Results 661-680 of 994 for speaker:Emer Currie

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Greenways Provision (28 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: The word "opportunity" is often overused in politics, but not when it comes to the impact that greenways have had on our tourism market and on recreation. In Dublin, the Royal Canal and Grand Canal urban greenways are being progressed. In Dublin 15, we have seen rounds of non-statutory consultation and we await the next planning stage. I believe that an application in respect of the Royal...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Greenways Provision (28 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: Yes, we are making great progress in this area and the level of investment reflects that. The recruitment of active travel personnel in county councils reflects it as well. I am here because I see an opportunity for Dublin 15 and I want to put every effort into seeing it happen. The Minister of State spoke about the greater Dublin area cycle network. There were errors in it, actually, as...

Seanad: Cost of Living: Motion (15 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: This is an important debate about the cost-of-living crisis. It is interesting when we talk about widening who we are targeting with supports to people who have so-called good salaries that we are shamed for it by some people in this House. We must focus on our ongoing fundamental responsibility to those who are suffering the most, namely, those in and at risk of poverty and people who are...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: I also offer my sympathies and condolences to the family of Councillor Collins. As someone whose life, personal and political, has been defined by the values, the ambition and the achievement of the Good Friday Agreement, I cannot stand by and let the British Government and the DUP misappropriate it. For the British Government to claim its motivation for the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill...

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: Amendments Nos. 27, 28 and 32 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: Amendment No. 29 is in the names of Senators Higgins and Ruane, and arises out of Committee proceedings. Amendments Nos. 29 to 31, inclusive, are related. Amendment No. 31 is a physical alternative to amendment No. 30. Amendments Nos. 29 to 31, inclusive, may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: As it is 9.57 p.m., the debate on this Bill must now be adjourned in accordance with the order of the House today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. David Donoghue and Mr. Rory Montgomery (2 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: I thank our guests for attending today. The documents they submitted to the committee were captivating, as I am sure this session will be as well. I want to ask Mr. Donoghue about his submission. On the first page of his opening statement, he remarked that an inclusive talks process would give the outcome legitimacy and stability. In Mr. Montgomery's submission, is it clear that there was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. David Donoghue and Mr. Rory Montgomery (2 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: What about the island of Ireland as well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. David Donoghue and Mr. Rory Montgomery (2 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: There was the question of early release of prisoners and provisions around Troubles-era convictions. Was there any conversation around amnesties at the time? Given where we are with legacy, was there any conversation around a statute of limitations?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. David Donoghue and Mr. Rory Montgomery (2 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: We covered it last week but I just wanted to check.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: I thank our guests for coming before the committee. They stated that the net debt of DAA has doubled. Does that explain a potential shift in management priorities? I am talking about more aggressive revenue generation. I refer to initiatives such as the forthcoming set-down charges at the airport. DAA has stated that is being done for sustainability reasons but we know there are issues...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: However, currently, those alternatives are not there. The public transport links are not there. While Mr. Harrison has stated that the DAA is going to introduce sustainable initiatives, at the moment there are not alternatives and-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: We have not heard anything about those bus services.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: I acknowledge that the DAA has to be commercial and must be competitive but it also has to be compassionate to people, given everything that has happened and where we are with the cost of living.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement: Mr. Tim O'Connor (26 May 2022)

Emer Currie: It is nice to meet Mr. O'Connor.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement: Mr. Tim O'Connor (26 May 2022)

Emer Currie: I thank Mr. O'Connor very much. Looking back, what would he change? Given where we are with victims and legacy proposals, would victims be top of the list or are there others? Looking back with your insight-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement: Mr. Tim O'Connor (26 May 2022)

Emer Currie: Yes. What would you change? It is not just what we should change, but what you would change.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement: Mr. Tim O'Connor (26 May 2022)

Emer Currie: My godfather.