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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Exactly. It is not in a narrow piece where one is trying to measure just the carbon piece. Rather, it is looking to a wider benefit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Somebody was talking about Copenhagen's municipal public recycling centres earlier today and it was focused on that arts and culture piece. One of the recycling centres is located at a culture house and another at a library. These are almost mini recycling and reuse centres. Each of them generates a different way of thinking about it and that same kind of positive, enjoyable and joyful...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Apr 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: The witnesses seemed to suggest that Ireland was waiting to see what our position would be. I would hope that Ireland would have a very clear position between the options presented. Can the witnesses clarify whether Ireland has a very clear and strong position in respect of the first option, namely retaining a separate civilian focus for Horizon rather than the military focus of the defence...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Apr 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Under the three options in the White Paper-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Apr 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: At this point, is Ireland providing input? This is a discussion paper. I know how the Commission works. Ireland has an input. Is Ireland feeding back? Ireland has very specific obligations in terms of neutrality. We also have very clear obligations in respect of the Cluster Munitions and Anti-Personnel Mines Act and other areas. There are serious concerns. Horizon used to be about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Apr 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: We have chosen not to make a submission on the White Paper and not to give input at this point, which seems to mean that we are allowing this to slide and we are in or out of the final proposal, rather than trying to influence the proposal from the Commission.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Apr 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: One of the things in the proposal is that there are critical technology areas identified which must be able to be used within Europe. One of these is artificial intelligence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Apr 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I appreciate that. I have a specific question. Is there a danger that Irish research would be used for artificial intelligence in autonomous weapons?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Apr 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: The policy will set that.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I highlight a situation that has been developing further over the past week in our universities. I am a National University of Ireland Senator. I rarely speak about the universities exclusively but, right now, they are at the centre of some of the debate and activism we are seeing from the public demanding action in respect of Gaza and in terms of international human rights and...

Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 42: In page 12, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: “(h) in co-operation with An tÚdarás, promote, support and develop tangible plans to end precarious work in the higher education sector;”. I withdraw the amendment and reserve the right to reintroduce it on Report Stage.

Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 44: In page 12, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following: “(k) to promote and support the development of public-public partnerships in accordance with section 50;”. Amendment No. 44 will introduce a new function which will require that the agency will "promote and support the development of public-public partnerships in accordance with...

Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: There is scope within section 8. Section 49, which the Minister of State referenced, talks about agreements or partnerships between the agency and other bodies. I recognise that it provides that the agency may partner with a body, whether public or private, but what we were trying to get at is encouraging and supporting public-public partnerships between, for example, research or higher...

Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Give me one moment.

Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I am sorry. I did not want to withdraw amendment No. 44. I was going to withdraw a later one. It is fine. The Acting Chairperson can go ahead. I can come back to the same point in a different way.

Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 45: In page 12, to delete lines 22 to 25 and substitute the following: “(l) to promote and support the undertaking in the State of research and innovation which furthers climate action, the protection and enhancement of biodiversity and implementation and achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals;”.

Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 46: In page 12, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following: “(m) to enable and assist research sharing and technology transfer between designated higher education institutions, research bodies and public bodies in line with and with due regard to Article 4(1)(g) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change;”.

Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 48: In page 13, line 21, after “a” to insert “reasonable”.

Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 49: In page 13, line 23, to delete “and”.

Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 50: In page 13, to delete line 24.