Results 941-960 of 8,196 for speaker:Alice-Mary Higgins
- Seanad: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Statements (13 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: This is outrageous.
- Seanad: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Statements (13 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: The Minister of State has acknowledged that I raised it with him.
- Seanad: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Statements (13 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I am sorry, but this is misleading and unfair.
- Seanad: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Statements (13 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: It has been directly-----
- Seanad: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Statements (13 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Excuse me but, through the Chair,-----
- Seanad: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Statements (13 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Excuse me. I have had statements very clearly directed to me that are inaccurate,-----
- Seanad: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Statements (13 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: -----so I need to have them corrected.
- Seanad: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Statements (13 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Excuse me, but I have had statements addressed directly to me. The Minister of State has been staring straight at me and saying, "You did not." Let me be clear - I did raise this issue. I raised it well in advance. I raised it by way of a Commencement matter. The problem is that it was not brought to the Dáil Business Committee until the week in which it was pushed to a vote.
- Seanad: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Statements (13 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Please do not attempt to distract attention from that error.
- Seanad: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Statements (13 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Excuse me, but I had one very direct question which was not answered.
- Seanad: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Statements (13 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Will procurement contracts be subject to the triple lock mechanism?
- Seanad: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Statements (13 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I asked only one question in my contribution.
- Seanad: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Statements (13 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I know-----
- Seanad: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Statements (13 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I note that the Minister of State did not answer the very simple question I put to him as to whether joint procurement contracts would be subject to the triple lock mechanism. I am sure he will have to answer parliamentary questions on the subject. It was the single question I put to him. As it has been not been answered, we can perhaps assume that they will not.
- Seanad: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Statements (13 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: It is a pity the question was not answered here.
- Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I welcome the Minister. I welcome and support the report and commend the committee on its work. I particularly join in commending its chair, Senator Noone, on her calm, reasoned and fair approach throughout and I express the pride of the Civil Engagement group in our own representative, Senator Ruane, who made an always insightful and strong contribution to the work of the committee. The...
- Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I am sorry, I thought that was the one minute notice.
- Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I shall conclude. We must ensure all women have that care-----
- Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: -----including women who have a disability. The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is clear that it is very important for all women, including those with a disability, to have the right to determine the number and spacing of their children. I sincerely encourage colleagues who have expressed their personal desire to reduce the levels of abortion, and those who spoke of...
- Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Hard decisions are already being made every day in Ireland. I do not believe they need to be made in secrecy.I urge that we move forward in a positive way, having a more open public debate, while bringing back privacy with respect to personal decisions. Trust is the key word we have heard; we need to trust women and the State needs to earn the trust of women.