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

Kevin Humphreys: That is only if he is still there.

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

Kevin Humphreys: I acknowledge the efforts of the Leader to get the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, to come to the House on the question of Alzheimer's disease and dementia. I appreciate 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...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Jan 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I echo the sympathies to the families in Donegal on the very sad occasion of the deaths of the four young men. It is very difficult for the families and community. I certainly wish them the very best. I echo the request that the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, return to the House to discuss housing. He indicated yesterday that he would like an opportunity to return and answer the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Enrolments (31 Jan 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: For the sake of the Minister of State, I will set out a brief history of the matter I raise. When the greyhound track in Harold's Cross closed, Councillor Mary Freehill and I ran a campaign for the site to become an educational campus for primary and secondary schools. It was always our intention that local children would be able to attend the secondary school rather than have a system...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Enrolments (31 Jan 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I am very disappointed with the answer. For two years now, parliamentary questions have been asked about this matter and I have raised it in the House on many occasions, as has Senator Ivana Bacik. The system of postal codes is not the proper way to decide on demographics. It simply does not work in this case. The Minister of State referred to creating options for children in Dublin 8 and...

Seanad: Housing Provision: Statements (30 Jan 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I welcome the Minister. We must put the housing crisis and where it started in perspective so that we do not make the same mistakes again. I am evidence driven. In the 2000s, the idea was that the market would resolve everything and there was an over-reliance on rent allowance, which was an emergency measure that became a housing policy. Much of this dates back to when one of the...

Seanad: Housing Provision: Statements (30 Jan 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I have outlined the impact of the build-to-rent sector on the housing market in 2018. I hope the Minister will respond on that issue and also introduce legislation on short-term lets.

Seanad: Directly Elected Mayors: Statements (29 Jan 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: The chief executive of the local authority would have responsibility for the policy voted on by the elected councillors. The elected mayor would be responsible for delivering on the programme. That is how we should keep democratic control. The elected mayor would have to get his or her policy programme through the council chamber with support. This could see a driven policy. On the...

Seanad: Directly Elected Mayors: Statements (29 Jan 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: Regarding Senator Byrne's comments, I fundamentally disagree with restricting the candidacy of a mayor by requiring him or her to have local government experience. Going down the route of ruling people out is a slippery slope. The electorate makes its choice from the people who go forward, and I would never agree with limiting people's choice in that regard. I welcome the Minister of...

Seanad: Public Sector (Plain Language) Bill 2019: First Stage (29 Jan 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I second the proposal.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I wish to raise dementia and Alzheimer's disease. I raised the issue on many occasions prior to Christmas. An all-party working group on dementia and Alzheimer's disease is operating in this House. We had one ask for the HSE National Service Plan 2019, namely, for eight advisers to help citizens who are suffering from this terrible disease to access the proper services. We were led to...

Seanad: Climate Action: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I want to place on record my thanks to the Friends of the Irish Environment, which has brought a case against the Government on the inconsistency it has shown in the context of its national, EU and global obligations. I thank it for taking that case and for raising awareness regarding our lack of delivery. I welcome the Minister. I wish him much success in his new Ministry, which deals...

Seanad: Climate Action: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: It was not Senator Leyden. It was a Government Senator and it is on the record now. The Minister mentioned the dangers in the Pacific Islands, the climate change that is taking place there and the rising sea levels. He could also put Miami, Shanghai and Bangladesh into that group because they will all be lost through a very small rise in sea levels. If the Minister reads The Guardianor The...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: The Leader is getting as good as the Shinners - good man.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: Did Leo send that down?

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: That is not true.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: We need to introduce penalty points for bad stunts.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: Can the Leader not remember?

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: Can I assist the Leader?

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: It is a little more than 70 hours.