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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,...

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]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (25 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: 129. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she will take to support the victims of crime. [57739/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (25 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: 155. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the introduction of new criminal legislation to tackle domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. [57738/21]

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

Emer Higgins: 274. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way the jobs of those currently employed by local employment service and job clubs will be safeguarded in view of the move towards a new model of local employment service delivery; the learnings that have been taken by her Department from RFT 1 in order to improve the new model of local employment and service delivery;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: 332. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a group (details supplied); his plans to meet with the group; the current actions being taken to lessen the waiting times for children awaiting surgery for spina bifida; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58079/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: 349. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider introducing measures to support women with the financial cost of hormone replacement therapy as a treatment for severe symptoms of the menopause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58153/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: I thank all of our guests who are here. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, in particular for all the updates she has given us thus far. I would like to ask the Minister of State for information on respite, in particular, when it comes to decongregation of residential respite. I work closely with Stewarts Care in Palmerstown which offers incredible residential and holistic...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: Yes it does, thanks. I commend Stewarts Care in Palmerstown in my constituency. It is leading the way in the context of what the Minister of State has just described. It is great to hear about nine new respite houses coming on stream. The Minister of State may not have the information to hand today but I would be interested to hear about the geographical spread of those houses. My...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: They are a great team and we have high hopes of them delivering additional services in our area.

Covid-19: New Measures: Statements (24 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: This evening, we learned of 3,893 new Covid cases within our community. A total of 43 people with Covid-19 have, sadly, passed away in the past week. There are currently 611 people in hospital with Covid, 132 of whom are critically ill in ICUs. I ask the Minister to imagine for just one second that we could change this. Let us imagine if we were able to bring in a simple and cheap...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: I do not know if the Taoiseach is a fan of TikTok but the latest video on the HSE's TikTok account has over 862,000 views so it is a really powerful tool for communicating important health information to the younger generation. However, nothing is being posted about antigen testing. Covid is in our communities. We know how difficult it is to get a PCR test and that there is uncertainty...

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 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]

Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: I welcome the opportunity to discuss this profoundly important legislation. I congratulate the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, in particular for working so swiftly to bring this Bill before the House. This legislation is primarily concerned with strengthening the monitoring of sex offenders within our communities but, more importantly, it is focused on protecting and supporting...

Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: I welcome the opportunity to discuss this important Bill. There are a lot of great provisions within the Bill that will have positive implications for road users. I want to focus on scramblers first because this is an issue that affects many of my constituents. I note that the Bill commits to introducing measures to address the antisocial use of scramblers and that is a positive...