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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

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Lobbying return by CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ALLIANCE - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND LIMITED

Communications

Intended results

Changes to the General Scheme of the Online Safety Media Regulation Bill including an individual complaints mechanism

Lobbying return by Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

Communications

Intended results

That the public representative would be made aware of the need to provide for an individual complaints mechanism in the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill and would support the bill being amended to reflect same.

Lobbying return by TikTok

Communications

Intended results

To update members on TikTok's approach to online safety

Lobbying return by National Union of Journalists

Communications

Intended results

Union recognition

Lobbying return by National Union of Journalists

Communications

Intended results

Union recognition

Lobbying return by Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd

Communications

Intended results

To share Facebook’s approach to harmful content on the platform, and its views on online safety issues and the implementation of the revised AVMS Directive in response to public consultation

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Published name "Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd" equals CRO name "META PLATFORMS IRELAND LIMITED" (CRO 462932) 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 Twitter International Company

Communications

Intended results

To share Twitter’s views on the potential impact of the proposed legislation on the Open Internet and to offer an overview of Twitter’s efforts to promote a healthy public conversation.

Lobbying return by Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd

Communications

Intended results

To inform the Deputy of our work in relation to harmful and illegal content

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Lobbying return by Community Creations Limited t/a SpunOut.ie

Communications

Intended results

To open up a line of communication with the Deputy, who is their party's new spokesperson in this area, and to promote SpunOut.ie's view that their must be an effective Online Safety Commissioner who can mandate removal of content from social media platforms where necessary and…

Lobbying return by Irish Heart Foundation

Communications

Intended results

Introduction to IHF and our views on upcoming bill relating to commercial communications to Media Spokespersons in the Oireachtas::Request for Parliamentary Questions on update on the Bill::Introduction to IHF and our views on upcoming bill relating to commercial communications…