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Seanad: Planning and Development, Heritage and Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 May 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Can I ask for a time check?

Seanad: Planning and Development, Heritage and Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 May 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 2: In page 11, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following: “12.For the avoidance of doubt, where a Minister of State has delegated responsibilities for heritage, functions under sections 8, 9, 10 and 11shall be performed by or subject to the agreement of that Minister.”. These amendments provide that where there is a Minister of State with...

Seanad: Planning and Development, Heritage and Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 May 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: As the Minister of State outlined, there are imperative reasons of overriding public interest. Bear in mind, the Natura 2000 sites are not generally protected areas. They are the highest quality, most precious areas of biodiversity we have in the State. If a decision was made that basically said we are willing to have damage done to a Natura 2000 site for a reason of public interest, it...

Seanad: Planning and Development, Heritage and Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 May 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 3: In page 11, between lines 26 and 26, to insert the following: “12.Where there is a Minister or Minister of State with delegated responsibility for heritage, the functions under this Act will be performed by, or in consultation with, such a Minister.”.

Seanad: Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021: Second Stage (24 May 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I commend Senator Bacik and the Labour Party on introducing this legislation. I am sure everybody in the House is tired of hearing me talk about the importance of the Irish Women Workers' Union winning the two weeks' holiday for everybody. The Irish Women Workers' Union was founded by many of the women who came out of that revolutionary early...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I thank all the witnesses. This is an incredibly interesting discussion. The 60% of the forest land in Ireland that is managed is likely to be a net emitter until 2025. I ask the witnesses to comment on clear-felling. As has been mentioned, much of the sequestration is in the soil. How much of that could be potentially reduced by a thinning approach? How much of the remaining 40% of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I join in the calls for a debate on cybersecurity. I ask specifically that whichever Minister or Minister of State comes in is able to speak about the single customer view data set, to which we have started to add biometric data in the last few years. It includes the data of over 3 million of our citizens and photographs are now being added to it. This is very concerning and is something I...

Seanad: Situation in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel: Statements (17 May 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Others have outlined the numerous human rights violations, the violations of Article 18 rights on the expression of faith, the forced evictions in east Jerusalem, the constant and gleeful expansion of illegal settlements that we have seen in recent years, the provocation, the unacceptable killing of civilians on both sides - but far more in Gaza - and the destruction of media and health...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 May 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I welcome the Minister to the House. It is good to debate the issue of affordable housing and to have a new Bill, although there are many concerns. I open by joining together the dots between four different articles that appeared in the Business Postlast week. I commend the work the Business Post has been doing in diving into the real detail of our housing policy. We can all bemoan the...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 May 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: The space, incentivisation and rewards we have given for greed within our housing strategy have done us great damage.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 May 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I believe it is the custom not to speak about people not in the House.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 May 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I was just pointing out that it is normally the practice not to refer to persons or bodies in the House, but perhaps it does not apply.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 May 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: It seemed to be a general statement about all local authorities.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing Disability Services Model and Withdrawal of Occupational Therapies from Schools: Engagement with HSE (13 May 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I thank the witnesses. I have a couple of technical questions. Will moving to a direct provision of services entail HSE direct delivery or will it still involve section 38 and 39 organisations? Recruitment for 100 additional posts following a capacity review report was mentioned. Additional resources, including personnel, in this area would be welcome. I was concerned by the initial...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing Disability Services Model and Withdrawal of Occupational Therapies from Schools: Engagement with HSE (13 May 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I have a final question on the roll-out of ASD supports within mainstream schools. Will that fall into a bit of a limbo?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing Disability Services Model and Withdrawal of Occupational Therapies from Schools: Engagement with HSE (13 May 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I would appreciate that granular detail. I am also wondering about HSE direct recruitment in each case.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing Disability Services Model and Withdrawal of Occupational Therapies from Schools: Engagement with HSE (13 May 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I talked about the importance of mainstream and other schools having spaces that are inclusive and, in terms of awareness, the importance of being able to see that part of a school community includes members who are getting additional supports in the school setting. That is part of the UNCRPD. It is not simply siloed access for those individuals who need it; it is about changing all of our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I thank witnesses very much for their really interesting presentations. I was extremely struck by the heat aspect in that this is not simply around carbon being absorbed or not, and the very direct impact that temperature has in terms of marine life and habitat. I would be interested to see any further notes the witnesses have on that heat aspect because that is the very direct impact of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Yes, it was directed at Dr. Berrow and Professor Franki.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Could I get a written note around seismic activity? Ms McMahon did not get to come back in, so if she has any written comments on my questions, I will be happy with that.