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Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Jun 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 30: In page 7, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: “(c) observations and submissions made under subsection (4),”.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Jun 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 31: In page 7, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: “(c) the report of the chief executive as published under subsection (5).”.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Jun 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Perhaps the Minister of State might give clarification as to the language regarding other plans or projects. Amendment No. 33 addresses, to some extent, one of our concerns, that is, that this must be considered in combination with other plans. However, we are seeking for the assessment to not only consider the impact of the extension of the plan in respect of land use but also how it may...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Jun 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I am concerned by the proposed section 11D(8) because it contains somewhat of an anomaly. We discussed sections 11D(2)(a) and 11D(2)(b). The former provides for a screening to see if an appropriate assessment or strategic environmental assessment is required while the latter sets out that the assessments are to be carried out and published. My concern relates to the language in the...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Jun 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 36: In page 7, line 27, after “out” to insert “a strategic environmental assessment and”.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Jun 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: This is a question of variations and the scenario where an issue has arisen. It may be the view of the local authority and its members that to a very large degree they are very happy to have an extension of the current plan pending the full creation of a new plan. However, a specific area of concern may have arisen from the appropriate assessment, the strategic environmental assessment or...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (28 Jun 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I was not expecting to be able to speak. I will be brief, as spokespeople will want to speak. I want to express how proud I am of my colleague, Senator Ruane, and of this important legislation. As a member of the civil engagement group, I am glad to support it. It will create new possibilities for people in their lives. It is good for society. It means that society will gain and benefit...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Younger People in Nursing Homes: Discussion (24 Jun 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I offer my huge thanks to Mr. Tyndall for what was a very moving and important report and to all the witnesses for contributing today. There seems to be two strands when we talk about phased realisation. There is one aspect of phased realisation, which is the gathering of information, the auditing of people's preferences and that survey of work, which is understandable to an extent. There...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Younger People in Nursing Homes: Discussion (24 Jun 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I wonder if there should be a temporary measure, whereby people are signed up to fair deal even if similar funding is allocated to them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Younger People in Nursing Homes: Discussion (24 Jun 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Can the 20 added this year specifically be examined this year? I am concerned. People have been referred to residential care, for example, during Covid-19 because community care was perhaps not as available as it normally would have been. Could I suggest that, alongside the 18 that they are exiting, that the 20 new additions would be carefully scrutinised? We have to stop digging. I am...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Jun 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I welcome the Minister to the House. I welcome the Bill. It is something for which campaigners of all ages have been waiting for many years and we are excited to see things moving forward. In being very positive about the Bill, it is also important that we temper what we say with a suitably sombre and humble note in recognising where Ireland is right now. As of last year, Ireland was the...

Seanad: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: There is no question about the Minister's desire to put this legislation in place, but those of us who had the experience of speaking on the previous legislation quite some time ago are conscious of how delays can occur and official, bureaucratic and other processes can slow matters. It has been some time since we debated this legislation. It has been in the public realm and many businesses...

Seanad: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 3: In page 3, line 21, to delete “as soon as is reasonably practicable after” and substitute “within three months of”. I am hopeful the Minister will publish almost exactly on the three-month deadline. It sounds like what I put forward.

Seanad: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I support the amendments from Senators Warfield and Bacik. Their amendments are coming at the same issue. This is about specifically addressing the issue of part-time employees and Senator Bacik’s amendment looks at hourly remuneration. Senator Warfield’s amendment looks at the flexible working hours contract. Having sat on the employment committee in the last Oireachtas, I...

Seanad: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: To address the Minister's direct question, there is a difference between my amendment and the provision in subsection 9 in that section 20A(9)(a)(iii) is in respect of temporary contracts whereas my amendment is more in respect of contracted services. It is just a slightly different issue as it is with regard to services that are contracted and not people on short-term or temporary...

Seanad: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 6: In page 4, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following: “(vii) the difference between the median hourly renumeration of persons contracted for services by a company or a public body of the male gender and that of persons contracted for services by a company or a public body of the female gender expressed as a percentage;”.

Seanad: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 7: In page 4, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: “(viii) the percentage of all employees of the male gender who received shares as part of a renumeration package and the percentage of all employees of the female gender who received the same form of renumeration;”. In these amendments we move on from the most vulnerable workers, who are...

Seanad: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I accept that there is potential to address this in the regulations. More than bonuses, it probably involves remuneration in kind in terms of the definition. This is where the regulations will be very important. They are also important on another level because certain kinds of remuneration have a very clear financial component, for example, shares.On the other end of the scale, childcare...

Seanad: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: In that context, I will withdraw the amendment while reserving the right to reintroduce it on Report Stage.

Seanad: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 8: In page 4, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: “(viii) the percentage of all employees of the male gender who are in receipt of tax relief as part of the Special Assignee Relief Programme and the percentage of all employees of the female gender who are in receipt of tax relief as part of the same;”.