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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Jul 2023)

Emer Higgins: Right now across Ireland, there are 307 medicines in short supply, including tablets people rely on for their blood pressure, cholesterol or mental health and medicines people require to regulate their hormones, their breathing or their insulin. People with medical conditions are facing a record shortage of drugs. That is causing huge anxiety for them, their families and their pharmacists....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Increased Employment Participation, Self-employment and Entrepreneurship for People with Disabilities: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Emer Higgins: I thank all the representatives for being here. I apologise for missing much of the discussion. I was next door at the meeting of the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage. I am very sorry if I ask questions that have already been asked. I have a particular interest in the employment side of things when it comes to people with disability. Last week, officials from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Emer Higgins: I thank all the witnesses for being here today, especially the homeowners, for sharing not only their lived experiences but those of many of their neighbours. I also thank the representatives of the Society of Chartered Surveyors who volunteered their time and expertise to helping those homeowners who, as Dr. Cleary said, are going through mental torture. One thing I was glad to hear was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Emer Higgins: I apologise. I am familiar with that, but how did the UK overcome the hurdle of being able to sell the properties?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Emer Higgins: Do we need to get them into this committee to have a discussion to tease that out a little further to try to resolve it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Emer Higgins: I thank all the witnesses for being here with us and giving us updates. The main message we continue to hear is that the enhanced scheme will evolve. It needs to evolve according to homeowners, who are the people at the heart of this. They want 100% in the true sense of the term. They want clarity when it comes to the foundations of their homes, they want support when it comes to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Emer Higgins: That seems to be a real concern for homeowners. There is a feeling they will not be insured.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Emer Higgins: The Department has that in writing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Emer Higgins: Is it possible to share that with the committee?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Emer Higgins: That would be really helpful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Emer Higgins: That makes sense, but if it is going to take 18 months, we could be talking about 2025. Homeowners are living in fear. Many of them feel that pyrrhotite is the issue and is in the poured concrete and in their foundations. The year 2025 is too far away for them to learn whether that fear is a reality, especially when it comes to the context of the scheme in the meantime. Are there any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Emer Higgins: What will happen when the interim results of those three studies are received this year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Emer Higgins: That makes sense, but will IS 465 be updated only when we have Ms Larkin's report or will it be updated in the meantime based on the three reports? If it is not updated before the three reports are published, it is of no use to the homeowners.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Emer Higgins: Is that as they happen in real time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Emer Higgins: That is very helpful.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (12 Jul 2023)

Emer Higgins: 74. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to examine the possibility of increasing weekend services on the Adamstown train line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34556/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (12 Jul 2023)

Emer Higgins: 75. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a report on the NTA's demand need assessment along the 68 and 69 bus routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34557/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (12 Jul 2023)

Emer Higgins: 76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on proposals to increase public transport capacity along the C-spine in Lucan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34558/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (12 Jul 2023)

Emer Higgins: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the progress and timelines for delivery of a new school accommodation for post-primary schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34433/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (12 Jul 2023)

Emer Higgins: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress and the timelines for the delivery of new school accommodation for schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34434/23]