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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Lord Empey (9 Mar 2023)

Emer Currie: I thank Lord Empey, who is a member of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly committee A alongside me. I have enjoyed getting to know him and working with him on our reports. I want to bring him back to the negotiations. My other questions concern the present. Regarding the North-South strand and Lord Empey's remarks on Monday about the executive function, I am familiar with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Lord Empey (9 Mar 2023)

Emer Currie: I am looking at an exchange between my late father and Mary O'Rourke at the time about Lord Empey's initial meetings with her back in 1999. My father had obviously been pressing her on areas of co-operation. They met about energy. He talked about how great it was that they met for discussions and said "long may that continue and perhaps we will soon reach the stage where nobody will pay...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Lord Empey (9 Mar 2023)

Emer Currie: On that subject, I will ask Lord Empey what may be a tricky question. MLAs have had their salaries cut by 14,000 because strand 1 is not operating. We have clearly stated there is no hierarchy between the strands. Should there be cuts for people who do not engage with strand 2?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Lord Empey (9 Mar 2023)

Emer Currie: I thank the witness.

Seanad: International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2023)

Emer Currie: Before I introduce our next speaker, I wish to acknowledge the presence in the Distinguished Visitors Gallery of the ambassador of New Zealand, Trevor Mallard, who is very welcome. On a day like to today we are thinking about other trailblazers and female politicians. We have, of course, Jacinda Ardern, who is moving on. Of particular interest is her policy in regard to well being budgets...

Seanad: International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2023)

Emer Currie: I wish everyone a happy International Women's Day. My apologies to the Minister but I too have fitted a lot into my morning in Dublin West. I was in the company of brilliant community activists, including people from Phoenix FM, the Huntstown Community Centre and Castleknock Tidy Towns. While reference has been made to International Women's Day and the progress we have made, it does not...

Seanad: Good Friday Agreement and Windsor Framework: Motion (8 Mar 2023)

Emer Currie: I want to thank the Sinn Féin team for tabling this motion, which is a motion I think everyone can sign up to - never say never - and should sign up to.

Seanad: Good Friday Agreement and Windsor Framework: Motion (8 Mar 2023)

Emer Currie: I was a little concerned that this motion might go in the direction of heaping pressure on the DUP at this moment in time, but that is not what this is about. We recognise we have to give them a little bit of space, but also there is an urgency about this. I think the motion gets that across. From the activities over the last couple of weeks, hope is now back on the table in a way that it...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2023)

Emer Currie: I wish to discuss the "RTÉ Investigates" programme broadcast last night. It was distressing for anyone who has put trust in a psychologist. Psychology, whether it is in the private sector or the public sector, is not regulated and that is leading to a violation of sensitive personal information and circumstances. The programme rightfully depicted the impact this has on the families of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Services and Supports Provided by the State for Autistic People: Discussion (2 Mar 2023)

Emer Currie: I will not ask too many questions because of time constraints. There are far too many examples of children's rights not being met. I find I am not shocked by any of the stories that have been shared today. I hear them in my constituency. I am not a member of this committee but I could come here every day and focus purely on special education and inclusion. Tomorrow is the deadline for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Services and Supports Provided by the State for Autistic People: Discussion (2 Mar 2023)

Emer Currie: I apologise that this afternoon I had another committee meeting which was running at the same time. I have had to come in and out. I will watch back to see the contributions that I missed. This morning and this afternoon the contributions have been really impactful. Earlier I listened to Mark Kenny speak and it was a joy to watch. I also had a bird's eye view of his mother, Ger,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Ms Bronagh Hinds (2 Mar 2023)

Emer Currie: I will be going to the Chamber for about ten minutes but will be back.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Ms Bronagh Hinds (2 Mar 2023)

Emer Currie: I thank Ms Hinds for her brilliant opening statement. What is her view of women's participation in politics? Can she reflect on what is happening in both the North and South? I was lucky enough to be studying in Queen's University Belfast when a lot of this was happening, and I did a module in women's studies so I find myself very much drawn to the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2023)

Emer Currie: I welcome the ambassadors who are here today. I am honoured that the UK ambassador wants to be here to hear what I have to say about the Windsor Framework. In all seriousness, I welcome the framework and thank all the stakeholders who have brought us this far. It is now under scrutiny by the main parties, which are looking at what lies beneath. I understand that is going to take time. I...

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Mar 2023)

Emer Currie: I wish to support my colleague, Senator Seery Kearney, who articulated this very well.From reading the communication from Women's Aid, an organisation I want to recognise in the Gallery today, my concern is that this would be a red flag. We have come to understand coercive control a lot more in the past five years than we ever did before. The experience of Covid has shown us the depths of...

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Mar 2023)

Emer Currie: I thank the Minister for taking on board the extensive feedback he has received. It is good to see included here that the direction of travel could specifically be about all employees. The Minister knows where I stand on this. We have had a trial of remote working and we have heaped too much pressure on it as an option for all employees, when it does not work for all roles. This was an...

Seanad: Project Ireland 2040: Statements (1 Mar 2023)

Emer Currie: I am a big fan of the Project Ireland 2040 ambition and framework. It is about future-proofing the country, communities and our economy, by looking at population growth, the necessary investment in climate resilience and ensuring we are supporting Housing for All. We do not just live in houses and homes but in communities and the infrastructure must be there. I am aware of the investment...

Seanad: Moving Towards Zero Tolerance of Violence against Women: Statements (9 Feb 2023)

Emer Currie: I welcome the Minister. I thank him and the Minister, Deputy McEntee, for their work on this issue. Thanks are also due to people like former Minister Frances Fitzgerald who contributed so much to the women's agenda. I have two wee girls aged eight and ten whom I have reared to be proud of their bodies and their gender. They are now at an age at which I am beginning to introduce them to...