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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2025)

Emer Currie: Hear, hear.

Delivering a World-Class Education System: Statements (22 May 2025)

Emer Currie: I welcome the opportunity to share time with the Minister, Deputy McEntee, to discuss how the Government is tackling educational disadvantage. I also welcome her openness about challenges that remain to be tackled as we work to ensure no child is left behind on their educational journey. Last month, the Minister and I visited St. Philip the Apostle Junior National School in Mountview, to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (22 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 39. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the implementation of a ‘Second Chance’ provision, to ensure that students undertaking a repeat year or changing courses once can still access the free fees initiative, thereby avoiding financial penalties through higher fee rates, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Urban Development (22 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 86. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to progress work on a strategy for suburban Dublin villages, including schemes that are similar to those available for rural Dublin villages. [26304/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Regeneration Projects (22 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 108. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the commitment to resource the Town Centre First model and establish a town regeneration team in every local authority, as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26305/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Local Community Safety Partnerships (22 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 301. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of funding that will go towards the operation of local community safety partnerships; and if there is a breakdown of the funding for purpose or geographically. [26505/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Urban Development (22 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 402. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps he has taken to fulfil the Programme for Governments commitments to launch an urban communities initiative to revitalise disadvantaged city areas; to consider suburban areas in Dublin as suitable for such an initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21602/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Urban Development (22 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 403. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will consider expanding the Programme for Government’s commitment to invest in key regional tourism projects under the rural regeneration and development fund to also include projects located within the Dublin metropolitan area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22870/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (27 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 168. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of learner drivers who failed to show up for their scheduled driving test appointment in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, by month, by driving test centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26801/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Reliefs (29 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 8. To ask the Minister for Finance if in cases where buildings are provided for childcare as a condition for planning permission for residential developments, a mechanism could be found through the tax system to help lower the cost of fitting out such buildings, given that cost is proving to be a major impediment, particularly for community childcare providers; and if he will make a statement...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Reliefs (29 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 73. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the way in which the tax system through, for example, tax relief could help increase the number of childcare places in communities, such as those in west Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28065/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Reliefs (29 May 2025)

Emer Currie: I am not sure if the Minister is aware but we have planning guidelines from 2001 where for every 75 dwellings that are built, 20 childcare places are also to be provided. If it was happening, I do not think we would have the problems we have regarding childcare. Sometimes it works. I am sure the Minister has seen that in his own constituency. However, sometimes the builders are exempt or...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Reliefs (29 May 2025)

Emer Currie: At the heart of these questions lies an opportunity to link the provision of childcare places with the provision of new housing. Childcare needs a big idea that can deliver capacity at scale and value for money. I am not interested in the big chains that can do that already but in public supply and in supporting community crèches and the providers, primarily women, who have been...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Reliefs (29 May 2025)

Emer Currie: There is a lot of good in the programme for Government. It says that the Government will review these guidelines. It also commits to reviewing core funding and to the provision of public supply. I am here today to say that there are opportunities to combine those and come up with a big vision for the delivery of childcare in our communities. At the moment, there are exemptions to the rule...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (29 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 87. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the immense challenges facing the childcare sector, including a lack of spaces, will be considered by the new infrastructure division of his Department and by the new accelerating infrastructure task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28049/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (29 May 2025)

Emer Currie: This Government will be judged by its delivery of critical infrastructure, that is, infrastructure needed for social and economic reasons. In that regard, we have not seen significant public investment in childcare infrastructure in our local communities. For reference, €45 million was ring-fenced to expand childcare capacity in the NDP over the past two years, versus €1.4...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (29 May 2025)

Emer Currie: For the first time, the programme for Government commits to a public model of childcare. The Taoiseach has confirmed that work is needed to map out how we will do that in a public building programme and how that will harmonise with existing provision. He also confirmed that the new supply and management unit has been established to do forward planning and delivery and to assess demand, plan...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (28 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 21. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment whether his Department has applied for, or will apply for, EU social climate funding before the June 2025 deadline; the project/’s for which funding has or is being applied for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27835/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (28 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 22. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the preparation, including public consultation, for a new Social Climate Plan for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27836/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (28 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 23. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a public consultation is planned in 2025 on the preparation of a new National Cyber Security Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27837/25]