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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (1 Dec 2022)

Emer Higgins: 29. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the delivery of affordable housing under Housing For All in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59369/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (1 Dec 2022)

Emer Higgins: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that his Department is taking to financially support those undertaking PHD studies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59309/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (1 Dec 2022)

Emer Higgins: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that his Department is making to reduce third level fees for students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59308/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (1 Dec 2022)

Emer Higgins: 256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide clarification on the perimeter of a school (details supplied) for the purposes of accessing a green area for the students, which would require a fence around it and need to be beside the school in order to keep the children safe. [60030/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: Since June I have raised the cancellation of public health nurse check-ups for babies and children in community healthcare organisation, CHO, 7 and in particular the areas of Rathcoole, Lucan, Clondalkin and Newcastle. I have been told repeatedly that the HSE has a pipeline of students due to graduate who will become public health nurses. However, this has not materialised. In particular,...

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak about COP27. It is great that we are all here today dedicating our time to do so. The climate crisis is the biggest threat facing us and it is not a future threat. It is a current threat. It is here and now and deserves to be treated as the most pressing issue we face as a human race. Unfortunately, however, that is not always the case,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (29 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: 123. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons who are on long-term illness benefit for 12 months or longer will receive the Christmas bonus payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58936/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (29 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: 193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the opening of Kishogue train station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58856/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (29 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: 211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way that he intends to classify electric scooters in relation to the use of footpaths, cycle lanes, speed limits and insurance obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59311/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Data (29 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: 302. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of documents that his Department has authenticated, apostilled and legalised in each of the years 2017 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the amount that has been received in fees by his Department for these services in those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58691/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: 324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the guidelines for providing a secretarial allowance to principals who act as secretariat to the board of management at their school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58690/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (29 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: 426. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the percentage of domiciliary care allowance applications that are approved on first application, appeal and any subsequent appeal; and the number of these that relate to children with autism. [59194/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (29 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: 439. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures that are being taken to ensure that the CE scheme is working optimally. [53842/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (29 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: 518. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of hotels that the State is currently utilising to accommodate Ukrainians and other international refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59381/22]

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

Emer Higgins: I thank the witnesses for being here. It was great to read their opening statements and the surveys, although I read it all in the newspapers this morning. I suppose that underscores the importance of the discussion we are having. The media are interested in it, we are all interested in it and our constituents are interested in it. That is because it is such an important area. We know...

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

Emer Higgins: Was it tested with users?

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

Emer Higgins: Yes. We heard in previous sessions that the system cost approximately €7 million to develop. It is really disappointing that the RTB did not come out with a product that worked for people who use it. I am glad to hear those changes are being made in a consultative fashion. May I have a response regarding the 100 landlords?

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

Emer Higgins: Those 100 people are individuals who the RTB would have assumed were still landlords except for that contact with them.

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

Emer Higgins: On those 100 landlords, if a landlord went to the RTB during the year to say that the tenancies had ended and to take them off the books, they were not contacted for feedback?

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?