Results 61-80 of 8,419 for speaker:Alice-Mary Higgins

Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Carbon Budget: Climate Change Advisory Council (25 Jun 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I did not really get an answer on the question of the equity point. It does seem that it is modelled on that point in 2050 and where we are there, rather than the common but differentiated responsibility in the interim period, as to how the next decade or 20 years are used. I would appreciate a description of the 15 scenarios and some of the assumptions, including the economic assumptions,...

Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Carbon Budget: Climate Change Advisory Council (25 Jun 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Is part of that responsibility not contributing to the continued extraction of fossil fuels globally? This relates to the import of things like LNG.

Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Carbon Budget: Climate Change Advisory Council (25 Jun 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Were scenarios around greater public ownership regarding things like energy and land use in terms of State land - a more interventionist state not solely in terms of incentivising businesses but a larger state role in the provision of energy and perhaps land use - modelled in terms of allowing us to achieve our targets?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (25 Jun 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I have one follow-up question before moving on to the Minister of State. I am looking to not just the training but also the reporting. When talking about the key performance indicators for management, where is it factoring in? Related to that because I know I probably will not get back again, I ask about the responsibilities of public bodies under the Climate Action and Low Carbon...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (25 Jun 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Just very briefly-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (25 Jun 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I will quickly ask the question and if we have to suspend before the answer, that is fine. The question is for the Minister of State. The green public procurement strategy has been referenced and I ask about its roll-out. One of the recommendations in that strategy was to have legislation, actual legislative measures. I am picking up on what Senator Murphy was said. The Minister of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (25 Jun 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Does Deputy Timmins wish to contribute?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (25 Jun 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Public duty, equality and human rights, as I mentioned to the Minister, extends to procurement. We have obligations in the context of equality and human rights. Has there been a review in light of this? We know that some of the very largest companies, a number of whom may have public or Irish Government contracts, have recently been disavowing their commitment to equality. Certain...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (25 Jun 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I wish to follow up on some of the related themes that have been discussed. I was glad the Minister indicated that the intention is to continue and deepen the well-being framework, which previously had been on a pilot basis. I apologise if this may have been discussed already; I was called away for a vote. Will that be extended in the next budget? There was a hearing earlier this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (25 Jun 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Yes. I had a separate question but I will leave it for now.

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (19 Jun 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I want to open by commenting on one important thing. We hear the line again and again that supply is the issue or supply is the problem. We need to be really clear that profiteering is the problem. That is the problem. Supply is important, but profiteering is what has been the obstacle in housing. I have seen it over the last ten years in these Houses, again and again. Senator Andrews...

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I will begin with a very short question and get a quick answer because of my limited time. Do the witnesses believe that the recent bombing by Israel of Iran falls under the definition of self-defence under the UN Charter?

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: That is interesting because what we have heard is all about our alignment with the EU and a reference to the idea of a common EU foreign policy, which of course we do not have. It is important to say that. It is not an EU competency, but right now, we have Germany saying: This is the dirty work that Israel is doing for all of us. I can only say [I have] the greatest respect for the fact...

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Excuse me, this is extremely important.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: It is extremely relevant.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Excuse me, this is extremely important because it relates to-----

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I would like my time to be added to at the end because that was inappropriate.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: This is very relevant. From Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the European Commission: "Israel has the right to defend itself" in response to this action. From Mr. Emmanuel Macron: "Israel's right to defend itself". This is around the interpretation of international law, and that is why it is extremely relevant. The UN Charter refers to "self-defence if an armed attack occurs against a...

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: It is extremely relevant and this is inappropriate heckling.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Excuse me, that is not true. I would like to continue uninterrupted and have my time at the end as well.