Results 4,421-4,440 of 8,482 for speaker:Alice-Mary Higgins
- Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 44: In page 10, line 40, after “advice” to insert “including advice from the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change”.
- Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 45: In page 11, line 5, after “maximise” to insert “quality”.
- Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 46: In page 11, line 8, to delete “climate neutral economy” and substitute “completely decarbonised economy”.
- Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 47: In page 11, to delete lines 13 to 16 and substitute the following: “(i) the emissions of greenhouse gases into the Earth’s atmosphere attributable to the consumption of products or utilisation of services in the State;”.
- Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 48: In page 11, to delete lines 20 to 24 and substitute the following: “(k) the requirements for a just transition which is the importance of taking action to reduce net emissions of greenhouse gases in a way which— (i) supports environmentally and socially sustainable jobs, (ii) supports low-carbon investment and infrastructure, (iii) develops and...
- Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 49: In page 11, line 20, to delete “climate neutral economy” and substitute “completely decarbonised economy”.
- Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 50: In page 11, line 21, to delete “, in so far as is practicable,”. I am going to withdraw this to bring it back on Report Stage because I am hoping it will pass then.
- Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 51: In page 11, line 22, after “maximise” to insert “environmentally and socially sustainable, quality”.
- Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 52: In page 11, line 22, after “maximise” to insert “environmentally and socially sustainable”. I am going to withdraw this to bring it back on Report Stage.
- Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 53: In page 11, line 23, after “support” to insert “and engage with”. I am going to withdraw this and seek engagement on it between now and Report Stage.
- Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 55: In page 11, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following: “(iii) develop and maintain social consensus through engagement with workers, trade unions, communities, non-governmental organisations, representative of the interests of business and industry and such other persons as the Minister considers appropriate;”.
- Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 56: In page 11, line 28, after “economic” to insert “, environmental,”.
- Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 57: In page 11, between lines 39 and 40, to insert the following: “(s) the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.”. This amendment concerns the United Nations sustainable development goals, SDGs. It is yet another reminder of the importance of reflecting and incorporating those goals in this Bill. We must show that we are serious when we talk...
- Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 58: In page 11, between lines 39 and 40, to insert the following: “(s) the Aarhus Convention.”.
- Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 59: In page 11, between lines 39 and 40, to insert the following: “(s) emissions of greenhouse gases into the Earth’s atmosphere attributable to the consumption of products or utilisation of services in the State.”.
- Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 60: In page 11, between lines 39 and 40, to insert the following: “(s) the amount of emissions produced by registered companies within the State and accountability mechanisms in respect of such emissions.”.
- Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 61: In page 12, line 10, after “Government” to insert “and the Government of Ireland”. In a recent High Court case, the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications successfully argued that the Government is not bound by section 15 of the 2015 Act we are amending with this legislation. The argument the Department successfully...
- Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)
Alice-Mary Higgins: For clarification, it comes after "Minister of Government" or "Government of Ireland". It is not changing "Government" to "Government of Ireland". Rather, it is adding "Government of Ireland" after "a Minister of the Government".
- Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Section 3(3) states that the Minister and Government shall carry out their respective functions in a manner that is consistent with the UNFCCC, mitigation or adaptation commitments entered into under the European Union and Articles 2 and 4.1 of the Paris Agreement. It does not state that the Government is required to do what was at issue in the High Court case. Section 15 states that a...
- Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I will withdraw the amendment because I would like to support the amendment moved by Senator Bacik. I may bring it back on Report Stage.