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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (17 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: 353. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of remote working requests made under the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 from March 2024 to date; the number of requests approved and rejected by employers, broken down by civil service and private sector, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31903/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (17 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: 351. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of people working full-time or part-time in the private sector in roles that are fully on-site, hybrid, or fully remote from 2022 to the present, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31899/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (17 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: 465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will commit to increasing the number of multi-denominational schools; the progress that has been made since 2011; if she plans to survey parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32792/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (17 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: 475. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the supports available for postmasters struggling to keep their post offices open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31891/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (17 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: 476. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline his Department's position on a union (details supplied) request for a €15 million annual funding package for the post office network beyond 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31892/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (17 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: 477. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the specific steps being taken to prevent further rural post office closures, in view of concerns raised by a union (details supplied); if any actions are being taken to support post office closures in urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31893/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Arts Policy (17 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: 478. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the development of a successor scheme to the basic income for the arts pilot; to outline the measures that will be in place for current participants when the pilot concludes in August 2025 and while they await the successor scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31894/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (17 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: 497. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on his Department’s efforts to fulfil the Programme for Government’s commitment to establish a unit in the Housing Agency to regulate owners’ management companies to ensure effective governance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31909/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (17 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: 609. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the prison visitation committee application of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32121/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (17 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: 613. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) will receive their citizenship certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32177/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (17 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: 670. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason AIM support educators funding is withdrawn when a child is absent due to illness or holidays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31905/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (17 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: 671. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason for the current policy under which AIM support educators funding is withdrawn when a child is marked as absent due to illness or holidays on the HIVE system; if she is aware that services must continue to pay the AIM support educators during these absences; the actions her Department is taking to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (17 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: 672. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason services are required to pay AIM support educators when they are out sick, while the provider is still caring for the supported child without any replacement or additional funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31907/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (17 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: 673. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the latest figures regarding number of childcare providers in Dublin that are eligible for core funding; the number that signed up for core funding in 2024 and 2025; the number that have applied for a fee adjustment for 2024 and 2025; the number of those successful, rejected or pending a decision; the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Inquiries (17 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: 992. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on the Programme for Government’s commitment to expand the remit of connected hubs to create new opportunities in rural communities; if he will consider extending this remit to include suburban villages in the Dublin metropolitan area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31895/25]

Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Children's Rights Alliance (19 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: That is really positive in relation to the public realm. We have work to do on the approach to after-school care and ensuring families have access to facilities. My next question is about Equal Start. Will Dr. Feely describe how it looks from a practical perspective for families? We know how impactful the DEIS programme has been and that comes in the form of breakfast clubs, home-school...

Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Children's Rights Alliance (19 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: Does the Children's Rights Alliance have any reports or statistics on the effectiveness of Equal Start so far?

Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Children's Rights Alliance (19 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: I find the points Dr. Feely made about community childcare very interesting because that is my experience of it as well. Is Dr. Feely aware that, for instance, just 6% of childcare facilities in Fingal where I am based are community childcare facilities? Will Dr. Feely comment on the sustainability of community childcare facilities and how important they are as they are inclusive environments?

Committee on Education and Youth: Engagement with Minister for Education and Youth (18 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: I thank the Minister and her officials for coming before the committee. Starting with teacher training in special education, which is of course necessary for children, teachers and inclusive environments, the Minister signalled that through the Teaching Council and with guidance for higher education institutions, this could be implemented for September 2026. Is this still on course? My...

Committee on Education and Youth: Engagement with Minister for Education and Youth (18 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: I am giving the Minister the opportunity to respond on the two outstanding issues. There is the special schools and their designation with regard to DEIS, differences between primary versus secondary and the capitation allowances. It is about the practical issues and the unfair repercussions of the breadth of what the school is doing, which is not reflected in the capitation or allowances...