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Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Irish Prisoners Abroad
Emer Higgins
154. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the detention of an Irish citizen (details supplied) who has been held in Vakilabad prison in Mashhad, Iran since 3 October 2022; if he is engaging to assist in their release; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16404/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Renewable Energy Generation
Emer Higgins
199. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has considered introducing age-related grants for solar panels for houses of elderly people in a bid to combat both fuel poverty and climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17352/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Litter Pollution
Emer Higgins
200. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on how innovation and digitalisation is being used to tackle littering; if microchipping a percentage of disposable coffee cups is being considered as a way of identifying litterers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17353/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Departmental Policies
Emer Higgins
487. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the availability of fragrance-free options for detergents and cleaning products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17354/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Mental Health Services
Emer Higgins
508. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education what measures are in place to assist teachers in the south Clondalkin area to support high-risk students given the waiting lists for CAMHS are so long; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16846/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Education Policy
Emer Higgins
665. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education when DEIS bands will next be reviewed. [16839/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Education Policy
Emer Higgins
666. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education to review the use of Eircodes as a method of assigning DEIS status to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16840/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Education Policy
Emer Higgins
667. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if there is a holistic view of special education needs within her Department ensuring that the building unit team and the NCSE liaise with one another; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16843/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Education and Training Provision
Emer Higgins
668. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education how many additional post-primary SEN places will be available in the Clondalkin area from September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16844/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Departmental Strategies
Emer Higgins
742. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2022 – 2027 Implementation Plan will be published; the reason for delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16787/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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School Meals Programme
Emer Higgins
888. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection to conduct a review of the implementation of the hot school meals programme to ensure it is receiving optimum uptake from students and schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16841/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Gender Recognition
Emer Higgins
923. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection how a person under 18 years of age who has been diagnosed with gender dysphoria by a clinical psychologist can acquire a gender recognition certificate. [17547/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Health Services
Emer Higgins
1244. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will engage with the HSE to investigate whether providing group speech and language therapy while children await therapy sessions would be possible to ensure that more children get access to speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17318/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Health Services
Emer Higgins
1245. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has considered allowing children to access therapies in a neighbouring CHO, if that CHO has capacity to offer additional services and their own CHO does not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17319/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Health Services
Emer Higgins
1332. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking to improve the resourcing of genetic services in Ireland for the detection and treatment of rare diseases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16081/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Vaccination Programme
Emer Higgins
1364. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to transition the current Covid-19 vaccine roll-out programme from being administered at vaccine centres to being solely administered through pharmacies and GPs in order to best utilise the healthcare budget and staffing resources being used to run current vaccination centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16405/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Health Services
Emer Higgins
1370. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health what progress is being made with regards to reinstating public health nurse check-ups for infants and children in Newcastle, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16431/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Legislative Process
Emer Higgins
1477. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the public health (tobacco and nicotine inhaling products) Bill to prohibit the use of nicotine inhaling products by persons under 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16845/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Health Services
Emer Higgins
1532. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he will instruct the national women and infant health programme to provide a reply to a person (details supplied) regarding their correspondence. [17095/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Health Services
Emer Higgins
1628. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health what care pathways are in place for under 18s requiring gender affirming care as a result of clinical psychologist diagnosed gender dysphoria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17546/23]