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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Recent Trends in the Private Rental Sector: Residential Tenancies Board (29 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: Therefore, we are not capturing a huge amount of people who have left to check in to see why they left then. The vast majority would not have been checked in with, is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Recent Trends in the Private Rental Sector: Residential Tenancies Board (29 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: Did that focus group include people who had finished their tenancies during the year or was it people the RTB contacted routinely and found that they should have delisted with RTB?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Recent Trends in the Private Rental Sector: Residential Tenancies Board (29 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: It is just important to try to get a handle on the validity of that particular step since we are all so concerned about why landlords are leaving the market. It would be great to have that.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh – Priority Questions: Online Safety (24 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: 72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way that online safety and awareness is currently incorporated into the school curriculum at primary and post-primary school level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57484/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh – Priority Questions: Online Safety (24 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: I ask the Minister the way in which online safety and awareness is currently incorporated into the primary and post primary curriculum, please.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh – Priority Questions: Online Safety (24 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: I thank the Minister for that update. We all acknowledge that we are living in a very different world now from the one we were in ten or even 15 years ago. Children nowadays have so many more pressures on them and much of that is as a result of the online developments. Online gaming and social media are now an everyday part of many teenagers, if not most teenagers, lives. While that has...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh – Priority Questions: Online Safety (24 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: It is fantastic to see that the responsible and ethical use of technology is very much at the core of this because that is what we want young people to do, which is to behave responsibly online towards their peers and, above all else, to stay safe. I am aware that the Minister mentioned Webwise in her initial contribution and I have had many dealings with them. They are one of many...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (24 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: 55. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the current level of interest in starting a career in the Defence Forces in comparison to previous years, particularly among women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57486/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: 114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase the availability of ASD specific school places at primary school level in the Dublin mid-west area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57485/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (24 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: 222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that some principals who act as secretary to the Board of Management in their school receive the allowance for principals who act as secretary to the Board of Management, while other principals in this position receive the larger secretary Board of Management allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58638/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: 223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Covid-19 capitation grant to provide for enhanced cleaning services and the purchase of necessary cleaning supplies in schools will be continued going forward to allow schools to maintain the current level of cleanliness achieved with assistance from this grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58639/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (24 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: 347. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will re-examine the electoral divisions in the Clondalkin electoral area which are included in the Leader programme, in preparation for the new programme commencing in January 2023, in order to ensure that the full catchment of the rural areas of Baldonnel and Newcastle are included in the programme, with particular...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Reform of Insurance for Thatched Heritage Buildings: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: I thank everyone for being here today. I apologise for being late but I am attending the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage next door, so I am trying to double job. It is great to see two Ministers of State from two Departments represented here today. That is pretty unusual in my experience of committees. It is a great example of why cross-departmental collaboration...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Reform of Insurance for Thatched Heritage Buildings: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: The Minister of State is correct that we cannot interfere in the prices being set, but how do we ensure that reductions are being passed on to consumers? How do we ensure that premiums are reducing as a result of the action plan?

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Reform of Insurance for Thatched Heritage Buildings: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: While we are on the subject of undervaluation, one matter that has come across my desk in my constituency is the undervaluation of second-hand cars. We are now in a market where second-hand cars are worth more than they were last year instead of depreciating, which we are very much used to. When such a car is stolen, following a claim the owner does not end up with enough money to be able...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Reform of Insurance for Thatched Heritage Buildings: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: Fantastic. I appreciate that. The Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, mentioned the shortage of skilled professionals. It is all linked, as I am sure he and his officials know. It is not an attractive proposition to go into a trade if people feel that insurance will prohibit them from taking up their skills. The fact that we need more people with this skill set, and to consider training in...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: I thank the Minister for being present and I thank him and his team for their commitment to resolving the housing crisis. It is about maximising delivery, fast-tracking progress and accelerating actions because of the urgency of the accommodation shortage. Those are the words of the Minister and I wish to highlight them because there has been a lot of talk about words and how much they...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: I thank the Minister for that. I agree with what he said and having a better cycle of planning. It should not always be a rush to finish towards the end of quarter 4, which is too high a risk. However, I suppose that is the nature of doing business. As the Minister said, this year we had an unprecedented situation where we were playing catch-up after the Covid pandemic and we were then...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: Apologies for nipping out. I was at a meeting of the Committee on Public Petitions next door which is discussing thatched roofs. That is relevant here because we want to make sure that heritage buildings do not become derelict sites or vacant buildings. That has much to do with what we have been talking about over the past hours. The extension to Dublin of Croí Cónaithe is a...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: When the Minister talks about the State as being the major player in social and affordable housing, given the capital investment that we have already put on the table, there is a real opportunity for the State to provide comfort to developers building out existing planning permissions. There is a huge number of undeveloped planning permissions nationally and half of them are in Dublin. The...