Results 241-260 of 1,073 for speaker:Emer Currie

Seanad: Citizens' Assemblies: Motion (23 Feb 2022)

Emer Currie: I am sharing time with Senator Ward.

Seanad: Citizens' Assemblies: Motion (23 Feb 2022)

Emer Currie: The Minister of State is welcome. I am very supportive of deliberative democracy. As the Minister of State rightly said, it is not an experiment any more. It has become a vital cog in the wheel of democracy. He is right that we will be running assemblies concurrently. That is new, as is going beyond the electoral register. I hope both those innovations add value to the process....

Seanad: Citizens' Assemblies: Motion (23 Feb 2022)

Emer Currie: Is Senator Flynn sharing time?

Seanad: Citizens' Assemblies: Motion (23 Feb 2022)

Emer Currie: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Feb 2022)

Emer Currie: We all woke to news from Ukraine that is not shocking, given the direction of travel in recent weeks, but is certainly sinister. I agree that we must do everything in our diplomatic, humanitarian and political power to support the people of Ukraine. The draft Fingal development plan 2023-29 was launched today. It will be out for public consultation until 12 May. This is critical. In the...

Seanad: Mental Health and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Statements (24 Feb 2022)

Emer Currie: I welcome the Minister of State. We meet again. I again express my gratitude to her for the commitment she is showing to change the existing mental health services. She has a significant challenge after years of underinvestment. I say that first, before I get into the negatives and positives. What is positive is that there has been a reduction of 19% among under-18s waiting for more than...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Representatives from the Committee on the Administration of Justice (24 Feb 2022)

Emer Currie: I will remember that. Mr. Holder and Ms Boyd are very welcome. I have to say that the information they provided us in advance is incredibly useful. It is also stark in terms of where we are on rights. I thank them for their work, especially, their legal work with regard to legacy and the report they did was very powerful. We can really see the gaps in the implementation of the Good...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Representatives from the Committee on the Administration of Justice (24 Feb 2022)

Emer Currie: Consistently.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2022)

Emer Currie: This weekend, I was privileged to attend the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly. It was my first in-person plenary session. I really got to see the benefits of the informal and formal engagement with members of the Parliaments of Britain, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It was really great to be able to talk about the challenges that face us and the difficulties we are going...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Urban Development (8 Mar 2022)

Emer Currie: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Damien English. I congratulate him on the launch of the new Town Centre First policy, which is going to be transformative. Of course, I am here today as a Senator based in Dublin West and I want us to be part of that. Town Centre First, for anyone who does not know, is a policy where local communities and businesses will be supported in revitalising...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Urban Development (8 Mar 2022)

Emer Currie: When I talk to local authorities about access to town and village and the urban regeneration development fund and even the regional enterprise funding that is available, they say they are not able to get support from those schemes. Will there be new schemes or will the schemes be tweaked so that areas such as Blanchardstown and Castleknock get access to them? I agree that bringing together...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Mar 2022)

Emer Currie: Today I want to talk about problems facing community centres in Dublin West although I imagine there are community centres all over the country that are facing the same problems. I am referring to centres that are not owned by local authorities but are owned by the community and which need work done on them. Such work can include fire safety works, as is the case in Huntstown and Hartstown...

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (8 Mar 2022)

Emer Currie: Will the Minister of State respond to the entire grouping of amendments?

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (8 Mar 2022)

Emer Currie: Amendments Nos. 11 to 13, inclusive, have been ruled out of order.

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (8 Mar 2022)

Emer Currie: When is it proposed to take Fifth Stage?

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (8 Mar 2022)

Emer Currie: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: International Women's Day 2022: Statements (9 Mar 2022)

Emer Currie: I have just lost 50% of the time I had, but that is okay. The Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, is welcome. We are in the same constituency but the Minister knows how much I value his work and the work he is doing. I know we are not supposed to say this because we are constituency rivals, but it is true. I still believe that we are at a turning point of all of the reasons I got into politics,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Mar 2022)

Emer Currie: A new toll is being introduced at Dublin Airport for people being dropped off or picked up as part of a sustainability drive and to encourage use of public transport. I think I speak for the majority of Dublin 15 residents when I ask, bemused and bewildered, what public transport? We do not have any public transport to the airport, neither public nor private services. I remind Senators...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Mar 2022)

Emer Currie: I wonder what I am walking myself into. Perhaps I am missing something. I give my condolences and sincere sympathy to the family of David Hill and his colleagues, and to our own colleagues who have spoken so eloquently today and from such a heartfelt place. It could not have been easy for any of them, so our thoughts are with them as well. I am a big supporter of any kind of...