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Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Statements (13 Jul 2023)

Emer Higgins: ...feel a particular affinity with the people of Palestine. I certainly feel that strongly. It is truly heartbreaking to hear of the number of innocent people who have died and had their lives destroyed - children who have needlessly lost their lives in this conflict, killed senselessly in a conflict that began many years before they were born. It has been a year of particularly unstable...

LGBTQI+ Equality: Statements (20 Jun 2023)

Emer Higgins: ...tearing down anyone else's. I worry for young people who are just discovering their sexuality and spend so much time online at a time when their self-esteem and self-worth are vulnerable to being destroyed by a few bad actors on social media. That is why it is so important that we call out homophobia and transphobia for what they are when we see them, which is hate. From a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Supporting People with Disabilities to Live in Communities: Discussion (20 Oct 2022)

Emer Higgins: ...level of training right around the country? What funding do we need? Is it something that Crann could roll out? Is it something that we would need to do in partnership with others? It is soul destroying to think that the State does not provide SNAs with the necessary training to support some of the children they are working with, or that nurses require additional training that is not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Surrounding Water Quality and Supply: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Emer Higgins: ...Will it be possible to merge water supplies to dilute hard water as part of the eastern and midlands regional project? Will the pipes allow for that? My second question is on leaks. It is soul-destroying to talk about leaks and to see the wastage. I congratulate Irish Water on all it is doing to reduce that. Reducing it from 50% to 38% has been an achievement and to get it to 25%...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (21 Oct 2021)

Emer Higgins: ...try to change that. People are already under so much pressure when they have to cope with additional needs in their family that the last thing they need is forms, which Ms Kenny described as soul destroying, being thrown at them repeatedly and having to fight for every little bit of support that comes their way. That is what we want to change. I have a question for each of the...

Afghanistan Crisis: Statements (29 Sep 2021)

Emer Higgins: ...and women across Afghanistan. The past 20 years saw huge strides being made for equality and education, particularly for women, in Afghanistan. However, in a few short weeks, that has all been destroyed. Women have resumed their former place as second-class citizens. They are no longer safe, even inside their own homes. I welcome the initiative that Ireland has taken to support and...

Situation in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel: Statements (20 May 2021)

Emer Higgins: ...peace and put an end to people dying needlessly every day, children dying because of a war that has been going on since before they were born, families being torn apart and communities being destroyed.