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Tue, 15 Nov 2022
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Rural Schemes
Emer Higgins
632. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will re-examine the electoral divisions in the Clondalkin electoral area that 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 consideration for the ED that includes Newlands farm, which will soon be home to a vibrant local sports club; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56307/22]
Thu, 10 Nov 2022
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Telecommunications Services
Emer Higgins
173. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the circumstance where those looking to switch broadband, landline or television provider end up paying for a couple of weeks to both providers in the crossover transition period, unlike when switching mobile, gas or electricity providers; if he will raise this with the Commission for Communications Regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55944/22]
Thu, 10 Nov 2022
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School Enrolments
Emer Higgins
252. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education the post-primary catchment area that persons living in a location (details supplied) fall into; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56074/22]
Thu, 10 Nov 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Emer Higgins
298. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking to provide targeted healthcare to those suffering with long-Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55949/22]
Wed, 9 Nov 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Emer Higgins
70. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on a building for a school (details supplied). [55666/22]
Wed, 9 Nov 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Emer Higgins
71. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education 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]
Tue, 8 Nov 2022
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Departmental Reviews
Emer Higgins
251. Deputy Emer Higgins asked 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]
Tue, 8 Nov 2022
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Tax Reliefs
Emer Higgins
267. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if a 50% discount on VRT for new cars for taxi-driving would increase the number of taxis. [54565/22]
Tue, 8 Nov 2022
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Tax Reliefs
Emer Higgins
268. Deputy Emer Higgins asked 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]
Tue, 8 Nov 2022
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Education Policy
Emer Higgins
522. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education 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]
Tue, 8 Nov 2022
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Departmental Properties
Emer Higgins
579. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education 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]
Tue, 8 Nov 2022
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Departmental Funding
Emer Higgins
590. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education 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]
Tue, 8 Nov 2022
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Childcare Services
Emer Higgins
794. Deputy Emer Higgins asked 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 day of childcare will not benefit fully from the reduction in cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55531/22]
Tue, 8 Nov 2022
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Family Reunification
Emer Higgins
874. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice 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]
Tue, 8 Nov 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Emer Higgins
1163. Deputy Emer Higgins asked 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]
Tue, 8 Nov 2022
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Mortality Rates
Emer Higgins
1239. Deputy Emer Higgins asked 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]
Thu, 27 Oct 2022
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Proposed Legislation
Emer Higgins
64. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the new legislation on tips and service charges will be up-and-running. [53836/22]
Thu, 27 Oct 2022
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Tidy Towns
Emer Higgins
137. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the measures that are being considered in providing grant assistance to support the important work carried out by local tidy towns committees across the country. [53841/22]
Thu, 27 Oct 2022
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Budget 2023
Emer Higgins
172. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider the BIK changes introduced in Budget 2023 which will have a huge impact on workers during the cost-of-living crisis. [53902/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Cycling Policy
Emer Higgins
221. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider issuing a directive that cyclists and scooter users should have bells on their bicycle or scooter for safety reasons when using public roads or parks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53048/22]
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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Transport Infrastructure Ireland
Emer Higgins
233. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider an alternative option for sending the W62 route from Tallaght to Newcastle on to Adamstown train station via the Peamount road and Newcastle road, in order to link the community of Newcastle to the trail line which is the objective of the original W6, in the context of the full W6 route not being operational until major works are done at Hazelhatch bridge. [53374/22]
Wed, 19 Oct 2022
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Heritage Sites
Emer Higgins
80. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of the visitor numbers to the visitor centre in the Phoenix Park for a specified timeframe (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52246/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Emer Higgins
8. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the feasibility of extending child benefit to children who are 18 years or over, but are still in full-time post-primary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50309/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Cost of Living Issues
Emer Higgins
11. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a timeframe for the introduction of the cost-of-living payments announced in budget 2023 that are due to be issued before Christmas 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50308/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Employment Rights
Emer Higgins
112. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way in which his Department is supporting the expanded facilitation of breastfeeding in the workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50310/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Childcare Services
Emer Higgins
167. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the newly announced pay rates for the childcare sector will include recognition of long service or an incremental pay scale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50311/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Greenways Provision
Emer Higgins
191. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a progress update on the delivery of the Hazelhatch greenway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50797/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Greenways Provision
Emer Higgins
192. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport his views on the feasibility of delivering the impending Hazelhatch greenway in tandem with the works needed to widen the road at the canal bridge in order to deliver the full W6 bus route service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50798/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Budget 2023
Emer Higgins
456. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the funding that is to be available to counselling trainee psychologists based on Budget 2023; if it will consist of a contribution to fees and a salary and be equal in support to the funding available to clinical psychologists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50998/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Departmental Data
Emer Higgins
460. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of wholetime equivalent psychologists for CH09 in CAMHS, the children’s disability network teams, children’s primary care and the National Educational Psychological Service in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51024/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Departmental Data
Emer Higgins
461. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the number of children’s disability network teams in Dublin west; and their locations. [51025/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Departmental Data
Emer Higgins
462. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of staff in each children’s disability network team in Dublin west, including social workers, psychologists, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and so on, by full-time equivalent. [51026/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Departmental Data
Emer Higgins
463. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the role of the new children’s multi-disciplinary assessment hub in Castleknock, Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51027/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Crime Prevention
Emer Higgins
177. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the participation that his Department has in the National Metal Theft Forum, to develop a metal theft prevention and crime reduction plan, particularly in relation to catalytic converters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49514/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Departmental Policies
Emer Higgins
219. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the regulations or guidelines in place, if any, to ensure that car manufacturers in Ireland install catalytic converters in such a way that prevents their theft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49515/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Probate Applications
Emer Higgins
596. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to delays in the Probate Office for issuing grants of probate; the efforts that are being made to address these delays. [49809/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Prison Service
Emer Higgins
598. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice the status of future planning for the Prison Service; and the way that additional capacity is being built in to cater for the rising population. [50006/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Emer Higgins
607. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to delays in An Garda Síochána approving driving licence applications for taxi drivers. [50185/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Budget 2023
Emer Higgins
727. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the proportion of the health budget for 2023 that has been designated towards health promotion and prevention measures for conditions such as obesity, cancer and cardiovascular disease and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50048/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Health Services Staff
Emer Higgins
741. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he will consider funding a new procurement process and funding stream for private companies to tender to help with recruitment of much needed nurses and doctors from countries such as India given that many nursing homes avail of the services of new companies who specialise in this field and have helped them attract talent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50181/22]
Thu, 6 Oct 2022
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Enterprise Support Services
Emer Higgins
120. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details on all the supports available to assist entrepreneurs with disabilities.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49297/22]
Thu, 6 Oct 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Emer Higgins
324. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice the number of scrambler bikes seized by An Garda Síochána nationally in 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49205/22]
Thu, 6 Oct 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Emer Higgins
325. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice the number of scrambler bikes seized by An Garda Síochána in Dublin in 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49206/22]
Wed, 5 Oct 2022
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Economic Policy
Emer Higgins
107. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance his views in relation to the trajectory of the Euro; the steps that are being taken at both national and European level to protect the value of the Euro; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48781/22]
Wed, 5 Oct 2022
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Budget 2023
Emer Higgins
116. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if the change to the threshold for the higher income tax band introduced in Budget 2023 also applies to retired persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49085/22]
Wed, 5 Oct 2022
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Visa Agreements
Emer Higgins
281. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice if she has considered introducing a six-month visitor visa, similar to that which is in place in the United States, to allow non-Irish immediate family members of an Irish citizen to visit their family member in Ireland for a maximum of six months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48818/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Electricity Generation
Emer Higgins
177. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a community enterprise (details supplied) is eligible to apply for the newly launched new solar photovoltaic grants for businesses, public organisations and community groups; if so, the category the organisation should apply under; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48645/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Social Welfare Code
Emer Higgins
453. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to an issue where persons in long-term receipt of occupational injuries benefit are automatically excluded from the fuel allowance, regardless of their income being below the qualifying threshold (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48598/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Health Services Staff
Emer Higgins
668. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health in relation to the plan to increase the number of medicine graduates by 200, the way he plans to respond to the increased recruitment in terms of the talent pipeline being created through graduates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48411/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Health Services
Emer Higgins
694. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to extending the free cervical screening service to women over 65 years who have previously had an abnormal result from a cervical smear test or who have been recommended to continue getting regular smears by their general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48469/22]