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- Seanad: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Statements (13 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: It has been directly-----
- Seanad: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Statements (13 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Excuse me but, through the Chair,-----
- Seanad: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Statements (13 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Excuse me. I have had statements very clearly directed to me that are inaccurate,-----
- Seanad: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Statements (13 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: -----so I need to have them corrected.
- Seanad: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Statements (13 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Excuse me, but I have had statements addressed directly to me. The Minister of State has been staring straight at me and saying, "You did not." Let me be clear - I did raise this issue. I raised it well in advance. I raised it by way of a Commencement matter. The problem is that it was not brought to the Dáil Business Committee until the week in which it was pushed to a vote.
- Seanad: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Statements (13 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Please do not attempt to distract attention from that error.
- Seanad: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Statements (13 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Excuse me, but I had one very direct question which was not answered.
- Seanad: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Statements (13 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Will procurement contracts be subject to the triple lock mechanism?
- Seanad: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Statements (13 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I asked only one question in my contribution.
- Seanad: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Statements (13 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I know-----
- Seanad: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Statements (13 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I note that the Minister of State did not answer the very simple question I put to him as to whether joint procurement contracts would be subject to the triple lock mechanism. I am sure he will have to answer parliamentary questions on the subject. It was the single question I put to him. As it has been not been answered, we can perhaps assume that they will not.
- Seanad: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Statements (13 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: It is a pity the question was not answered here.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move recommendation No. 3:In page 88, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following:"86. The Minister for Finance shall ensure that Budget 2019 is gender and equality proofed and accompanied by an Equality Statement.".
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: This recommendation relates to the potential for ensuring budget 2019 is gender-proofed, equality-proofed and accompanied by an equality statement. I recognise that progress has been made in this area. I am making this proposal again now because we did not have an opportunity to debate it fully on Committee Stage. I am disappointed that budget 2018 does not deliver on the Government's...
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I welcome the recognition of the SWITCH model which has been used to date. While it captures the distributive effects, it misses many other social impacts, as we have been flagging. I know that it has been flagged by the community and voluntary pillar to a significant extent. We need to look beyond the distributive effects and consider the social impacts. In terms of their assessment, has...
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I will not press the recommendation.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I will withdraw it, but I would like a response first.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I will withdraw my recommendation for now, but I will continue to press the issue.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Yes.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Have we skipped a recommendation?