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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.

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: Given all the areas that are being addressed by this Bill and the speed with which it must be passed, should a review clause be built into the Bill to ensure that in, say, one year's time we are in a position to interrogate if it is working?

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: Yes, but given the speed with which we must pass this Bill, should a review clause be built into it?

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 have made many different points, but I wanted an answer to the question on a three-country issue, for example, where there may be a reciprocal issue for people who have a partial contribution from the contributions in Germany-----

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: Where that relates to the UK-----

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: It would be good to clarify.

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: This is clear for the person resident in Ireland, but for those-----

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: On insolvency and the question of access to assets, we all remember what happened when Thomas Cook pulled out of Ireland and the concern for workers that arose from that. Can the Minister provide clarity around the arrangements in place to ensure that workers based in Ireland have access to assets? I recognise that all legislation is subject to review, and suggest that it would provide...

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 have passed it on to others.