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Alice-Mary Higgins

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National University of Ireland · active 2020-01-21 to 2026-09-29
4,624Contributions
414Votes cast
2.7%On prevailing side
291Tá
123Níl

On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 11 of 414 decisive votes (0 abstentions excluded). Read it as a government-or-opposition indicator rather than a measure of influence — the figure is near 100% for members supporting the government of the day and near 0% for those opposing it.

Party over time

This is the point of the site: contributions keep the party held on the day, not the one held now.

PartyRecorded asContributionsPeriod
IND Independent 4,624 2020-01-21 – 2026-09-29

Membership spells on record: IND 2016-04-25–2020-03-29 · IND 2020-03-30–2025-01-29 · IND 2025-01-29–present

Record

IND 2024-09-25 · Seanad
Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage

I am not speaking to the amendment; I am speaking to Schedule 2 on page 737.

IND 2024-09-25 · Seanad
Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage

It was just factual, in terms of the line reference.

IND 2024-09-25 · Seanad
Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage

I move amendment No. 163: In page 200, line 19, after “seabed),” to insert “which for the avoidance of doubt shall not be a terminal, building or installation used for the liquefication of natural gas or the importation, offloading, storage or regasification of liquified natural gas,”.

IND 2024-09-25 · Seanad
Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage

I move amendment No. 164: In page 200, to delete lines 20 to 25.

IND 2024-09-25 · Seanad
Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage

I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 165: To delete paragraph (h).

IND 2024-09-25 · Seanad
Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage

I move amendment No. 2 to amendment No. 165: In subparagraph (i) of paragraph (i), to delete “natural gas” and substitute “green hydrogen”.

IND 2024-09-25 · Seanad
Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage

I move amendment No. 166: In page 200, line 28, to delete “natural gas, biomethane, hydrogen” and substitute “biomethane, green hydrogen”.

IND 2024-09-25 · Seanad
Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage

I move amendment No. 167: In page 200, line 28, after “renewable gas” to insert “, which shall not include gas produced by means of hydraulic fracturing”.

IND 2024-09-25 · Seanad
Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage

I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 169: In paragraph (e), to delete “whether or not any preconditions to the exercise of that power have been satisfied”.

IND 2024-09-25 · Seanad
Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage

I move amendment No. 170: In page 204, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: “(a) perform its functions in a manner consistent with the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 and the duties and obligations imposed by that Act.”. This amendment adds to the amendments on LNG that have just been voted through, including the choice not to accept our amendment explicitly excluding fracked gas. As such, the vote was to say that fracked gas should be allowed to be included in the forms of liquefied…

IND 2024-09-25 · Seanad
Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage

It is not agreed.

IND 2024-09-24 · Seanad
Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage

This is different from the grouping list that was circulated. Am I correct?

IND 2024-09-24 · Seanad
Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage

Yes, perfect.

IND 2024-09-24 · Seanad
Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage

I second the amendment.

IND 2024-09-24 · Seanad
Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage

I thank the Acting Chairperson. I may have to change around the order of the amendments as I address them, so I will effectively begin from the end. On amendment No. 17, I am concerned about the provision as it is worded. I hope that concern is inadvertent but it could have an unforeseen consequence. The provision as it is currently worded would mean that within the scope of this Bill, the definition of State authorities would be subject to subsection (8) of section 156, in that the definition of State authorities …

IND 2024-09-24 · Seanad
Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage

Through the Chair-----

IND 2024-09-24 · Seanad
Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage

I am not the speaker at the end but I think it is important that we have accuracy.

IND 2024-09-24 · Seanad
Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage

On a point of order-----

IND 2024-09-24 · Seanad
Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage

My point of order is that I do not want the House to be misled on the compliance. It has been established that it is not compliant with the Aarhus Convention. The Minister of State has just said again-----

IND 2024-09-24 · Seanad
Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage

We have already had a statement-----

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