Results 801-820 of 994 for speaker:Emer Currie

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Emer Currie: I am sharing time with Senator Dolan. It is great to see the Minister of State here. I support the motion. Since I was elected as a councillor, there have been many public consultations, which is fantastic. There was one for BusConnects. There have been two for DART+ West although they have been conducted during the pandemic. There have been two consultations on the Royal Canal urban...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Nov 2021)

Emer Currie: I wish to raise the issue of antigen tests and five to 12-year-olds, who are without the protection of vaccines. Cases are rising at a worrying rate for parents and teachers. This is affecting teachers and the need for substitute teachers in schools as well. As we read in the newspapers today, there is concern about people at home who are vulnerable who have children at school. Parents...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (2 Nov 2021)

Emer Currie: It is great to see the MEPs here. As a Senator based in Dublin, I welcome this access, especially after the past couple of years. Ms Daly mentioned how difficult it is to get what they are doing into the media. That is true. The media here are absolutely dominated by Brexit. It is good, therefore, to hear about everything else. At the same time, I am Fine Gael Seanad spokesperson on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Core Working Group for the All-Island Cancer Research Institute (21 Oct 2021)

Emer Currie: It is more time for us. It is fantastic to have all the witnesses here, not just to reflect on the success of the consortium since 1999 but for us to assist them in their realistic ambitions for the future. I thank them for that. The more they talk, the more we learn. My questions are probably more about prompting them to share more rather than being prescriptive. This engagement is a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Oct 2021)

Emer Currie: I thank Senator O'Sullivan. That is a hard one to follow. I wish to raise Circular 0050/2021 on teacher substitution. We need to take the word of principals on this issue. There has been a chronic crisis regarding substitute teachers, or a chronic shortage of them, over the past few years, not just as a result of the pandemic. I have spoken to principals about this, and the panel system...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Oct 2021)

Emer Currie: I thank Senator Boyhan for referencing the Private Members' motion on British Government proposals on legacy issues, which we will debate later. I know he is very invested in discussing and debating legacy issues. I thank all those who will, hopefully, take part in that debate this evening. Today, I want to raise the issue of obesity. We saw in the media the worrying projection that 90%...

Seanad: British Government Legacy Proposals: Motion (13 Oct 2021)

Emer Currie: I move: That Seanad Éireann totally rejects the British Government’s proposals for ‘dealing with the past’ including amnesties for those who committed murder. No individual, group, organisation or State forces/agents can be immune from prosecution. Investigations, prosecutions, inquests and civil actions cannot be abolished and due process must take place. I am...

Seanad: British Government Legacy Proposals: Motion (13 Oct 2021)

Emer Currie: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I also thank the Minister for his words of comfort and reassurance and the compassion he has shown on this issue. It matters a great deal to victims, as does his commitment not to let this go, not to give up on reaching a consensus on legacy and if there are issues with the Stormont House Agreement, to try to reach consensus on something else. Some weeks ago, I...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Oct 2021)

Emer Currie: I too want to raise the heart-wrenching interview that I heard on "Today with Claire Byrne" this morning. Any parent who heard that interview could feel the pain that family is in.My wee girl underwent an operation in Crumlin children's hospital some years ago. Everything went smoothly, but I remember waiting for the date. It is terrible that a child who has been on the urgent list since...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with the Community Foundation for Ireland (7 Oct 2021)

Emer Currie: I thank the Deputy. I am here to get as much information as possible to relay to the organisations that get in contact with me. I have been contacted by many of them regarding projects with which the Community Foundation of Ireland might be able to help, so I thank Ms Charlton, Ms Haworth and Ms Kelly. I ask them to provide as much information as they can in respect of situations in which...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with the Community Foundation for Ireland (7 Oct 2021)

Emer Currie: My colleague, Deputy Carroll MacNeill, did not get in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Coiste na nIarchimí (7 Oct 2021)

Emer Currie: I thank Mr. Culbert, Mr. Quigley and Mr. O'Hagan for coming and making their presentations today. I have a question on the funding. The funding that the witnesses have received is limited. The witnesses talked about the barriers. In regard to other things the witnesses do, they are advocates but how do they support ex-prisoners? What services do they provide that the funding would go...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Coiste na nIarchimí (7 Oct 2021)

Emer Currie: The question was more about the legislative point of view but I thank the witnesses for answering the question from both the legislative point of view and then the broader picture.

Seanad: Dyslexia Awareness Week: Statements (6 Oct 2021)

Emer Currie: I want to say how fantastic it is to have a Minister of State with responsibility for special education and inclusion in this room to talk about dyslexia month. It is an acknowledgement of where we are. There is a lot of work to do but it is a commitment to where we want to get to. I cannot think of a better person to do it. Everyone has heard of dyslexia but I am not sure there is enough...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2021)

Emer Currie: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach. Tomorrow is the last day for submissions to the DART+ West project public consultation in regard to permanent closure of the level crossings and how communities are facilitated. That involves my area of Ashtown, Coolmine, Porterstown and Clonsilla. I encourage everyone to get their submissions into DARTWest@irishrail.ie.The deadline as I said...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Sep 2021)

Emer Currie: As the Senator said, this online portal is good news for Irish passport holders who were vaccinated in the North whereby they can apply for an EU digital Covid certificate. I, too, have technical questions. What is the proof of vaccination that is required from the North? The Northern Ireland Covid vaccination certificate is issued by the Northern Ireland Department of Health so one must go...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Sep 2021)

Emer Currie: We have to promote this with all the technical information to answer the questions people have. The important thing is that unless one gets an email from the Department to confirm that one has this, one does not have it. If it is arriving by email, we have to tell people that. It is not enough for them to go through their tracker apps.People have to go through the process of two portals...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Sep 2021)

Emer Currie: I believe in building sustainable communities and part of this is sustainable transport. I acknowledge that in my area the DART+ west consultation is under way at present. We have had BusConnects, the Royal Canal greenway consultation and the Phoenix Park transport strategy consultation. We have secured significant investment under the safe routes to school programme. There is forthcoming...

Seanad: Interim Report of the Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Motion (30 Sep 2021)

Emer Currie: I welcome the Minister. I say "Well done" to the Chairman of the committee on the report. I am only at page 31 but I am making my way through it. There is no such thing as a good Brexit. It has forced us to make decisions we did not want to make. We have had to work to protect our island from a hard border and we are dealing with the fallout of Brexit every day. The issues relating to...

Seanad: National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (29 Sep 2021)

Emer Currie: I support this Bill on the simple premise that this is our national lottery. It is independently regulated. It should have an ethos of care that goes above and beyond. It should be a more controlled environment. Thirty cent from every euro collected goes to good causes and that dividend, on which the national lottery is based, is not going where it should go when a ticket is purchased in...