Results 161-180 of 666 for speaker:Emer Currie

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2023)

Emer Currie: I wish to discuss the "RTÉ Investigates" programme broadcast last night. It was distressing for anyone who has put trust in a psychologist. Psychology, whether it is in the private sector or the public sector, is not regulated and that is leading to a violation of sensitive personal information and circumstances. The programme rightfully depicted the impact this has on the families of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Services and Supports Provided by the State for Autistic People: Discussion (2 Mar 2023)

Emer Currie: I will not ask too many questions because of time constraints. There are far too many examples of children's rights not being met. I find I am not shocked by any of the stories that have been shared today. I hear them in my constituency. I am not a member of this committee but I could come here every day and focus purely on special education and inclusion. Tomorrow is the deadline for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Services and Supports Provided by the State for Autistic People: Discussion (2 Mar 2023)

Emer Currie: I apologise that this afternoon I had another committee meeting which was running at the same time. I have had to come in and out. I will watch back to see the contributions that I missed. This morning and this afternoon the contributions have been really impactful. Earlier I listened to Mark Kenny speak and it was a joy to watch. I also had a bird's eye view of his mother, Ger,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Ms Bronagh Hinds (2 Mar 2023)

Emer Currie: I will be going to the Chamber for about ten minutes but will be back.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Ms Bronagh Hinds (2 Mar 2023)

Emer Currie: I thank Ms Hinds for her brilliant opening statement. What is her view of women's participation in politics? Can she reflect on what is happening in both the North and South? I was lucky enough to be studying in Queen's University Belfast when a lot of this was happening, and I did a module in women's studies so I find myself very much drawn to the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2023)

Emer Currie: I welcome the ambassadors who are here today. I am honoured that the UK ambassador wants to be here to hear what I have to say about the Windsor Framework. In all seriousness, I welcome the framework and thank all the stakeholders who have brought us this far. It is now under scrutiny by the main parties, which are looking at what lies beneath. I understand that is going to take time. I...

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Mar 2023)

Emer Currie: I wish to support my colleague, Senator Seery Kearney, who articulated this very well.From reading the communication from Women's Aid, an organisation I want to recognise in the Gallery today, my concern is that this would be a red flag. We have come to understand coercive control a lot more in the past five years than we ever did before. The experience of Covid has shown us the depths of...

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Mar 2023)

Emer Currie: I thank the Minister for taking on board the extensive feedback he has received. It is good to see included here that the direction of travel could specifically be about all employees. The Minister knows where I stand on this. We have had a trial of remote working and we have heaped too much pressure on it as an option for all employees, when it does not work for all roles. This was an...

Seanad: Project Ireland 2040: Statements (1 Mar 2023)

Emer Currie: I am a big fan of the Project Ireland 2040 ambition and framework. It is about future-proofing the country, communities and our economy, by looking at population growth, the necessary investment in climate resilience and ensuring we are supporting Housing for All. We do not just live in houses and homes but in communities and the infrastructure must be there. I am aware of the investment...

Seanad: Moving Towards Zero Tolerance of Violence against Women: Statements (9 Feb 2023)

Emer Currie: I welcome the Minister. I thank him and the Minister, Deputy McEntee, for their work on this issue. Thanks are also due to people like former Minister Frances Fitzgerald who contributed so much to the women's agenda. I have two wee girls aged eight and ten whom I have reared to be proud of their bodies and their gender. They are now at an age at which I am beginning to introduce them to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Economic and Social Benefits of the Belfast-Good Friday Agreement: IBEC (9 Feb 2023)

Emer Currie: I congratulate IBEC on an excellent report. I did not know how much we needed this report until I read it. Twenty-five years on, it is very valuable to have a reflection on the successes since the Good Friday Agreement. It is my opinion that partition has been a disaster for this island, which many other people would share. However, we have clawed back good results over the last 25 years...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Economic and Social Benefits of the Belfast-Good Friday Agreement: IBEC (9 Feb 2023)

Emer Currie: I thank Ms Gallagher.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2023)

Emer Currie: I too express my sympathy to the Breathnach and Broderick families on their loss. They and the Labour Party are proud and rightly so. I wish to raise two matters today, the first of which is the windfall tax on oil and gas profits. I understand legislation is being worked on regarding this issue in the Department with responsibility for energy. Legislation is urgently needed and I call...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Feb 2023)

Emer Currie: I welcome the move by the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy O’Gorman, to formally bring childminding into childcare regulations. I welcome the language he used when he said that it is to be in a way appropriate to the home environment. My family has used childminders and I had a childminder in County Tyrone all those years ago. In fact, her...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (1 Feb 2023)

Emer Currie: The Minister of State is welcome. I thank him for being here. I know the Minister of State, Deputy Madigan, has to attend a funeral and cannot be here, but she is aware of the issues I am about to raise. I hope there can be action on them. Danu Community Special School opened in November 2019 under the patronage of Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board, DDLETB, in a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (1 Feb 2023)

Emer Currie: The experience of the school is that because it has 36 children, everything is capped according to that, and their needs and what they need to excel are not being accommodated appropriately. It is a one-size-fits-all approach, as opposed to a child getting additional support where he or she needs it. As for the building, the classrooms are not purpose built and teachers are spending a long...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Jan 2023)

Emer Currie: I represent Dublin 15, which contains Ashtown. We all know what happened in Ashtown, not only at the migrant camp last week but the community also faced the murder of a woman, Maud Coffey, a few short weeks ago. Ashtown is a multicultural place to live. It is a growing and diverse community of wonderful people. What happened last week was a disgusting and disturbing act. Probably one of...