Results 1-6 of 6 for other and baby speaker:Emer Higgins

Irish Apprenticeship System: Statements (26 May 2022)

Emer Higgins: I am glad to have the opportunity to contribute to this debate. The Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins; the Minister, Deputy Harris; and the Department are doing excellent work to construct a better future for our young people and notably providing a pathway to education or further learning for everyone. That is welcome. I welcome the apprenticeship action plan, which will ensure we...

Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Second Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Emer Higgins: ...by acknowledging the service that Ukrainian surrogates have provided for many Irish families. An estimated 400 Ukrainian women have given birth to Irish surrogate children, with 46 Irish surrogate babies born in Ukraine in the past year alone. At least four Irish surrogate babies have been born in a hospital in Kyiv since the outbreak of the war, and we know a number of other babies are...

International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2022)

Emer Higgins: ...significant improvements in our country's approach to women's healthcare. The repeal of the eighth amendment, for example, was a momentous achievement for all of those who campaigned tirelessly and for so long to achieve it. Unfortunately, the legislation is not providing the access that many hoped it would. I have heard heartbreaking stories of parents being told their baby has a fatal...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Waste Management (14 Dec 2021)

Emer Higgins: That is really good advice and I will certainly pass it on to the county councillors in my area. Councillors Shirley O'Hara, Kenneth Egan, Vicki Casserly, Baby Pereppadan and others are doing a great deal of work to respond to littering in particular. Turning to on-street recycling, I acknowledge we have invested substantially throughout the pandemic in new bins for parks, villages,...

Mother and Baby Institutions: Statements (25 Nov 2021)

Emer Higgins: Thousands of women passed through the doors of mother and baby homes in this country. From the testimonials we have heard from the many survivors, we know that their trauma was unspeakable. Women were abused and forced to give birth in horrific circumstances and were treated like they were dirty, like they were sinners and as if they had committed the worst crimes imaginable, when, in fact,...

Covid-19, Mental Health and Older People: Statements (29 Apr 2021)

Emer Higgins: I extend my congratulations to the Minister, Deputy McEntee, her husband, Paul, and their extended family on the arrival of their new baby boy. Covid-19 has had an enormous impact on the mental health of the nation. In a year filled with so much isolation, how could our mental health not be affected? In a year of restricted funerals, how could there not be a tailback of grief? The Irish...