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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: That is fine. I thank the Minister of State for taking on board that feedback.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: I move amendment No. 224: In page 144, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: “(5) The conditions which may be attached to a permission under section 34(1), 34(4) or subsection (3) may provide that points of detail relating to a grant of permission may be agreed between the coastal planning authority and the person carrying out the development; if the coastal planning...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: I apologise, Chairman; I am here. I was listening to Deputy Ó Broin on the radio in the background.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: That is fine. I appreciate that reply. That makes sense to me.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: I am happy to withdraw amendment No. 235 because amendment No. 234 encompasses that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: I move amendment No. 241: In page 162, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: "(9) The conditions attached under this section to a permission may provide that points of detail relating to the grant of the permission maybe agreed between the MARA and the person carrying out the development; in reaching such agreement the MARA shall consult with any coastal planning authority or...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: Amendment No. 279 seeks to impose a condition to require the MAC holder to apply for development permissions without a specified period. That is already included in paragraph 5 of Schedule 6, Part 1. I wonder how the exploration of that works within a specific period in a way that would deter seabed hoarding. The Minister of State has talked about this but perhaps he would like to make a...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: Thank you.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: I move amendment No. 279: In page 207, to delete lines 22 to 24 and substitute the following: “5. A condition providing for the MAC to expire if the holder of the MAC has not applied for development permission for the maritime usage the subject of the MAC within a specified period commencing from the date of the grant of the MAC.”.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (16 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: 126. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the provision of statutory sick pay for all employees; his views on the equity of transferring the financial burden of sick pay to employers; the way employers will be supported in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55487/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: 345. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special schools that currently have a full-time behavioural therapist; and the details of same. [55536/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (16 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: 495. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE in contracting debt collection agencies to pursue unpaid statutory charges in each of the years 2013 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55521/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (16 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: 496. To ask the Minister for Health the costs incurred by each public hospital in contracting external debt collection agencies to pursue unpaid statutory charges in each of the years 2013 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55522/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (16 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: 497. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inpatients or inpatient day cases with unpaid inpatient charges whose debt was referred to a debt collection or legal agency in each of the years 2013 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55523/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (16 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: 498. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure by the HSE and public hospitals on referral of statutory charges to external debt collection or legal agencies; the breakdown of expenditure by charge, that is, inpatient charge, outpatient and emergency charge in each of the years 2013 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55524/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: I want to raise an issue facing those working in the night-time economy. We have now gone from well over 500,000 people claiming the pandemic unemployment payment, PUP down to 60,000. I really welcome that progress but I have been contacted by many constituents this week who own or who work in bars, pubs, restaurants and nightclubs. While they are glad they will be remaining open until...

Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: I welcome the opportunity to discuss this important Bill. There are a lot of great provisions within the Bill that will have positive implications for road users. I want to focus on scramblers first because this is an issue that affects many of my constituents. I note that the Bill commits to introducing measures to address the antisocial use of scramblers and that is a positive...

Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: I welcome the opportunity to discuss this profoundly important legislation. I congratulate the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, in particular for working so swiftly to bring this Bill before the House. This legislation is primarily concerned with strengthening the monitoring of sex offenders within our communities but, more importantly, it is focused on protecting and supporting...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: I do not know if the Taoiseach is a fan of TikTok but the latest video on the HSE's TikTok account has over 862,000 views so it is a really powerful tool for communicating important health information to the younger generation. However, nothing is being posted about antigen testing. Covid is in our communities. We know how difficult it is to get a PCR test and that there is uncertainty...

Covid-19: New Measures: Statements (24 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: This evening, we learned of 3,893 new Covid cases within our community. A total of 43 people with Covid-19 have, sadly, passed away in the past week. There are currently 611 people in hospital with Covid, 132 of whom are critically ill in ICUs. I ask the Minister to imagine for just one second that we could change this. Let us imagine if we were able to bring in a simple and cheap...