Results 961-980 of 3,425 for speaker:Emer Higgins

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (23 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: 209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the areas in a location (details supplied) that are planned for electric vehicle charger installation over the next ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56912/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (23 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: 433. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a self-employed person can maintain their pandemic unemployment payment if they undertake three days employment and are paid as a PAYE worker for those three days but remain under the €960 over eight weeks threshold; and if not, the reason for the rescinding of the pandemic unemployment payment in these...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: 640. To ask the Minister for Health when the details of a Covid-19 booster vaccine will be reflected on a person's EU digital Covid certificate particularly to allow international travel to countries that are requiring proof of booster vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57370/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Medical Aids and Appliances (25 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: 10. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to introduce supports for persons who experience hair loss due to alopecia, cancer treatment or other similar illnesses. [57539/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Medical Aids and Appliances (25 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: I would like to ask the Minister about her Department's plans to introduce support for people who experience hair loss due to alopecia, illness or cancer treatment. Hair loss can be an extremely traumatic side-effect of illness or treatment and I would welcome any move to support those suffering from hair loss as a result of illness.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Medical Aids and Appliances (25 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: I thank the Minister. That is welcome news. I welcome the extension of the treatment benefit scheme to cover grants towards things like wigs and hairpieces. It is good news for people who suffer from alopecia or who have experienced hair loss due to cancer treatment. Some people might think it is a trivial issue, but many men and women take pride in and confidence from their hair. As is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Medical Aids and Appliances (25 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: I thank the Minister. I fully agree with everything she said. It is a huge mark of her respect for people to put this on the Government's agenda. I would like to raise the scope of eligibility for the grant. I would welcome the grant being extended to those who suffer hair loss due not just to physical but also mental illness. I am thinking, in particular, of anorexia which,...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (25 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: I thank the Minister for outlining the Bill, which is a really important one. It provides for the replacement of the fast-track planning system, the current SHD process for certain large housing projects. The new large-scale residential development process proposed by the Bill consists of three stages: pre-application, application and appeal. It proposes procedural appeal changes intended...

Mother and Baby Institutions: Statements (25 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: Thousands of women passed through the doors of mother and baby homes in this country. From the testimonials we have heard from the many survivors, we know that their trauma was unspeakable. Women were abused and forced to give birth in horrific circumstances and were treated like they were dirty, like they were sinners and as if they had committed the worst crimes imaginable, when, in fact,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: I thank all the contributors. The discussion has been a real education and something of an eye-opener for me, particularly when it comes to ME and Parkinson's disease. I was not aware how widespread they are and how difficult it is to measure their incidence. That is a real failing and flaw within our health service. Regarding Ms Ulpe's contribution, it is very disheartening to hear how...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: That makes a lot of sense.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: I apologise for interrupting, but is that because it is not on the long-term illness register?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: That affected Ms McGreehan getting a vaccine on time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: Yes. That is very helpful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: It does make sense. I really appreciate that answer. Do any of the other witnesses have anything to add to that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: That is really shocking.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: I thank Ms Ulpe for sharing that personal story. It is quite shocking to hear that that was her experience. I appreciate her putting on the record because it is something we need to know if we are to try to deal with this issue from a policy perspective.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: We appreciate the witnesses being here and I thank them.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (24 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: 94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a planning application by a school (details supplied); the delays preventing the planning application from being granted; and if the timeline for completion of works is still in place. [57679/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: 54. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the extension of rent supplement for victims of domestic violence. [57540/21]