Results 741-760 of 2,149 for speaker:Emer Currie

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (1 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: 92. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide clarity on the funding provided to Fingal County Council for the tenant-in-situ scheme for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35777/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (1 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: 210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the implementation of contactless payment systems on public transport from the NTA, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35310/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (1 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: 216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the installation of the next generation automatic vehicle location system on bus services nationally in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35409/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (1 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: 217. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of so-called ghost buses, mystery buses and disappearing buses reported on Dublin Bus routes from January 2025 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35410/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (1 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: 218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budget allocated to Dublin Bus for the introduction of new bus services and the enhancement of existing services across Dublin from January 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35411/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (1 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: 219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of lost trips per month from January 2025 to date on services operated by a company (details supplied) in Dublin west including the W4, L52, 236, 238 and 270 in comparison to the overall number of trips on the timetable for each route, and as a percentage of overall services per route. [35412/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (1 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: 220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of lost trips per month from January 2025 to present on services on Dublin Bus services operating in Dublin west in comparison to the overall number of trips on the timetable for each route, and as a percentage of overall services per route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35413/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (1 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: 225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of driver testers in each driving test centre that are due to retire, by month, in 2025 and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35523/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (1 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: 237. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on a driving test application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36008/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: 601. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí attached to roads policing units to date in June 2025, by division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36212/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Qualifications (1 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: 644. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of early years students on degree courses (NFQ Level 7 and above) who attended work placements in early years settings in 2023 and 2024; the number of new early years graduates (NFQ Level 7 and above) who began working in early years settings in 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35438/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2025 (1 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: 870. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason funding to an organisation (details supplied) did not increase in budget 2025; if he is aware of a reduction in places; if he will review the allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35510/25]

Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Office of the Ombudsman for Children (26 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: I welcome the witnesses. I very much value the work they do in promoting the rights and welfare of children. Their role is essential. The interventions they make on issues are important. I am new to this committee, but I want to ask an opening question about their journey over the past 20 years. How have the issues changed or not changed over the past 20 years? They have referenced...

Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Office of the Ombudsman for Children (26 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: Given the breadth of what the ombudsman does, can I ask about resources?

Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Office of the Ombudsman for Children (26 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: Does Dr. Muldoon think there is better awareness of children's rights now?

Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Office of the Ombudsman for Children (26 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: The ombudsman's office has empowered and is empowering parents and children. It is holding organisations to account. He has said that education is the biggest issue that comes up. How much of a distraction is the annual scramble for school places for children with additional needs when we need to focus on an inclusive education system? Does the ombudsman have any views on planning for...

Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Office of the Ombudsman for Children (26 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: It is rejection.

Select Committee on Education and Youth: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 26 - Education (Revised) (26 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: It is lovely to see the Minister again. I have four questions and I hope I manage to get through them all. The first one, which will be no surprise to the Minister, is in relation to a five-year forward plan for the delivery of special education classes and places in special schools. We are in a yearly cycle of delivering places for children with additional needs. Work is under way to...

Select Committee on Education and Youth: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 26 - Education (Revised) (26 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: That is an essential and practical reform that the Minister could implement. The deadline that we are introducing is 1 October and I spoke yesterday about the need for a communications campaign to tell parents that they will be asked to notify the NCSE by that date. Is the communications campaign factored into the Department's budget?

Select Committee on Education and Youth: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 26 - Education (Revised) (26 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: That is good to hear. I worked in advertising and marketing for 15 years. This requires a widespread public information campaign, not just through the NCSE. When parents are securing places for their children in primary school, they may not be familiar with the role of the NCSE. A general public information campaign should be supported. My next question echoes what I raised with the...