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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (13 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: 484. To ask the Minister for Health if rapid antigen testing 15 minutes will be considered as part of the long-term strategy to live with Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29900/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: My topic, and that of Deputy O'Donoghue, did not make it onto the Chairman's second list.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: Is it helpful if we make suggestions on the topics?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: Yes. I was just asking whether it would be helpful for us to have information for the Chairman by the time we get to discussing those issues. That is no problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: In line with what the Chair has been doing throughout this meeting, I have gone through his list and suggested which categories they might fall under.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: One thing I would like the committee to look at is collaboration with the Departments of Finance and Health to incentivise people who are on the fair deal scheme to rent out their unoccupied home. Many unoccupied homes are not in use because it does not make any sense for people on the fair deal scheme to rent them out as so much of that income immediately goes back to the State. We looked...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: Good thinking.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: Density in city centres probably comes under No. 24, living city, urban regenerations and town centres. A review of the distribution of the rental accommodation scheme, RAS, shared services supplement could potentially come under No. 3, affordability. Perhaps it is only included in the briefing. I wish to understand a bit better, however, about how RAS rent comes into each local...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: I am aware the Chairman spoke about heritage in his submission but I wish to make sure that is captured, perhaps, with regard to Heritage Ireland 2030.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: No. 3, perhaps.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: We could potentially look at it as how local authorities are funded because currently they are not really.

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: 20. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the measures being taken to help businesses that have no income to alleviate the pressures of commercial rents that have remained the same. [28966/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gender Balance (7 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: 110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of female head teachers; the number of female teachers who applied for the position of head teacher in 2019; the number of male head teachers in all girls secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28956/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (6 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: 238. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on tests for driver licences in view of circumstances in which persons have been given an appointment for February 2021 but require a licence to be able to take up employment now; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28782/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (6 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: 275. To ask the Minister for Finance the support that will be made available to persons on the pandemic unemployment payment or employment wage subsidy scheme that receive notification from their bank that they have now withdrawn their mortgage holiday; his plans to discuss the issue with the major banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28634/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Registration of Deaths (6 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: 491. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the legislation that outlines the time frame in which deaths must be reported; the current time frame; her plans to shorten same in view of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28309/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Management Companies (6 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: 590. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a management company is obliged to invite all owners that pay service charges to the AGM of the management company under the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011. [28703/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (6 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: 663. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to upgrade the Covid-19 testing system here by using a new test (details supplied) that only takes 15 minutes to provide results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28307/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Products Regulatory Authority (6 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: 664. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a study conducted on levels of vitamin D (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28308/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (6 Oct 2020)

Emer Higgins: As a newbie to this, I would find it very helpful if, very early on, we could get a briefing for our next meeting from the Department and the Minister as to their work plan, so we have that opportunity to inform ourselves as we then go about our business. I think that is a critical first step which we are missing here.