Emer Higgins
Emer Higgins is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Mid-West constituency since the 2020 general election.[1][2]
Emer Higgins | |
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| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2020 | |
| Constituency | Dublin Mid-West |
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| Born | Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
| Website | emerhiggins |
She was co-opted as a member of South Dublin County Council in 2011 and continued as a councillor until her election as a TD in 2020, and worked as chief of staff of global operations for PayPal. She served as Leader of the Fine Gael group on South Dublin County Council and as Chair of the Land use, Planning and Transport SPC Strategic Policy Committee.
In 2019, she ran as the Fine Gael candidate in the 2019 Dublin Mid-West by-election where she was beaten by Mark Ward.
She is a member of the Governing Authority of University College Dublin (UCD), where she went to college and graduated with a Honours Degree in Economics and Sociology.[2] She also worked for a period of five years as an aide to Frances Fitzgerald.[3]
In November 2019, she apologised for an incident in 2014, in which she delivered a letter to her constituents where she expressed "delight" over canceled plans for accommodation for Irish Travellers in Newcastle, South Dublin.[4]
Shirley O'Hara was co-opted to Higgins's seat on South Dublin County Council following her election to the Dáil.
References
- "Emer Higgins". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- Holl, Kitty. "Election 2020: Emer Higgins (Fine Gael)". The Irish Times.
- McGee, Harry (21 February 2020). "First day in the Dáil: Giddy atmosphere as new TDs anxious to get to work". Irish Times. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- Daly, Adam. "Taoiseach: Councillor 'accepts fully' she was wrong about Traveller accommodation comment". TheJournal.ie.