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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.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Digital Literacy in Adults: Discussion (19 Nov 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I have one immediate concern that springs to mind and then some wider questions. An immediate concern is looking to the figures, with only 48% having those basic digital literacy skills. As I understand that 57% is the average across European countries, we are extraordinarily far beneath the European average. Looking at this, I think as well about the acceleration of initiatives such as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Session 1: The Evidence (7 Nov 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I will go straight to the business model and looking at some of the key intersecting issues. Are there issues about data points and special categories of personal data being allowed to be used in micro targeting or algorithmic construction? To what extent do we economically and algorithmically reward the giving of misinformation? What is the intersection between Google Ads rewarding...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Session 1: The Evidence (7 Nov 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I am not sure if that data is key in that regard. What they call "observed data" can be personal data. In terms of the ring-fencing-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Session 3: The State of Play in Regulation (7 Nov 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: My question is to the Data Protection Commissioner. Are the special categories of personal data under Article 9 a tool her office could be using? How do they relate to observed data, that is, behavioural activity? How does one make sure that observed data, which relate to the Article 9 categories, are included? Is that a key tool which could be used in the regulation of micro targeting? ...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (6 Nov 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. a37a:In page 5, line 36, after "features" to insert ", having regard to matters referred to in section 16(6),". This issue has been addressed before. I propose to amend the definition of "environmental criteria" to ensure the inclusion of the environmental, conservation, geological and biodiversity provisions in subsection 16(6) of the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000....

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (6 Nov 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I thank the Minister of State especially for his consideration of my amendment to move from a comparison model to a consideration model. That will vastly improve the operation of this section. I also thank him for his assurances regarding SACs. I look forward to consideration of this provision in the Dáil and that will assist matters. The mechanism as currently provided for in the...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (6 Nov 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I second the amendment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Conference of the Parties, COP, 25: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I thank all those who gave presentations and wish those travelling to the COP well. I had the opportunity to go with Trócaire to the 2007-8 COPs and I know the huge amount of work that civil society puts into shaping and trying to make these debates as constructive as possible. I commend it on that. I want to focus on some of the cross-cutting themes that are emerging, starting with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Conference of the Parties, COP, 25: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: May I make a suggestion? I do not wish to use the committee's time on it. A good point was made about the five initiatives. Perhaps a note could be provided to the committee on how those initiatives have been reflected in domestic policy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Conference of the Parties, COP, 25: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: It might be just a follow-up note. I think it would be useful to all members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Conference of the Parties, COP, 25: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I will do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Conference of the Parties, COP, 25: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Some of my questions will echo the questions asked earlier. The point has been made that the rationale behind the carbon tax, with the increase in carbon pricing, has been economic externalities and the fact that the social and environmental costs of fossil fuels have not been reflected in their price. Building on this rationale, the case is clearly made that if all carbon tax is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Conference of the Parties, COP, 25: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Again-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Conference of the Parties, COP, 25: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: It was a little awkward to put them together.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Conference of the Parties, COP, 25: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I asked specific questions on fracking, divestment, gas as a transition fuel and the United States and extra-territorial emissions and how countries within the agreement will engage and their relationship with extra-territorial emissions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Conference of the Parties, COP, 25: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Perfect. I thank Mr. Maughan.