Results 961-980 of 1,398 for speaker:Emer Currie

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2022)

Emer Currie: I warmly welcome our Fine Gael colleague, Councillor Barry Sweeny, from Ballyshannon in County Donegal. I will be generous and say I have found an irregularity in car parking charges at commuter train stations in Dublin West. All of the County Dublin train station car parks charge €30 per month, but the Navan Road Parkway in Dublin West charges €70 per month. It is a...

Seanad: National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Dec 2022)

Emer Currie: I thank the Minister. I very much welcome this Bill and the increased availability of capital. I worked for Fáilte Ireland. It was my client when I worked in advertising and marketing. I was part of the team that started the process of marketing home holidays with the Right Here, Right Now and The Fun Starts Here campaigns, so I recognise the multiplier effect and how much our...

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

Emer Currie: I commend Senator Carrigy and the autism committee on their work on the interim report on summer provision. It is an excellent report which sets out the ambitions we need to have in relation to supporting families with consistent summer provision. There was an article today in the Irish Examiner about fire safety defects in the phase 1 Phoenix Park Racecourse apartments, which were completed...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: Today I want to raise the announcement of a public consultation on the EPSEN Act, of which I am hugely in favour. The EPSEN Act deals with education for persons with special educational needs. The Minister said she wants that Act to be up to date, operational, and reflective of the lived experience of children with special education needs, because we are not meeting their needs at the...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Northern Ireland (24 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: I appreciate the Minister coming in today. I watched with interest last night the Second Reading of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill in the House of Lords. Lord Caine gave an overview of the British Government's amendments that will be brought forward on Committee Stage. As the Minister will be aware, the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Northern Ireland (24 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: If the intent of a Bill is rotten at the core, then the Bill, even with amendments, remains rotten at the core, and I personally do not believe there are any amendments that would fix this. I think the only way to proceed is to bring people with you, and for the Irish Government, the British government, all the parties and the victims to work together and to learn that lesson that you have...

Seanad: Public Order and Safe Streets: Statements (23 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: I will make just one very basic point. I completely agree that the increase in antisocial behaviour we are seeing in communities cannot be tackled by policing alone. However, policing is a very important pillar. We are seeing things in Dublin 15 such as playgrounds and other public property being damaged and increased levels of drug taking in public and family areas. It is happening...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: I commend the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, and the Minister of State, Deputy James Browne, on the publication of the Gambling Regulation Bill. I sincerely hope that it is the beginning of our laws and regulations catching up with what has become the normalisation of gambling and its intrusiveness. We are probably all aware of the families in our communities and our friends who have...

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

Emer Currie: We need to have a specific debate on public transport with the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan. There has been much focus this week on the unacceptable level of bus services in Dublin 15. There has been an acknowledgement of that but the issues keep arising. This is an ongoing real-time issue involving late buses, no-shows, buses that are full or buses that are grouped together....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and the UK Government's Plans around the Human Rights Act: Amnesty International UK (10 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: Thanks a million to Ms Teggart and to Mr. O'Hare and Mr. Reavey. That cannot have been easy. It was very difficult even to hear the amount of pain Mr. O'Hare and Mr. Reavey's families have been through. I have heard Mr. Reavey's story before and met him a few times. It is always lovely to see him and I thank him for what he is doing today and for fighting the good fight, even though he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and the UK Government's Plans around the Human Rights Act: Amnesty International UK (10 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: That is really useful. Ms Teggart's view of the UK Government's intentions for the Bill chimes with everything we have heard and agree with. Does she see any hope on the horizon for a change in the direction of travel? I know that we are heading for the House of Lords and that Ms Teggart feels this Bill will be passed in its current form. The Bill might be changed to a certain extent, but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and the UK Government's Plans around the Human Rights Act: Amnesty International UK (10 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: I agree.

Seanad: Safe to Create Programme: Statements (9 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: The Minister is welcome. It is obvious from her presentation that she has invested much work in this. Well done on securing €500,000 in the budget. I like proposals like this because it is not just a strategy. The Minister is backing it up with the mechanics of how it will work in a 360° approach. I wish all of our strategies were as clear-cut as to how we will address...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: Thank you, Chair, for giving me the opportunity to convey some of the frustrations and concerns of the residents of Dublin 15. I heard some of the commentary whereby the witnesses would not describe this as a crisis, but it is very much one for the people whom I meet who are missing essential medical appointments, those who are essential workers or those who are consistently late for school,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: How many routes does Go-Ahead have in comparison with Dublin Bus? How many routes are involved in the €1.5 million paid by Dublin Bus and the €850,000 paid by Go-Ahead? The NTA agreed to meet with Go-Ahead about the L52. Has that happened?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: I have asked two.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: I asked two questions and my final question is for Go-Ahead about its fines. Has the NTA met Go-Ahead about the fines? What is Go-Ahead going to do about Dublin 15?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: What about the NTA? How is it going to fix Dublin 15?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: It has not fixed the L52.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Emer Currie: What about reliability?