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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Emer Higgins: Are those who present as new in the first week of the month and exit in the third because they succeed in getting homeless HAP accommodation not counted?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Emer Higgins: All presentations and exits are counted, but I do not know how reliable the figure indicating a 12% rise overall in the number of households is if it does not reflect new presentations minus exits. That is my point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Emer Higgins: I understand that.

Child and Youth Mental Health: Statements (29 Feb 2024)

Emer Higgins: Some 4,400 young individuals are waiting for support from CAMHS. We are faced with a really stark reminder of the urgency and the immense responsibility we have as a Government in addressing youth mental health issues across Ireland because this number is not just a statistic. It represents real lives in need of immediate attention and the urgent need for reform and for better resourcing...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Feb 2024)

Emer Higgins: One of the few positives that we got from Covid-19 lockdowns is the rise in the ability to work from home. When I am out canvassing on a Monday and a Friday, I am continually amazed by how many people I meet who are working from home. We know that it has many benefits in terms of flexibility, better work-life integration and increased productivity but there is also a downside. It can make...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (28 Feb 2024)

Emer Higgins: 18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the opening of Kishogue train station; the target opening date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9463/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (28 Feb 2024)

Emer Higgins: 145. To ask the Minister for Health the number of claims under the TLI scheme have been made by people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, respectively. [9470/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (28 Feb 2024)

Emer Higgins: 146. To ask the Minister for Health when he intends to next review the long-term illness scheme with a view to expanding the list of illnesses. [9471/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2024)

Emer Higgins: 207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reassess the use of the IQ component criteria when assessing students who apply for assistive technology on the basis that these criteria are outdated and refers to an old circular; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8884/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (27 Feb 2024)

Emer Higgins: 212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on school building projects (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8893/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (27 Feb 2024)

Emer Higgins: 341. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a list of what forms persons can attend a Garda station for official approval with a stamp; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8895/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (27 Feb 2024)

Emer Higgins: 433. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what efforts are being made to promote awareness of Irish legislation in reception centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8898/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (27 Feb 2024)

Emer Higgins: 663. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a scheme to support the provision of sensory rooms within community centres will be developed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8894/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Safeguarding: Safeguarding Ireland (21 Feb 2024)

Emer Higgins: I thank the witnesses for being with us today and for their patience during that vote. I am sure it is not easy to have a meeting disrupted like that. I apologise that I am in my office. I am watching the Planning and Development Bill at the same time as I am a member of that committee. I am sorry not to be at this meeting in person. I think the witnesses' main message tonight has been...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (21 Feb 2024)

Emer Higgins: 44. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will consider accelerating proposals for a 24-hour public transport system in Dublin inclusive of the Luas, DART and trains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8208/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (21 Feb 2024)

Emer Higgins: 74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Department site at St. Finian’s National School, Newcastle, County Dublin, is big enough to accommodate a post primary school or school campus that offers post primary education. [8226/24]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Emer Higgins: Would it have accommodated Deputy O'Callaghan if the hour break was an hour later and we still finished earlier? I am conscious of all of the officials.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Emer Higgins: Absolutely.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Emer Higgins: For the whole two hours.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Schemes (20 Feb 2024)

Emer Higgins: 77. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the expanded child benefit payments up to the age of 19 years includes those in third level education. [7785/24]