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Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Carbon Budget: Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment (2 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I wish to briefly ask about one of my other questions. I asked the Minister whether we need to look at modelling that reflects the United States’ exit and one that reflects fairness. Having a model that reflects fair share was another key issue.

Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Carbon Budget: Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment (2 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: But in terms of fair share-----

Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Carbon Budget: Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment (2 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Chair, I just-----

Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Carbon Budget: Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment (2 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I am happy to get it in writing, Chair.

Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Carbon Budget: Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment (2 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I ask for a comment, even in writing subsequent to this meeting, on the fair share modelling.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: My questions are in two sets - one relates to access to heritage sites, and I also have questions on the environmental and public procurement area. On the question of access to heritage sites, Deputy Timmins highlighted the matter with a specific example, but I looking more to the principle in two or three areas. One is on a very practical and physical level, that is, the question of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I want to pick up on the idea we heard about yesterday of this two-pronged approach, where Ireland might move on goods and then we would try to persuade Europe as a whole to move on services. I wish to come in on this point because I think the case has been very eloquently made in terms of leadership and so forth. In terms, though, of that idea of moving the dial, is it not the case that we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: And the provisions for goods would not be affected.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: My time is limited. I come back to my question about the disservice. If we produce a narrow interpretation of what obligations are under the ICJ ruling, does that potentially set a weaker precedent or perhaps make it harder for other states? We keep talking about the case, but regarding the labelling, is it not the situation that it did not require a case in the end, but that simply, when...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: So it would have to get in line with us or other countries in that case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Mr. Liston mentioned "States must cease all" as the interpretation. We heard yesterday that "prevent" is ambiguously interpreted by others. Is it the case that it is not ambiguously interpreted? Is that 0% trade and services figure we heard plausible?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I might pick up on the practicalities. The witnesses will be aware that the Bill we are looking at is a little sparse at the moment because we are walking in to see finished legislation moving rapidly in the autumn. I am conscious that they might not have time to answer me. If there is something they want to add in writing instead, I am happy to take that. As I understood it, in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Further to that, Mr. O'Neill spoke about how we have already banned services. We have the previous experience of Ireland as a state applying a ban on services. It is important to clarify this has happened and the mechanisms are there as we move to draft this Bill or give our input towards that. Will Mr. O'Neill confirm that specifically?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: In my last second, we have talked about international law requiring us to do things-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: -----so to what extent does international law and faith in international law need examples such as this at a time when it has been challenged and undermined? It is not just action to comply with international law but also to send a message strengthening faith in international law at a time we see many seeming to disregard it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I thank the witnesses.

Seanad: Pregnancy Loss (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I join others in commending a very good and necessary Bill, as has been said. It is very good and well drafted legislation, with real nuance and sensitivity in how it approaches the issues, and goes through the kinds of policy points highlighted by groups and academics and addresses every concern section by section and line by line. I know it may seem kind of cold to go to the quality of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: To add a comment to the other topics, in relation to the electricity connections, we need to talk a little bit about data centres given the rolling cuts we all saw yesterday and the fact we have had a massive escalation in energy and electricity demand from it, over 200% of an increase. It is an elephant in the room and it needs to be addressed. Even in Portlaoise, where there is apparently...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (10 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I have a number of key concerns on the Bill and the context in which they sit. I feel there is also an element of us having been here before in the shocking announcement that was just made of the intention to add last-minute major and substantial amendments, changes in our planning laws put in at the very last minute just before a recess, and to ram it through without proper democratic...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (10 Jul 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Speculation is rewarded by this Government and that is not what delivers houses. This is the same mistakes again and again from the same false principle. It is a disservice to the public.