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

Kevin Humphreys: That is fair enough.

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

Kevin Humphreys: I have two questions. Mr. Drennan just answered one comprehensively so I will not repeat it. Page 1 of the opening statement refers to vindicating the rights of members of a property management company. I understand that statement but I am involved in assisting several management companies and some very brave directors who stepped in on a voluntary basis to try to sort out the mess of what...

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 how they were registered.

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

Kevin Humphreys: I would be happy if Mr. Drennan would provide that. I do not want to delay the meeting any longer.

Seanad: Progress in Relation to Climate Change: Statements (14 Feb 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: It was uplifting when the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act was passed by the Oireachtas. I thought it was a sound foundation on which to build, but, unfortunately, there has been no follow-through. The one thing that has operated extremely well is the expert advisory group which is being excellently chaired by Mr. John Fitzgerald. In many ways, it has held the Government to...

Seanad: Progress in Relation to Climate Change: Statements (14 Feb 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: They stated what was happening here was not acceptable and that we had to change and make progress. It is their future we are putting in danger and that of other young people all over the planet. It is no excuse to say this is a small country and what we do is just a drop in the ocean. We must show leadership and take responsibility for our own actions. We must reduce our carbon...

Seanad: Progress in Relation to Climate Change: Statements (14 Feb 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: He is not the first Minister to appear.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (12 Feb 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: Last Saturday I marched with the communities of Sandymount, Ringsend and Irishtown on Pearse Street because of the fear of the loss of social and affordable units within them. Last week there was an announcement that the 40 housing units to be provided in the South Lotts Road area, which is in a strategic development zone, SDZ, were to be provided instead in Rialto. The units were to be...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (12 Feb 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: They are related issues.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (12 Feb 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: The Minister of State clearly knows what I have said to him. Council officials have probably blown the whistle on him if they are saying there will be no social or affordable housing in the areas of Dublin 2, 4 and 6. They are already implementing that policy. The Minister of State mentioned provision in an off-site development nearby. That is not what happened in the South Lotts...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (12 Feb 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: Rialto is not nearby.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (12 Feb 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: There are 1,720 planning applications, but there have been only 26 deliveries-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Feb 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: Senator Clifford-Lee called into question the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, and I have called him into question numerous times. At the beginning of this term, I spoke about collective Cabinet responsibility and the Minister was not very good at following that concept. In considering what has happened in recent days, it is the Cabinet that is responsible rather than...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Feb 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I agree with the Senator that the Minister is a disgrace. I compliment the Leader and his office on the work they have done to facilitate the dementia group in regard to meeting the Minister for Health next week. I want to express my appreciation to him and his staff. They acted honourably at all times. The Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government was in the Chamber yesterday....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Feb 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: That is the crowd that said the banks would not fail, is it not?

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (6 Feb 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: Senator Norris spoke extremely well about how this issue affects people on the ground. It has been my experience that people have used parental leave in day slots when it was badly needed such as when a child was sick, for a hospital appointment or whatever. The purpose of the three amendments before the House is to ensure that where the child has passed the age of eight the parent would...

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (6 Feb 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I am sorry. I am asking the Minister of State to facilitate Government time for Report Stage.

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

Kevin Humphreys: The Senator has my attention.

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

Kevin Humphreys: The Senator should study the history behind the hospitals sweepstake.

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

Kevin Humphreys: I was but we made sure we did not waste the money-----