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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment Bill) 2022: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: I thank everybody for being here today to discuss this with us. It has been a very informative process for me in particular. Some of what has been delved into in the second session has been very interesting and I want to make sure that we get the feedback from the Department and the Minister on some of the concerns raised today. For all of us – everybody who has spoken on this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment Bill) 2022: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: Has the Irish Planning Institute had any feedback from the Department or the Minister regarding those additional areas of expertise Mr. Lawlor suggested?

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Schools Building Projects (9 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: 70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a building for a school (details supplied). [55666/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Schools Building Projects (9 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: 71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on tendering for the long-awaited extension of a school (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55667/22]

Creeslough, County Donegal: Statements (8 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: I offer my sincere condolences to the people of Creeslough, the community at the centre of this tragedy, and to the family and friends of Shauna Flanagan Garwe and her dad, Robert Garwe, Catherine O'Donnell and her son, James Monaghan, Leona Harper, Jessica Gallagher, Martin McGill, Hugh Kelly, James O'Flaherty and Martina Martin - sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, nieces, nephews, aunts and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Reviews (8 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: 251. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on his Department's retail banking review; the outstanding work to be completed in respect of this; the timeline for when it will be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54277/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (8 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: 267. To ask the Minister for Finance if a 50% discount on VRT for new cars for taxi-driving would increase the number of taxis. [54565/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (8 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: 268. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the regulations concerning VRT for taxi vehicles; and the way in which these rules integrate with EU laws. [54566/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (8 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: 522. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if gambling awareness workshops have been rolled-out in secondary schools in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54275/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (8 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: 579. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the future educational needs of children in Newcastle, County Dublin, will be catered for; if a post-primary school could be accommodated on Department-owned land next to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54888/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (8 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: 590. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a list of approved funding for capital works that has been made available to a school (details supplied) over the past five years; if she will provide an update on the need for a new school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55136/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (8 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: 794. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the childcare subsidy announced in budget 2023 is applied as a reduction on the hourly rate as opposed to a monthly deduction, given many providers charge a fixed daily rate regardless of the length of time a child is in childcare for, and that parents paying the daily rate who do not avail of a full...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (8 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: 874. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that should be taken by a person living in Ireland under international protection refugee status who wishes to bring their parent to Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55146/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: 1163. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the timeline for administering the Covid-19 pandemic recognition payment to healthcare professionals working in private sector nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55168/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mortality Rates (8 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: 1239. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to address Ireland's excess mortality rate of 16.8% as of August 2022; if his attention has been drawn to the actions that are being taken by the EU countries that recorded excess mortality rates below 5.5% in August 2022 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55580/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: I thank the witnesses for being here to discuss this. It is a massive issue in Dublin. I represent Dublin Mid-West, which has two BusConnects routes, the C and the G spines. We welcome the 24-hour aspect of it. The €2 90-minute integrated fare is really good for us because we have the Luas and train servicing our constituency too. The youth travel card has been particularly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: Will Mr. Edwards give the commitment that his organisation will reach its contractual obligations on the routes I mentioned in Lucan, Clondalkin, Palmerstown and Citywest in the next four to six weeks?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Emer Higgins: Thank you.

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (27 Oct 2022)

Emer Higgins: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor - to discuss plans to change the model of contracts for services between the Departments of Social Protection and Health, and dentists. Deputy Jackie Cahill - to discuss the public use of the swimming...

Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Oct 2022)

Emer Higgins: I am grateful for the opportunity to discuss this legislation, which has been long awaited by many people. It follows years of activism by survivors of mother and baby home institutions to get the recognition and redress they so badly deserve. The critical need for this legislation has been recognised by all political parties, all stakeholders and all groups. I welcome the work the...