Results 3,341-3,360 of 3,425 for speaker:Emer Higgins

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 250. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to provide financial assistance to help dancing groups through the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13736/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (7 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 336. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps Ireland is taking to defend the human rights of the Uighur population in China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13867/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (7 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 460. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if African history will be introduced into the junior cycle to raise awareness of the slave trade and colonialism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14457/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (7 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 485. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for long delays in assessing applications for carer’s allowance; the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting over 13 weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13797/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (7 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 515. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to increase the income threshold to qualify for the carer’s allowance; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the means test disregard has not changed since 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14223/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Lottery Funding (7 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 575. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount made available to organisations through national lottery funding during the first year his Department provided such funding; the amount that will be made available to organisations through National Lottery funding in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13774/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (7 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 629. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department will meet with the women in a group (details supplied) to discuss matching the funds raised by their release of a single; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14217/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding (7 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 674. To ask the Minister for Health the amount made available by his Department to organisations through national lottery funding in 2010; the amount that will be made available to organisations through national lottery funding in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13775/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding (7 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 675. To ask the Minister for Health the amount made available by the HSE to organisations through national lottery funding in 2010; the amount that will be made available by the HSE to organisations through national lottery funding in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13776/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Water Supply (7 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 688. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied); and the measures he will take to address same. [13874/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Internships (7 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 689. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to allow medical students to undertake one month summer placements in hospitals in 2020. [13876/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (7 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 787. To ask the Minister for Health when the increased thresholds for the over-70s announced in budget 2020 will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14219/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 827. To ask the Minister for Health further to the release of confirmed Covid-19 cases by electoral division up to 12 June 2020, when he will release updated data by electoral division on the number of Covid-19 cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14355/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2020)

Emer Higgins: 846. To ask the Minister for Health if the Covid-19 tracking app will work on a smartphone that has Bluetooth turned on and can access Wi-Fi at home but does not have access to a phone network or to internet 3G, 4G and so on over a phone network. [14420/20]

Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

Emer Higgins: Yesterday marked a milestone for many businesses across the country. It was fantastic to see businesses opening their doors after so much time and being available to their customers. Certainty is being brought back into their lives. I have visited many of my local businesses and it was stark to see people being served by staff who were behind visors or having treatments delivered by people...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (30 Jun 2020)

Emer Higgins: 33. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 81 of 16 June 2020, the reason dentists are excluded from a VAT exemption when many other medical professions are included; the reason dentists protecting patients from Covid-19 are treated differently to nursing homes protecting their residents from Covid-19 or doctors protecting their patients from Covid-19; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (30 Jun 2020)

Emer Higgins: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 45 of 3 June 2020, if a company (details supplied) is in breach of the voluntary agreement by increasing the premium for a business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13364/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2020)

Emer Higgins: 126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the July provision will be available to children with learning disabilities in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12800/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2020)

Emer Higgins: 133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available to children with special educational needs whose usual school and summer camp is not partaking in the voluntary July programme and when no offer of home-based provision has been provided; if no provisions have been provided, if she will work towards the early opening of dedicated special needs schools such as a school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2020)

Emer Higgins: 202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if post-primary children that were eligible and received home based July provision in previous years are automatically entitled to same in 2020; if parents will be reassured that their expenses will be covered when they submit the claim form at the end of the tuition in view of the absence of an email facility in relation to the matter from...