Results 3,061-3,080 of 3,425 for speaker:Emer Higgins

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Jan 2021)

Emer Higgins: 514. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the financial supports in place to help community centres stay afloat during Covid-19. [3135/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Authority of Ireland (20 Jan 2021)

Emer Higgins: 653. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department requested the Food Safety Authority of Ireland to fast-track its recommendations on vitamin D supplementation in older adults due to emerging evidence linking low vitamin D levels with increased Covid-19 infection and severity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2842/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Authority of Ireland (20 Jan 2021)

Emer Higgins: 654. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department asked as to whether vitamin D supplementation in adults rather than just older adults is being considered as advisable in the context of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2843/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Education and Training Boards (20 Jan 2021)

Emer Higgins: 715. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will facilitate ETB network to facilitate agriculture courses for farmers in areas such as derogation of nitrates. [2841/21]

Covid-19 (Education): Statements (14 Jan 2021)

Emer Higgins: In many homes throughout the country right now, children with special educational needs, sadly, are regressing. For them, education is not just about learning a curriculum. It is about learning at their own rate, practising coping mechanisms and having a routine. For their parents, it is not just about school; it is also about respite. Caring for children with additional needs 24-7 is...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Jan 2021)

Emer Higgins: This Government has made a commitment to increase social housing stock. Last month, Sinn Féin councillors voted to delay 19 new-build social homes in Clondalkin by a month. The party's national housing spokesperson said this was because 19 homes were not enough. Locally, however, Sinn Féin was saying the opposite. This week, Sinn Féin councillors proposed to reduce that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Wage Subsidy Scheme (14 Jan 2021)

Emer Higgins: 53. To ask the Minister for Finance the way new companies can determine their eligibility of wage subsidy scheme if they were not in operation one year ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1961/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (14 Jan 2021)

Emer Higgins: 54. To ask the Minister for Finance his engagement with the banks on business loans which many closed businesses will find difficult to repay at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1963/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Jan 2021)

Emer Higgins: 121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place to support special needs students during level 5 lockdown. [1957/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Student Support Schemes (14 Jan 2021)

Emer Higgins: 212. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider extending the €100 weekly grant payment to student nurses working during Covid-19 to radiography students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2038/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Internships (14 Jan 2021)

Emer Higgins: 187. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will work with the HSE to approve a medical internship for a sixth-year medical student (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1953/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: DEIS Scheme (13 Jan 2021)

Emer Higgins: 431. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if DEIS status will be allocated to a school (details supplied) in County Longford; if she will consider the strains on resources, the dramatic job restructuring in the area at present and the fact that the student population in the school comprises homes in which 27% are lone parents, 44% are social protection recipients and 37% English as an...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Third Level Admissions (13 Jan 2021)

Emer Higgins: 657. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process by which a college application by a person (details supplied) can be appealed, given that the university has advised the prospective student to appeal through the Teaching Council but the Teaching Council has advised that it does not have any remit with regard to the appeals process. [1001/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Emer Higgins: 742. To ask the Minister for Health if the task force on the Covid-19 vaccination will be requested to include persons with Down's syndrome in the group of people aged 18 to 64 years with certain medical conditions document by the provisional vaccine allocation group. [44557/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Emer Higgins: 898. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which vitamin D is being used by the HSE to treat and-or prevent Covid-19 in healthcare settings here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1002/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Emer Higgins: 899. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the ongoing observational studies that are currently evaluating the role of vitamin D in preventing and treating Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1003/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Authority of Ireland (13 Jan 2021)

Emer Higgins: 900. To ask the Minister for Health the terms of reference given to the Food Safety Authority ahead of the publication of its vitamin D scientific recommendations for food-based dietary guidelines for older adults in Ireland; if this study was requested to look at vitamin D in the general population in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1004/21]

Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)

Emer Higgins: I welcome this important, modern legislation. I thank the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, for prioritising this legislation which will prevent the sharing of intimate images and criminalise online harassment and bullying. There is no doubt this Bill will not just protect people online but will also save lives. Mental health is precious and it is fragile. The impact of online abuse...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Dec 2020)

Emer Higgins: 35. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding programmes available to urban communities to help communities with the impact of Covid-19 and tackle other societal problems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43655/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector (17 Dec 2020)

Emer Higgins: 44. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the level and type of support that has been provided in 2020 to community and voluntary organisations on account of the impact of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43654/20]