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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: There is a disjointedness there.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Just to be clear, while the WRC has an industrial relations role, the proposal relates not to the dispute mechanism but to the WRC acting as a chair to seek an agreement and stakeholder building space. It was an advisory discussion, not a dispute mechanism. While Mr. Donnellan spoke of dispute mechanisms and negotiations, what was being described was a forum. The latter is slightly different.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I would like to indicate-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: In fairness, it was indicated earlier when many members were here.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: When I stepped out, I indicated my support. Others could have done that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I thank our guests for their presentations. Deputy O'Keeffe is correct that there is an urgency in terms of taking speed off our roads and making a transition. The Joint Committee on Climate Action, of which I am a member, has discussed this issue. The 10% target rightly outlined by our guests as required was reiterated. It is very notable. Perhaps the witnesses will comment on it. I...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Before we move on, can I ask about parking? One of the key things around segregating lanes is not about sharing the road but is about parking within cycle lanes and health issues such as, for example, respiratory concerns.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: The parking issue where people have to veer out is very relevant because one does not have to just pull out past the car that is parked, but one has to pull out past its opening door. One finds oneself pushed out almost into the middle of a lane.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I have some questions that will require a bit of back and forth.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: When we speak about road conflict and frustration, there are different consequences for different users and cyclists have a higher risk of death. Cyclists are also more likely to get off a bike and not cycle again. There are not many drivers who have a frustrating driving experience and never drive again but this happens with cyclists. It is not just about individuals and there is a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: It relates to capital expenditure.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: It is going to address the imbalance in the overall percentage lag.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: What about cycling promotion?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Could I ask-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Of course.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I have a supplementary question.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Nov 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I want to highlight a couple of issues related to the Order of Business. The Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations are to be referred without debate to the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine. While I do not propose an amendment to the Order of Business, I ask the Leader to provide an opportunity at some point to debate policy on the horse and greyhound racing fund, a...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Nov 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: It was an incredibly rich and important discussion, for which there were three Senators from different roots in attendance. Will the Leader invite the Minister, Deputy Zappone, who represented the Government at the summit to come to the House to discuss the issues raised.I ask for even an hour's discussion on the mandate for the decade of action in terms of moving forward and delivering the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Adult Literacy: Discussion (19 Nov 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I am not a member of this committee but I am a member of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection. There is a clear overlap. Ms Gallagher indicated that the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection is both the path of referral and there may be anxiety about a lack of clarity with respect to the retention of benefits. The committee of which I am a member...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Adult Literacy: Discussion (19 Nov 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: There might be success in reaching out through unions in that regard. Unions are another way of reaching workforces, indeed sometimes very vulnerable ones, as a referral pathway.