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

Kevin Humphreys: He started it. Let us be very clear about who started it and who has been doing it all morning.

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

Kevin Humphreys: I seek guidance on a point of order. Obviously, the Fine Gael stunt this morning has not worked. I request that the Leader propose the suspension of the House to show due respect to the guest speaker in the Dáil and to allow Senators to attend the event. The stunt did not work. Let us show due respect to the visitor and the House.

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

Kevin Humphreys: Perhaps he will reflect and do so.

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

Kevin Humphreys: Absolutely. I just recognise that the upper echelons of Fine Gael are co-operating with Sinn Féin.

Seanad: Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019: Motion (17 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: That is not true. The Government did take powers off local councillors over the past two years.

Seanad: Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019: Motion (17 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: Perhaps the Minister of State might correct the record of the House. Powers have been taken off local authorities and councillors over the past two years.

Seanad: Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019: Motion (17 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: They have.

Seanad: Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019: Motion (17 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: They have been moved to an Bord Pleanála. One hundred units-----

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I welcome the Minister to the House yet again. Senator Craughwell outlined the concerns of the local residents in regard to the noise element. We understand it is the development of an international airport. However, the members of the local community have been quite reasonable and they are really looking for safeguards which are covered by these amendments. As has been outlined,...

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: If the Chair will let me get there, I will explain where I am going with this.

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: There is technically a guillotine that Fianna Fáil facilitated earlier today. I had not meant to put my amendment to a vote. What I wanted to do was hear the Minister's response and possibly put in additional amendments on Report Stage but I am being excluded from that. What we have this evening is a veneer of democracy that has been facilitated by Fianna Fáil. As a matter of...

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I have listened to the contributions of many Senators and also spoken to Deputy Brendan Ryan about the matter. What hits me in the debate on the amendments is the utter and total breakdown in trust in the local community which extends further than St. Margaret's. People from Baldoyle and Portmarnock have also contacted my office. There is something rotten about this. I live in the city...

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: The same is true of that Bill. There is a fundamental lack of trust. I have a skin in the game because I have a son who works at Dublin Airport. We need to recognise the indigenous community that has been there for a long time. We need to build trust with that community in order that when regulation is brought forward, it will be obeyed, recognised and monitored. From the very beginning...

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: That is within the Sinn Féin amendment

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: Senator Mark Daly should read the Sinn Féin amendments.

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I urge the Senator to read the Sinn Féin amendments.

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I take at face value the Minister's statement that he will encourage the DAA to have further engagement with residents. I will go back to what Senator Craughwell and I have said. There is an element of trust and a situation in which trust has broken down. I am taking it, because of the indications in earlier votes, that we are going to lose all our amendments, but I will make a direct...

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I thank the Minister for his response to my suggestion. I will sit down and mention the structures in question in detail. That is to endeavour to ensure that the residents will at least get something out of this. Like Senator Craughwell, I accept the figures here. This is not to undermine the debate or discussion on the amendments. The Minister is right that they are important. They...

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I move amendment No. 2:In page 6, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following:“ “CAR” means the Commission for Aviation Regulation;”. In the earlier debate we discussed EU Regulation No. 598/2014, of which section 13 states:The competent authority responsible for adopting noise-related operating restrictions should be independent of any organisation involved...

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: In response to Senator Reilly, by no means am I questioning the reputation of Fingal County Council. What I am doing is trying to raise the issue of the statutory regulations under EU Regulation No. 598/14. I know that we have raised questions on AnnMarie Farrelly's letter from Fingal County Council, when it was sent and what was in it etc. It is not when it was sent and what second and...