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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (31 Mar 2021)

Emer Higgins: 570. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to officially accredit the first ever national training programme for SNAs in UCD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16507/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (31 Mar 2021)

Emer Higgins: 623. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the HSE will respond to the request by South Dublin County Council for an update on the school inclusion model pilot in Lucan, County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17348/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (31 Mar 2021)

Emer Higgins: 681. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a moratorium will be considered on routine reviews of the carer's allowance until the pandemic is over; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17344/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (31 Mar 2021)

Emer Higgins: 738. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider the request by an organisation (details supplied) for additional funding to support young members impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17576/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (31 Mar 2021)

Emer Higgins: 909. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff working from home who have received a vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16501/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (31 Mar 2021)

Emer Higgins: 918. To ask the Minister for Health the current public health information campaigns available on accessing mental health support. [16569/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (31 Mar 2021)

Emer Higgins: 919. To ask the Minister for Health if he will implement a public health campaign on accessing suitable therapy services for mental health treatment. [16570/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (31 Mar 2021)

Emer Higgins: 920. To ask the Minister for Health if he will implement a public health campaign on caring for mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic. [16571/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (31 Mar 2021)

Emer Higgins: 990. To ask the Minister for Health if members of An Garda Síochána will be prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16756/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (31 Mar 2021)

Emer Higgins: 1098. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the waiting list for over 3,000 gynaecological appointments in Tallaght University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17250/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (31 Mar 2021)

Emer Higgins: 1231. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that pregnant women can be joined by their partners during prenatal scans and childbirth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17590/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Housing Policy and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (30 Mar 2021)

Emer Higgins: I thank the Minister of State for comprehensively outlining all the work being done in this area. We as a committee are pleased we have identified him as the person responsible for overseeing this important area. There was some confusion in previous meetings. Therefore, it is great we know that he and his Department are responsible for this area. He has a given us a impressive overview of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: ^ General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2021)

Emer Higgins: I thank all of our guests for being with us today. I know that it is not easy, especially when doing things virtually but such is the world. The witnesses are probably more used to interacting online than we are. I share the concerns as expressed by most members and witnesses here today about the online political advertising element of the electoral reform Bill being just limited to the...

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Mar 2021)

Emer Higgins: Renters in this country are in a precarious position. Job loss brought on by Covid-19 has meant that those who were already struggling to meet high rents before the pandemic are now barely staying above water. Sadly, many people's hopes of moving out of the rental market have been derailed by the events of the past year. Their plans of home ownership have had to be put on hold. Young...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (25 Mar 2021)

Emer Higgins: 122. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration will be given to extending the number of asylum seekers accepted by Ireland from the Greek islands to beyond the proposed 50 persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16020/21]

Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Mar 2021)

Emer Higgins: I am delighted that we are continuing to extend and expand the entitlements that are available to parents in this country. This Bill will entitle parents to an extra three weeks of paid parental leave and create more time for adjusting to the challenges that a new addition to the family brings. It will mean five weeks leave paid by the State for every parent to be taken before a child turns...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Mar 2021)

Emer Higgins: We all want to get back to normal life once it is safe to do so. Some six out of every 50 adults in Ireland have received their first vaccine shot. It is time to give them something tangible to hope for. Will we, as Professor Luke O'Neill predicted, be back in beer gardens this summer? Our hospitality and tourism sectors need that certainty.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (24 Mar 2021)

Emer Higgins: 80. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to use driving instructors from semi-State bodies, for example Dublin Bus, to help clear the backlog of driving lessons and driver tests. [14199/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Administrative Arrangements (24 Mar 2021)

Emer Higgins: 206. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the payment options available to persons to pay fines, charges or bills by his Department; and if there are plans to provide further online payment facilities. [16290/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Emer Higgins: 228. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the largest circulated newspapers that are delivered free to homes in areas (details supplied) are not receiving Government advertising in the form of Covid-19 public health advertising. [14457/21]