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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]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (17 Jun 2021)

Emer Higgins: 320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to accommodate leaving certificate students who experience a medical emergency such as a seizure immediately before or during their exam, are unable to complete their exam and wish to re-sit that exam within the same exam cycle or before such a time that CAO offers are issued. [32546/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (17 Jun 2021)

Emer Higgins: 342. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration is being given to providing a free travel pass to persons who lose their driver licence due to a diagnosis of epilepsy or breakthrough seizures. [32542/21]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Emer Higgins: We have had detailed discussion on this. I appreciate the Minister's remarks and am happy to go with that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Emer Higgins: I move amendment No. 218: In page 48, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: “(4) Where the Minister by order sets a percentage lower than that specified in section 73(4), a positive resolution of the Oireachtas is required.”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Emer Higgins: I move amendment No. 225: In page 48, to delete lines 27 to 34 and substitute the following: “(a) “prevailing market price” means the median price by unit type in the relevant administrative or geographical area as calculated by the Central Statistics Office for the year immediately preceding the lodging of a planning application for the site; (b)...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (16 Jun 2021)

Emer Higgins: 77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when essential driver training lessons for non-essential workers will resume; and the actions that will be taken to assist in clearing this backlog of non-essential workers waiting to take such lessons. [32205/21]