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Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Process (18 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 1477. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the public health (tobacco and nicotine inhaling products) Bill to prohibit the use of nicotine inhaling products by persons under 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16845/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 1532. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct the national women and infant health programme to provide a reply to a person (details supplied) regarding their correspondence. [17095/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 1628. To ask the Minister for Health what care pathways are in place for under 18s requiring gender affirming care as a result of clinical psychologist diagnosed gender dysphoria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17546/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 1629. To ask the Minister for Health in the context of a person under 18 years of age who has been diagnosed with gender dysphoria by a clinical psychologist; what to do when they do not have access to a psychiatrist or endocrinologist due to a lack of care pathways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17547/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (18 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 1816. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will prioritise the establishment of an alternative learning service in the south Clondalkin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16842/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Grant Payments (18 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 1841. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when grants under the Community Recognition Fund will be approved. [16847/23]

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Lil Reds Legacy Sepsis Awareness Campaign: Engagement with the HSE (20 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: I thank the Chair and the HSE officials not just for being here with us to discuss this very important issue, but also for their leadership and everything they did during the Covid-19 period which saved so many lives. My apologies for having missed the start of the meeting but I had to attend a meeting of the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage, which ran late. I...

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Lil Reds Legacy Sepsis Awareness Campaign: Engagement with the HSE (20 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: I probably just missed that section on the antibiotics and my apologies. What was Dr.Henry saying about that?

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Lil Reds Legacy Sepsis Awareness Campaign: Engagement with the HSE (20 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: That is an interesting message. It is probably worth all of us here clipping that and putting it on our social media too. I come across people all the time who feel they have gone to the doctor or hospital and did not get an antibiotic so it was not worth their while going but if they do not need an antibiotic, that is worth knowing and it is worth getting the message out there as loudly as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: A Rights-Based Approach and Disability Legislation: National Disability Authority (20 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: Super. Can you hear me okay, despite the bells?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: A Rights-Based Approach and Disability Legislation: National Disability Authority (20 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: Apologies for not being present in the room. I am going to the same meeting of the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage as Senator Seery Kearney and thought it easier to join and listen in only for the first hour. I thank Dr. Hartney for her comments, in particular the need for a direct Ministry, which is not to overshadow in any way the fact we need this to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: A Rights-Based Approach and Disability Legislation: National Disability Authority (20 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: I hear what Dr. Tamming is saying. That could be almost like a steering group of the Minister and the top officials and top representatives and almost a workstream underneath for each pillar identified in the programme. The workstream would report monthly and the steering group would meet quarterly. Would something like that capture it a little better?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: A Rights-Based Approach and Disability Legislation: National Disability Authority (20 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: I thank Dr. Hartney. We talk so much about the lived experience in this committee, it is quite a change of focus for us to talk about the processes, strategies and steering groups behind the policies and policy changes that will make a huge difference to people lives. I appreciate Dr. Hartney indulging me on that. That is good learning and good feedback for all of us to take back to our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: A Rights-Based Approach and Disability Legislation: National Disability Authority (20 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: I am.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: A Rights-Based Approach and Disability Legislation: National Disability Authority (20 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: Apologies, I thought there was somebody in the room adding. Once we have the UNCRPD action plan around giving weighted prioritisation to the different action points and proposals within it, would a steering group with representatives from other Departments in addition to representatives from the disability organisations work and be effective?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (25 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 60. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when local groups in Dublin Mid-West will be able to apply for funding under the outdoor recreation infrastructure fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19237/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: I thank the Ministers for being here with us today. We can see from the report outlined and all of the announcements over the last number of months that progress is happening in housing. It is not happening quickly enough. We are all agreed on that. It is happening, however. Driving through my constituency, you can see apartment blocks and housing estates under construction. You can see...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: I thank the Minister of State. That is really good news. I have a question for the Minister with regard to cost rental. I know cost rental is under way. We can see that happening. You can see it in my own constituency, particularly in Clondalkin and Newcastle. However, I am concerned that, in Dublin, the model might not always be fulfilling its brief as regards affordability. For...