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Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: Amendments Nos. 27, 28 and 32 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: Amendment No. 29 is in the names of Senators Higgins and Ruane, and arises out of Committee proceedings. Amendments Nos. 29 to 31, inclusive, are related. Amendment No. 31 is a physical alternative to amendment No. 30. Amendments Nos. 29 to 31, inclusive, may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: As it is 9.57 p.m., the debate on this Bill must now be adjourned in accordance with the order of the House today.

Seanad: Cost of Living: Motion (15 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: This is an important debate about the cost-of-living crisis. It is interesting when we talk about widening who we are targeting with supports to people who have so-called good salaries that we are shamed for it by some people in this House. We must focus on our ongoing fundamental responsibility to those who are suffering the most, namely, those in and at risk of poverty and people who are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: I thank our guests for coming before the committee. They stated that the net debt of DAA has doubled. Does that explain a potential shift in management priorities? I am talking about more aggressive revenue generation. I refer to initiatives such as the forthcoming set-down charges at the airport. DAA has stated that is being done for sustainability reasons but we know there are issues...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: However, currently, those alternatives are not there. The public transport links are not there. While Mr. Harrison has stated that the DAA is going to introduce sustainable initiatives, at the moment there are not alternatives and-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: We have not heard anything about those bus services.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: I acknowledge that the DAA has to be commercial and must be competitive but it also has to be compassionate to people, given everything that has happened and where we are with the cost of living.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. David Donoghue and Mr. Rory Montgomery (2 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: I thank our guests for attending today. The documents they submitted to the committee were captivating, as I am sure this session will be as well. I want to ask Mr. Donoghue about his submission. On the first page of his opening statement, he remarked that an inclusive talks process would give the outcome legitimacy and stability. In Mr. Montgomery's submission, is it clear that there was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. David Donoghue and Mr. Rory Montgomery (2 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: What about the island of Ireland as well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. David Donoghue and Mr. Rory Montgomery (2 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: There was the question of early release of prisoners and provisions around Troubles-era convictions. Was there any conversation around amnesties at the time? Given where we are with legacy, was there any conversation around a statute of limitations?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. David Donoghue and Mr. Rory Montgomery (2 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: We covered it last week but I just wanted to check.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Greenways Provision (28 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: The word "opportunity" is often overused in politics, but not when it comes to the impact that greenways have had on our tourism market and on recreation. In Dublin, the Royal Canal and Grand Canal urban greenways are being progressed. In Dublin 15, we have seen rounds of non-statutory consultation and we await the next planning stage. I believe that an application in respect of the Royal...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Greenways Provision (28 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: Yes, we are making great progress in this area and the level of investment reflects that. The recruitment of active travel personnel in county councils reflects it as well. I am here because I see an opportunity for Dublin 15 and I want to put every effort into seeing it happen. The Minister of State spoke about the greater Dublin area cycle network. There were errors in it, actually, as...

Seanad: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: We have had quite a black and white view of entitlements for workers. In recent years we have seen how we do not have to be so black and white about things. With regard to the trust issue, in recent years we have also seen that employees can be trusted to work, and to manage their work, remotely and that sometimes the fears are greater than the reality. In saying that, it is all about...

Seanad: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: This legislation is groundbreaking, as has been said frequently. It is about supporting people who cannot afford to be sick at present. We have heard personal examples of that. I have sympathy for the Minister of State in this scenario. It is easy to talk about employers all in the one bracket but we are talking about employers who, in this scenario, will have to pay 70% and then may also...

Seanad: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: In section 7, we were discussing the understandable reasons employees would want 100% pay cover, as well as the understandable burden on small employers who are already very concerned about having to pay 70% of the statutory sick pay in addition to the replacement cover. This was brought to my attention by the Local Jobs Alliance that consists of small, local and family-run businesses,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Jul 2022)

Emer Currie: The relationships across these islands are experiencing turbulent times. Nowhere else is the impact of the policy of brinkmanship pursued by the British Government and Conservative Party more clear than in Northern Ireland where the principles that brought communities and opposing philosophies together 25 years ago have been completely undermined and disregarded. People should never have...

Seanad: Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Emer Currie: I am sharing time with Senator Maria Byrne. I welcome the Minister of State and commend her on her commitment to special educational needs. Her office is always available, as is she, and we are very grateful for that. I hope her legacy will include the reorientation of this system that puts the weight on parents and families to secure appropriate accommodation for their children instead of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Educational Disadvantage (12 Jul 2022)

Emer Currie: I thank the Minister of State for stepping in on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Foley. I am here on behalf of St. Luke's National School in Tyrrelstown which was hoping that it would be awarded DEIS - Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools - status in the review of DEIS. It put a great deal of effort into the appeal. I have to say I am scratching my head to see this school not being...