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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Emer Higgins

Fine Gael

Constituency / panel: Dublin Mid-West
Membership: 2024-11-29 → current
Office: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (2025-01-29 → 2025-06-04)
Office: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (2025-06-05 → 2025-11-18)
Office: Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability and Equality (2025-11-19 → current)

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Declared items: 0
CRO-matched interests: 0
Awards to declared companies: 1164
Lobbying returns: 4
SIPO donation records: 90%
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Lobbying returns

Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.

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Lobbying return by Neurodiversity Sandymount CLG

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Improvements in education and disability services to neurodivergent children and young people

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Neurodiversity Sandymount CLG" equals CRO name "NEURODIVERSITY SANDYMOUNT COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 717523) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Lobbying return by StartBright Early Learning Centres Company CLG

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Promote StartBright services and impact of model in our communities

Lobbying return by Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Sent the 2026 AsIAm Same Chance Report to TDs, Senators and Irish MEPs

Lobbying return by Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Support for AsIAm's Autism-Friendly Town Programme

Lobbying return by Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Sought to ensure the HSE's new Autism Protocol was appropriately resourced, met the needs of the Autistic community and was not seen as a substitute for the statutory right to assessment of need

Lobbying return by Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Additional funding and support for Autistic people and the work of AsIAm, in line with the organisation's Pre-Budget Submission

Lobbying return by Childhood Development Initiative

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

To influence Budget 2027 so that the Government increases and sustains investment in prevention and early intervention services for children and families, leading to reduced child poverty and homelessness, improved youth mental health and developmental outcomes, stronger…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Childhood Development Initiative" has no legal form. "Childhood Development Initiative COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 433654) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Lobbying return by Jack and Jill Children's Foundation

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

To secure Government engagement in streamlining Garda Vetting for Jack and Jill healthcare professionals, including reducing processing times and exploring greater recognition of existing vetting across approved organisations. The intended result is a robust, efficient system…

Lobbying return by Early Childhood Ireland

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Support for improvements for the workforce, increased investment, proper capacity planning and better use of data

Lobbying return by Clondalkin Behavioural Initiative t/a Archways

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Champion our families first programme and to provide information about the programme

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Clondalkin Behavioural Initiative t/a Archways" has no legal form. "CLONDALKIN BEHAVIOURAL INITIATIVE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 430172) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Lobbying return by Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Meeting was arranged to discuss the legislative changes to the Assisted Decision Making Act 2015, regarding ward of courts.

Lobbying return by Down Syndrome Ireland

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Improved SLT services and reduced costs. Requesting Government or HSE to fund SLT in Kilkenny.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Down Syndrome Ireland" equals CRO name "DOWN SYNDROME IRELAND" (CRO 131012) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Lobbying return by Irish Association of Social Workers

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Emer Higgins attended and spoke at our conference, Empowering Voices of Children and Adults with Disabilities

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Association of Social Workers" has no legal form. "IRISH ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS LIMITED" (CRO 347784) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Lobbying return by StartBright Early Learning Centres Company CLG

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Invitation to Minister, Td's and councollors to attend launch of evaluation in respect of informing pubic policy and programmes

Lobbying return by Rehab Group

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Inform the Minister of the work of Rehab Group and to request a meeting with her. ::To have a meeting with the Minister to discuss the implementation of the new National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People and the policies and funding required to match the ambition of the…