Results 181-200 of 3,007 for speaker:Emer Higgins
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Measures (5 Mar 2024)
Emer Higgins: 437. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to review the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill to ensure benefits akin to adoptive and maternity leave are provided for the care of newborn infants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9980/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (5 Mar 2024)
Emer Higgins: 457. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider launching an awareness campaign for women needing to check their updated PPSN numbers from the old ‘W’ format; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10695/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Maternity Leave (5 Mar 2024)
Emer Higgins: 541. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to review the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill to ensure benefits akin to adoptive and maternity leave are provided for the care of newborn infants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9979/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Mar 2024)
Emer Higgins: 622. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the need for a task force to address the care and treatment of children with conditions such as spina bifida and scoliosis; if he can provide an update on the current policies in place to ensure timely treatment for these children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9981/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (5 Mar 2024)
Emer Higgins: 746. To ask the Minister for Health if he will include the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2023 as priority legislation for the Dáil Éireann Spring 2024 session. [10593/24]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)
Emer Higgins: I might start with the Dublin Region Homeless Executive. I thank it for the 2023 at-a-glance document. It is positive to hear of all of the preventions because sometimes that message does not get out there. It is good that the tenant in situ scheme is working. I hear what Ms Hayes is saying about homeless HAP. I suppose an increase in properties available needs to come on the market and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)
Emer Higgins: Can Ms Hayes talk in numbers? A total of 1,021 exited homelessness last year. What was the number the year before?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)
Emer Higgins: Dublin is fine.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)
Emer Higgins: So the figure 1,021 comes from those. What was it in the previous year?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)
Emer Higgins: How was there a 6% increase?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)
Emer Higgins: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)
Emer Higgins: Okay. It is 504 plus-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)
Emer Higgins: Five hundred and four plus 573 is?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)
Emer Higgins: Which is higher than 1,021.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)
Emer Higgins: I understand now. I thank Ms Hayes. Even though the number of households exiting is increasing and presentations are decreasing-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)
Emer Higgins: -----and preventions are up, we are still talking about an overall increase of 12%. This relates to households, not people.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)
Emer Higgins: Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)
Emer Higgins: Could I have the number of presentations in 2022?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)
Emer Higgins: I thank the Chair. I will be as brief as I can. There were 2,059 singles plus 867 families in one year, and there were 1,970 singles plus 847 families in another year, minus 1,077 and 999. Where does the increase of 12% come from? Those figures all seem similar.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)
Emer Higgins: The numbers are recorded over a week.