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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (24 May 2022)

Emer Higgins: 479. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the Government response to the Pensions Commission Report is expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26317/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2022)

Emer Higgins: 553. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current position regarding the review of the compulsory retirement age for members of An Garda Síochána; when an announcement on the matter will be forthcoming; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26316/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (24 May 2022)

Emer Higgins: 662. To ask the Minister for Health when the expansion of general practitioner care without charges to children aged six and seven years of age is expected to be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26329/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (25 May 2022)

Emer Higgins: 23. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the application process for the electric small public service vehicle (eSPSV2) grant scheme will be un-paused to allow for new applicants to apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26923/22]

Irish Apprenticeship System: Statements (26 May 2022)

Emer Higgins: I am glad to have the opportunity to contribute to this debate. The Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins; the Minister, Deputy Harris; and the Department are doing excellent work to construct a better future for our young people and notably providing a pathway to education or further learning for everyone. That is welcome. I welcome the apprenticeship action plan, which will ensure we...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Process (26 May 2022)

Emer Higgins: 241. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn by An Garda Síochána to the significant irregularities in the postal voting system in County Sligo in 2019; if so, the nature of those irregularities; and his plans to ensure that such irregularities cannot occur again in any local authority. [27103/22]

Transport, Accelerating Sustainable Mobility: Statements (31 May 2022)

Emer Higgins: Given the disruption to transport we have all seen in the last days, it is really timely that we are having this debate now. It seems very clear that what is happening at Dublin Airport is due to staff shortages after Covid. If pay and conditions need to be reassessed to attract and retain talent, then I really hope they are reassessed. If we have Dublin Airport branded as a more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight Audit Commission’s 2021 Annual Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Emer Higgins: I thank our guests for their attendance. NOAC is probably the first organisation to appear before any of the six Oireachtas committees on which I serve to state that it is sufficiently resourced. That is definitely a first and a positive. I sat on the audit committee of my local authority, South Dublin County Council, for several years. I served there for almost a decade. I am currently...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight Audit Commission’s 2021 Annual Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Emer Higgins: That sounds really progressive.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight Audit Commission’s 2021 Annual Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Emer Higgins: Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (31 May 2022)

Emer Higgins: 136. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the electric vehicle apartment charging grants scheme will be in operation and open for applications; the percentage of a grant the scheme will provide to apartment dwellers looking to install EV chargers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27802/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade (31 May 2022)

Emer Higgins: 177. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of nitrous oxide that was seized by the Revenue Commissioners in 2021 to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27855/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (31 May 2022)

Emer Higgins: 682. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE speech therapy building on Castleknock Road is currently in use by the HSE; if not, if it is vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27486/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (31 May 2022)

Emer Higgins: 696. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the crisis situation regarding the provision of respite disability services in CHO7; the measures that are being taken to resolve this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27553/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 Jun 2022)

Emer Higgins: I am a member of the special committee that was established to make recommendations on legislating for international surrogacy. We are working hard to a really tight timeframe to make that happen. In our committee room, stories have been shared and tears have been shed. We have heard from legal experts, international experts, researchers, psychologists and medics, and we have heard the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Construction Costs in Housing: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Emer Higgins: A vote has been called in the Seanad so the Senators have had to step out. The next speaker is Mr. Eddie Taaffe of the County and City Management Association.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Construction Costs in Housing: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Emer Higgins: I thank Mr. James. We will now move on to questions from members. I remind members and witnesses that each member has seven minutes in which to ask questions and receive replies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Construction Costs in Housing: Discussion (24 May 2022)

Emer Higgins: I thank all our guests for being here with us. I was particularly struck by something Mr. Benson said about traineeships and how some potential apprenticeships could be looked at in that way. Last week was Construction Work and Skills Week, and I attended the Intreo trade fair in Tallaght Stadium, which was a recruitment event aimed at young people. There was a massive queue of young...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (2 Jun 2022)

Emer Higgins: 66. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of parents who availed of parents' leave in 2021; and when the extension of parents' leave from five to seven weeks will be introduced. [24227/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Preventing the Sale, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children: Discussion (19 May 2022)

Emer Higgins: I thank the three witnesses for coming here to talk to us. It is really valuable to us because they are sharing their lived experience. We have been given the job of coming up with a report and recommendations on international surrogacy in quite a tight timeframe. It is possible for us to achieve that only if we hear from everybody involved. It is really brave of the witnesses to share...