TDs / Emer Higgins

Official portrait of Emer Higgins

Emer Higgins

Fine Gael Dublin Mid-West TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024
Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Official Oireachtas profile

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2
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
93,167
words spoken in the chamber
93,162 as a minister, 5 as a TD
399
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote

From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.

What they ask about

The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.

No questions on record.

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 2 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 218 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
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MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 0 0
February 2025 0 5
March 2025 0 3
April 2025 2 22
May 2025 0 5
June 2025 0 11
July 2025 0 5
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 0 12
October 2025 0 2
November 2025 0 4
December 2025 0 49
January 2026 0 6
February 2026 0 14
March 2026 0 7
April 2026 0 26
May 2026 0 1
June 2026 0 16
July 2026 0 8
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 0 16
October 2026 0 6

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 156 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

Not enough questions on record to compare.

Party, constituency and offices

  1. constituency Dublin Mid-West 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Fine Gael 29 November 2024 to now
  3. office Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform 29 January 2025 to 4 June 2025
  4. office Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation 5 June 2025 to 18 November 2025
  5. office Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability and Equality 19 November 2025 to now
DateWhat the vote was onTheir voteResult
8 Jul 2025 Order of Business
Question put: "That the amendment proposed to arrangements on the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the proposed
Yes Carried
25 Jun 2025 Legislative and Structural Reforms to Accelerate Housing Delivery: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
Yes Carried
25 Jun 2025 Legislative and Structural Reforms to Accelerate Housing Delivery: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
Yes Carried
25 Jun 2025 Healthcare (Transparent Payments) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
Yes Carried
25 Jun 2025 Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages
Question put: "That the Bill do now pass."
Yes Carried
25 Jun 2025 Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages
Amendment put
No Lost
25 Jun 2025 Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages
Amendment put
No Lost
25 Jun 2025 Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages
Amendment put
No Lost
24 Jun 2025 Order of Business
Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."
Yes Carried
18 Jun 2025 Emergency Action on Housing and Homelessness: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
Yes Carried
18 Jun 2025 Emergency Action on Housing and Homelessness: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
Yes Carried
18 Jun 2025 Criminal Law (Prohibition of the Disclosure of Counselling Records) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
Yes Carried
18 Jun 2025 Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Amendment put
No Lost
18 Jun 2025 Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Amendment put
No Lost
18 Jun 2025 Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Amendment put
No Lost
18 Jun 2025 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages
Amendment put
No Lost
18 Jun 2025 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages
Amendment put
No Lost
18 Jun 2025 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages
Amendment put
No Lost
17 Jun 2025 Order of Business
Question put: "That the amendments proposed to the arrangements on the Order of Business are hereby negatived and the pr
Yes Carried
11 Jun 2025 Negotiations on an Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Kazakhstan: Motion (Resumed)
Question put
Yes Carried
11 Jun 2025 Ending the Central Bank’s Facilitation of the Sale of Israel Bonds: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
Yes Carried
11 Jun 2025 Ending the Central Bank’s Facilitation of the Sale of Israel Bonds: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
Yes Carried
11 Jun 2025 Vacant Council Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
Yes Carried
11 Jun 2025 Vacant Council Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
Yes Carried
11 Jun 2025 Vacant Council Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment to amendment put
No Lost

A vote on an amendment or a stage is a vote on that question, not on the bill as a whole. Open a vote to see its full wording. The record gives no reason when a TD has no vote recorded.