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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (7 Nov 2023)

Emer Higgins: 535. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the ongoing liaison her Department has had with South Dublin County Council regarding the review of its Development Plan and the need to provide an additional second level school in the school planning area of Newcastle/Rathcoole located in Newcastle Village, County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48482/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (7 Nov 2023)

Emer Higgins: 652. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if, given the discrepancies in the clawback calculations from FOI responses received from Dublin City Council (€24,000) and South Dublin County Council (€40,000), and noting that legislation mandates consistent clawback rules for homes resold within 20 years, he will clarify the proper implementation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 Nov 2023)

Emer Higgins: 1371. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to ensure continued support and services for stroke patients, given the absence of allocated funds in Budget 2024 for national stroke strategy services in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48819/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (7 Nov 2023)

Emer Higgins: 1392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that are being taken to ensure that adult education tutors receive a contract offering terms and conditions equivalent to their full-time counterparts in the further education and training sector (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47748/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Future of the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)

Emer Higgins: I thank our guests for being here today. Dr. Mellett has quite a CV. It really outlines his impressive experience in terms of the Naval Service, the Naval Service college and the Defence Forces. As important as that, his passion, experience and knowledge is really palpable. I thank him for bringing all of that to this role and to this really important office because it is really important...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Future of the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)

Emer Higgins: Is there work being done on the ORES?

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (26 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 203. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if home extensions that commenced in the period between the issuing of circular PL 04/2023 and the guidance note for local authorities on a temporary waiver in respect of development contributions, which seemed eligible based on the circular but were not included in the guidance note, are eligible for the development waiver,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed). (26 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: I thank all our guests for being here with us today. There is a thriving business community in Dublin and we are lucky to have that. I was an employee in Fingal, a councillor in South Dublin County Council and now I am a Deputy for Dublin so I have had the pleasure of working closely with Fingal Chamber of Commerce, South Dublin Chamber of Commerce and Dublin Chamber of Commerce and I look...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: Vitamin season is upon us as we approach the winter and we all try to boost our immunity against colds and flus. I ask the Government to launch a vitamin D public awareness campaign because we know vitamin D works. Six separate Irish studies over the past two years have shown a connection between vitamin D and improved immunity against Covid-19 which, as we know, is still circulating in our...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (25 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 196. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify if CORU's draft registrations plans will dilute standards from level 9 to level 8 criteria for training and remove vital elements of training such as personal therapy and supervision within training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46928/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Ensuring Inclusive Local and EU Elections: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: I thank the witnesses for being with us to discuss this important issue. Ms Carthy summed up the situation in her closing remarks about how many failings there currently are in access to polling stations and access to adequate public transport. This committee has discussed those issues again and again. She also mentioned access to education, employment and personal assistant services,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Ensuring Inclusive Local and EU Elections: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: The Seanad, good Lord. My colleagues will shoot me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Ensuring Inclusive Local and EU Elections: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: For Dublin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Ensuring Inclusive Local and EU Elections: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: Super. That will be a first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Ensuring Inclusive Local and EU Elections: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: Those 24 months offer so much opportunity for people who want to get involved in the political system at this time. Whatever we can do as a committee, as parliamentarians and within our own parties to convince them as well and to make that a more accessible process for people with disabilities, that is what we are here to do. Will the witnesses let us know their views on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Ensuring Inclusive Local and EU Elections: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: Is it possible to furnish a list?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Ensuring Inclusive Local and EU Elections: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: Can it be furnished to the committee and to DFI also as it would be useful to it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Ensuring Inclusive Local and EU Elections: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: I thank Mr. O'Leary.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying and the Ethics of Autonomy: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: I thank all the witnesses for being here. This is an extremely complex topic and debate. It is always good to hear from people who are so invested in this area. I have a question for each witness. I will start with Mr. Copson who spoke about Australian research showing the palliative care sector had been further advanced in areas where assisted dying is available. I ask him to quantify...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying and the Ethics of Autonomy: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: I am sorry to interrupt but what has been done? Is it actual investment? Is it new policies? What do we need to do to invest further in the sector?