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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.

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...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Strand 1 of the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Emer Currie: I want to thank Claire Hanna for suggesting this engagement. It is a very good morning's meeting. The witnesses may feel that we are not asking in-depth questions and that maybe we are not interrogating it fully but honestly it is very good to hear the witnesses talk about how things work operationally, and for us to hear this and piece it all together. It is hugely beneficial. I very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Strand 1 of the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Emer Currie: Ms Mercer has just had the last word, really. She has given us the pathway to pursue this if the political will is there. Maybe the question is not for Ms Mercer and the other panellists; maybe it is for the politicians who can make this happen. We have had a great discussion and I hope we have enough time to get to Ms Hanna for the last word on this, as she suggested the discussion.

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: 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: 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: The Next Generation of Political Representatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)

Emer Currie: Senator McGahon, who was going to go first, is on a phone call. I thank him because this meeting was his idea. It has been a positive meeting. I will be selfish and say that the one thing I would like to get out of the meeting is for relationships to be formed and followed up on a more regular basis, either through the committee or personally. Mr. Hughes touched on one of the questions I...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cycling Facilities (5 Jul 2021)

Emer Currie: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I am not going to ask him about anything that the Government does not already agree with in principle. The Liffey valley is recognised as a special amenity area. It is an area of outstanding beauty and special recreational value.The Minister of State will be aware it is recognised by Fingal County Council, South Dublin County Council and the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cycling Facilities (5 Jul 2021)

Emer Currie: I thank the Minister of State for the update. It is encouraging to hear the cycling infrastructure and the appropriateness of the road network at the Strawberry Beds are on the radar, but I want them to be on the radar in the right way. This area cannot be a rat run for the M50. It should not just be there to accommodate people travelling from one side of the city to the other. The...

Seanad: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (5 Jul 2021)

Emer Currie: I echo the sentiments expressed by other Senators. We do want to get to the point where companies with fewer than 50 employees will be part of this benchmarking. There is nothing to stop them doing it voluntarily but we do have to consider, with all of the pressures they are under, especially at present, whether they have the HR infrastructure to cope. There is also the capacity and...