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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (1 Dec 2020)

Emer Higgins: 387. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will increase the number of language units, given that there has been no resource increase since 2001; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39757/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (1 Dec 2020)

Emer Higgins: 479. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the provision of pensions for community employment supervisors will be facilitated as per the recommendations of the 2008 Labour Court ruling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26410/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (1 Dec 2020)

Emer Higgins: 526. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason the ECCE programme 2020 will not run to coincide with the local school calendar (details supplied). [39622/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Construction Defects: Discussion with Construction Defects Alliance (1 Dec 2020)

Emer Higgins: I thank Ms Ní Fhloinn, Ms Cottier, Mr. Scott and everybody else who has helped shape this discussion this morning. This is an important issue and I am pleased that we have strong commitments in the programme for Government on bringing forward law reform to improve the legal remedies for home owners dealing with defects, to assist owners of latent defect properties by identifying options...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Construction Defects: Discussion with Construction Defects Alliance (1 Dec 2020)

Emer Higgins: Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Proposed Legislation (25 Nov 2020)

Emer Higgins: 158. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the adoption information and tracing Bill will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38949/20]

Covid-19: Statements (24 Nov 2020)

Emer Higgins: I am glad we are on track to exit level 5 next week and that we are preparing to reopen gyms. I ask the Minister to allow dance classes with social distancing during level 3 to boost physical and mental health. If one lives on a county border, the opening up of one's county may not offer much hope of seeing one's family. It one lives in Lucan, one is more likely to have family in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (24 Nov 2020)

Emer Higgins: 53. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the age friendly strategy; the actions being taken to build on housing options for our ageing population; the funding that has been allocated to address policy aims of housing for the older population as part of budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38430/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (24 Nov 2020)

Emer Higgins: 173. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to reduce carbon emissions to help management companies of apartment complexes install electric charge points in underground car parks for residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38094/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (24 Nov 2020)

Emer Higgins: 475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the completion of the permanent building for a school (details supplied) in view of the fact the temporary accommodation is not a substitute for a permanent school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37821/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (24 Nov 2020)

Emer Higgins: 525. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if concessions are being considered for the leaving certificate class of 2021; if there will be allowances for the loss of teaching hours in 2020 that affected student class time; if there will be allowances made for students many of whom are self-isolating on multiple occasions and missing class time as Covid-19 cases are detected in their...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit (24 Nov 2020)

Emer Higgins: 540. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the anomaly will be corrected by which a 0.5 full-time equivalent teacher is currently categorised as working 11 hours a week based on a full-time teacher working 22 hours a week and on that basis is not eligible for the carer’s benefit as they do not meet the criterion of working 16 hours per week; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (24 Nov 2020)

Emer Higgins: 679. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional third-level course places will be made available to the leaving certificate class of 2021, as was afforded the leaving certificate class of 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38794/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (24 Nov 2020)

Emer Higgins: 711. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if deportation orders have been served on healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic; if so, if her Department will review these orders given the current healthcare staff shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38022/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ophthalmology Services (24 Nov 2020)

Emer Higgins: 834. To ask the Minister for Health if children under 12 years of age are entitled to an eye examination and voucher to cover the cost of glasses; and if so, how often. [38224/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Planning and Development Management Bill: Discussion (24 Nov 2020)

Emer Higgins: I thank the witnesses for today's briefings and those we received last week, which provided really useful background information for those of us who are new to this space. I have two questions and a quick comment. My first question relates to the terms of enforcement. I welcome the decision by the Government to put together an independent enforcement body which will assume responsibility...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Planning and Development Management Bill: Discussion (24 Nov 2020)

Emer Higgins: Are there any timelines in place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Planning and Development Management Bill: Discussion (24 Nov 2020)

Emer Higgins: Does the Department have anything further to add with regard to environmental assessment and public consultation? Is there anything else the witnesses wish to add?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (19 Nov 2020)

Emer Higgins: I really believe that it is time for us to rethink our advertising strategy in respect of Covid-19 - not only what we are saying but also where we are saying it. I would like the Minister of State to work with the HSE to review whether our advertisements are hitting our entire audience because I fear we are not reaching young people. For many of them, their viewing platforms are...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (19 Nov 2020)

Emer Higgins: I want to raise the need for the Government to rethink its Covid-19 advertising strategy. The message is not tough enough and it is not cutting through. The HSE's advertising campaign has become stale, predictable and it is not hitting home with the entire population. Back in March, we knew very little about Covid-19 or the impact it would have on all of our lives. The message then was...