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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (18 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 137. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason businesses with penal rates of €63,700 and €55,200 are excluded from the SME support scheme; how the Government intends to support major employment contributors, such as those in the hospitality sector, particularly in the face of the current cost of living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Parental Leave (18 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 206. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide a definitive date by which a baby must be born in order for parents to avail of the additional two weeks of parental leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45655/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (18 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 213. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she acknowledges the long-term benefits of supporting organisations such as CASP Clondalkin Addiction Support Programme, which aim to reduce crime through addiction recovery and support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45658/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (18 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 274. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of concerns raised regarding the potential implications of CORU draft registration standards for psychotherapy training and if the proposed standards ensure the highest quality of care for clients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45656/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (17 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 190. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied that a company (details supplied) sufficiently handled the consultation process for upcoming redundancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44734/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (17 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 291. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is aware of buyout contracts that disadvantage Irish creatives in the audio-visual industry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44731/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (17 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 510. To ask the Minister for Health regarding the recent shift to charge €30 for blood tests in hospitals, the reason for this change; the measures being considered to address the resultant financial burden on patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44732/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Road Safety (17 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 511. To ask the Minister for Health if hospitals routinely conduct blood tests for alcohol or drug traces in patients admitted after serious car accidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44733/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (11 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 63. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for a statement on members of the Defence Forces pay; how it compares with members of An Garda Síochána; and whether there are any plans for pay increases.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44366/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Parking Provision (11 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will support a school (details supplied) in securing the neighbouring plot of land for the purposes of parking and other activities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44369/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (11 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 140. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider adding the provision of lunch to coeliac children through the school meals programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44368/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Constitutional Amendments (11 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 191. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the referendum to replace the article of the Constitution that refers to women’s “duties in the home” in November. [44374/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Programme (11 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 192. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the status of the Irish Corporate Governance (Gender Balance) Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44375/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (11 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 227. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with the Revenue Commissioners to ensure GMS income declaration can continue to be paid through partnerships, as changing this practice could lead to financial uncertainties, disrupt GP services and contradict Sláinte Care's preferred partnership model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44373/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (10 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 564. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE no longer helps people find a GP who accepts medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44040/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (5 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 54. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on plans to increase capacity on train lines serving Clondalkin, Hazelhatch and Adamstown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43039/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (5 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 61. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the implementation of a full W6 route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43038/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (4 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the exceptionally poor conditions of the prefabs being used to teach children at a school (details supplied); if she will urgently intervene to provide adequate accommodation for this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43037/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (3 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 75. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of previous and active missions that the Army Ranger Wing has been involved in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42607/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Strategies (3 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 90. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his Department’s defence strategy and protocol for the undersea cables regarding the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42606/23]