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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 The Irish Traveller Movement

Justice and Equality

Intended results

Attention to lack of spend of budget allocations and delivery of targets/ adequate provision of supply of accommodation. Convening of ad hoc cross party group.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "The Irish Traveller Movement" has no legal form. "IRISH TRAVELLER MOVEMENT COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 294188) 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 The Alzheimer Society of Ireland

Health

Intended results

Investment in dementia care in Budget 2021

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "The Alzheimer Society of Ireland" equals CRO name "THE ALZHEIMER SOCIETY OF IRELAND" (CRO 102700) 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 Licensed Vintners Association

Trade

Intended results

Increased Government supports to mitigate effects of the Covid-19 closure on the Dublin licensed trade

Lobbying return by Sustainable Water Network (SWAN)

Environment

Intended results

To highlight flaws in the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill::To strengthen the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill::To request an invitation to the Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage meeting on the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Sustainable Water Network (SWAN)" has no legal form. "SUSTAINABLE WATER NETWORK (SWAN) COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 450882) 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 P. J. Carroll & Company Ltd

Health

Intended results

A meeting

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "P. J. Carroll & Company Ltd" equals CRO name "P.J. CARROLL & COMPANY LIMITED" (CRO 67771) 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 Simon Communities of Ireland

Housing

Intended results

Securing a Right to Housing in the Constitution

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Simon Communities of Ireland" equals CRO name "SIMON COMMUNITIES OF IRELAND" (CRO 74038) 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 Heart Foundation

Communications

Intended results

Introduction to IHF and our views on upcoming bill relating to commercial communications to Media Spokespersons in the Oireachtas::Request for Parliamentary Questions on update on the Bill::Introduction to IHF and our views on upcoming bill relating to commercial communications…

Lobbying return by Irish Heart Foundation

Health

Intended results

Request for members of the Oireachtas to promote the FAST message::Request for elected officials to wear FAST information stickers

Lobbying return by Neurological Alliance of Ireland

Health

Intended results

Commitment to progressing funding of the implementation plan in 2021

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Neurological Alliance of Ireland" has no legal form. "NEUROLOGICAL ALLIANCE OF IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 366603) 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 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.

Lobbying return by TU Dublin Students' Union CLG

Justice and Equality

Intended results

Legislation to be brought forward to Dail and voices of those effected to be heard in the Dail

Lobbying return by Construction Defects Alliance

Housing

Intended results

Implementation of recommendations contained in Housing JOC's report, Safe as Houses? and commitments in Programme For Government

Lobbying return by Irish SME Association

Health

Intended results

To ask Government Ministers and TDs to ensure that Ireland's public health response to Covid-19 goes beyond a continuous cycle of lockdowns, which the WHO recommends against. We sought the introduction of a robust test, trace, isolation and control system of pandemic management.

Lobbying return by Conradh na Gaeilge

Gaeltacht

Intended results

Níos mó maoiniú don earnáil Ghaeilge agus Gaeltachta; Reachtaíocht níos láidre don Ghaeilge agus don Ghaeltacht; An Ghaeilge níos láidre sa chóras oideachais

Lobbying return by Mercy Law Resource Centre CLG

Housing

Intended results

Constitutional protection of the right to housing

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Mercy Law Resource Centre CLG" equals CRO name "MERCY LAW RESOURCE CENTRE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 471072) 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.