Results 241-260 of 1,398 for speaker:Emer Currie

Committee on Transport: National Transport Authority: Engagement (28 May 2025)

Emer Currie: It is very frustrating for commuters. They are suffering because of a lack of buses and capacity. They are not thinking about the implementation of BusConnects. They just want to get to work, school or college on time. Has the electrification of the bus depots held back the number of buses we have on our roads?

Committee on Transport: National Transport Authority: Engagement (28 May 2025)

Emer Currie: I am flagging capacity issues and we are not seeing the increase in buses that we need. Will Mr. Creegan answer my question with respect to the electrification of the bus depots? Competitions launched in 2021 and 2023 were cancelled. It seems that only three of our nine bus depots have charging points. Is that why we do not have the fleet that we need to provide capacity?

Committee on Transport: National Transport Authority: Engagement (28 May 2025)

Emer Currie: Some of the answers I have received from the NTA have indicated that the fleet is an issue, including the electrification of the bus depots.

Committee on Transport: National Transport Authority: Engagement (28 May 2025)

Emer Currie: Do we have buses that are not being used? Mr. Creegan said that the NTA is investing in the fleet over time. Do we have buses that are not being used at the moment?

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]

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

Emer Currie: 24. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the drafting of the National Cyber Security Bill 2024; if pre-legislative scrutiny is planned in relation to the general scheme already published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27838/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (28 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 94. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department is engaging with other Government Departments on the potential to draw-down EU social climate funding, or EU structural funding, to support the roll out of active travel and shared mobility initiatives, such as shared mobility hubs and shared bike schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27834/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (28 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 103. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to compensate commercial bus operators affected by the cross-over or duplication of bus service routes provided by the NTA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27971/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Provision (28 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 104. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide the number of dedicated parking spaces for coaches introduced across local authority areas in 2022, 2023, 2024; the planned numbers to be introduced for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27972/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (28 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 105. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide data on the number of people who have availed of free fares under the various fare reduction schemes; the cost of such schemes; the budgetary allocation in 2025 for free fares for children under nine years of age; his plans to extend this to commercial bus operators in 2026; and if he will comment on the effectiveness of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (28 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 106. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the funding availability under the alternatively-fuelled heavy duty vehicle grant purchase scheme specifically made available for bus and coach purchases in the years 2022, 2023, 2024, and any allocations planned for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27974/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (28 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 112. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reasons Dublin Bus has not added any buses to its fleet in 2025, whether that be diesel, hybrid, or electric; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28088/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade (28 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 122. To ask the Minister for Finance the actions he is planning in response to recent survey findings on the scale of illegal tobacco in circulation in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28093/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Climate Action Plan (28 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 123. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will conduct a review of taxsaver commuter schemes in order to enhance flexibility and uptake by commuters in support of the Government’s climate action targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28094/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (28 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 143. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the commitment to review the Civil Service Blended Working Policy Framework; when the review is expected to commence; the progress made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27849/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (28 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 153. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason Ireland is not involved the EU AI Factories initiative to date; if, in the context of the new EU AI Continent Action Plan, Ireland will seek to join a consortium as part of the initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27839/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (28 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 157. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline his Department’s position on supporting the digital advertising sector in Ireland, recognising the economic value of digital advertising including its value to SMEs; and the plans appoint a senior official in the Department to take responsibility for the digital advertising policy. [28099/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (28 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 158. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has engaged with platforms and businesses offering digital advertising in relation to challenges posed by the implementation of the EU Digital Markets Act resulting in restrictions on personalised digital advertising and the impact this has had on efficiencies for advertisers and SMEs; and if Ireland has raised...