Emer Higgins

Make gluten-free products more affordable through introduction of a voucher system for customers certified by their doctor as requiring a gluten-free diet. Reduce the cost at the point of sale, making these essential products more accessible

Implementing a National Screening Programme for Coeliac Disease in 1-17 year olds in Ireland would enhance early detection, crucial for preventing complications like malnutrition. It would identify asymptomatic cases, raise awareness, provide valuable epidemiological data, and…

Increase accessibility of Local Enterprise Office supports for social enterprises.

That they would be informed of an important seam of academic ethical thinking on how euthanasia laws affect people with disabilities.

To work with the Cross Party Parliamentary Diabetes Committee to develop a work stream to include the development of a strategic framework to improve quality of life for people with diabetes and reduce long term costs to the health service of diabetes complications.

Highlighted summary of items included in the Pre-Budget submission, with the intention of securing meetings with relative DPOs

To highlight areas of concern and advocate for the provision of appropriate support and funding for services including palliative care, pain management, mental health services and disability services.

Address gaps in all legislation affecting trans and non-binary people and improvements in health services

To highlight the feedback of firms regarding the impact of current gender pay gap reporting requirements.

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

Discussed the increased need for policing in Dublin directly after the Dublin riots.

That suggested amendment to DSGBV Agency Bill would be considered

A realisation by public officials that our sector cannot sustain the increases in labour costs without directed assistance.

Inform key stakeholders of the national economic and development impact of the de facto moratorium on data centre construction

To inform discussion of insurance issues surrounding thatch insurance within government, including giving evidence at a Joint Oireachtas Committee hearing