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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%
Vote participation

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SIPO donation reports 4

Lobbying returns

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

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

Local Government

Intended results

Support for the Autism-Friendly Towns Initiative

Lobbying return by The Westport Chamber

Local Government

Intended results

To simplify the E-Tender Process to empower our local SMEs to get on the e-tender site and compete for local work

Lobbying return by YMCA Dublin

Local Government

Intended results

To demonstrate the benefits of our Community Hub model in order to seek changes to council policy on service provision for children, young people and communities

Lobbying return by Saggart Village Residents Association

Local Government

Intended results

We were not in favour of the purchase. We requested clarification from Minister O’Callaghan on the scale of the purchase; clarification about expected continued functioning of amenities on Citywest Hotel lands e.g. the leisure centre and a restaurant. We requested a Local…

Lobbying return by Chambers Ireland

Local Government

Intended results

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

Lobbying return by Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Local Government

Intended results

Lobbied for a directly elected Mayor, with its powers well outlined. Adding if the role cannot be devolved for a Minister at cabinet with these responsibilities could equally make the progress required for the governance of Dublin

Lobbying return by Limerick Chamber

Local Government

Intended results

Propose amendments that would ensure the Directly Elected Mayor would have more power to enact their programme.

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Local Government

Intended results

To highlight concerns of IFA in relation to the proposed Bill.::Taking into account the Kenny Report (1973) and other reports, the Programme for Government 2020 has a commitment to reviewing how community gain can be captured through a review of the development contribution…

Lobbying return by National Women's Council of Ireland

Local Government

Intended results

To gain interest in re-engaging on this area through an event

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "National Women's Council of Ireland" equals CRO name "NATIONAL WOMEN'S COUNCIL OF IRELAND" (CRO 241868) 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 National Youth Council of Ireland

Local Government

Intended results

To share NYCI's position on the extension of the right to vote to 16- and 17-year-olds::To understand and support the next steps in establishing the Electoral Commission and seeking information on progress in its establishment::Seeking information on implementation of…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "National Youth Council of Ireland" equals CRO name "NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL OF IRELAND" (CRO 58814) 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 Association of Irish Local Government

Local Government

Intended results

Seek retention of status quo

Lobbying return by Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Local Government

Intended results

Seeking information on when the Electoral Reform Bill (2022) will be published.::That Minister Coveney would make representations to Government on the Electoral Reform Bill::Share ICCL's views and concerns on forthcoming legislation.::Seek timeline for the commencement of…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Council for Civil Liberties" has no legal form. "IRISH COUNCIL FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 411471) 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 Irish Self Catering Federation

Local Government

Intended results

Giving inside to the structure of Self catering in Ireland::Highlight the importance of Self Catering in Ireland - bringing employment to the areas::Bringing clarity of the position that self catering has in Ireland

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Self Catering Federation" has no legal form. "IRISH SELF CATERING FEDERATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 359394) 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 JKS Communications

Local Government

Intended results

implementation of relevant legislation

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "JKS Communications" has no legal form. "JKS COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED" (CRO 507938) 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 Dublin Chamber of Commerce

Local Government

Intended results

To promote the establishment of a directly elected Mayor for the county of Dublin to ensure the cohesive planning and development of the Dublin region::To promote other recommendations contained in Dublin Chamber’s ‘Renewing our City’ document::To establish a new implementation…