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Seanad: Commencement Matters: National Maternity Hospital (15 Jun 2016)

Kevin Humphreys: I do not believe that at any stage the Government or the HSE would have spent €5 million of taxpayers' money in preparing planning applications and doing the research that is needed to base the National Maternity Hospital at Elm Park. I am deeply disappointed and frustrated that this problem was raised at a very late stage. The plans should have been lodged at the end of the second...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (24 Sep 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: .... The main purpose of the scheme is to provide immediate and flexible assistance for those in need who do not qualify for payment under other State schemes. The Government has provided over €70 million for basic SWA in 2015. There are currently approximately 16,800 basic SWA recipients, of which 587 are based in County Louth. Under the SWA scheme a heating supplement may be paid...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Programme Expenditure (10 Dec 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 223. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform of the €5 million in capital funding recorded as not spent under the expenditure profile at end November in the most recent analysis of gross Voted expenditure Exchequer figures, the reason for the underspend; if he will provide a breakdown of the capital projects or outlays that have not commenced as yet, as per the profile;...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 655. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has achieved the savings indicated in Budget 2013 of €5 million in the cost to her Department of medical certificates and reports for illness and disability related schemes for the year to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35491/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: I thank the witnesses for coming in. Under head 5, can they explain the reduction in emissions under the national roadmap, or annual review, every five as against every one years? I agree with the witness who said that the expert advisory body should be more similar to the Fiscal Advisory Council and I ask him to elaborate on that. If similar terms of reference were used for the expert...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (13 May 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: Would there not be a sum remaining, however, if the liabilities were transferred to the Department or the city council? Specifically, would the authority not be left with a net sum of some €5 million if it were not taking on the pension liabilities? Most of the staff concerned have been on secondment from different agencies.

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (13 Oct 2011)

Kevin Humphreys: Question 267: To ask the Minister for Health, given that it was reported in May 2010 that over €5 million had been overpaid to general practitioners from January 2009 to May 2010 (details supplied) for patients who were deceased to practitioners under the primary care reimbursement service, if he will detail the amount of these payments that have been reimbursed to the Health Service...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Expenditure (26 Jan 2016)

Kevin Humphreys: Rent supplement plays a vital role in housing families and individuals, with the scheme supporting approximately 61,000 people for which the Government has provided approximately €267 million for 2016. Recent analysis shows that increasing the current rent limits by 5% would result in a full year cost in excess of €15 million; a 10% increase would carry a cost of almost...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (8 Dec 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Rent supplement plays a vital role in housing families and individuals, with the scheme supporting approximately 62,000 people at a cost of €298 million in 2015. The provision for 2015 represents a transfer of funding in excess of €20 million to the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government to support the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP). A review of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (8 Dec 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: The school meals programme provides funding towards the provision of food services to some 1,700 schools and organisations which benefits approximately 217,000 children at a total cost of €39 million. An additional €3 million was allocated to the programme as part of Budget 2016, bringing the total allocation to €42 million in 2016. The Department initiated an inspection...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised) (23 Apr 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: ...playing. It has an important role in this democracy to hold the Government to account and to participate in this. It is unfortunate that Deputy Fleming has left. He proposed a reduction of €350 million, which included a reduction in sick leave, including uncertified sick leave; an average cut of 5% in allowances, saving €75 million; a deferral of increments in 2013; and...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: ...telling us we would need another bailout, unemployment would continue to shoot up and we would not see employment figures like we are seeing now.They were not talking about an unemployment rate of 15% - 15.1% was the rate it topped out at - but of a rate of 20%. I always enjoy Senator Mooney's contributions. They can be a mixture of constructive criticism and downright criticism. The...

Topical Issue Debate: EU-IMF Programme (28 Feb 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: ...central banks according to their share of the ECB capital base or on the basis of GDP and population. We should seek the return of these profits, which I estimate at between €3 billion and €5 billion. Those figures have not been contradicted by the Central Bank or the NTMA. Of that €3 billion, Germany would get the greatest share, equal to 19% of the total, or...

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

Kevin Humphreys: ..., the joke is on the citizens of Ireland. A sum of €20.9 billion was put into 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (1 Oct 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 47 and 48 together. Rent supplement plays a vital role in housing families and individuals, with the scheme supporting approximately 65,000 people at a cost of €298 million in 2015. Over 13,700 rent supplement tenancies have been awarded this year showing that significant numbers are being accommodated under the scheme. A review of the rent...

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Feb 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: ...among the eurozone nations and Central Banks, according to the ECB capital base, GDP and population. We should seek the return of this profit, which I estimate will be between €3 billion and €5 billion. If the profits amount to €3 billion, Germany will get the greatest share of 19% or €600 million, France will get 14% or €420 million and Ireland will...

Poolbeg Incinerator (29 Mar 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: It is 15 years since the Poolbeg incinerator was proposed. This saga has run for the same length of time as did the Mahon tribunal. For 15 years a local community has feared construction of this incinerator. The contract was at review stage up to end February. This was further extended to 31 August. The Minister of State, Deputy O'Dowd, will be aware that €80 million has already been...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (22 Sep 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Rent supplement plays a vital role in housing families and individuals, with the scheme currently supporting approximately 65,000 people at a cost of over €298 million in 2015. Under the National Tenancy Sustainment Framework each tenant’s circumstances are considered on a case-by-case basis, and rents are being increased above prescribed limits as appropriate. Community Welfare...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (24 Apr 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: .... The reports are very helpful, as are the witnesses' contributions. I want to start off with the benefit from the promissory notes and the extra €2 billion needed in 2014, with €400 million of that coming from the Department of Social Protection. Our growth base has been supported by exports but that is starting to taper off because of the problems in Europe and Britain....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (6 Nov 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: ...operated by the Exchequer. The average number of claimants on the rent supplement scheme for 2014 to date in payment is approximately 76,200 with an average annualised cost to the State of €4,450 representing €344 million which has been provided for the scheme in 2014. Waterford, represents 2% of the total recipient base with approximately 1,400 tenancies currently in...