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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 Alcohol Forum Ireland

Education and Training

Intended results

Clear directive from Government (Depts of Health and Education) instructing schools not to use programmes of materials funded by alcohol industry sources

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Alcohol Forum Ireland" has no legal form. "ALCOHOL FORUM IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 435920) 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 Dyslexia Association of Ireland

Education and Training

Intended results

To build awareness of Oireachtas members on the lived experience of dyslexia and the need for: (1) teacher training on dyslexia (2) equitable access to dyslexia assessment (3) access to quality evidence-based supports in school for students with dyslexia, (4) formal recognition…

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

Education and Training

Intended results

Support for a right-based, fully revised and commenced EPSEN Act

Lobbying return by Down Syndrome Ireland

Education and Training

Intended results

Further access to education and Supporting teenagers for life after post-primary school

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 Council for Overseas Students (ICOS)

Education and Training

Intended results

To raise awareness of the issues affecting international students

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

Education and Training

Intended results

That the Deputy would advocate for change in respect of this.

Lobbying return by Dyslexia Association of Ireland

Education and Training

Intended results

To build awareness of Oireachtas members on the lived experience of dyslexia and the need for: (1) accurate, timely identification and support which can be equitably accessed (2) a more developed continuum of support for students with dyslexia (3) mandatory training of all…

Lobbying return by Technological Universities Association

Education and Training

Intended results

Investment in technological higher education sector in Budget 2022::To secure €34.5m investment in Digitalisation & Infrastructure for technological higher education institutions in Budget 2022::To secure €44.6m investment in human capital for technological higher education…

Lobbying return by Inclusion Ireland

Education and Training

Intended results

Policy Change

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

Education and Training

Intended results

Support for reform and implementation of the EPSEN Act and AsIAm's work in this area

Lobbying return by Technological Universities Association

Education and Training

Intended results

Secure funding for THEA institutions and higher education in Budget 2021

Lobbying return by TU Dublin Students' Union CLG

Education and Training

Intended results

A €500 reduction in the student contribution charge, with plans to completely remove if over the next budgets & if HE's decide to reduce fees, that the Dept. of Education would support and resource this.