Results 101-120 of 3,425 for speaker:Emer Higgins

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

Emer Higgins: 779. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports available to a self-employed taxi driver impacted by Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15828/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (14 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 775. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to change the age at which persons are entitled to the old age pension; her plans to change the requirement for persons of 65 years of age and above that do not qualify for the old age pension to sign on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15695/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Lottery Funding (14 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 887. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 575 of 7 July 2020, the amount allocated to the discretionary national lottery funding scheme each year it was in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15899/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Maternity Leave (14 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 913. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to extend maternity leave due to the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown on mothers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14924/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (14 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 1000. To ask the Minister for Health the additional supports that are available to children who have a dual diagnosis of autism and verbal dyspraxia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14671/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding (14 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 1306. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 674 of 7 July 2020, if he will provide the specific total amount made available by his Department and the HSE in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16013/20]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Substance Misuse (15 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: Comhghairdeas to the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan. In recent months my local parks in Lucan, Clondalkin, Palmerstown and Rathcoole have become littered with strange shiny silver bullets. Many people were shocked to discover that these objects are the residue of a new drug abuse craze among young people. Teenagers are inhaling nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, from these...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Substance Misuse (15 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: I thank the Minister of State for his response. It is very encouraging that he has acted quickly by seeking a report from the HSE around the prevalence of nitrous oxide use in Ireland. Young people seem to have no idea that this product is killing and paralysing their counterparts elsewhere in Europe. I agree we need and education campaign so that they are aware of the consequences. We...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Regulations (15 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 60. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement between the Environmental Protection Agency and residents of Heather Grove, Palmerstown, in respect of noise pollution from the M50; the measures contained in the Dublin agglomeration plan that can assist with this; the timeline for the implementation of these measures; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Noise Pollution (15 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 83. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans of the National Roads Authority to reduce noise pollution from the M50 motorway in Heather Grove, Palmerstown; the measures contained the Dublin agglomeration plan that can assist with this; the timeline for the implementation of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16177/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (15 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) has a larger number of pupils with additional needs this year and that the increase in the number of SNAs allocated to the school does not match the increase in pupils with additional needs; if she will provide sufficient SNAs to the school; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 45. To ask the Taoiseach his plans to place further restrictions on tourists travelling here from regions with a high incidence of Covid-19. [17191/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (21 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 87. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce a refundable deposit scheme for purchases of plastic bottles to encourage recycling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16737/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (21 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 154. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons whose driver licences expire face a long delay in obtaining replacements and are unable to drive until they receive them; his plans to extend the automatic extension of driver licences to persons whose licences expire after 30 June 2020 until the backlog is cleared; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Issues (21 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 247. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason persons living on houseboats are being evicted from the Grand Canal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16759/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (21 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 421. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on setting up a register of capabilities in which companies operating here could record details of the type of industry they are in, the research and development and production facilities they have and the experience, skills and qualifications their technical persons have in order to enable a university or researcher to tap into...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (21 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 443. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to ensure that community employment scheme supervisors are entitled to pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17194/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (21 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 480. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to ensure that community employment scheme supervisors are entitled to pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17200/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (21 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 464. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was not successful in the review of their State pension (contributory) entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16733/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (21 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 465. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will be granted the higher pandemic unemployment payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16735/20]