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Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 84: In page 10, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: “(3) In prescribing under subsection (1), the Minister shall set fees at a cost that is fair and equitable, that is not prohibitive and which does not discourage the making of an appeal.”.”.

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 85: In page 10, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: “(3) When prescribing under subsection (1), the Minister shall have regard to the following: (a) the importance of promoting public participation in the forestry sector; (b) the obligations of the State under the Aarhus Convention, other international obligations, and the need to encourage the...

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 86: In page 10, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: “(3) When prescribing under subsection (1), the Minister shall also provide for a concurrent scheme whereby an appellant may apply for a fee waiver on the grounds of financial hardship and a consequential inability to pay.”.”.

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 87: In page 10, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: “Right to appeal 14G. No rule or direction made under any part of this Act shall allow for the exclusion of a person or category of person in Ireland from making an appeal under this Act.”. These issues have already been discussed. They relate to ensuring that no category of person...

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 88: In page 10, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: “Right to appeal 14G. No rule or direction made under any part of this Act shall allow for the exclusion of a person or category of person ordinarily resident in Ireland from making an appeal under this Act.”.

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Alice-Mary Higgins: With the permission of my co-signatory, I will withdraw it.

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 89: In page 10, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: "Right to appeal 14G.No rule or direction made under any part of this Act shall allow for any new exclusion of a person or category of person from making an appeal under this Act.".

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 94: In page 10, line 37, after "continue” to insert ", only for a period of 12 months,".

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 97: In page 10, after line 39, to insert the following: "(4) The Minister shall revisit the appointments to the Forestry Appeals Committee in order to ensure the independence and requisite expertise and experience of the Committee, particularly in respect of environmental legislation, water quality, biodiversity and climate considerations, within a period of 12 months...

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 104: In page 11, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: "7.Not later than 30 January 2022, the Minister shall— (a) review the operation and effectiveness of this Act and the effect of its provisions, including on consideration of the effect of any fees imposed on the accessibility of the appeal mechanism; detailed rationale for any fees imposed;...

Seanad: School Transport, Leaving Certificate 2020 and Reopening of Schools: Statements (24 Sep 2020)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I thank the Acting Chairman. I warmly welcome the Minister to the House and it is also my first chance to congratulate him on his role. Like others, I want to open by giving credit and paying tribute to all of those teachers, principals and parents who have been working extraordinarily hard over months to try to prepare for reopening schools in difficult circumstances and in going above and...

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Sep 2020)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I congratulate the Leas-Chathaoirleach on his new role. Having worked with him at the Council of Europe, I know he will bring great gravitas and thought to it. I welcome the Minister of State to the Seanad, a space where she has been before. However, I have to join with everybody to say it is unfortunate that in the first meeting we have here, the Minister of State is contributing to a...

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Sep 2020)

Alice-Mary Higgins: -----because not all trees do the same thing. I will table nine amendments to that section. I urge the Minister of State to accept one of them or to produce one of her own. I ask her please to consider her own forestry plan.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I wish to raise a point of order, a Chathaoirligh, which relates directly to the Member speaking about putting things on the record.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Alice-Mary Higgins: It is related to the Order of Business and to the question of what is being put on the record. It is in the discretion and power of the Government to convene and to have other sessions. The suggestion is that other Members of this House have somehow stopped the Government from having a session with the Minister. As somebody who has strong views on higher education, the return to higher...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Again, I am happy to agree to meet in the Seanad and so forth. Nonetheless, let us be clear that the initial statement was that we wanted to bring in the Ministers, but agreement could not be reached. I thank the Cathaoirleach for the clarification as to the point on which agreement could not be reached. To use a sweeping statement such as agreement could not be reached with regard to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Several important points have been raised. Unfortunately, the debate has become more serious and the points that have been made are ever more concerning. Yesterday, representatives of human rights organisations appeared before the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response. At the meeting, the head of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission made the point that emergency legislation...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Alice-Mary Higgins: The amendment from Senator Bacik was, I believe, for Committee and Report Stages. I second Senator Bacik's amendment. I suggest that if it is not possible to take Committee and Report Stages tomorrow or Monday that we take just Report Stage, which might be a valid option.