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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: Learner drivers never have to sit a driver test to roll over their learner permits. They just have to show they have booked or joined a waiting list for a test. Some have permits for years, contributing to a culture where learner permits are treated like full licences. The Road Safety Authority has had more than a decade to prepare for the closure of this loophole. The Minister of State,...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: The RSA is saying they are not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (22 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: I congratulate Ms Considine on her new post. It is good to see Mr. Kenny again. I am a huge supporter of the all-island strategic rail review and it should be considered a cornerstone for the building of a new Ireland, so it is an exciting, positive project the public can get involved in. Looking at the length of time it takes for MetroLink and, in my own area, DART+ West, what are the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (22 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: Is this on the Dublin to Belfast line?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (22 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: That is okay. DART+ West is what I am concerned with. In that business case, will there be an overview of the disruption to existing services? Commuters are already asking questions about those plans.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (22 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: No, but it has been flagged that there will be disruption and the sooner we get to the details of that, the better. When talking about the business case, that has to go hand in hand with it because people's lives continue and they want confidence that this is going to be managed in a way that avoids as much disruption as possible. I have spoken about this next matter before. When the 41...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (22 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: I am sorry. I am under time pressure and that is what Mr. Jim Meade said the last time he was here. It is the DART+ West capacity I am most interested in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (22 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: I just find it hard to understand why, back in 2018 or 2019, we had an idea of percentages about uplift in certain areas. Now, however, the numbers seem quite vague. I know Ms Considine is new so I would ask her to examine that. I am so sorry to be pushing Ms Considine because I am constrained by time and there are so many questions that come in. With regard to signalling issues, we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (22 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: I thank Mr. Kenny. I am sorry for rushing the witnesses.

Finance Bill 2025: Second Stage (21 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: Budget 2026 has come at a time of global uncertainty with risks of tariffs and instability on the European Continent. This is a budget that seeks to invest in our future while securing the jobs, prosperity and stability that families and businesses depend on today. I also recognise that the programme for Government outlines progress on issues such as reducing childcare costs and college...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Budget 2026 (21 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: 247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of the funding that has been provided in Budget 2026 for new bus routes versus existing services in Dublin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56672/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Budget 2026 (21 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: 248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount allocated to the National Transport Authority under Budget 2026 for the provision of new services across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56673/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (21 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: 249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budget invested in the bus network in Dublin west in 2025 in new bus routes versus existing services in Dublin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56674/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (21 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: 277. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated total committed annualised costs for bus services operating within the Dublin west area from 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57247/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Data (21 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: 286. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the regulations, standards or oversight mechanisms in place regarding the allocation and printing of registration plates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56604/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Data (21 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: 287. To ask the Minister for Finance the controls or regulations in place to ensure that vehicle registration plates can only be printed or supplied by authorised providers, and that each plate issued is properly linked to a registered vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56605/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2026 (21 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: 316. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has received any proposals to reduce the VAT rates for the cinema industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57265/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2026 (21 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: 317. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing the VAT rate for the cinema industry to 9%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57272/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Programme for Government (21 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: 568. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to consider the establishment of a second Garda training college; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56646/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Programme for Government (21 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: 569. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to consider allowing Garda trainees to undergo part of their training course in regionally based universities or Technological universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56647/25]