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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (18 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 111. To ask the Minister for Finance whether an employer can provide part of an employee's annual bonus as a voucher under the small benefit exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45647/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (18 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 137. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason businesses with penal rates of €63,700 and €55,200 are excluded from the SME support scheme; how the Government intends to support major employment contributors, such as those in the hospitality sector, particularly in the face of the current cost of living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Parental Leave (18 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 206. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide a definitive date by which a baby must be born in order for parents to avail of the additional two weeks of parental leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45655/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (18 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 213. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she acknowledges the long-term benefits of supporting organisations such as CASP Clondalkin Addiction Support Programme, which aim to reduce crime through addiction recovery and support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45658/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (18 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 274. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of concerns raised regarding the potential implications of CORU draft registration standards for psychotherapy training and if the proposed standards ensure the highest quality of care for clients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45656/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Provision and Healthcare Professionals: Discussion (17 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: I thank the witnesses for being here with us today and for everything they, and all the doctors and physicians they work with, do for society day in, day out. This committee has been set a very tough challenge in a very tough timeframe. It is only because of expert witnesses that we are able to inform ourselves. We are all very aware that if we change the laws, and it is an "if" at this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Provision and Healthcare Professionals: Discussion (17 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: That is super. Will Dr. Twomey keep us up to date on that? If a further review or further consultation with RCPI members is done, it would be really interesting for us to hear about it and have a wider lens on whether there are diverging views within the organisation. Professor Landers summed up the situation, in line with my layperson's interpretation, as that there would likely be very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Provision and Healthcare Professionals: Discussion (17 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: This might not be a very fair question but would Professor Landers be confident or comfortable in saying that if the law did change, once conscientious objections were baked into it, members of his industry would be able to work within the new parameters of that new law, if one existed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Provision and Healthcare Professionals: Discussion (17 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: That is understood and agreed with. I thank Dr. Lyne and Dr. O'Shea for their submission. It is a very small number of doctors they are here speaking on behalf of. I take on board Dr. O'Shea's point that that is how it started with the last big societal debate we had when it came to a healthcare issue around choice. I was particularly interested in what Dr. O'Shea put forward on how this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Provision and Healthcare Professionals: Discussion (17 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: On what Dr. O'Shea said there about it initially being conservative, we have heard so much in this committee about the slippery slope and people's concerns that we might start at a point but things might move. If we were to be conservative initially and legislated for this with a review in two years, how would Dr. O'Shea respond to members of the public who feel that all we are doing is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Provision and Healthcare Professionals: Discussion (17 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: However, if the safeguards are changed it is different.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (17 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 190. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied that a company (details supplied) sufficiently handled the consultation process for upcoming redundancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44734/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (17 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 291. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is aware of buyout contracts that disadvantage Irish creatives in the audio-visual industry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44731/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (17 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 510. To ask the Minister for Health regarding the recent shift to charge €30 for blood tests in hospitals, the reason for this change; the measures being considered to address the resultant financial burden on patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44732/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Road Safety (17 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 511. To ask the Minister for Health if hospitals routinely conduct blood tests for alcohol or drug traces in patients admitted after serious car accidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44733/23]

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: We are increasing the rent credit to €750. We know that renters are not availing of the credit in the way that we had hoped. I encourage anyone renting to draw down the €500 credit for this year and €750 credit for next year. These measures are more than just numbers on paper. These measures will make a difference to people, families and businesses.

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: Got it. Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I congratulate my colleague, Deputy Donohoe, who after delivering six budgets as Minister for Finance delivered his first as Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. This budget is not just about numbers. It is about a reflection of our priorities as a Government. Despite the current...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: I welcome this year's budget. I know it will help families and households, but I have had a lot of contact from local businesses in my area that are excluded from the increased cost of business scheme. In particular, pubs and supermarkets in Lucan and Palmerstown are among those businesses that have been in touch. They are in the hospitality and retail sectors, which are really...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (11 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 63. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for a statement on members of the Defence Forces pay; how it compares with members of An Garda Síochána; and whether there are any plans for pay increases.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44366/23]