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Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Will I have a chance to briefly speak on section 8?

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I also commiserate with the Minister. I had indicated previously, before the debate broke to go to Private Members' business, that I intended to speak and I, too, did not get an opportunity to speak. I regret that the Minister did not get an opportunity to respect either. I imagine we will get to speak on Report Stage. In terms of these amendments, I have two key amendments in section 9...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Alice-Mary Higgins: To clarify, there is already regulation and a requirement that where hedges are grubbed during the six months they would be replaced.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I am asking for a joined-up approach between the existing regulations and their implementation. I will come back to it. I apologise - I neglected to mention my other amendment, to which the Minister has responded, on the statutory requirements. A serious concern that emerged in the meetings we had on the Bill, and I appreciate the Department meeting me, was that the all-Ireland pollinator...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Alice-Mary Higgins: We have not reached that.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Alice-Mary Higgins: We have not discussed the section which is opposed.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I will not speak at length on section 8. The case has not been made for section 8. The amendment tabled by Fianna Fáil somewhat improves and ameliorates the damage in the section. I will still oppose the section even though it has been amended. The message was sent out on the idea that people would vote on a single issue. I believe people very much have been listening and I commend...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I said I would withdraw it and that I would be tabling a version of it on Report Stage taking account of comments made on it.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Alice-Mary Higgins: We spoke on this amendment such a long time ago so I beg the indulgence of the Chair. I seek clarification for those who have not signed the amendment which is quite long and complex and who may wish to put forward their own version of a road safety amendment on Report Stage. This is a complex amendment which includes a number of provisions. Will we still be free on Report Stage to put...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I reserve the right to do so. I have not signed the amendment.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 6a:In page 18, to delete lines 9 to 12.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Alice-Mary Higgins: To clarify, the concern was that there was an inadvertent perception that the Bill, as it was currently drafted, could potentially allow for an assault on a National Parks and Wildlife Service officer. It could inadvertently repeal the legislation which makes an assault on a National Parks and Wildlife Service officer an offence. I imagine that is not intended and I recognise that the...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Alice-Mary Higgins: To clarify, that amendment proposed that there-----

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Alice-Mary Higgins: We reserve the right to put forward an amendment that is not out of order.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I join others in expressing concern about the Bus Éireann dispute.Much of the debate has focused on whether the Minister should get involved. The Minister is involved and is the major funder, along with the Government, of Bus Éireann. The point was made during a previous debate with the Minister in the House that this is an area of investment. We do not ask whether our schools...

Seanad: An Garda Síochána: Statements (28 Mar 2017)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I thank the Minister for joining us in the House. What we have been hearing about in the past few days is either a matter of the most extraordinary inefficiency or a serious malpractice. I believe the scale and the fact that it took place in every district in Ireland seems to point strongly to the latter, and that we are looking at issues of malpractice. We are looking at potentially not...

Seanad: An Garda Síochána: Statements (28 Mar 2017)

Alice-Mary Higgins: My apologies. Members of An Garda Síochána are the guardians of the peace and the public and our serving gardaí need to have peace of mind. I urge the Tánaiste to take serious action to deliver it.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement on Common Travel Area: Department of Justice and Equality (23 Mar 2017)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I thank the officials for their testimony. We have received some assurances for EU nationals to ensure their free passage within Ireland would not be affected. I am concerned for non-EU or third country nationals. We have heard about the British-Irish visa scheme which has been significant. As has been said, we have benefited from large increases in the numbers of tourists from China and...

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2017)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I will not speak at length because Senator Grace O'Sullivan spoke very eloquently about what it means for the marine and Senator Nash gave the legal context. I add my concern to their voices.I am concerned in particular over the fact that the legislation seems to be extremely pre-emptive. It is coming at a time when we hear there are ongoing court cases, which is unusual. It is coming at a...

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2017)

Alice-Mary Higgins: That is an area that has become increasingly important also. I would like to understand exactly how we can ensure we are not damaging an industry of extreme importance along the west coast. I refer to sustainable practices in terms of food and the health benefits of seaweed. This is a huge area of concern. I am not confident and do not see how we can meaningfully regulate and be sure of...