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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: Will Senator Wilson yield for 30 seconds?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: He has just yielded.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: He said he would yield 30 seconds, as allowed under Standing Orders. Can I point out one thing?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I will point out one thing. The guillotine was used for the Heritage Act, an Act that was so flawed it was never commenced.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: More than anyone else-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I was only trying to be helpful.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: The Minister should try to respond to that.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I was about to yield to the father of the House, but as I am on my feet I will continue. Last week we had a Commencement debate about crime and the impact of drugs in our cities, especially in disadvantaged areas. There has now been a crisis in the FAI. I am not going anywhere dangerous with this, so the Cathaoirleach can relax. The outlet for many young people in disadvantaged areas is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: The victims that will suffer from this are young people in disadvantaged areas, including both boys and girls. My fear is that those services will be lost. I want to have a constructive dialogue about this. I believe there is a way to fund the development officers and their important work, even if we need a short-term measure to make sure services are maintained within those disadvantaged...

Seanad: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I also wish to express my sympathies to the family of Simon Brooke of Clúid. I was quite shocked when Senator Coffey mentioned that he had passed away because I had not known about it. Simon was a great supporter of AHBs for decades. I worked closely with him in the 2000s when we tried to bring performance standard requirements into Dublin City Council in respect of AHBs. One housing...

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

Kevin Humphreys: I first will pay a compliment to the Leader and his staff. They have tried to facilitate a meeting with the Minister for Health on St. Joseph's, Shankill and the closure of 60 beds for dementia patients there. Unfortunately, the Minister has not been able to facilitate that despite the good work of the Leader and his staff. Consequently, I have no alternative but to propose an amendment to...

Seanad: Local Government Funding: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: Senator McFadden hit all the notes correctly in her contribution. With the funding decision made in 1977, the blame for the destruction of local government has to be laid at the feet of that Fianna Fáil Government.

Seanad: Local Government Funding: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I have obviously hit a sort spot.

Seanad: Local Government Funding: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I apologise for upsetting the Senators by reminding them of Fianna Fáil's involvement in the destruction of the country on so many occasions.

Seanad: Local Government Funding: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I fully accept the point by the hecklers about the decision to abolish town councils. It was a wrong decision. I, by voting for it, made a mistake and I own up to it. Unfortunately,-----

Seanad: Local Government Funding: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: -----Fianna Fáil Members can never own up to their own mistakes.

Seanad: Local Government Funding: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: They never own up to their own mistakes which is part of the problem. After coming through the recession, we often say we have learned the lessons of the recession and we will never go back there. Listening to Fianna Fáil Members, it is clear that they are quite prepared to rush back into the same mistakes.

Seanad: Local Government Funding: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I am well used to Fianna Fáil heckling. Unfortunately, this country-----

Seanad: Local Government Funding: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: Perhaps I should apologise to Fianna Fáil Members for reminding them of all their mistakes. That is fair enough. The Minister of State will forgive me for mentioning Dublin as an example which has suffered so badly from the abolition of domestic rates. Probably the first great example of populism in this country was the buying of votes to the detriment of its citizens. Hundreds of...

Seanad: Local Government Funding: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: It is the same thing.

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