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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 Rockwood Consulting ULC

Housing

Intended results

Ensure greater understanding

Lobbying return by Respond

Housing

Intended results

Key Challenges being addressed in Budget 2026

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Respond" equals CRO name "RESPOND" (CRO 90576) 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 Property Owners Association of Ireland Limited (IPOA)

Housing

Intended results

To ensure an understanding of IPOA perspectives on proposal for reform to the rental market regulatory environment.

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Housing

Intended results

To advocate for measures to ensure the achievement of housing targets in the Cork region, including innovative housing solutions such as above the shop living and targeted financial supports for measures to stimulate the housing market.

Lobbying return by Paul Allen & Associates Public Relations

Housing

Intended results

Setting up a meeting with Minister to discuss vacant homes across Ireland and how they can help alleviate Irelands housing crisis.

Lobbying return by Ibec

Housing

Intended results

Introduce incentives for investors to catalyse apartment construction Extend existing permissions and legislate to prevent refusals based on outdated settlement numbers Expedite zoning reforms and Local Area Plan updates Suspending progress on ZVS/LVS legislation pending further…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Chambers Ireland

Housing

Intended results

To raise awareness of the key priorities of businesses for 2025-2030 among new Ministers.

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Housing

Intended results

To ensure that the development of Cork's docklands remains at the top of the government agenda but to also ensure that the redevelopment of the wider Cork city is also given fair consideration and funding support.

Lobbying return by SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland

Housing

Intended results

Influence legislation to ensure that a right to housing is enshrined in the Irish Constitution.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland" equals CRO name "SAFE IRELAND NATIONAL SOCIAL CHANGE AGENCY COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 291205) 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.