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Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (16 Dec 2022)

Emer Currie: I am so happy for the Cathaoirleach that he has achieved this position. They say that it takes a village to raise a child, but it takes an army to get to this point in your career. In listening to everything that people have said about him today, I felt like we were on that journey with him. I had forgotten all the milestones, challenges and brave things he has done over the years. It...

Seanad: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (16 Dec 2022)

Emer Currie: I spoke about Senators Mark Daly and Joe O’Reilly earlier today but I do not want to let the opportunity pass to thank them both once again. I am delighted that Senator Daly has put his name forward for the role of Leas-Chathaoirleach. In a way, he is easing us out of having him as Cathaoirleach of the Seanad. As I have the pleasure of occupying the office next door to that of my...

Seanad: Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Members of Local Authorities) Bill 2022: Second and Subsequent Stages (15 Dec 2022)

Emer Currie: I congratulate the Minister of State. We really appreciate all the work he has put into this. He has made it and the Moorhead report a priority from the moment he took office. In that spirit, I thank the councillor representative groups – AILG and LAMA – and Women for Election, which do an excellent job.I see the Minister of State is very much supportive of their work with...

Seanad: Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Members of Local Authorities) Bill 2022: Second and Subsequent Stages (15 Dec 2022)

Emer Currie: Okay. There were questions in the Irish Examineryesterday from a former Senator, Councillor Joanna Tuffy, about Article 28A of the Constitution. I will follow up with any other questions I have for the Minister of State afterwards.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Gerry Adams (15 Dec 2022)

Emer Currie: I want nothing more than reconciliation on our island, orange and green, but also between different shades of green. When I read Mr. Adams's submission, I found aspects of it to be an outstanding work of revisionism and not reconciliation. To describe the actions of the IRA between 1972 and 1988 as some sort of parallel route to peace and justice is wild. In the document, the he says that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Gerry Adams (15 Dec 2022)

Emer Currie: No, just on that. What about the illegal organisations? Do the victims not deserve answers from the people high up in the illegal organisations? Should the IRA chiefs of staff, the Northern commanders and the quartermasters, not be held to account as well? Should they not answer questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Gerry Adams (15 Dec 2022)

Emer Currie: Mine was too.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Gerry Adams (15 Dec 2022)

Emer Currie: I will ask again to be sure. Does Mr. Adams believe that those in command and control of the IRA and other militias should answer for their conduct, account to victims and have questions to answer? It is a yes-no answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Gerry Adams (15 Dec 2022)

Emer Currie: What does Mr. Adams mean by "ability"? Does that mean that they are alive and able or that they have permission to?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Gerry Adams (15 Dec 2022)

Emer Currie: Which victims?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Gerry Adams (15 Dec 2022)

Emer Currie: Were they cross-commmunity victims?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Gerry Adams (15 Dec 2022)

Emer Currie: Were they victims of all sides?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Gerry Adams (15 Dec 2022)

Emer Currie: I agree that victims are victims but it is important that when we deal with victims, we are conscious that they are across all communities and that we do not only advocate for one group, such as republicans, nationalists or loyalists. We must advocate for all victims.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Gerry Adams (15 Dec 2022)

Emer Currie: Is Mr. Adams aware that he does not address the hurt that was caused during the Troubles in his submission?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Gerry Adams (15 Dec 2022)

Emer Currie: We have another six minutes. We have loads of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Gerry Adams (15 Dec 2022)

Emer Currie: I apologise. I am interrupting. The Good Friday Agreement states-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Gerry Adams (15 Dec 2022)

Emer Currie: The Good Friday Agreement states that we must acknowledge and address suffering. It is part of the agreement. If it is part of the Good Friday Agreement that we acknowledge and address suffering, why there is nothing in Mr. Adams's submission about the hurt during the Troubles?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Gerry Adams (15 Dec 2022)

Emer Currie: In his document, Mr. Adams talks about the work of others that made the work of peacebuilding more difficult. There is no acknowledgement that the IRA also made it difficult. It was responsible for more than 50% of the deaths. It is important we talk about these issues because they are a part of reconciliation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Gerry Adams (15 Dec 2022)

Emer Currie: Some of us are wearing our pins today for the families of the disappeared and we hope that they are not long to be returned.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Staff (14 Dec 2022)

Emer Currie: I thank the Minister of State for taking this Commencement matter. Not a week goes by now without us, as public representatives, hearing about shortages of GPs and the pressures on them. This is especially acute in areas where there are high numbers of Ukrainian people in crisis accommodation. We are all very aware of the unwelcome and unsavoury agitation by far-right individuals in...