Emer Higgins
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From: Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
- Published on: 10 April 2024
- Last updated on: 29 January 2025
Emer Higgins is Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform with special responsibility for Public Procurement, Digitalisation and eGovernment. She was appointed to this role on 29 January 2025.
She previously served as Minister of State with responsibility for Business, Employment and Retail.
She was elected Fine Gael TD for Dublin Mid-West in the 2020 General Election.
Deputy Higgins served as a Councillor of South Dublin County Council from 2011-2020, representing the communities of Palmerstown, Lucan, Clondalkin, Newcastle, Saggart and Rathcoole.
Previously, Deputy Higgins worked as Chief of Staff for PayPal’s Customer Service division in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), bringing over a decade of corporate expertise to the table working with both small and medium size businesses (SMEs) and multinational companies.
You can contact Ms Higgins at emer.higgins@oireachtas.ie