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Emer Higgins
Emer Higgins (born 1986) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as a Minister of State since 2024, and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Mid-West constituency since the 2020 general election.
Higgins attended Holy Family Community School in Rathcoole, County Dublin.
Higgins attended University College Dublin and was a member of its students' union. She graduated with an Honours Degree in Economics and Sociology, and is now a member of its Governing Authority.
Higgins worked for a period of five years as an assistant to Frances Fitzgerald from 2009 to 2013.
Higgins was co-opted as a member of South Dublin County Council in 2011 and continued as a councillor until she was elected a TD in 2020. She also continued to work as chief of staff of global operations for PayPal from 2013 to 2020.
Higgins 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, Higgins was the Fine Gael candidate at the 2019 Dublin Mid-West by-election where she was beaten by the Sinn Féin candidate Mark Ward.
In November 2019, Higgins apologised for an incident in 2014, in which she delivered a letter to her constituents where she expressed "delight" over cancelled plans for accommodation for Irish Travellers in Newcastle, County Dublin.
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Emer Higgins
Emer Higgins (born 1986) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as a Minister of State since 2024, and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Mid-West constituency since the 2020 general election.
Higgins attended Holy Family Community School in Rathcoole, County Dublin.
Higgins attended University College Dublin and was a member of its students' union. She graduated with an Honours Degree in Economics and Sociology, and is now a member of its Governing Authority.
Higgins worked for a period of five years as an assistant to Frances Fitzgerald from 2009 to 2013.
Higgins was co-opted as a member of South Dublin County Council in 2011 and continued as a councillor until she was elected a TD in 2020. She also continued to work as chief of staff of global operations for PayPal from 2013 to 2020.
Higgins 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, Higgins was the Fine Gael candidate at the 2019 Dublin Mid-West by-election where she was beaten by the Sinn Féin candidate Mark Ward.
In November 2019, Higgins apologised for an incident in 2014, in which she delivered a letter to her constituents where she expressed "delight" over cancelled plans for accommodation for Irish Travellers in Newcastle, County Dublin.