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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

Education and Training

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 Higher Education Colleges Association (HECA)

Education and Training

Intended results

Secure support for a transparent, permanent national mechanism whereby specialist disability funding follows the eligible student based on assessed need, irrespective of institutional type, with clear eligibility criteria, application and decision timelines, and the necessary…

Lobbying return by Higher Education Colleges Association (HECA)

Education and Training

Intended results

Lobbying return by ChildVision

Education and Training

Intended results

Progress Funding Negotiations

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "ChildVision" has no legal form. "CHILDVISION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 453711) 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 Children's Books Ireland CLG

Education and Training

Intended results

Support from government and opposition TDs in relation to funding for primary and secondary school libraries

Lobbying return by Rehab Group

Education and Training

Intended results

To brief Minister Higgins on work of National Learning Network in supporting disabled people in education/training ::To secure support for a review of NLN's utilisation based funding mechanism and to highlight impact of Solas/ETB capping of student places ::Support for measures…

Lobbying return by Down Syndrome Ireland

Education and Training

Intended results

Improved access to SLT classes and supports for children with Down syndrome.

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

Education and Training

Intended results

To receive and introduction to the new Minister of State

Lobbying return by Dyslexia Association of Ireland

Education and Training

Intended results

To raise awareness of Oireachtas members on a range of issues affecting people with dyslexia in Ireland including the continuing urgent need for extra time for students with dyslexia and other learning difficulties when sitting State Exams (Junior and Leaving Certificate) as…

Lobbying return by Hibernia College

Education and Training

Intended results

securing the Minister as speaker at our graduation ceremony

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Hibernia College" has no legal form. "HIBERNIA COLLEGE UNLIMITED COMPANY" (CRO 328066) 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 Cisco International Limited

Education and Training

Intended results

Agree areas where Cisco's Networking Academy and Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) programme can support new initiatives to upskill citizens in AI and cyber security.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Cisco International Limited" equals CRO name "CISCO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED" (CRO 906624) 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 Citywise Education

Education and Training

Intended results

Identify public funding avenue for Citywise's work

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Citywise Education" equals CRO name "CITYWISE EDUCATION" (CRO 390173) 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.