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Seanad: Smartphone and Social Media Use: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2024)

Emer Currie: ...of these platforms and the detrimental effect they are having, even when we consider their benefits. I spoke to teachers this week in primary schools about the repercussions they are dealing with. This lands on their desk when kids are bullied outside of school on smartphones, but also by kids in other schools with smartphones. That is the extent to which teachers are having to deal...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2024)

Emer Currie: ...of Dublin 15 are just getting to know about, which is cost rental. Some 247 apartments, a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments, are available through our new State agency, the Land Development Agency, LDA, under the cost-rental scheme. Long-term, secure tenancies are available at a cost that is at least 25% less than market value. That is available to households with a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Parks (12 Dec 2023)

Emer Currie: ...public had their say. We cannot underestimate the importance of open space and the role that the Phoenix Park plays in the city in providing open space. In the inner city, park use in terms of land use is only at 1.4%. Dublin North-West and Dublin North-Central have the highest percentage of land use for parks. That is because of the Phoenix Park. In Fingal, where I am from in Dublin...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Impact of the UK's Illegal Migration Act 2023 on the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Emer Currie: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach. It is nice to see him in the Chair. I welcome Mr. Corrigan. The news about the supreme court judgment landed here in Dublin. There is a clear understanding of two things; one, the policy pursued by the UK in the Rwanda scheme and, second, its impact on human rights both concerning the UK's obligations and what it means when we hear unhelpful...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Planning Issues (22 Mar 2023)

Emer Currie: ...permission is needed, section 34 applies and a five-week public consultation period. However, the process can be bypassed if an application is made under section 254 to put a mast on public land. The planning authority must be provided with details such as the position, the design and the capacity of the infrastructure, and it must abide by proper planning and sustainable development of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Greenways Provision (28 Jun 2022)

Emer Currie: ...beauty and special recreational value. If we can make greenways work in geographically sensitive areas in other parts of the country, why not do so here? It has hidden weirs, the St. Edmundsbury lands, the Strawberry Beds and Shackleton Mill, a water-powered flour mill from the 1770s. It can also be connected to some of Dublin’s most stunning parks, like St. Catherine's Park,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Telecommunications Infrastructure (24 May 2022)

Emer Currie: ...authorities are required to have a policy where special conditions would apply or where, "... for various reasons, telecommunications installations would not be favoured ...". Such sites might include lands of high amenity value, protected structures or sites beside schools. However, the 2012 circular states: While the policies above are reasonable, there has, however, been a growing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Region: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Emer Currie: ...that they would devastate green spaces, protected areas and heritage sites such as Porterstown Park in Dublin 15, Shackleton Mill, St. Catherine's Park in Lucan and Leixlip and the St. Edmundsbury lands? Will that be taken into consideration in the decision on an emerging preferred route? The objective relates to M50 resilience only and it says nothing about the unsafe and unsustainable...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Region: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Emer Currie: ...render the business unviable, that there is a significant contradiction, that there are no measurements, that it impacts Mill Lane and Ashtown Road and that it conflates permanent and temporary land takes. This is a real worry for us. The community came together to support this family business and now it tells us when the consultation is finished that the solutions we thought we had...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (24 Mar 2022)

Emer Currie: ...post-primary level, particularly in south Dublin, where fee-paying schools will now open special classes funded by the Department of Education on condition that these are not fee-paying and their lands will be made available for special schools on their campuses. That is very positive. There will be an additional four-classroom special needs base in Templeogue College as well as...

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Jul 2021)

Emer Currie: ...These are accessibility, whether through affordability measures or social support, and stock and supply. We will not have a healthy housing system without both. They are inextricably linked. The Land Development Agency Bill 2021 and the Affordable Housing Bill 2021 will provide a significant framework and step change. The Land Development Agency is about scale and supply and unlocking...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cycling Facilities (5 Jul 2021)

Emer Currie: ...the years in this regard, including the 260 acres at St. Edmundsbury which were sold by the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, ten years ago. There were calls at that time to purchase the land to create a Liffey Valley national park and to join up the lands from Islandbridge to St. Catherine’s Park in Leixlip and including Lucan Demesne, which was secured under the auspices of...

Seanad: National Maternity Hospital: Statements (2 Jul 2021)

Emer Currie: ...of our understandable mistrust. This is about control but it also needs to be about the quality of healthcare that women need and deserve as soon as possible. How do we ensure both? Owning the land seems to be the cleanest solution. A total of 42 clinicians have given a cast-iron guarantee, and State legal advice states, that all legally permissible services will be provided and that...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 May 2021)

Emer Currie: ...in Fingal. On home ownership and affordability, the Government is absolutely committed to ensuring that affordable quality housing is available to everyone. The Affordable Housing Bill and the Land Development Agency Bill are comprehensive. The Affordable Housing Bill is the most comprehensive housing Bill in the history of the State. Almost €690 million will be put towards...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Facilities (18 May 2021)

Emer Currie: ...a school in Dublin 15, St. Patrick's National School in Diswellstown. The agreement is with Park Developments Group. It is a local agreement between the school and developer for the use of the land. It is zoned for community infrastructure and will not be used for housing. The agreement has worked very well. The school needs it for playing. It is the only green space it has. On 30...