Results 3,981-4,000 of 8,214 for speaker:Alice-Mary Higgins

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: This is one of those caveat phrases that feels a little too like a loophole. It is already implied that the Minister's opinion is in play because it is the Minister who is taking the actions in question. We do not need to say "in the Minister’s opinion" because if the Minister is setting out the roadmap, he or she is giving an opinion because he or she is the one proposing it....

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: With respect, this is not happening in a void. There is a Government and then there is the Parliament. There is the Executive and there is the Legislature.As the Legislature, one of our political responsibilities is to try to ensure the best possible legislation and the greatest transparency and accountability in that. In speaking about transparency, I do not understand, given the...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: The concern still stands that the context of the specific roadmap and specific measures only relate to the Minister and not the Minister and the Government. I am not the proposer of the first amendment.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 35: In page 9, line 33, to delete "in the Minister's opinion" and substitute "in an opinion set out and published by the Minister".

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 37: In page 9, line 36, to delete "in the Minister's opinion" and substitute "in an opinion set out and published by the Minister".

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 39: In page 9, line 38, to delete "in the Minister's opinion" and substitute "in an opinion set out and published by the Minister".

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I completely support the calls we made in the House previously, of which the Leader will be aware, and the cross-party motion we all passed calling for proper pay and recognition for our secretarial assistants who do extraordinary work and are the key and only staff member of most Senators. I want to echo that reminder. I hope the message will go back to the Government that our secretarial...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I know it is not.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Along with the marine protected areas.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I had mentioned in the previous debate that I would move amendment No. 41 on behalf of Senators Bacik and Moynihan.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 41: In page 10, to delete lines 31 to 40, and in page 11, to delete lines 1 to 39 and substitute the following: “(8) In performing their respective functions under this section, the Minister and the Government— (a) shall ensure that the national long-term climate action strategy is consistent with— (i) climate justice, and (ii) a just...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: We have quite a way to go so I will not spend too long in my response. I am surprised at the Minister of State's response to amendment No. 56, given how much focus we have had on agriculture. A good quarter of the debate the last time was on agriculture and on the somewhat rushed decision in respect of how removals have been included. A lot more clarity and nuance were needed before that...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Ireland came last out of 15 countries on the SDGs on environment, specifically, so that is an example of why we must link them.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 42: In page 10, to delete lines 31 to 40, and in page 11, to delete lines 1 to 39 and substitute the following: “(8) For the purposes of performing their respective functions under this section, the Minister and the Government shall act in a manner consistent with the following matters— (a) Articles 2 and 4 of the Paris Agreement, (b)...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 43: In page 10, line 38, after “development” to insert “, including the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals,”. I am going to withdraw this and reintroduce it on Report Stage. Hopefully the Government will have its own version by then but I will certainly be reintroducing mine then.

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...