Results 561-580 of 994 for speaker:Emer Currie

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Northern Ireland (24 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: I appreciate the Minister coming in today. I watched with interest last night the Second Reading of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill in the House of Lords. Lord Caine gave an overview of the British Government's amendments that will be brought forward on Committee Stage. As the Minister will be aware, the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Northern Ireland (24 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: If the intent of a Bill is rotten at the core, then the Bill, even with amendments, remains rotten at the core, and I personally do not believe there are any amendments that would fix this. I think the only way to proceed is to bring people with you, and for the Irish Government, the British government, all the parties and the victims to work together and to learn that lesson that you have...

Seanad: Public Order and Safe Streets: Statements (23 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: I will make just one very basic point. I completely agree that the increase in antisocial behaviour we are seeing in communities cannot be tackled by policing alone. However, policing is a very important pillar. We are seeing things in Dublin 15 such as playgrounds and other public property being damaged and increased levels of drug taking in public and family areas. It is happening...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: I commend the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, and the Minister of State, Deputy James Browne, on the publication of the Gambling Regulation Bill. I sincerely hope that it is the beginning of our laws and regulations catching up with what has become the normalisation of gambling and its intrusiveness. We are probably all aware of the families in our communities and our friends who have...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: We need to have a specific debate on public transport with the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan. There has been much focus this week on the unacceptable level of bus services in Dublin 15. There has been an acknowledgement of that but the issues keep arising. This is an ongoing real-time issue involving late buses, no-shows, buses that are full or buses that are grouped together....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and the UK Government's Plans around the Human Rights Act: Amnesty International UK (10 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: Thanks a million to Ms Teggart and to Mr. O'Hare and Mr. Reavey. That cannot have been easy. It was very difficult even to hear the amount of pain Mr. O'Hare and Mr. Reavey's families have been through. I have heard Mr. Reavey's story before and met him a few times. It is always lovely to see him and I thank him for what he is doing today and for fighting the good fight, even though he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and the UK Government's Plans around the Human Rights Act: Amnesty International UK (10 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: That is really useful. Ms Teggart's view of the UK Government's intentions for the Bill chimes with everything we have heard and agree with. Does she see any hope on the horizon for a change in the direction of travel? I know that we are heading for the House of Lords and that Ms Teggart feels this Bill will be passed in its current form. The Bill might be changed to a certain extent, but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and the UK Government's Plans around the Human Rights Act: Amnesty International UK (10 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: I agree.

Seanad: Safe to Create Programme: Statements (9 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: The Minister is welcome. It is obvious from her presentation that she has invested much work in this. Well done on securing €500,000 in the budget. I like proposals like this because it is not just a strategy. The Minister is backing it up with the mechanics of how it will work in a 360° approach. I wish all of our strategies were as clear-cut as to how we will address...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: Thank you, Chair, for giving me the opportunity to convey some of the frustrations and concerns of the residents of Dublin 15. I heard some of the commentary whereby the witnesses would not describe this as a crisis, but it is very much one for the people whom I meet who are missing essential medical appointments, those who are essential workers or those who are consistently late for school,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: How many routes does Go-Ahead have in comparison with Dublin Bus? How many routes are involved in the €1.5 million paid by Dublin Bus and the €850,000 paid by Go-Ahead? The NTA agreed to meet with Go-Ahead about the L52. Has that happened?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: I have asked two.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: I asked two questions and my final question is for Go-Ahead about its fines. Has the NTA met Go-Ahead about the fines? What is Go-Ahead going to do about Dublin 15?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: What about the NTA? How is it going to fix Dublin 15?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: It has not fixed the L52.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: What about reliability?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: I am just going to make one point. We have been on the journey with the NTA. We met about those concerns at the time. It was said that there was not the same amount of traffic on the roads, so the buses were coming faster and arriving earlier, which is why they were not showing up. We have heard those reasons and we have heard about recruitment. We are encountering a different set of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Senator George J. Mitchell (27 Oct 2022)

Emer Currie: It is an honour to meet Senator Mitchell, even remotely. I offer him my sincere thanks for everything he has done to bring peace to this island. As we are under time pressure, I will ask my question. What would he do to reinvigorate our commitment to the Good Friday Agreement 25 years on? We have many people who were not directly involved 25 years ago and perhaps were not directly...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Other Voices on the Constitutional Future of the Island of Ireland: Referendums and Lessons from Other Jurisdictions (27 Oct 2022)

Emer Currie: I thank the witnesses for being here. Each of their contributions has been hugely valuable and quite different but there is a spectrum of issues to think about. I agree with Mr. McCord that we need to hear from ordinary unionist people. It is significant that he is here and that we heard from other unionist voices in recent weeks. I ask Mr. McCord to tell us how important it is to think...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Oct 2022)

Emer Currie: I concur with my colleagues, Senators Carrigy, Lombard and Ahearn, that we should have a debate. It should be specifically about special schools to ring-fence some time on that. School building responsibilities sit with the Minister, Deputy Foley, whereas special education is with the Minister of State, Deputy Madigan. We need to balance that because it is about school buildings and then...