Emer Higgins
IrelandpoliticianFemale7.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Minister of State Emer Higgins is set to travel to Australia as part of the diplomatic efforts surrounding St Patrick's Day.
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Minister of State for disability Emer Higgins announced the new autism assessment protocol.
Psychiatrists’ body ‘cannot endorse’ new State autism protocol – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-06-02
Ministers of State Emer Higgins abstained from the vote.
Dáil votes by narrow margin not to restore abortion Bill that ends three-day wait for termination – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-18
Minister of State with Responsibility for Disability Emer Higgins made the announcement on Tuesday.
Children with additional educational needs will not need assessment to access classes or schools – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-09
Emer Higgins was elevated to the ranks of junior minister in 2024 after Harris was installed as leader.
Who are the new Ministers and what are their qualifications? – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-19
Emer Higgins has been promoted to replace Hildegarde Naughton as Fine Gael’s super-junior minister.
Paschal Donohoe accepts World Bank job in worrying setback for Government – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-18Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Infrastructure, Emer Higgins, told RTÉ’s Week on Politics that 'what happened in Leinster House, should not have happened'.
Plan for hospital bike shed costing up to €100,000 is ‘unacceptable’, says Sinn Féin leader – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-28
Junior ministers Hildegarde Naughton and Emer Higgins have also said that the former minister will have their support.
Heather Humphreys takes large lead over Seán Kelly in race to seek Fine Gael presidential election nomination – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-08-19
Emer Higgins emphasized the necessity of a strategic housing delivery office.
Sec Gen rejection of ‘housing tsar’ shows Government ‘shambles’Ireland· 2025-05-30
Emer Higgins is the Minister of State for Public Procurement who was present alongside Jack Chambers at a media event.
Jack Chambers criticises people who object to housing on basis it affects their ‘area’s character’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-16
Minister of State Emer Higgins attended a meeting about military plans at NATO.
A Barry Heneghan brag and a brazen wheeze by the Soc Dems reveal a lot about Irish politics – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-12
Emer Higgins spoke in defense of the Ceann Comhairle’s office.
Trump’s tariffs take wrecking ball to perfectly good Dáil row – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-02
Minister of State Emer Higgins visits Western Australia.
Full list of destinations as eight ministers head for US – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-02-12
