Results 401-420 of 1,527 for speaker:Emer Higgins in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (18 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 668. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how many additional post-primary SEN places will be available in the Clondalkin area from September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16844/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (18 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 742. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2022 – 2027 Implementation Plan will be published; the reason for delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16787/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (18 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 888. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to conduct a review of the implementation of the hot school meals programme to ensure it is receiving optimum uptake from students and schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16841/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Gender Recognition (18 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 923. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection how a person under 18 years of age who has been diagnosed with gender dysphoria by a clinical psychologist can acquire a gender recognition certificate. [17547/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (18 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 1244. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will engage with the HSE to investigate whether providing group speech and language therapy while children await therapy sessions would be possible to ensure that more children get access to speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17318/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (18 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 1245. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has considered allowing children to access therapies in a neighbouring CHO, if that CHO has capacity to offer additional services and their own CHO does not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17319/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 1332. To ask the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking to improve the resourcing of genetic services in Ireland for the detection and treatment of rare diseases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16081/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (18 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 1364. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to transition the current Covid-19 vaccine roll-out programme from being administered at vaccine centres to being solely administered through pharmacies and GPs in order to best utilise the healthcare budget and staffing resources being used to run current vaccination centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16405/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 1370. To ask the Minister for Health what progress is being made with regards to reinstating public health nurse check-ups for infants and children in Newcastle, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16431/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Process (18 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 1477. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the public health (tobacco and nicotine inhaling products) Bill to prohibit the use of nicotine inhaling products by persons under 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16845/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 1532. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct the national women and infant health programme to provide a reply to a person (details supplied) regarding their correspondence. [17095/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 1628. To ask the Minister for Health what care pathways are in place for under 18s requiring gender affirming care as a result of clinical psychologist diagnosed gender dysphoria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17546/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 1629. To ask the Minister for Health in the context of a person under 18 years of age who has been diagnosed with gender dysphoria by a clinical psychologist; what to do when they do not have access to a psychiatrist or endocrinologist due to a lack of care pathways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17547/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (18 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 1816. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will prioritise the establishment of an alternative learning service in the south Clondalkin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16842/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Grant Payments (18 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 1841. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when grants under the Community Recognition Fund will be approved. [16847/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 Mar 2023)

Emer Higgins: 136. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is considering extending the treatment benefit scheme to cover the cost of medical microblading for eyebrow replacement in those suffering hair loss due to illness, cancer treatment or alopecia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15738/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (29 Mar 2023)

Emer Higgins: 168. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on plans to introduce publicly funded IVF. [15880/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Rental Sector (28 Mar 2023)

Emer Higgins: 230. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered increasing the rent-a-room tax-free threshold to encourage more homeowners to take up the scheme and to increase available rental supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15357/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (28 Mar 2023)

Emer Higgins: 231. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the prohibitive effect that rising insurance premiums are having on person's looking to open indoor play facilities; if this is a matter that the Cabinet Committee Sub-Group on Insurance Reform is considering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14652/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (28 Mar 2023)

Emer Higgins: 403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the scheme announced under budget 2023 to install solar panels in schools; when this scheme will be open for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15001/23]