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
23 Sep 2026 Home Heating Oil (Emergency Mineral Oil Tax Reduction) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
Yes Carried
23 Sep 2026 Home Heating Oil (Emergency Mineral Oil Tax Reduction) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
Yes Carried
23 Sep 2026 Energy Policy: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
Yes Carried
23 Sep 2026 Energy Policy: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
Yes Carried
23 Sep 2026 Neutrality and Triple Lock: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to"
Yes Carried
23 Sep 2026 Neutrality and Triple Lock: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
Yes Carried
23 Sep 2026 Waste Management (Single Household Waste Collection Service) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time"
No Lost
22 Sep 2026 Order of Business
Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."
Yes Carried
16 Sep 2026 Order of Business
Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."
Yes Carried
28 Aug 2026 Mineral Oil Tax: Financial Resolution
Question put: "That amendment No. 2 set down to the motion for Financial Resolution is hereby negatived and that the mot
Yes Carried
28 Aug 2026 Mineral Oil Tax: Financial Resolution
Amendment put
No Lost
28 Aug 2026 Business of Dáil
Question put
Yes Carried
15 Jul 2026 Social Housing Passport Bill 2026: Second Stage [Private Members]
Amendment put
Yes Carried
15 Jul 2026 Domestic Violence Judgments Register Bill 2026 [Seanad]: Committee Stage
Amendment put
No Lost
15 Jul 2026 Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 9(2)) (Amount of Financial Contribution) Order 2025 (Revocation) Order 2026: Motion
Question put
Yes Carried
15 Jul 2026 Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 9(2)) (Amount of Financial Contribution) Order 2025 (Revocation) Order 2026: Motion
Amendment put
No Lost
14 Jul 2026 Order of Business
Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."
Yes Carried
8 Jul 2026 Planning for Constitutional Change Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put
No Lost
8 Jul 2026 Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Hare Coursing) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put
No Lost
8 Jul 2026 Cost of Living: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
Yes Carried
8 Jul 2026 Cost of Living: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
Yes Carried
8 Jul 2026 Cost of Living: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment to amendment put
No Lost
8 Jul 2026 Childcare Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
Yes Carried
8 Jul 2026 Childcare Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
Yes Carried
8 Jul 2026 Civil Liability (Child Sexual Abuse Proceedings Against Unincorporated Bodies of Persons) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
Yes Carried

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.