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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (4 Jul 2023)

Emer Higgins: 267. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the preparation of a Code of Practice by the Workplace Relations Commission under Part 4 of the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 to allow for the right to request remote and flexible working; when this right will be available to workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (4 Jul 2023)

Emer Higgins: 299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a reply will be issued to a representation by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32337/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Bodies (4 Jul 2023)

Emer Higgins: 592. To ask the Minister for Health if he will seek an update on the status of a report (details supplied) which was granted funding by the Health Research Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32240/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Legal Protections and Sanctions: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Emer Higgins: I thank our guests for being with us today and sharing their expertise on a particularly complex area of potential legislation. Following on from the previous contribution, we are ten years on from the Marie Fleming case and neither society nor this Legislature has faced up to this issue yet. I want to legislate for assisted dying in a way which ensures that we introduce and legally enforce...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (27 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: 407. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of bonus payments of weekly child benefit that were made in November 2022 as part of the package of cost-of-living measures; the overall cost of same; the number of households that benefitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30543/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Regulations (27 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: 598. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the drafting of regulations to give effect to the provisions of the Work-life Balance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31105/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (27 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: 715. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering addressing the pay disparity between section 39 workers and their section 38 and HSE colleagues in order to attract more therapists to fill vacant CDNT positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31082/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Trade Missions (22 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: 123. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a report on the ministerial trade visit to Money 20/20 Europe 2023 in Amsterdam; the way in which he supported IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland to achieve their objectives on this visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29962/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Bodies (22 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: 139. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on Ireland’s bid to host the new EU AML Authority; if Ireland having a strong AML, legal and administrative framework will assist in this bid; the next steps that will be taken to advance Ireland’s bid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29963/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (22 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: 396. To ask the Minister for Health when the new increased income threshold for GP-only cards will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30488/23]

LGBTQI+ Equality: Statements (20 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: I am delighted to speak in this debate today. I wish to start by wishing everyone a happy Pride month, especially all those who will celebrate this weekend. I love going to the Pride parade and seeing the vibrancy, colour, positivity, energy, diversity and inclusion that Pride brings to the streets of Dublin and across Ireland, when it comes to parades and celebrations taking place...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: I will raise the concept of transport police. It is something I have raised previously. Last night's documentary on Virgin Media One, "Dublin After Dark", showed exactly why we need a focus on safety and security in Dublin and on our public transport. That is especially true when it comes to late-night weekend services. Some women often feel more vulnerable using the bus, the Luas, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (20 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: I formally nominate Deputy Gino Kenny, my constituency colleague, for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach. He tabled the Bill back in 2020 that was successfully voted through. That is why we as a committee were established. It would be right and just for him to be our Leas-Chathaoirleach in that context.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying and the Constitution: Discussion (20 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: I thank our guests for being with us and for sharing their legal expertise. The committee has a big task ahead of us in the next nine months to navigate our way through a very complex area so we appreciate the assistance of the witnesses in that. Today's session is all about whether it is permissible for us to legislate for this or to decide not to legislate at all. Dr. Mulligan has said...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying and the Constitution: Discussion (20 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: Dr. Casey is saying there was no decision either way in the Fleming case and that if the Oireachtas were to legislate, it would be presumed to be constitutional, unless proven otherwise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying and the Constitution: Discussion (20 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: There is actually considerable common ground.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying and the Constitution: Discussion (20 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: Maybe we have three on the Bench today regarding that question. In her statement, Dr. Mulligan summed up pretty perfectly the challenges that will arise from a legal, but more importantly from a moral perspective, and the safeguards and all the huge questions that will arise which the committee will try to tease out over the next nine months. Senator Mullen spoke about the change of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying and the Constitution: Discussion (20 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: I thank Dr. Mulligan.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: 306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the reserved specialists tender process for the school building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29278/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (20 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: 400. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide details on how many void properties have been brought back into use to date in 2023, broken down by local authority; and the average turnaround times for vacant council properties per council. [29831/23]