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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (21 Apr 2021)

Emer Higgins: 360. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider allowing SEAI electric vehicle grants to be paid directly to the garage from which a taxi driver wishes to purchase an electric vehicle to facilitate more taxi drivers purchasing electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19247/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposed Legislation (21 Apr 2021)

Emer Higgins: 403. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the legislation for e-scooter regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19806/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (21 Apr 2021)

Emer Higgins: 544. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding will be provided for pensions for community employment scheme supervisors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18359/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Emer Higgins: 650. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if outdoor drama practice for children can recommence in line with the proposed reopening of outdoor training for under 18s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19828/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (21 Apr 2021)

Emer Higgins: 646. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the initiatives in place to scout for local talent in the arts space. [19787/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (21 Apr 2021)

Emer Higgins: 647. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the level of talent-spotting engagement that takes place between RTÉ and the Arts Council regarding, for example, actors, screenwriters, comedy writers or playwrights. [19790/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (21 Apr 2021)

Emer Higgins: 688. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the cost rental targets in each of the years 2021 to 2025, inclusive. [18477/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (21 Apr 2021)

Emer Higgins: 915. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to give incremental credit to teachers returning to Ireland who have previously worked as post-primary teachers in private schools outside of the EU in order to encourage more teachers to return to work in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18167/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Gender Recognition (21 Apr 2021)

Emer Higgins: 1144. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress that is being made to give non-binary persons legal recognition on legal documents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19159/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Emer Higgins: 1515. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which high risk persons such as those with a BMI over 40 who are under general practitioner care and do not have a hospital team will be contacted for their Covid-19 vaccination. [18118/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (21 Apr 2021)

Emer Higgins: 1869. To ask the Minister for Health if there are training schemes available to general practitioners regarding the care of transgender patients especially following gender confirmation surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19183/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (21 Apr 2021)

Emer Higgins: 1934. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the way in which alternative therapies used to treat speech and language difficulties such as music and equine therapies are certified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19341/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Emer Higgins: 2080. To ask the Minister for Health if he will issue a directive requesting the HSE to ensure that patients from a general optician practice (details supplied) receive their overdue vaccines as soon as possible. [19767/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Emer Higgins: 2321. To ask the Minister for Health if a person returning to Ireland from one of the designated mandatory hotel quarantine countries who was receiving essential medical treatment abroad and will require immediate follow-up medical treatment in Ireland upon returning will have to undergo mandatory hotel quarantine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20584/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (21 Apr 2021)

Emer Higgins: 2431. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to enforce the issuing of equine identifications given the critical situation in relation to horse neglect and cruelty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18111/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Sales (21 Apr 2021)

Emer Higgins: 2432. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider adapting change of ownership laws in relation to equine purchasing in order that the onus is on the seller to change ownership and not the purchaser; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18112/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2021)

Emer Higgins: I thank the witnesses for coming in or logging on virtually today. It has been a most important discussion and it has been great to get a sense of where the witnesses are coming from. The points Mr. Dolan just made in respect of Wicklow County Council are most interesting because if there is best practice, it is important that we learn from it on a national scale and build to roll it out...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on the Programme for Government: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Apr 2021)

Emer Higgins: I will not be going back and forth. I will just run through my questions as quickly as I can. I welcome the progress on homelessness and I believe the affordable housing Bill has the potential to be a game changer when it comes ramping up the much-needed delivery of affordable homes. The sum of €468 million being provided for affordability will make a real difference to people in...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (20 Apr 2021)

Emer Higgins: I believe that the affordable housing Bill has the potential to become a real game-changer in ramping up the delivery of much-needed affordable homes. The €468 million being provided for in Estimates is extremely significant. The Minister mentioned some changes that he is considering to allow for the faster and more efficient delivery of affordable homes on sites covered by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Marine Planning Framework: Discussion (6 Apr 2021)

Emer Higgins: I am happy to come in if that suits Senator Cummins. I am actually quite happy to hear a little bit more from Ms Fitzpatrick about that digital tool. Ultimately, there has been much information and detail here. We all agree that we want our spaces to be better planned and better managed. I love the idea that the zonings are just zones at this point and it will not be until the plan...