Results 181-200 of 3,067 for speaker:Emer Higgins

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (16 Apr 2024)

Emer Higgins: 214. To ask the Minister for Finance if the exclusion of persons with single upper-limb amputations from eligibility for primary medical certificate is contrary to Articles 4 and 20 of the UNCRPD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16294/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (16 Apr 2024)

Emer Higgins: 221. To ask the Minister for Finance to reconsider the exclusion of persons with single upper-limb amputations from eligibility for the primary medical certificate. [16293/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (16 Apr 2024)

Emer Higgins: On the 25th August 2023, I signed the Employment Regulation Order for the Security Sector which came into force on 4th September 2023. The ERO provided for a wage increase to €12.90 per hour from that date. The full details of the ERO are available here: si-no-424-of-2023-employment-regulation-order-security-indus try-joint-labour-committee-2023.pdf (enterprise.gov.ie) I have not...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Energy Infrastructure (16 Apr 2024)

Emer Higgins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 257 and 258 together. This issue is under the remit of my colleague the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications, whose Department is in the process of developing a policy framework for electricity storage. I understand that the framework, which will be published in Q2 this year, will set out plans to incentivise the development of electricity...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (16 Apr 2024)

Emer Higgins: Among the changes introduced by the 2023 Review of the Employment Permits Occupation Lists was the opening of a number of new quotas to provide General Employment Permit (GEP) access for certain previously ineligible occupations, including that of mechanic. On 20 December 2023, a quota of 200 GEPs was opened for the occupation of ‘Car mechanic, Motor mechanic, Auto electrician,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (16 Apr 2024)

Emer Higgins: The total cost of doubling the number of WRC inspectors is approximately €6,312,937 consisting of an additional 61 Inspectors and 9 Inspector Team Managers and 3 Regional Managers. The WRC Inspectorate is staffed by civil servants of my Department. WRC inspectors are ranked at Executive Officer (EO) Inspector, Higher Executive Officer (HEO) Inspector Team Manager (ITM) and AP...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (16 Apr 2024)

Emer Higgins: The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) provide a range of supports to assist individuals who want to start up or grow a business. The 31 LEOs across the country act as the "first stop shop" for all businesses and entrepreneurs in Ireland and operate in each Local Authority area. Businesses operating in the domestic market such as sole traders, micro businesses and small and medium sized...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (16 Apr 2024)

Emer Higgins: On the 25th August 2023, my predecessor, Minister Richmond, signed the Employment Regulation Order for the Security Sector which came into force on 4th September 2023. The ERO provided for a wage increase to €12.90 per hour from that date. The full details of the ERO are available here: si-no-424-of-2023-employment-regulation-order-security-indus try-joint-labour-committee-2023.pdf...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Apr 2024)

Emer Higgins: 294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for further clarification on the process involved in issuing a letter of intent; the average time required for issuing a letter of intent; the current delay in issuing the letter of intent for an extension building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16108/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Redundancy Payments (11 Apr 2024)

Emer Higgins: The Protection of Employment Act 1977 imposes certain legal obligations on employers proposing collective redundancies. These obligations include engaging in an information and consultation process of at least 30 days with employees’ representatives, and to notify the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment of the proposals at least 30 days before the first dismissal takes place....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (10 Apr 2024)

Emer Higgins: On 25 August 2023, I signed the Employment Regulation Order for the Security Sector which came into force on 4 September 2023. The ERO provided for a wage increase to €12.90 per hour from that date. The full details of the ERO are available here: enterprise.gov.ie/en/legislation/legislation-files/si-no-424 -of-2023-employment-regulation-order-security-industry-joint...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Health and Safety (10 Apr 2024)

Emer Higgins: There is a comprehensive suite of occupational safety and health legislation in place in Ireland designed to protect the health and safety of workers and to mitigate against work related injuries, ill-health and fatalities. Under the Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act, 2005 employers have an obligation to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety, health and welfare of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (9 Apr 2024)

Emer Higgins: 1134. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the requirement for service providers to engage a chartered accountant for smaller play schools will be postponed; if his Department accepts the Revenue Commissioners accounts submitted directly by service providers as sufficient evidence of income reporting (details supplied); and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (9 Apr 2024)

Emer Higgins: 1331. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on a new primary care centre (details supplied) including completion date; and a timeline for the commencement of the various services that will be offered at this location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14213/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (9 Apr 2024)

Emer Higgins: 1383. To ask the Minister for Health to provide further details on the current status of the HSE recruitment freeze; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14442/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pay (9 Apr 2024)

Emer Higgins: 1697. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken to ensure the back-dating of pay increases for Section 39 workers funded outside of the HSE, in particular those which come under the Department including education and training boards. [14627/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Role of Disabled Persons Organisations and Self Advocacy in Providing Equal Opportunities under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Implementation: Discussion (8 Apr 2024)

Emer Higgins: I thank all of our guests for being with us today and for sharing their experiences. To Gary I would say that today is an anti ego-ablism day. It is a day for engaging with the people who sit on the disability matters committee and we sit on this committee because we know that disability matters, that civic and human rights for all matter and that inclusion matters. Today is about us...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Emer Higgins: I thank the Chair. We had quite a lot of discussion about this in this committee, in particular in respect of the mid-year review. As we know, the chief executive can instigate change. I know some changes can be made to the development plan based on a two-thirds majority. I would be interested in finding out what, if any, of our feedback was taken on board on that. We know if these plans...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Emer Higgins: Is a majority required for that?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Emer Higgins: I thank the Minister of State.