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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: I thank the Ministers for being here with us today. We can see from the report outlined and all of the announcements over the last number of months that progress is happening in housing. It is not happening quickly enough. We are all agreed on that. It is happening, however. Driving through my constituency, you can see apartment blocks and housing estates under construction. You can see...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: I thank the Minister of State. That is really good news. I have a question for the Minister with regard to cost rental. I know cost rental is under way. We can see that happening. You can see it in my own constituency, particularly in Clondalkin and Newcastle. However, I am concerned that, in Dublin, the model might not always be fulfilling its brief as regards affordability. For...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: That is very encouraging. I thank the Minister for that update. I will take a moment to remind the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, that he has an outstanding request from a heritage perspective, to visit St. Brigid's well in Rathcoole with a view to having the well restored.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Ukraine War (25 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 93. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she will announce successful projects under the community recognition fund in Dublin mid-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19236/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (25 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to increase the number of taxis in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19525/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (25 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered changes to the current licensing regime to tackle the shortage of taxi drivers in cities. [19528/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (25 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if reducing the cost of taxi licences and reducing the cost of airport taxi permits has been considered to increase taxi supply. [19529/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (25 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total number and breakdown by type of SPSV vehicles licensed nationally in each of the years 2019 to 2022 and to date in 2023. [19526/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (25 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total number and breakdown by type of SPSV vehicles licensed in Dublin in each of the years 2019 to 2022, and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19527/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (25 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of the current waiting time for SPSV driver entry test in each of the test locations nationwide. [19530/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (25 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if engagement has taken place with online taxi apps (details supplied) with a view to regulating the service and increasing taxi supply [19531/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (25 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 234. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on when the Media Commission will be in a position to engage with organisations that wish to become trusted flaggers. [19533/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (25 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 345. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the options available to a person whose income takes them over the social housing threshold but is not enough to meet the criteria for repayments of a local authority home loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19513/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 359. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans in the next budget to increase financial supports for carers in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19096/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (25 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 360. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on foster carers who give up work to care for children being eligible to avail of the full State contributory pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19099/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (25 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 362. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will instruct the appeals section of the State pension (contributory) section to issue a decision on the case of a person (details supplied). [19217/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 467. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans in Budget 2024 to increase financial supports for carers in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19090/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (25 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 468. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the weekly allowance payable to foster carers will be increased in line with inflation or if retrospective payment will be made as current rates have remained static since 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19091/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (25 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 469. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of individuals and couples currently registered as foster carers with Tusla; if he will provide a breakdown of the number of foster carers in the State from 2009 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19092/23]