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Seanad: Emergency Aeromedical Support Service: Statements (19 Nov 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: Senator Feighan should go on and see what happens.

Seanad: Emergency Aeromedical Support Service: Statements (19 Nov 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I did.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Nov 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I echo many of the Senator's remarks, which I raise on a daily basis. We had a debate last night on St. Joseph's and the lack of funding for dementia sufferers there. It is despicable that we have to continue raising the issue. I wish to raise the question of how we treat our cities and towns. We look for foreign direct investment to create employment, which is delivered through our large...

Seanad: Health Services Provision: Statements (12 Nov 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I was fuming with anger when this came up last week, to the point where I demanded the Minister attend the House. The fact that the Minister of State has come in is a compromise. Has my anger diminished? No, it has not. In the Dáil last week, the Minister, Deputy Harris, said the doors would not close. He said St. Joseph's was a brilliant facility that needed to be supported and...

Seanad: Health Services Provision: Statements (12 Nov 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: The point is that those are the issues.

Seanad: Health Services Provision: Statements (12 Nov 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I want to raise a point of order.

Seanad: Health Services Provision: Statements (12 Nov 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: It is up to the Acting Chairman whether to accept a point of order. The Minister of State said that he cannot go into it. The report in question specifically related to the cost. The point of order is that the statement said the doors would not close. Based on what the Minister of State is saying, what the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, said misled the Dáil.

Seanad: Health Services Provision: Statements (12 Nov 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: Is the Minister of State saying that the Minister for Health misled the Dáil?

Seanad: Health Services Provision: Statements (12 Nov 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: It is a point of order because these things are all related in setting the cost. It is not just about the individual but about the whole system.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Latent Defects: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I thank the Chair for allowing me to speak as a non-member of the committee. I deal with defects in apartments on a weekly basis. Mr. Prior communicated very well the feelings of anger, frustration and confusion when these things are discovered in an apartment block. I found that many of the apartment owners affected bought their flat as a starter home with the intention of going on to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Latent Defects: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: Yes, it was public money. Local authorities have also made large contributions because they were involved in the shared ownership scheme. Some people, however, have been totally left high and dry and it frustrates me that the Minister and Minister of State, Deputies Eoghan Murphy and English, said in the Seanad that they will not get involved because it would expose the State to financial...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Latent Defects: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: Last May in the Seanad the Minister committed to meeting the witnesses, which they followed up on several times. I am sorry to hear that meeting has not taken place.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Latent Defects: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: It was six months ago.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Latent Defects: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I had a similar kind of response from Ministers. Previous Governments had ministerial engagement on apartment defects and resolutions were found. There is a level of frustration on my side as that level of engagement is no longer taking place. Solutions have been found for other developments. We need a structure for everyone. This should not be done on an individual basis and should not...

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

Kevin Humphreys: I was a part of the all-party working group on dementia that worked across both Houses to improve the resources given to families suffering because a loved one suffers with dementia. We heard this morning about the potential closure of St. Joseph's, Shankill. It has 60 live-in, dedicated units for dementia. It is the largest in the country. There are 120 places per week for day care...

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

Kevin Humphreys: I wish to make a brief intervention. I do not want to divide the House on this matter. The Leader has given a commitment that the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, who is the relevant Minister, will be in the House on Tuesday to respond to it. If I accept the Leader's proposal to wait until next Tuesday, could I get a commitment that the Minister of State will work night and day to...

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

Kevin Humphreys: That is acceptable.

Seanad: Climate Action: Statements (5 Nov 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: A lot of it is down to bad planning as well.

Seanad: Climate Action: Statements (5 Nov 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: The Minister is welcome and I do not question his personal commitment to the project. As he knows and as we now realise, climate change will affect our children's lives in the future. We have to look back and remember our mistakes. It is not that there were not warnings at the time when those mistakes were being made, such as when there was development on floodplains throughout the...

Seanad: Climate Action: Statements (5 Nov 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: Senator, I will be very strict on your time.