TDs / 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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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.

Health 2 questions

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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Month	Questions	Contributions
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

Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Voting Rights in Presidential Elections) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] 6 contributions
Ministers and Secretaries (Attorney General) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] 5 contributions
Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion 4 contributions
Just Transition (Worker and Community Environmental Rights) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] 3 contributions
Statute Law Revision Bill 2024 [Seanad]: Second Stage 3 contributions
A Place Called Home for Adults with an Intellectual Disability: Motion [Private Members] 2 contributions

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

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Party, constituency and offices

constituency Dublin Mid-West 29 November 2024 to now
party Fine Gael 29 November 2024 to now
office Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform 29 January 2025 to 4 June 2025
office Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation 5 June 2025 to 18 November 2025
office Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability and Equality 19 November 2025 to now

Emer Higgins Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Health

782. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health for an update on her discussions with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the rollout of the free HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15614/25]

Departmental Schemes

Emer Higgins Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Health

783. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if, once the free HRT scheme is in operation, retrospective payments from January of this year will be made to those availing of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15615/25]

Departmental Schemes