Results 741-760 of 994 for speaker:Emer Currie

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Mar 2022)

Emer Currie: Today I want to talk about problems facing community centres in Dublin West although I imagine there are community centres all over the country that are facing the same problems. I am referring to centres that are not owned by local authorities but are owned by the community and which need work done on them. Such work can include fire safety works, as is the case in Huntstown and Hartstown...

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (8 Mar 2022)

Emer Currie: Will the Minister of State respond to the entire grouping of amendments?

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (8 Mar 2022)

Emer Currie: Amendments Nos. 11 to 13, inclusive, have been ruled out of order.

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (8 Mar 2022)

Emer Currie: When is it proposed to take Fifth Stage?

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (8 Mar 2022)

Emer Currie: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2022)

Emer Currie: This weekend, I was privileged to attend the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly. It was my first in-person plenary session. I really got to see the benefits of the informal and formal engagement with members of the Parliaments of Britain, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It was really great to be able to talk about the challenges that face us and the difficulties we are going...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Feb 2022)

Emer Currie: We all woke to news from Ukraine that is not shocking, given the direction of travel in recent weeks, but is certainly sinister. I agree that we must do everything in our diplomatic, humanitarian and political power to support the people of Ukraine. The draft Fingal development plan 2023-29 was launched today. It will be out for public consultation until 12 May. This is critical. In the...

Seanad: Mental Health and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Statements (24 Feb 2022)

Emer Currie: I welcome the Minister of State. We meet again. I again express my gratitude to her for the commitment she is showing to change the existing mental health services. She has a significant challenge after years of underinvestment. I say that first, before I get into the negatives and positives. What is positive is that there has been a reduction of 19% among under-18s waiting for more than...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Representatives from the Committee on the Administration of Justice (24 Feb 2022)

Emer Currie: I will remember that. Mr. Holder and Ms Boyd are very welcome. I have to say that the information they provided us in advance is incredibly useful. It is also stark in terms of where we are on rights. I thank them for their work, especially, their legal work with regard to legacy and the report they did was very powerful. We can really see the gaps in the implementation of the Good...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Representatives from the Committee on the Administration of Justice (24 Feb 2022)

Emer Currie: Consistently.

Seanad: Citizens' Assemblies: Motion (23 Feb 2022)

Emer Currie: I am sharing time with Senator Ward.

Seanad: Citizens' Assemblies: Motion (23 Feb 2022)

Emer Currie: The Minister of State is welcome. I am very supportive of deliberative democracy. As the Minister of State rightly said, it is not an experiment any more. It has become a vital cog in the wheel of democracy. He is right that we will be running assemblies concurrently. That is new, as is going beyond the electoral register. I hope both those innovations add value to the process....

Seanad: Citizens' Assemblies: Motion (23 Feb 2022)

Emer Currie: Is Senator Flynn sharing time?

Seanad: Citizens' Assemblies: Motion (23 Feb 2022)

Emer Currie: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Feb 2022)

Emer Currie: I, too, want to extend my sincere condolences to the family of Christopher Stalford, MLA. It is an incredibly sad time for his family - his wife Laura and their four children, the DUP family and the entire political family in the North. Our thoughts and sympathies are with them today and this week. I want to reflect on the announcement yesterday about the connected hubs in relation to the...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Feb 2022)

Emer Currie: I welcome the Minister. I thank the joint committee for putting a huge amount of work into this. That includes the report and the numerous meetings it had. I am sorry I missed it and that I am not on the committee as it has been very interesting. However, I worked in advertising and marketing for 15 years so I know how important this Bill is and how much it is needed. It will be one of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Artists' Remuneration (16 Feb 2022)

Emer Currie: I thank the Minister of State. Is the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, available? No. We are going to change the order of the Commencement matters.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Artists' Remuneration (16 Feb 2022)

Emer Currie: It is the Minister of State, Deputy Thomas Byrne.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Feb 2022)

Emer Currie: Today, I want to suggest a measure to ease the cost of living for families in a small but significant way. One of the hardest things about living on a tight budget is that you do not have room for the unexpected or out-of-the-ordinary costs. That can drive families to make impossible choices. We need to stop those scenarios from arising where we can. I am of the belief that the €75...

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

Emer Currie: I want to talk about a serious incident that happened in Blanchardstown a few weeks ago, where two teenagers were involved in a fight and there was a stabbing. Thankfully, the injuries were non-threatening according to reports. In the context of Safer Internet Day, I want to talk about cyberbullying. We are all aware of cyberbullying, and it is to be hoped it comes into focus more when we...