Results 1-17 of 17 for destroyed speaker:Heather Humphreys

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Hedge Cutting (9 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...by my Department with input from the National Panel of Adjudicators. Guidelines with regard to mowing and hedge cutting fall under the Wildlife Act, which prohibits cutting, burning or otherwise destroying vegetation including hedges between 1st March and 31st August and TidyTowns groups are encouraged to adhere to these guidelines.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (28 Mar 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...case of a dog seized by a dog warden or a member of An Garda Síochána, the date of the seizure of the dog and particulars of the manner in which the dog is disposed of or, as the case may be, destroyed; (c)in the case of a dog which was detained by any other person, the date of notification of the detention to, as the case may be, the dog warden or the member in charge of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (31 Jan 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...issued over the days immediately following the event related mainly to the purchase of items such as clothing and toiletries.  Further payments were made towards transport costs, replacement of items destroyed in the explosion and assistance with the purchase of items for new accommodation. An official from my Department has been in contact with the family of the person concerned on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (19 Jan 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...16 years old in 1959. Any contributions that person made from age 16 to age 35 will have been recorded only on paper files, rather than on electronic information systems. These paper records have been destroyed for State Pension (Contributory) claimants who attained State Pension Age prior to 2006 and who died more than 10 years ago. Thus, any breakdown of State Pension...

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...pointed out that as the proposed registration of wills is to be a voluntary code, it would have limited effect. Proponents of a register of wills suggest that a number of wills go undiscovered or are destroyed each year, sometimes resulting in the mistaken distribution of estates under intestacy rules, or on the terms of a prior will. Unfortunately, very little information has been...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)

Heather Humphreys: ...must do so during the current permitted period between September and the end of February. Therefore, I propose in the amendment to section 8(2) to delete the provisions relating to grubbing and destroying and confine the activity to the cutting of vegetation in hedges and ditches on roadsides in the month of August. The regulations which my Department will produce on foot of this...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Heather Humphreys: ...the grubbing, heavy cutting or destruction of hedges in August. The text reflected the wording in the original legislation and I now propose on Report Stage to delete the words "grubbing" or "destroying otherwise" from section 8(2) of the Bill. To be clear, this is a pilot scheme for two years, subject to regulations and guidelines and there will be monitoring of the pilot phase. After...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Heather Humphreys: ...to protect the curlew. There were many farmers at that meeting and they genuinely want to protect the curlew. It infuriates me when accusations are thrown around that all farmers are looking to destroy our wildlife. That is not-----

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Heather Humphreys: ...to experts in the area to get a baseline. We need to set a baseline as that is important. We will then monitor the impact of the pilot. To be clear, the Wildlife Act prevents the disturbing or destroying of nests and, as such, it is incumbent on land owners to ensure that they are not damaging wildlife if they decide to cut or trim back within the specified time of 1 to 31 August during...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Heather Humphreys: ...on Report Stage an amendment to prohibit the grubbing and destruction of hedgerows in August. I cannot see the point of requesting landowners or public bodies to obtain my consent to grub or destroy hedges of a certain length during the open season for cutting from September to the end of February. It appears like overregulation and I cannot accept the amendment.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Legislative Measures (29 Nov 2016)

Heather Humphreys: ...) provides for the making of a preservation order where it appears to the Minister that a monument which, in her/his opinion is a national monument, is in danger of being or is actually being destroyed, injured or removed, or is falling into decay due to neglect. The expressions “monument” and “national monument” are also both defined in the Act. The...

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (18 Oct 2016)

Heather Humphreys: ...of the Government and various public authorities. Section 19(2) of the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000 provides that no person shall carry out or cause to be carried out works which are liable to destroy or to alter, damage or interfere significantly with the features of a site without giving the Minister at least three months' prior notice. This obligation applies to land on which the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Legislative Measures (1 Jun 2016)

Heather Humphreys: ...out conditions or restrictions to protect protected habitats and species in areas where such burning is permitted. There is also proposed provision to allow landowners or their agents to cut, grub or destroy vegetation in any hedge or ditch during August, subject to such regulations as the Minister may make. Both of these provisions would remain active for a pilot period of two years,...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Fire Safety (17 May 2016)

Heather Humphreys: ...cutting, grubbing, burning or destruction of vegetation, with certain strict exemptions, from 1 March to 31 August. Section 40(1)(a) specifically provides that it is an offence to cut, grub, burn, or otherwise destroy any vegetation on any land not then cultivated. In addition, it should also be noted that section 39 of the Acts prohibits burning, in any season, within one mile of a...

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Heather Humphreys: ...apt examples of what is happening now. We are recruiting new gardaí and we are investing in the Garda fleet. As Deputies might remember, Fianna Fáil halted Garda recruitment in 2009 because it had destroyed the economy and had no money to take on new recruits. Between 2012 and 2014, this Government spent more than €400 million on the Garda budget than Fianna Fáil...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hedge Cutting Season (18 Jun 2015)

Heather Humphreys: ...has regard to the expertise within the Group. There are a number of exemptions within section 40, including one for reasons of public health or safety as follows: “2 (c)the cutting, grubbing or destroying of vegetation in the course of any works being duly carried out for reasons of public health or safety by a Minister of the Government or a body established or regulated by or...

Confidence in Taoiseach and Government: Motion (9 Dec 2014)

Heather Humphreys: ...number of years. That is why, from January, every household with somebody in full-time work will be a bit better off. As for the great populist party, Sinn Féin want to hike up taxes and destroy our jobs recovery. Farmers, the self-employed and those with savings should be wary of what a Sinn Féin Government would mean. They want to tax the economy out of existence. For...