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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Sep 2021)

Emer Higgins: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Sep 2021)

Emer Higgins: I will ask the same question as Deputy Ó Broin asked so Mr. Hogan will get a chance to answer it. I note the CCMA will be before the committee later in the week. I thank Mr. Hogan and his team for all of the work that has gone into this Bill. SHDs were introduced to accelerate housing. While the initiative delivered on the fast-tracking of planning applications, judicial reviews...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Sep 2021)

Emer Higgins: Yes, particularly the websites, which most people are saying kind of worked.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Sep 2021)

Emer Higgins: I thank Mr. Hogan. He made a very good point, which I had not thought of before, in regard to the burden that is already there from an SHD perspective. It makes a lot of sense, and I hope it is something about which we will have further conversations with the CCMA.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Sep 2021)

Emer Higgins: I will. This has been a very useful discussion. Senator Fitzpatrick has summed up quite well one of the points that was put forward by a number of public representatives that, perhaps, has not quite hit home at this stage. I also believe it would be useful if we have those meetings. One thing that was probably missed in the SHD legislation was around the fact that when those websites were...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Emer Higgins: 467. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will produce daily updates on the EU Digital COVID Certificate roll-out. [40006/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (27 Jul 2021)

Emer Higgins: 1516. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on Ireland’s progress to become tobacco free by 2025; if this target will be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33826/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (27 Jul 2021)

Emer Higgins: 1517. To ask the Minister for Health the number of recorded smokers aged 19 and under from 1990 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33827/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Advertising (27 Jul 2021)

Emer Higgins: 1535. To ask the Minister for Health if a licensed premises or manufacturer who is currently using public roads and footpaths to accommodate outdoor dining can legally display alcohol advertisements on these public roads and footpaths. [34016/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 Jul 2021)

Emer Higgins: 1656. To ask the Minister for Health if the temporary assistance payment scheme will be extended to continue supporting nursing homes with infection prevention control, enhanced resident safety and staffing measures for the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34748/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

Emer Higgins: 2363. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocation to Jigsaw for delivering mental health services to north Clondalkin for 2019, 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37508/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

Emer Higgins: 2364. To ask the Minister for Health the number and type of services that Jigsaw has delivered to young persons in Clondalkin in 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37509/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (27 Jul 2021)

Emer Higgins: 2719. To ask the Minister for Health the process for which home vaccinations can be booked through (details supplied). [38882/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Emer Higgins: 3020. To ask the Minister for Health if he will produce daily updates on the EU Digital COVID Certificate roll-out. [40005/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (27 Jul 2021)

Emer Higgins: 3213. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that soup-runs and other voluntary efforts relied on for meals by many homeless persons are not discontinued due to health and safety regulations.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40835/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Jul 2021)

Emer Higgins: Children under the age of 12 will shortly be able to return home from holidays without a vaccine, PCR test or antigen test. They will soon be able to go for family dinners indoors in a restaurant without a vaccine, PCR test or antigen test, but they cannot go to summer classes, schools or camps, dancing classes, stage schools or coding workshops. They cannot be indoors with their friends...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Jul 2021)

Emer Higgins: 134. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a commercial landlord can be prevented from increasing the rent on a commercial property given the financial impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on many businesses; if rent protections are available to commercial tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38791/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (15 Jul 2021)

Emer Higgins: 163. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to proposals from a group (details supplied) regarding income tax relief for owner-occupiers and VAT rebates for social landlords; his plans to implement these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38778/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Online Safety (15 Jul 2021)

Emer Higgins: 179. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to tackle pseudonymity on online platforms (details supplied). [38874/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Online Safety (15 Jul 2021)

Emer Higgins: 181. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the remit of the online safety commission will be extended to include an escalation point for content that constitutes online bullying. [38876/21]