Results 981-1,000 of 1,073 for speaker:Emer Currie

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (8 Apr 2025)

Emer Currie: 310. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications received for the e-SPSV grant scheme in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17349/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (8 Apr 2025)

Emer Currie: 311. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications, number approved, and average grant paid, under the e-SPSV grant scheme in each year 2021-2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17350/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (8 Apr 2025)

Emer Currie: 334. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department's national vehicle and driver file database contains details on the numbers of new privately-owned buses registered each by the different sizes, capacity, or type of bus; and to provide this breakdown for 2024. [17613/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (8 Apr 2025)

Emer Currie: 340. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has examined the potential benefit of introducing a new section 23 type tax relief scheme to encourage individual private investors to invest in the provision of private rental accommodation, i.e. to become individual private landlords. [17618/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (8 Apr 2025)

Emer Currie: 377. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has examined the potential benefit of introducing a new section 23 type tax relief scheme to encourage individual private investors to invest in the provision of private rental accommodation, i.e. to become individual private landlords. [17619/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Airport Security (8 Apr 2025)

Emer Currie: 375. To ask the Minister for Finance the additional staffing, sniffer dog, or scanner resources, if any, that have been provided to the Revenue Commissioners in 2024; or 2025 to date, to enhance the detection and enforcement of illegal tobacco smuggling. [17602/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Airport Security (8 Apr 2025)

Emer Currie: 380. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of enforcement and trade facilitation allowanced staff working in each of Revenue’s frontier management branches with responsibility for ports and airports, working on a 24/7 basis where relevant, in each of the past five years; and as of end of March 2025. [17622/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (8 Apr 2025)

Emer Currie: 365. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of PAYE workers to benefit from small benefit exemption in 2023 and 2024; and the total costs to the Exchequer in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17348/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (8 Apr 2025)

Emer Currie: 376. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason rental income arising from the letting of private residential accommodation is treated as class V income, as opposed to Class I income; and to outline any potential implications for landlords, the Revenue Commissioners, and the exchequer, from reclassifying rental income as Class I income. [17617/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (8 Apr 2025)

Emer Currie: 378. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department will consider a change to the residential premises rental income relief to allow individual private landlords to claim multiple relief for multiple rented tenancies. [17620/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (8 Apr 2025)

Emer Currie: 379. To ask the Minister for Finance the timeline for the introduction of the planned e-liquid product tax and the publication of the implementing S.I. and guidance for suppliers and retailers. [17621/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Regulations (8 Apr 2025)

Emer Currie: 429. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the process by which his Department plans to assess the European Commission’s new legal proposal under the REACH regulation to restrict lead in ammunition, including plans for engagement with other Government Departments and state agencies; the plans for public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (8 Apr 2025)

Emer Currie: 649. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total annual budget provided to the residential tenancies board in each of the years 2015 to 2024. [17615/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (8 Apr 2025)

Emer Currie: 650. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total staff count at the residential tenancies board in each of the years 2015 to 2024. [17616/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (29 Apr 2025)

Emer Currie: 28. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the policing reform implementation programme office in his Department. [20789/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (29 Apr 2025)

Emer Currie: I wish to ask about the programme for Government commitment to earmark cost-rental units for key local workers like gardaí, teachers and nurses. We heard it at the GRA conference yesterday and at teacher conferences over Easter - housing is a key recruitment and retention issue. They need to be able to secure affordable accommodation that is accessible to the communities they serve....

Final Draft Revised National Planning Framework: Motion (30 Apr 2025)

Emer Currie: I welcome the new planning framework recognising the need to reflect changes since 2018. Back then, it was an innovative plan. Today, we must double its ambition. Setting objectives is one thing, but delivering them is another. We speak of building 50,000 homes per year until 2040. That is achievable, but it demands radical change in efficiency and execution. People are asking about...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 May 2025)

Emer Currie: The programme for Government recognises the need to work in partnership with private childcare providers to make core funding work as well as taking the critical step into State-led childcare. The three main issues the Government needs to tackle are staffing, accessibility and affordability. The truth, as the Tánaiste knows, is that reliance on the private sector alone will never...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (30 Apr 2025)

Emer Currie: 19. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of NCT tests carried out at centres (details provided) from 2020 to date in 2025, by year, per centre, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21424/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (30 Apr 2025)

Emer Currie: 20. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he would consider compelling the NCT to notify motorists when their NCT is due, to give motorists a reasonable period of time to arrange a test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21425/25]