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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)

Emer Higgins: I thank Senator Cummins. My questions are to Mr. Dennigan and to Ms Santoro. In Mr. Dennigan's opening statement, he spoke about his vision for milestones on the path to the 2030 goal of ending homelessness. I would love to learn more about what he feels those milestones should be. While Senator Fitzpatrick touched on this earlier, I know that Mr. Dennigan has some specific proposals on...

Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Bill 2022: Second Stage (3 Feb 2022)

Emer Higgins: The rising cost of living is crippling many people. Constituents tell me regularly that the day-to-day costs of running a home are becoming unmanageable. The cost of electricity is without doubt one of the biggest issues for householders. The rising cost of electricity is a global trend, a trend that is creating cost-of-living issues right across the world. Here in Ireland, it is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Feb 2022)

Emer Higgins: 92. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the changes for the carer’s allowance means test will come into effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5100/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Feb 2022)

Emer Higgins: 13. 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. [5099/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Strategies (3 Feb 2022)

Emer Higgins: 144. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the approach his Department is taking to drafting the next national strategy on women and girls; the focus there will there be on violence against women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5101/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (3 Feb 2022)

Emer Higgins: 133. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown by scheme of funding support provided to youth organisations and youth services in an area (details supplied) in 2021; the broad outcomes which this funding has supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5102/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (3 Feb 2022)

Emer Higgins: 294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in transferring the land for a proposed amenity (details supplied) from her Department to the Department of Health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5703/22]

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petitions on Unauthorised Developments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Feb 2022)

Emer Higgins: I am a brand new member of this committee and this is my first full meeting. I am shocked by what we are discussing at this meeting. We seem to be here to discuss a matter that has already been before the courts and on which a Circuit Court determined there is no evidence for the claim. A court of law made that determination. Westmeath County Council, in its statement, summed up my gut...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (3 Feb 2022)

Emer Higgins: This is more for my information than anything else, and I am not trying to be difficult but trying to learn more about the committee. If this subject has already been discussed by another committee, does that not seem like a lot of duplication from the Houses of the Oireachtas on one particular topic? Until that field trip Deputy Buckley has spoken about happens and we get the findings from...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (3 Feb 2022)

Emer Higgins: Senator Craughwell said this committee is there to support our citizens when everything else has failed them. Are we not pre-empting the failure of the Committee on Health to address this? Should we not just let it do its work? If we feel it is not adequate or if people feel they have been failed, at that point, we can step in. I am conscious of the phrase the Chairman has just used that...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (3 Feb 2022)

Emer Higgins: I do not mean to labour the point but the Joint Committee on Health is considering this matter and has organised a visit to the site. Is it not prudent to ask that committee for a report on what progress it is making in order to put pressure on it to ensure it deals with this matter adequately? As Senator Craughwell said, if we cannot get those reassurances, we should look at the matter...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (3 Feb 2022)

Emer Higgins: Did the Chairman also mention the health committee?

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (3 Feb 2022)

Emer Higgins: Could we not write and ask them-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (3 Feb 2022)

Emer Higgins: Could we not write to them and ask whether the matter has been before them and could they give us a report? That would be useful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Monuments and Archaeological Heritage Bill: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (3 Feb 2022)

Emer Higgins: I thank our guests. I apologise for missing the start of this meeting as I had another committee meeting to attend simultaneously, as is often the case, unfortunately. I have read through the opening statements and it is good to get so many expert views on this issue. I particularly loved Dr. Greene's idea about a communications campaign relating to the register. I note there is provision...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Monuments and Archaeological Heritage Bill: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (3 Feb 2022)

Emer Higgins: Yes, it is unfortunately.

Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

Emer Higgins: Ireland’s standard of third level education is world renowned. We have an incredibly well-educated workforce and it is one of the many reasons we attract so many of the world’s biggest and best corporations to our shores. Data from the Central Statistics Office show that in 2021, 53% of people between 25 and 64 in Ireland had a third level degree. That is more than half of...