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- Seanad: Foreign Affairs: Statements (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Jointly procured. That is the key question.
- Seanad: Foreign Affairs: Statements (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: The Minister asked if his response had addressed the question. The key question was with respect to joint procurement.
- Seanad: Foreign Affairs: Statements (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: The Minister asked if he had addressed the questions.
- Seanad: Foreign Affairs: Statements (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: With respect, on a point of order the Minister inquired as to whether he had addressed all questions. In terms of detail, there were two specific questions on the implementation plan for PESCO and whether it would be published and laid before the Houses. There was a question on the European Court of Justice ruling in regard to-----
- Seanad: Foreign Affairs: Statements (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: The Minister asked-----
- Seanad: Foreign Affairs: Statements (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I will do so, if the Minister in his response to Senator Mullen also addresses the pending questions.
- Seanad: Foreign Affairs: Statements (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I ask the Minister to provide a recap of the European Court of Justice rulings.
- Seanad: Foreign Affairs: Statements (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I asked about the European Court of Justice ruling on investor state dispute mechanisms and the implications for the role of investor courts or arbitration systems in Brexit and CETA.
- Seanad: Foreign Affairs: Statements (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Would the Minister be willing to come to the House to discuss the issue with me?
- Seanad: Foreign Affairs: Statements (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: The Minister is not able to provide answers to those questions. They were asked multiple times.
- Seanad: International Protection (Family Unification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I will be brief, as the final comment will be from my colleague, Senator Kelleher. I commend her on her extraordinary work in bringing this important Bill through the House, and I thank everyone in the House who has supported it. Mine is a simple and small point. There is no limitation on being good and delivering our targets. The Minister of State referred to the European target of...
- Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 9b:In page 23, to delete lines 28 to 33 and substitute the following:"must be necessary and proportionate, shall include limitations on the access to the personal data undergoing processing within a workplace in order to prevent unauthorised consultation, alteration, disclosure or erasure of personal data, and may include— (a) explicit consent of the data subject...
- Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: We have not discussed the fourth group of amendments at all. We adjourned after the vote on the previous section.
- Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: It was.
- Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I was worried that the Cathaoirleach was moving to the votes.
- Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Am I right in thinking amendment No. 18 to section 42 is also included in the group?
- Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I could not see the relationship, but I am happy to speak to them as determined. Section 32 was one on which I thought that if we were able to engage constructively, we might be able to address a number of concerns. It relates "suitable and specific measures" for processing. This term is invoked 16 subsequent times in the Bill. It was conceived originally to be used in respect of...
- Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I warmly welcome the Minister's commitment and acknowledge the interest his officials have shown in engaging in this area. The Minister will understand that I am seeking to be constructive with regard to the amendments. While I will not press most of the amendments to a vote, I may press one or two of them because this will put us on stronger ground in terms of collectively working together...
- Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: No, I will press it. I am not going to press most of the amendments but I will press amendment No. 9b.
- Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I acknowledge that.