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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Community Employment Schemes (6 Jul 2021)

Emer Currie: I have no wish for us to be in a situation where we have to wait until we have full employment again before women returners become a major priority for the Government. Many women did the State a service by caring for their families and loved ones. Often they did so because the supports that would have enabled choice simply were not there. I know this because I did it myself. Workplace...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Community Employment Schemes (6 Jul 2021)

Emer Currie: I thank the Minister of State for that positive response. It is good to know that returners are firmly on the agenda. It is very difficult when people are facing going back to work, and if the odds are stacked against them or if there are unnecessary barriers it just makes it harder. We are definitely moving in the right direction. As part of this, we have to ensure that the Pathways to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Irish Central Border Area Network (22 Jun 2021)

Emer Currie: It is really good to meet the witnesses. It is nice to have another person from Tyrone involved in the meeting - it is where I am from originally. I have found the discussion thus far really interesting as I can see opportunities arising from it. Reference is made in the witnesses' opening statement and conclusion to certain asks with regard to the Border area being recognised as an area...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Irish Central Border Area Network (22 Jun 2021)

Emer Currie: I have raised the trans-border tax relief and double taxation in the Seanad. It is important we get a solution to that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Irish Central Border Area Network (22 Jun 2021)

Emer Currie: I will wait and come back in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Irish Central Border Area Network (22 Jun 2021)

Emer Currie: I thank the Chairman for accommodating me. I did have the issue of double taxation on my list of points to raise. I did not actually mention it the first time round. Other contributors raised the issue. It is one which I have been pushing in the Seanad and with the Minister for Finance. The last update I received was that the issue is on the agenda of the tax strategy group and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Irish Central Border Area Network (22 Jun 2021)

Emer Currie: No, I am happy enough.

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Jul 2021)

Emer Currie: I will share my time with Senator Ward. The Minister of State is very welcome to the House. I am very supportive of this Bill, which puts the LDA on a statutory footing. It is good news, especially for Dublin. There are two principles that are central to tackling the housing crisis, and we are working on them. These are accessibility, whether through affordability measures or social...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2021)

Emer Currie: I also congratulate our former colleague, Deputy Bacik. Persistence does, I hope, pay off and it is a message for all of us. Today is 12 July and I wish the people on our island to have a happy and safe celebration of this day. It is an important day for the community. Last year celebrations were cancelled because the Covid-19 and this was respected and I hope that they proceed safely. ...

Seanad: Companies (Rescue Process for Small and Micro Companies) Bill 2021: Second Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Emer Currie: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I hope he has a successful week. Covid might be the reason we want to get this legislation across the line for the summer but it has been a while in the making. It has been examined by the Company Law Review Group, CLRG, and that has involved analysis by practitioners, businesses, unions and academics. Prior to that, there was public...

Seanad: Companies (Rescue Process for Small and Micro Companies) Bill 2021: Second Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Emer Currie: Tomorrow.

Seanad: Workplace Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions Bill) 2021: Second Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Emer Currie: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I support the Bill. It includes necessary procedural amendments to ensure the WRC adjudication service will continue in its role to protect the rights of employees and employers. I commend the Minister of State on his swiftness in dealing with the matter and the cross-party support it has garnered. The Bill amends the Workplace Relations Act...

Seanad: Workplace Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions Bill) 2021: Second Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Emer Currie: Next Wednesday.

Seanad: Companies (Rescue Process for Small and Micro Companies) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2021)

Emer Currie: I was going to make the point the Minister of State just made, which is that we want to protect jobs in small businesses and micro companies.A point I have heard my colleague, Senator Garvey, make is that many of these employers work side by side with their employees all the time. During the Covid pandemic especially there has been a real sense that we are all in it together. There is very...

Seanad: CervicalCheck Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (15 Jul 2021)

Emer Currie: Senator Chambers is right. The House is full of female legislators. Senator Martin Conway contributed as well.

Seanad: CervicalCheck Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (15 Jul 2021)

Emer Currie: Senator Chambers is entirely right that the experience of going for a smear test overshadows what it actually does. Much of the focus is devoted to preparing to go for the test and to encouraging people to do it. The same focus is not necessarily placed on what the smear test does.

Seanad: CervicalCheck Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (15 Jul 2021)

Emer Currie: We need to move on.

Seanad: CervicalCheck Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (15 Jul 2021)

Emer Currie: Senator Keogan has already contributed to the debate. I call Senator Ardagh.