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

Kevin Humphreys: ...Dún Laoghaire Harbour to the local authority, giving it a shortfall of €10 million with no real plan and meaning services were curtailed in Dún Laoghaire. If we were talking about raising car parking and toll bridge fees with a strategic view to reducing the impact of climate change, I would be supportive, but one has to do such things in a holistic manner. We have to...

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

Kevin Humphreys: ...suffering from dementia and their families. For the past three years they have not been treated well. The Department's report of 2015 stated that the fair deal scheme was not fit for purpose and that fees payable to high-dependency patients in nursing homes, meaning the likes of St. Joseph's, were not viable. We are two years past the implementation of that report and nothing has...

Seanad: Climate Action: Statements (5 Nov 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: ...sanctioned 40 new rail carriages at a cost of €150 million. A figure of €35 million would produce an extra €250 in fuel allowance for vulnerable and older people, while €54 million would lead to a 10% reduction in public transport fees and would encourage more people to use public transport. A sum of €30 million could extend the city bikes schemes to...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: While I accept the Minister's good intentions, it is not acceptable to this House to give the power to charge a mediation service fee without coming back to this House first. If it is not the intention or the Minister does not foresee a need in the short to medium term to charge a fee for the mediation service and where he expresses the view that he hopes it will remain free of charge, if...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I cannot accept the argument the Minister has made. It would be prudent to provide that the RTB would have to come back to this House to make the argument for the charging of a fee. The position may change in the future, but it is not acceptable at this stage to give that power to the RTB. It is a free service and it should remain free, unless there is a strong case to be made for charging...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: ...cannot take a punt on the composition of the next Government in 2020 or 2028. The manner in which this Bill is framed will allow the RTB to get the consent of the Minister for the introduction of fees. All we will be able to do in such an eventuality will be to have a row in the House. The power to introduce fees is being surrendered to the RTB and the Minister. I am not prepared to go...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Transport Costs (7 Mar 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: ...to have been a gross underestimate and the new cost is estimated at approximately €32.5 million. In some areas of the Dublin Bay South constituency, the devaluation figure relating to properties is approximately 25%. Without legal fees, valuation and reinstatements, we are looking at approximate devaluation of €500,000 per unit. On the basis of a conservative estimate per...

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

Kevin Humphreys: ...is a need for a level playing field where young people have an opportunity to get on to the housing ladder. Before Christmas, the Leader indicated that he would organise a debate on the TV licence fee, broadcasting in general and its future in Ireland. I know a working group is looking at the fee but the discussion has to be wider than just the licence fee. It must concern the future of...

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

Kevin Humphreys: ...this matter with the Minister for Education and Skills. The Minister should sit down and talk because we need to find a solution now. The alternative for these parents is to send their children to fee-paying schools. There are no other schools in the area that provide co-educational multidenominational education at secondary level. In this day and age, we should not be trying to force...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: ...more than 10% of the RTÉ site at Montrose, the bare minimum, was provided for social housing. That has to be questioned. The Minister said it was up to the board and washed his hands of it. Licence fees are another issue. While I have always been very negative about RTÉ, its coverage, its responsibility as the national broadcaster and the subvention it receives as such, the...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: ...broadcaster on an excellent documentary on Sergeant Maurice McCabe that was shown over the past two nights. We must focus on the sustainability of public service broadcasting, particularly the licence fee. An excellent report from both Houses was published with recommendations that were sent to the appropriate Minister at the time, Deputy Naughten. He set up a working group that is...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: I have no problem with the introduction of fees for pre-planning consultation meetings. This consultation mechanism assists the introduction of good and strong planning permissions. I would be anxious for the fees to be set at a manageable level, especially in the case of small developments. They should not act as a disincentive for small infill developments in the city. I ask the...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: ...An oral hearing was held at An Bord Pleanála two weeks ago on the strategic development zone, SDZ, in Poolbeg west. I saw many local councillors, and not so local councillors, queuing up to pay the €50 fee so they could make an oral submission. They felt very aggrieved that on 18 May last year they sat and developed the strategic development zone, which then appears to become...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: I move amendment No. 42:In page 53, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: "Exemption from fees for submissions and observations by councillors on planning applications 24.Section 246 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 is amended by inserting the following new subsection after subsection (1):"(1A) Regulations under subsection (1) shall not apply to the making of a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)

Kevin Humphreys: ...from that of the commercial banks in Germany but can Mr. Felzen tell me whether there are any hidden costs relating to interest rates because we often need to compare like with like? Are there any fees relating to arrangement loans or charges for borrowing other than the interest rate percentages because it is always a comparison? When we talk about AIB and Bank of Ireland and compare...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (19 Oct 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: ...area. The Department of Education and Skills has purchased Roslyn Park, an old secondary school that served the Dublin 2 and Dublin 4 areas very well for many decades. My understanding is that a fee of approximately €25 million was paid to purchase the Roslyn Park site. I understand that the site is designed to accommodate both a secondary and a primary school. I want to ask the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (19 Oct 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: ...on the Harold's Cross greyhound track site, there is an urgent need to incorporate Dublin 6W, including Terenure and Kimmage, into the consideration. Many of the local primary schools that will feed into the new school are in those catchment areas. It is not viable for a child in Terenure or Harold's Cross to travel to a secondary school in Sandymount, for example, on the coastal side of...

Seanad: Proposed Sale of AIB Shares: Statements (31 May 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: ...AIB to recapitalise it. That is clearly where the joke is at the moment. I certainly do not support the sale of 25% of the shares. Questions need to be asked and identified. I would like to see the fees being paid to Rothschild and the other advisers in respect of the sale of this 25% being clearly explained. I would like to know whether senior management in AIB will benefit from the...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2017)

Kevin Humphreys: ...used for the betterment of society in general. The proceeds should not just be reinvested in the structures of RTE. Concern has been expressed about the high avoidance rate of the television licence fee, which stands at over 13%. Questions must be asked about An Post and whether it is actually doing its job in collecting licence fee income. Will the Leader invite the Minister to come...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (26 Apr 2016)

Kevin Humphreys: ...to receive income support in the form of the BTEA, subject to the customer remaining eligible for a DSP payment. In general, most customers will also have certain registration and related college fees paid by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI). The operation of the BTEA has been comprehensively revised over the past two years and I have no plans to further alter the current...