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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Feb 2022)

Emer Currie: There seems to be a difference this week. We have had 1 February and St. Brigid's Day and now we have the Ulysses centenary. I am glad the winter is behind us. We all seem to be feeling a bit more upbeat. Today I want to focus on neurological services and the shortage of neurological nurses nationally. It is a worry. The Neurological Alliance of Ireland has said we need an extra 100...

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

Emer Currie: If there was ever a weekend to demonstrate how wrong the British Government's proposals on legacy are, this was it. In light of the dignity and resilience of the Bloody Sunday families and survivors this weekend and over the past five decades and the people of Derry who have supported them, to be there was moving. The Cathaoirleach was there, too. I am grateful to the journalists who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Integrated Education Fund (27 Jan 2022)

Emer Currie: I cannot see anybody on the screen but I hope they are listening. I thank the witnesses for the presentation. I would like them to go through the funding. I get the sense that they feel that the funding model is inequitable in terms of integrated schools. I ask them to expand on that. They are saying that the parents are driving the development of the schools. What are the barriers,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Integrated Education Fund (27 Jan 2022)

Emer Currie: I support the Integrated Education Bill and the Private Members' Bill about fair employment legislation. Is the Integrated Education Bill on Committee Stage at the moment? Will it pass before the elections? What happens if it does not?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services (26 Jan 2022)

Emer Currie: I thank the Minister of State for being here this morning. It has been a turbulent January. We had Covid spiking. Now a lot of people are nervous about society re-opening so quickly and that will be stressful for many. We also had the tragic events in Tullamore which rocked us all, as well as tragic suicides. I want to send my condolences to all families affected by loss and premature...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services (26 Jan 2022)

Emer Currie: I thank the Minister of State for the update. The report is a year old and now that Covid is, hopefully, coming to an end we need to prioritise this matter. The solutions are there. We need to increase the number of psychologists, address the inequities and support people through the process. The Department should look to the North and what it does in the area of funding because there are...

Seanad: Broadband Roll-out: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Emer Currie: Broadband absolutely is one of the biggest issues on which I am contacted and it is all about delivery and timings. The Minister of State heard today that people do not care about the background. They just want their broadband. It is incredibly frustrating when they were given a timeline. Here is an example from rural Dublin. We tend to forget that there are also rural areas of Dublin...

Seanad: Final Report on Impacts of Brexit of Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Emer Currie: I commend the members of the Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on their report. Like Senator McGreehan, I was not a member of the committee, but I recognise it is a very valuable report and I thank the members of the committee for it. I agree with others' comments about how when we work collaboratively North-South and east-west,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)

Emer Currie: I welcome the new legislation on the right to request remote working and I look forward to the pre-legislative scrutiny of it.Let us be clear. This legislation alone will not revolutionise the way we work. It is part of a bigger national remote working strategy that recognises the economic driver that remote working can be for places that do not have red ribbon job announcement moments and...

Seanad: Live Industry Supports: Statements (16 Dec 2021)

Emer Currie: This is the first chance I have had to engage with the Minister. It is nice to meet her here in the Seanad. I thank her for the comprehensive update. She has an incredibly challenging brief.This period has been quite challenging for people who are creative and need to connect with people. That is their passion and vocation in life. As my colleague said, we have to make sure that people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Londonderry Chamber of Commerce and Foyle Port (16 Dec 2021)

Emer Currie: I do not mind.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Londonderry Chamber of Commerce and Foyle Port (16 Dec 2021)

Emer Currie: I welcome Mr. Clancy and Mr. O'Kane. First, they know that I support the cross-Border workers' campaign and I am glad the Minister has agreed to meet with the witnesses again in the new year with regard to giving some clarity about that timescale. However, that is a temporary position and what we need is a permanent solution or something that we can trial and give us hope for the future....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Londonderry Chamber of Commerce and Foyle Port (16 Dec 2021)

Emer Currie: I agree and thank Mr. O'Kane for answering my questions so comprehensively. I agree with him that the tax strategy group paper is one-dimensional. I have said previously in the Chamber that I am uncomfortable with using language like the North and South being in competition with each other and competitive advantage. Everything should be about collaboration and harmonisation to grow the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Londonderry Chamber of Commerce and Foyle Port (16 Dec 2021)

Emer Currie: The Chairman has just asked my question. There is a lot in this. The potential of Foyle Port is significant and the breadth of what it does is mind-boggling. It has the bulk side of business as well as the tourism side. It would also be useful to hear about energy and what the port does in the sustainable energy space. There is definitely an opportunity to develop the port for more...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Dec 2021)

Emer Currie: Friday is the deadline for the greater Dublin area draft transport strategy for 2022 to 2042. Within that is the revised greater Dublin area cycle network. The last strategy was in 2013. I am not sure that people are aware that the new cycle network is in the plans, so I would like to bring people's attention to that. On close inspection, it seems that the concept of a Liffey Valley...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2021)

Emer Currie: Christmas is a special time of year, with family and friends coming together to celebrate during the festive period. Sadly, however, it will not be a happy occasion for everyone, with empty seats at the family table, including my own. However, whatever pain I might feel does not compare with the pain and sorrow felt by those who for decades have mourned the loss of family members murdered...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
Engagement with WAVE Trauma Centre (9 Dec 2021)

Emer Currie: Both Deputy Carroll MacNeill and I very much want to speak on this. I wish to reflect on the disappointing attendance by Sinn Féin today. Normally, we have many more Sinn Féin attendees at this meeting. It calls itself an all-island party but it actually has two slots on this committee. Its members did not use all their time in the first segment and there have been three...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
Engagement with WAVE Trauma Centre (9 Dec 2021)

Emer Currie: I spoke with Ms Peake in the past about how there can be up to 12 people involved in abductions. We think it would be good for people to hear about the number of people involved and, therefore, the information that could be out there. Things that may have been seen that may not seem important or that people may have buried away themselves could be the key to unlocking the information that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
Engagement with WAVE Trauma Centre (9 Dec 2021)

Emer Currie: Very well said.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
Engagement with WAVE Trauma Centre (9 Dec 2021)

Emer Currie: I want to pick up on what Senator McGahon said there. I think what the Senator meant was that the people who could do the most did not do what they could do both at the meeting and in the past. My father was a TD up until 2002. He arranged meetings with the families of the disappeared and raised the issue plenty of times in the Dáil as well. As I said earlier, the disappeared are...