Results 1,301-1,320 of 3,425 for speaker:Emer Higgins

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 1532. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct the national women and infant health programme to provide a reply to a person (details supplied) regarding their correspondence. [17095/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 1628. To ask the Minister for Health what care pathways are in place for under 18s requiring gender affirming care as a result of clinical psychologist diagnosed gender dysphoria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17546/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 1629. To ask the Minister for Health in the context of a person under 18 years of age who has been diagnosed with gender dysphoria by a clinical psychologist; what to do when they do not have access to a psychiatrist or endocrinologist due to a lack of care pathways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17547/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (18 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 1816. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will prioritise the establishment of an alternative learning service in the south Clondalkin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16842/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Grant Payments (18 Apr 2023)

Emer Higgins: 1841. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when grants under the Community Recognition Fund will be approved. [16847/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Mar 2023)

Emer Higgins: I raise an issue that I have raised previously, namely, the lack of public health nursing services for my constituents, especially those in Newcastle, Rathcoole and Lucan. Since I first highlighted this issue, babies and toddlers have missed developmental check-ups. Some have missed two. We talk all the time about early intervention, yet the HSE is providing no interventions whatsoever. I...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (30 Mar 2023)

Emer Higgins: Agreed.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (30 Mar 2023)

Emer Higgins: It is agreed.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (30 Mar 2023)

Emer Higgins: I do not think that dog grooming salons were categorised in the same way as hair salons were during the Covid-19 period. I remember you could get your dog’s hair done but not your own.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 Mar 2023)

Emer Higgins: 136. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is considering extending the treatment benefit scheme to cover the cost of medical microblading for eyebrow replacement in those suffering hair loss due to illness, cancer treatment or alopecia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15738/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (29 Mar 2023)

Emer Higgins: 168. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on plans to introduce publicly funded IVF. [15880/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Rental Sector (28 Mar 2023)

Emer Higgins: 230. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered increasing the rent-a-room tax-free threshold to encourage more homeowners to take up the scheme and to increase available rental supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15357/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (28 Mar 2023)

Emer Higgins: 231. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the prohibitive effect that rising insurance premiums are having on person's looking to open indoor play facilities; if this is a matter that the Cabinet Committee Sub-Group on Insurance Reform is considering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14652/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (28 Mar 2023)

Emer Higgins: 403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the scheme announced under budget 2023 to install solar panels in schools; when this scheme will be open for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15001/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Energy Conservation (28 Mar 2023)

Emer Higgins: 404. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will consider introducing a scheme to fund energy efficiency improvement projects in schools, such as the construction of weather porches to conserve heat; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15002/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (28 Mar 2023)

Emer Higgins: 434. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the financial implications for a person with a diagnosis of autism and in receipt of disability allowance who inherits a home from their parent and the recipient is not a home owner or owner of other property; if the social protection payment is in any way affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15358/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (28 Mar 2023)

Emer Higgins: 509. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department can provide a list or database of private medical professionals who can carry out an assessment of needs the HSE approves of; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14933/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (28 Mar 2023)

Emer Higgins: 510. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a child who is on a waiting list for speech and language assessment cannot also be on a waiting list to be assessed for potential autism spectrum disorder diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14934/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Meetings (28 Mar 2023)

Emer Higgins: 589. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to a request from a group (details supplied) to engage with it in relation to the Firearms Expert Committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15305/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (28 Mar 2023)

Emer Higgins: 609. To ask the Minister for Health if a child who is assessed privately for a speech and language disorder can seek access to HSE supports based on the opinions of a private medical professional; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14931/23]