Senator Higgins calls on Government to oppose EU-Israel Gas Deal

24 June 2022

The European Union agreement to import gas from Israel is morally inconsistent & does not even specify exclusion of occupied territories - especially worrying given gas reserves in Levant Basin. This week, I asked Minister Eamon Ryan to speak up for international law at key EU meeting of Energy Ministers next week.

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Senator Alice-Mary Higgins welcomes Google’s announcement on pausing of all referendum advertising from tomorrow until after 25th May

9 May 2018

Speaking today Senator Higgins said, “I very much welcome the announcement made by Google at midday that they will be pausing all advertising relating to the upcoming referendum on the Eighth Amendment from tomorrow.

Senator Alice-Mary Higgins calls on Government to ensure full public ownership of new National Maternity Hospital

10 March 2021

On International Women’s Day, Independent Senator Alice-Mary Higgins called on the Government to ensure full public ownership and control of the planned new National Maternity Hospital including full public ownership of the land on which it is to be built – rather than the 99-year lease currently planned by the Government.

Senator Alice-Mary Higgins calls for “green networks of cycle and pedestrian lanes and new ambition for rural public transport” at launch of new Committee report on Transport and Climate Action

9 June 2021

The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment and Climate Action launched its Report on Reducing Emissions in the Transport Sector last Wednesday 3^rd June. It is the first in a series of sectoral analyses on how Ireland will meet its target of a 51% reduction in emissions by 2030.

Ireland has the fourth highest level of transport emissions per capita in Europe and the transport sector is responsible for around 20% of our overall CO₂ emissions, with private cars being the largest contributors to transport emissions.