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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying and the Constitution: Discussion (20 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: Maybe we have three on the Bench today regarding that question. In her statement, Dr. Mulligan summed up pretty perfectly the challenges that will arise from a legal, but more importantly from a moral perspective, and the safeguards and all the huge questions that will arise which the committee will try to tease out over the next nine months. Senator Mullen spoke about the change of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying and the Constitution: Discussion (20 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: I thank Dr. Mulligan.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: 306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the reserved specialists tender process for the school building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29278/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (20 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: 400. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide details on how many void properties have been brought back into use to date in 2023, broken down by local authority; and the average turnaround times for vacant council properties per council. [29831/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (20 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: 401. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a breakdown of the targets, per local authority, for each of the Housing For All initiatives targeting vacancy and dereliction. [29832/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (20 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: 402. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the supports for prospective homeowners who do not qualify for a mortgage based on this year’s income, but do not qualify for the local authority home loan because the process is based on income in 2022 rather than income in 2023. [29833/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Development Projects (20 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: 428. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when recipients under the latest community innovation funding call will be announced; when the fund will reopen to applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29086/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (20 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: 751. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the Community Recognition Fund will next reopen to new applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29830/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Trade Missions (22 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: 123. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a report on the ministerial trade visit to Money 20/20 Europe 2023 in Amsterdam; the way in which he supported IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland to achieve their objectives on this visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29962/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Bodies (22 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: 139. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on Ireland’s bid to host the new EU AML Authority; if Ireland having a strong AML, legal and administrative framework will assist in this bid; the next steps that will be taken to advance Ireland’s bid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29963/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (22 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: 396. To ask the Minister for Health when the new increased income threshold for GP-only cards will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30488/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (27 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: 407. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of bonus payments of weekly child benefit that were made in November 2022 as part of the package of cost-of-living measures; the overall cost of same; the number of households that benefitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30543/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Regulations (27 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: 598. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the drafting of regulations to give effect to the provisions of the Work-life Balance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31105/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (27 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: 715. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering addressing the pay disparity between section 39 workers and their section 38 and HSE colleagues in order to attract more therapists to fill vacant CDNT positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31082/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Legal Protections and Sanctions: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Emer Higgins: Does that take place in a courtroom or in the hospital grounds?

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (4 Jul 2023)

Emer Higgins: 267. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the preparation of a Code of Practice by the Workplace Relations Commission under Part 4 of the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 to allow for the right to request remote and flexible working; when this right will be available to workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (4 Jul 2023)

Emer Higgins: 299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a reply will be issued to a representation by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32337/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Bodies (4 Jul 2023)

Emer Higgins: 592. To ask the Minister for Health if he will seek an update on the status of a report (details supplied) which was granted funding by the Health Research Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32240/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Jul 2023)

Emer Higgins: I raise the issue of housing adaptation grants for older people and people with disabilities. I know from my office that people who avail of these grants find them massively beneficial in terms of making their homes more accessible, suitable and comfortable. We all know the cost of doing work has increased dramatically and what has not increased is the value of the grants towards that cost....

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Emer Higgins: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this legislation. I am glad we are debating it before the summer recess because we have waited long enough for the Bill. We first started discussing safe access zones in the wake of the eighth amendment referendum in 2018, some five years ago. In the interim, while we have seen some women finally receiving access to necessary and essential healthcare,...