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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (4 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the exceptionally poor conditions of the prefabs being used to teach children at a school (details supplied); if she will urgently intervene to provide adequate accommodation for this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43037/23]

School Transport 2023-2024: Statements (3 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: As leaves turn yellow and Hallowe'en decorations begin to pop up, a chill fills the air. However, it is not just the cold many families grapple with. It is the cold reality of facing another morning struggling to get their children to school. The school transport scheme in our communities, including in Dublin Mid-West, has become a challenge for many families. We are still awaiting the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Ethics of End-of-Life Care: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: I thank the Chair. I also thank our esteemed witnesses for being with us today. As a committee, we have a very difficult job to do in a very short timeframe, so it is great to have their expertise to lean on. I will start by saying that Professor Yuill and Dr. Finegan, to summarise their statements, have effectively taken issue with the idea of death as a medical treatment. Dr. Finegan...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Ethics of End-of-Life Care: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: I know Dr. McKeown O' Donovan has done a lot of research in this area. I was quite struck by her summary of the research and how she says that it provides a practical, achievable philosophical, defensible and hopefully socially acceptable position in this debate. I thank Dr. McKeown O' Donovan for putting this perspective on the record with us. There has been a lot of discussion over the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Ethics of End-of-Life Care: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: I will ask Dr. Finegan to comment on that point, when we are speaking about just that particular period of time when death is imminent and the person has decided for themselves that they are in intolerable pain or suffering. We have heard about Canada and the Netherlands where they are looking at very different stages in people's lives under very different circumstances. Does Dr. Finegan...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Ethics of End-of-Life Care: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: If this was introduced with very specific safeguards that people would then perhaps take a challenge because they did not feel that their situation was within the parameters of those safeguards and that things would naturally as a result expand? Is that the doctor's concern?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in the United States: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee to share this international perspective on a difficult topic. At the moment in Ireland it is particularly complex and it is great that the witnesses can share their expertise with us. I compliment Dr. Jeanne on his fact-driven statement, which I found particularly useful. The facts and statistics presented dispel some of the myths, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in the United States: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: Is there a time limit?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in the United States: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: I am sorry that I did not get to ask Professor Battin a question but I am sure many contributors will.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in the United States: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: Is it Dr. Jeanne's experience that there are a few zealous physicians only prescribing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in the United States: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: Is there any data on how many patients are seen by people on that end of the spectrum where there are 50?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying in the United States: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: I just have 20 seconds left so I wish to move on. Could Dr. Jeanne reply to that in terms of the data?

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (3 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 75. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of previous and active missions that the Army Ranger Wing has been involved in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42607/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Strategies (3 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 90. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his Department’s defence strategy and protocol for the undersea cables regarding the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42606/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (3 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 622. To ask the Minister for Health for a progress report on the spending of the €110,000 which was allocated in budget 2023 for the development of a diabetes register (details supplied); if he will request the HSE to immediately begin recruiting for this new post; if he can confirm if unused funding from budget 2023 will carry over to 2024, while providing a timeline as to when the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (3 Oct 2023)

Emer Higgins: 623. To ask the Minister for Health for a progress report on the spending of the funding which was allocated in budget 2023 for the development of a national paediatric diabetes audit in conjunction with NOCA, following the publication of a detailed feasibility study (details supplied); if he will request the HSE to immediately begin recruiting for these new posts; if he can confirm if unused...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Scéimeanna Rannach (28 Sep 2023)

Emer Higgins: I thank the Deputy. I ask the Minister of State to reply now, please.

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Bill 2023: Second Stage (28 Sep 2023)

Emer Higgins: I begin with some alarming statistics on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. I ask that, as I share these figures, the Minister of State and everyone else considers the human stories behind each number. Globally, one in three women encounter partner violence. This shocking figure equates to more than 1 billion women across the world. Furthermore, 38% of all women murdered globally...

Committee on Public Petitions: Reform of Mental Health Services: Discussion (28 Sep 2023)

Emer Higgins: I thank Mr. O'Sullivan for coming before the committee to discuss this very important topic. Our mental health is as important as our physical health. I want to see us protecting mental health, increasing funding for mental health supports and making it more affordable for people to access mental health supports. That is the nub of what Mr. O'Sullivan is getting at today. There was record...