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Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (6 Mar 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I ask the Minister of State to clarify that the electoral register, as it stands, including the right to vote in the European elections, will remain the same in respect of the May election. Is that what he is suggesting?

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (6 Mar 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Therefore, if Britain were to leave, those residents here would lose their right to vote in the European elections. I have put forward this argument. I somewhat regret that Ireland is not fighting to try to make a special case. As we said earlier, we know the case was made in respect of "close ties" by the UK in regard to the Commonwealth. I think the close ties we have with the UK are...

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (6 Mar 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 2:In page 3, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following: “(2) Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following new subsection after subsection (4):“(5) Subsection (1) shall not apply in relation to any person who was registered as a European elector in a constituency in a register of electors which came into force prior to...

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 6:In page 9, between lines 27 and 28, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 9 of Electoral Act 19928.Section 9 of the Electoral Act 1992 is amended by the insertion of the following new paragraph:“(c) such other persons in the State as may be determined by law.”.”. This amendment would seek to amend the Electoral Act 1992, which was...

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 9:In page 10, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following:"Report and review of European electoral register 9. (1) The Minister shall, within 30 months of the passing of this Act, initiate a report and review on the potential extension of the European electoral register to include Non-EU citizens resident in the State. (2) Within 8 months of the initiation of such...

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Yes.

Seanad: The Future of Europe and the Value of European Union Membership to Ireland: Statements (5 Mar 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I join others in welcoming the Minister of State and congratulating her on the work she has done in the ongoing negotiations. She referred to the treaty-based values which are so important to Irish citizens, as highlighted by them in the series of consultations she held in recent months. Those core decent European values from the EU's treaties and its founding principles are important and...

Seanad: The Future of Europe and the Value of European Union Membership to Ireland: Statements (5 Mar 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Does the Minister of State see it as part of the strategic plan post the 2019 to 2027 period, as well as at national level?

Seanad: The Future of Europe and the Value of European Union Membership to Ireland: Statements (5 Mar 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: So it will be at national level and at European level.

Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (27 Feb 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and join other speakers in commending our armed forces on the role they have played in the development of the State and in service on United Nations missions overseas. I share the pride of many in that service as well as the concern others have spoken of in great detail about the conditions under which Defence Forces' personnel must work.It is...

Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (27 Feb 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: A multi-role vessel for carrying vehicles. I know some people such as the Tory islanders who got the Queen of Aran, a very old ship, that I travelled on as a teenager, were concerned at the expenditure on items such as military ships when our ferries are so poorly resourced. That points to the general need for assurance because we have seen the Minister of State's party calling for 2% of the...

Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: How much funding?

Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Will the Minister of State come back to this House at that point?

Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: The Minister's return would be a great gesture.

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I welcome the Minister of State. I join others in commending Senator Gavan. One of the first points around which this Seanad came together was that relating to workers' rights. It was the Competition (Amendment) Bill, a legislative measure proposed by the Labour Party, that first brought us together in that way. I commend Sinn Féin. I also want to commend, as others have, former...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: This is related. In the context of this section, there was concern about clarity as to, for example, what is a service charge and what is a tip. The way the language is currently phrased is quite good because it refers to what might reasonably be interpreted. It sets the position out quite clearly. It is not overly prescriptive in that it states that the customer intended or assumed the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (20 Feb 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: The indication that we have been given is that 26 March will be the potential return date if any amendments need to be confirmed by the Dáil. That is what we have been told because we have put that question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (20 Feb 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I thank the Minister and commend the multi-strand approach that has been taken, which is prudent and appropriate. The primary concern, as she herself said, is to ensure continuity for those who are very much reliant on their social protection payments and that whatever the concerns might be or if it is the case that we end up having a hard Brexit, we try to bridge that scenario. That will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (20 Feb 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I had some further questions but I will leave them aside until later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (20 Feb 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: In its implementation.