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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: My topic, and that of Deputy O'Donoghue, did not make it onto the Chairman's second list.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: Is it helpful if we make suggestions on the topics?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: Yes. I was just asking whether it would be helpful for us to have information for the Chairman by the time we get to discussing those issues. That is no problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: In line with what the Chair has been doing throughout this meeting, I have gone through his list and suggested which categories they might fall under.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: One thing I would like the committee to look at is collaboration with the Departments of Finance and Health to incentivise people who are on the fair deal scheme to rent out their unoccupied home. Many unoccupied homes are not in use because it does not make any sense for people on the fair deal scheme to rent them out as so much of that income immediately goes back to the State. We looked...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: Good thinking.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: Density in city centres probably comes under No. 24, living city, urban regenerations and town centres. A review of the distribution of the rental accommodation scheme, RAS, shared services supplement could potentially come under No. 3, affordability. Perhaps it is only included in the briefing. I wish to understand a bit better, however, about how RAS rent comes into each local...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: I am aware the Chairman spoke about heritage in his submission but I wish to make sure that is captured, perhaps, with regard to Heritage Ireland 2030.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: No. 3, perhaps.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: We could potentially look at it as how local authorities are funded because currently they are not really.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: 42. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the support measures she will put in place to help private bus operators transport children to and from school in view of the fact they cannot operate at full capacity resulting in some operators not providing services going forward (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25036/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Better Energy Homes Scheme (14 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: 100. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will clarify the situation for persons over 70 years of age who have been approved for SEAI grants to ensure warmer homes and so on and who are now being told they cannot get the work done, as over-70s are deemed at risk according to HSE guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30404/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (14 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: 130. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports being put in place for sport and sporting organisations, that is, national governing bodies, particularly in respect of women's sport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30427/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (14 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: 215. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if pandemic unemployment payments will be made to persons over the age of 66; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30393/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: 273. To ask the Minister for Health if scouts groups can meet in outside pods in the way that GAA players can for training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30475/20]

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: This time last year we were facing into a very different economic future. Business was thriving, cafés were full and a ticket for a concert or a GAA final could not be got for love nor money. What a difference a year makes. Today there are no concerts, no bustling cafés and in mid-October we still have not had a 2020 all-Ireland final. There is hope, however, and this budget...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (15 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: 291. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to introduce free GP care for children under 12 years of age; and the timeline for the phased roll out of same. [30853/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (20 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: 33. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the details of the funding provided to crèches that was conditional on them not increasing their prices; the way in which the matter is being monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25943/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: 236. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Covid restrictions support scheme, CRSS, applies to companies that support the entertainment sector but that do not have a physical product, companies that provide a service to the entertainment industry that may rent venues, products and so on, for example, event promoters, arts and lighting specialists; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: 329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans for a new building for a school (details supplied); and the timeline for the delivery of same. [31051/20]