Results 741-760 of 1,082 for speaker:Emer Currie

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Timetables: Iarnród Éireann (9 Oct 2024)

Emer Currie: It concerns Broombridge Railway Station and the Leap card readers. There are four card readers at Trinity, but only two in Broombridge. It is causing queues and people to miss their trains. We would appreciate it if the number of card readers were increased.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Admissions (17 Oct 2024)

Emer Currie: We woke up to the news in yesterday's edition of The Irish Times that parents of children in commuter belt areas like Castleknock and Carpenterstown are being written to and advised by education authorities to apply to multiple secondary schools because of the level of oversubscription to schools in areas of high enrolment pressure. Almost half of all secondary schools across the State are...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Admissions (17 Oct 2024)

Emer Currie: I thank the Minister of State. The Department improved the central post-primary online database IT system that was in place last year but did not deal with the issue. It is writing to parents to encourage them to write to multiple schools and requesting parents to take steps to avoid holding multiple places. That is a request, whereas a common applications process would solve that issue....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Peace Summit Partnership: Discussion (17 Oct 2024)

Emer Currie: Are you ready for me?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Peace Summit Partnership: Discussion (17 Oct 2024)

Emer Currie: I thank the Cathaoirleach and Deputy Feighan. It is great to hear Ms Weir's wisdom as usual and to see both witnesses in Leinster House. What I am about to say is related to Deputy Feighan's comments. We find that attention seems to always focus on the political issues in the North rather than a consistent focus being on social integration, reconciliation and the disconnect North and...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. Kazumi Matsui, Mayor of Hiroshima (23 Oct 2024)

Emer Currie: I warmly welcome the mayor, the ambassador and the delegation. I look forward to spending time with them this afternoon.I wish them a very warm welcome as a member of the Japan-Irish friendship group, as a sister-in-law of a Japanese woman, Hiroko Kawachi Currie and an aunt of my niece and nephew Keiko Currie and Cillian Currie. It is a huge honour for me to have you in the Seanad today....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (22 Jan 2025)

Emer Currie: 73. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the protections that are in place for the use of public money as part of Ireland's ambitious retrofitting programme overseen by the SEAI (details supplied). [46505/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (22 Jan 2025)

Emer Currie: 75. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment on behalf of a transition year student at a school (details supplied), who is part of the Young Social Innovators programme, whether a mechanism could be introduced on the return deposit scheme machines to donate all or part of the returned deposit to charity. [46562/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (22 Jan 2025)

Emer Currie: 82. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment whether provisions under the Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 that allow for the use of CCTV to prosecute individuals engaged in illegal dumping have been implemented, so local authorities can now do so. [46896/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jan 2025)

Emer Currie: 159. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a breakdown of expenditure in maritime transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46316/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Antisocial Behaviour (22 Jan 2025)

Emer Currie: 176. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the ongoing anti-social behaviour and criminal damage taking place at Pelletstown train station and surrounding areas; any plans to introduce measures to reduce open access to the station, platforms and tracks; and any available funding that could be used to make the station more safe and secure. [46561/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Active Travel (22 Jan 2025)

Emer Currie: 371. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in which month the Office of Public Works is planning to submit a planning application for segregated cycle lanes and pedestrian crossing points along Chesterfield Avenue. [46618/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (22 Jan 2025)

Emer Currie: 372. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a breakdown of costs involved in the various public consultations held in relation to the Phoenix Park in the past ten years, including consultancy costs. [46619/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (22 Jan 2025)

Emer Currie: 373. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to outline the OPW’s plans to accommodate parking on the west side of the Phoenix Park which the OPW has acknowledged does not have enough car parking options, particularly for older people who want to walk along Chesterfield Avenue. [46620/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (22 Jan 2025)

Emer Currie: 374. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 129 of 24 September 2024, which has not been answered, in relation to an update on ongoing works on the lodge at the Phoenix Park Castleknock Gate, a timeline and costs, to provide a summary of those works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46621/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (22 Jan 2025)

Emer Currie: 375. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update in relation to his commitment to consider the installation of eco-toilets in the Phoenix Park, as well as the timings and costs involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46622/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (22 Jan 2025)

Emer Currie: 425. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement that has taken place with the liquidators of a company (details supplied) involving hundreds of disappointed customers and 225 unfulfilled orders amounting to over €1 million of lost deposits, whether they have an update; any learnings that will be incorporated into legislation to protect consumers in the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (22 Jan 2025)

Emer Currie: 426. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the case of a business failure (details supplied); the impact on customers who had provided deposits and payments; the options open to the affected customers; the need for timely information for them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46885/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Jan 2025)

Emer Currie: 527. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on timings for the new special class in a school (details supplied) as children and staff are currently using an inappropriate space in the school building.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46623/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Jan 2025)

Emer Currie: 532. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a sensory chair for a student to assist in their learning, recommended by the assigned HSE occupational therapist for a school (details supplied) has been refused funding by her Department when other chairs are approved; and when children with additional needs and therapeutic supports should be prioritised. [46669/24]