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Affordable Housing Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Jun 2021)

Emer Higgins: I hope I live up to the Ceann Comhairle's expectations.

Affordable Housing Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Jun 2021)

Emer Higgins: Housing in Ireland has become unaffordable and unobtainable for many people and that is simply a fact. Young people in particular feel locked out of the housing market. They feel the dream of one day owning their own homes is a far-off idea at best and at worst, just a pipe dream. I want to live in a city and a country where home ownership is possible, if not the norm, for people my age....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Banking Sector (24 Jun 2021)

Emer Higgins: 58. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the engagement his Department has had with the Central Bank regarding the current review of Irish mortgage lending rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33802/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (24 Jun 2021)

Emer Higgins: 65. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to make the Rebuilding Ireland home loans more flexible such as increasing financial limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33803/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (24 Jun 2021)

Emer Higgins: 113. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts made by Ireland to assist in the implementation of a ceasefire in the Middle East and efforts towards a permanent resolution to the conflict. [33810/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (24 Jun 2021)

Emer Higgins: 134. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the work of Ireland’s delegation at the United Nations as the halfway point of the two-year membership of the Security Council is reached. [33809/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Jun 2021)

Emer Higgins: 402. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered introducing a vaccine bonus for wedding receptions to allow fully vaccinated persons not be included in the guest number limit. [26209/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Mortality in Single Homeless Population 2020: Engagement with HSE (24 Jun 2021)

Emer Higgins: I will go first. I thank Dr. O'Carroll. That was an informative report and the presentation was a good whistle-stop tour of its recommendations. I will start by saying I do not want to live in a society in which people are living rough in a canal and I know that nobody on this committee does. That is not the Ireland that anybody wants. I really appreciate all the work our homeless...

Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (23 Jun 2021)

Emer Higgins: At the beginning of the pandemic, the Government acted quickly to protect renters by introducing emergency legislation that froze rents and temporarily banned evictions. In March, we extended this temporary legislation to ensure those who had lost their income due to Covid-19 and who needed the protection and support of the legislation would continue to receive it. Three months ago, when I...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Jun 2021)

Emer Higgins: In 2018, Irish people voted overwhelmingly to repeal the eighth amendment. They voted to give women autonomy and choice over their decisions and their bodies. Deputies and Senators in democratically-elected Chambers legislated for that accordingly. Those laws made by our legislators, not Canon Law, should determine women's reproductive health services. Religious involvement in the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (23 Jun 2021)

Emer Higgins: 68. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of driver theory tests that have been carried out since 8 June 2021; the number that are scheduled to take place; the number that have been cancelled; and the number of no-shows that have occurred since 8 June 2021. [33710/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (23 Jun 2021)

Emer Higgins: 156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason it was not possible for her Department to acquire a property (details supplied). [33822/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Jun 2021)

Emer Higgins: 351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the ratio of SEN pupils to staff for the summer programme can be the same for SEN pupils enrolled in mainstream schools as it is for the SEN children enrolled in special classes, that is six pupils with one teacher and two SNAs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32928/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Emer Higgins: I confirm to the Chairman that I am in the precincts of Leinster House. I said at the beginning of this Bill, when the Minister of State first came before us, that I believe it to be a really exciting piece of reforming legislation. After hours of engaging in debates I still feel this way. The Bill has the potential to transform our electoral registration system, to modernise our register...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Emer Higgins: I will be brief because the Minister of State has responded to much of what I spoke about in my initial contribution. We have had a very good, informed and engaging discussion today, but I have a few follow-up questions. I am interested to know if the Minister of State is confident that the budget is going to be enough for this. I also have a suggestion on the voter education piece, which...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Jun 2021)

Emer Higgins: Huge progress has been made with the vaccine roll-out. Some 3.75 million vaccines have now been administered, almost 60% of adults have at least one vaccine and Ireland has the highest vaccine uptake rate in Europe. However, in the past week I have been flooded with queries from people in their 60s who received just one dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine, people who are concerned, people who...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (17 Jun 2021)

Emer Higgins: 23. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the provision of a new DART service to Hazelhatch and Celbridge on the Kildare line as part of the DART plus programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32204/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (17 Jun 2021)

Emer Higgins: 57. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the development and provision of funding for the section of the Grand Canal Greenway from the 12th Lock to the Hatch Pub Bridge near Hazelhatch; if additional funding will be made available for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32203/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (17 Jun 2021)

Emer Higgins: 316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a planning application (details supplied) adjacent to existing school and proposed school campus; if her Department has considered making an offer to purchase this site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32532/21]