has that increased?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: Would that be a common occurrence across the sector?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: Have international comparisons been done?

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: I wish to raise two issues on the Order of Business. The first issue concerns the Tánaiste and an email. There is no doubt in my mind that when the email arrived in the Department of Justice and Equality it should have raised a red flag. When I performed a quick search on my computer this morning I discovered that there were nearly 50 articles in the previous month about Garda Maurice...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: I thank the Leader for organising the debate on the report on Airbnb and the effect it is having. He always tries to respond to requests as quickly as possible. I refer briefly to the expert report which ranks Ireland as one of the worst when it comes to emissions. I have requested a full debate on climate change . I again call for such a debate to be organised. Could we possibly look...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: I always thought the sports capital grants were independently assessed. I did not realise different Senators deliver for different counties.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: That is not the case when there is an independent assessment.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: Why is Senator Buttimer saying that particular Senator deliver for different counties?

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: Is the Senator saying-----

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: Senator Buttimer should listen to what he said.

Seanad: Housing and Rental Market: Statements (14 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: Spare us the Punch and Judy show.

Seanad: Housing and Rental Market: Statements (14 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: I, too, thank the committee for the work it has done. This is a very important matter which many Members have raised several times. That is why I was so anxious for it to be debated, as many people had put much hard work into it. I want to get away from the use of Airbnb because we are talking about short-term lettings. If anybody were to google it, he or she would very quickly find...

Seanad: Housing and Rental Market: Statements (14 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: I offer the Minister of State my Bill. The easiest way to do it is for the platform to keep the register, not the individual.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: I echo the comments of Senator McDowell in respect of the issue he raised. While Members might have had a little giggle at the end of his contribution, it is important. The cornerstone of our democracy is Cabinet collective responsibility, which is something several Ministers in the current Cabinet have not accepted. The Attorney General might need to provide them with a handbook on how...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: I did not say it was.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: The Leader was not listening.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: Is Senator Leyden well? Does he need some help?

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: I am a little concerned.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: Yesterday, I was on the picket line with Irish Rail workers. I listened to their frustration over the lack of proper engagement by management in this industrial dispute. As we are heading towards Christmas, we may be looking at further days lost in the workplace due to the lack of proper engagement by management. I also spoke to many commuters across the city who spent hours in traffic...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: On two occasions during the Commencement debate I have raised the lack of provision of affordable housing and affordable rental accommodation. Last July, I highlighted the delay in the construction of social housing and the absence of affordable schemes. I understand Dublin City Council is trying to get around the problem and ensure social housing construction proceeds on some of its sites....