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Seanad: Family Carers: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2024)

Emer Currie: I was sorry to miss most of the debate, but I did not want to miss making a contribution. It is not very often that I find myself saying that, when I visit Tyrone, I can see services that are working better than they are here, particularly in the current climate. However, that is what happens when it comes to respite care. I have family members who depend on respite care. It is regular,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2024)

Emer Currie: I express my deep sympathy to the family of the former Senator, TD and councillor, John Connor. I hope that the positive words and stories being shared about him will come as some comfort. My mother commented on Monday night about meeting him in Frenchpark during the presidential election. From my family to his, my deepest sympathies. I welcome today’s good news that the DUP has...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2024)

Emer Currie: I want to talk about housing and a model of housing we are familiar with but the residents of Dublin 15 are just getting to know about, which is cost rental. Some 247 apartments, a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments, are available through our new State agency, the Land Development Agency, LDA, under the cost-rental scheme. Long-term, secure tenancies are available at a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Jan 2024)

Emer Currie: I wish to show my appreciation to An Garda Síochána in Blanchardstown village on Christmas Eve, which is supposed to be the most special and magical night of the year. What became a double murder unfolded like a horror film on our main street in a very popular family restaurant. This morning, a seventh person was arrested by gardaí. Four people have been charged over the...

Seanad: An Bille um an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: An Dara Céim - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Jan 2024)

Emer Currie: I am not sure if Senator Mullen was trying to say this matter is irrelevant and therefore not worth the time or is so important that we need more time.We need more time but I think this is a very important referendum and I will be voting "Yes, Yes" to it. I am conscious that I am coming to this debate today reflecting my own experiences and views, which brought me into politics. This is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: PEACEPLUS Programme: Special EU Programmes Body (18 Jan 2024)

Emer Currie: Do we have additional time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: PEACEPLUS Programme: Special EU Programmes Body (18 Jan 2024)

Emer Currie: Can I attach myself to the sympathies that have been expressed in the meeting? This is the first meeting of the committee since my Seanad colleague, Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile, stepped down. The Senator and I could disagree vociferously on the past and present.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: PEACEPLUS Programme: Special EU Programmes Body (18 Jan 2024)

Emer Currie: We worked together on common issues as well, including, most recently, the electronic travel authorisation. That is reconciliation in motion. I thank Senator Ó Donnghaile for his contribution to this committee and also to the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly. He will be missed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: PEACEPLUS Programme: Special EU Programmes Body (18 Jan 2024)

Emer Currie: I wanted to put it on my record and to say it to my Sinn Féin colleagues too. I hope he is well. I welcome the witnesses. I have some questions for them that I will hopefully be able to get through. I welcome this opportunity to engage with them. It has been 25 years of this much-needed investment in the North and the Border regions. The witnesses are doing a fantastic job in our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: PEACEPLUS Programme: Special EU Programmes Body (18 Jan 2024)

Emer Currie: It would be good to see further opportunities for sports because, like we have said, the bodies that are in the know know how the witnesses operate, but they want to reach the not-so-familiar bodies too. I have found it is quite complicated going through the whole programme. What do the witnesses do to try to simplify it for people? I know my way around a funding application but I found...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: PEACEPLUS Programme: Special EU Programmes Body (18 Jan 2024)

Emer Currie: Are they case studies?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: PEACEPLUS Programme: Special EU Programmes Body (18 Jan 2024)

Emer Currie: The impact of the absence of the North-South Ministerial Council was mentioned. We hear that a lot. Can Ms McIntyre give me an example of a project that has been affected and has not been delivered or has been stalled or maybe has not been at the scale it should be? Can she give me an example we can point to in order to say things would be different if the North-South Ministerial Council...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: PEACEPLUS Programme: Special EU Programmes Body (18 Jan 2024)

Emer Currie: It must impact on those resources, but does it go further than that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: PEACEPLUS Programme: Special EU Programmes Body (18 Jan 2024)

Emer Currie: It is really the SEUPB's commitment to the programme that is going to make it work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: PEACEPLUS Programme: Special EU Programmes Body (18 Jan 2024)

Emer Currie: We have heard from Waterways Ireland as well about the impact the absence of ministerial decisions has on it when it comes to resources. I wonder if the public needs to hear about projects that cannot be delivered because of our not having a fully functional North-South Ministerial Council for effectively seven years, between all the stops and starts. I have one other question, slightly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: PEACEPLUS Programme: Special EU Programmes Body (18 Jan 2024)

Emer Currie: I thank Ms McIntyre. I also thank the Cathaoirleach for the extended time.

Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)

Emer Currie: I do not need five minutes. I just wanted to lend my support to the Second Stage of this important legislation. Rolling this out is a critical component of a decision made democratically a few years ago. Some of the language we hear from the other side of the Chamber never ceases to amaze me. They speak of supremacy over minorities. That is not the case. This is legal healthcare and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Ireland Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Dec 2023)

Emer Currie: It is nice to see Mr. Kelly, Mr. Roberts and Mr. Neill. I was introduced to them by my cousin, Mr. Darragh Cullen, who is MD of Edge Innovate. I loved the mentions of Dungannon, Coalisland and Edendork, and how well those areas are doing in manufacturing. I am proud of my cousin and the work that Edge Innovate is doing. My first question relates to the North-South Ministerial Council...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Parks (12 Dec 2023)

Emer Currie: The Minister of State and I are here to talk about the Phoenix Park again.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Parks (12 Dec 2023)

Emer Currie: I am seeking an update on the Phoenix Park transport and mobility study. It is more than two years ago since that strategy was launched and two and a half years since the public had their say. We cannot underestimate the importance of open space and the role that the Phoenix Park plays in the city in providing open space. In the inner city, park use in terms of land use is only at 1.4%....