Results 481-500 of 2,143 for speaker:Emer Currie

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (8 Sep 2025)

Emer Currie: 445. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the cost of contactless payment systems on public transport as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47280/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (8 Sep 2025)

Emer Currie: 446. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason driving test centre waiting times (details supplied) are lagging behind the national average of 10.4 weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47297/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (8 Sep 2025)

Emer Currie: 447. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific actions being taken to reduce the waiting times for a driving test at a centre (details supplied)) in line with the national average of 10.4 weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47298/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (8 Sep 2025)

Emer Currie: 448. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a test centre (details supplied) is still included in official statistics despite not being operational since 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47299/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Electric Vehicles (8 Sep 2025)

Emer Currie: 528. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has examined any proposals for a weight-based tax for large electric SUVs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45884/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Strategy Group (8 Sep 2025)

Emer Currie: 567. To ask the Minister for Finance his response to the Tax Strategy Group’s General Excise Paper, which found that “notable increases in the volume of products being consumed outside the scope of Irish excise duty raises concerns that price increases may be creating greater incentives for illegal market activity”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46659/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Strategy Group (8 Sep 2025)

Emer Currie: 568. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of convictions secured to date in 2025 for the illegal sale of tobacco products, and for the smuggling of tobacco products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46660/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (8 Sep 2025)

Emer Currie: 569. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has met or plans to meet with an organisation (details supplied) before the budget regarding their pre-budget submission. [46685/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Savings Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

Emer Currie: 570. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to reports that the European Commission has cited Sweden’s ISK model as best practice for encouraging savers to invest in stock and shares; and if he has given consideration to the way in which Ireland can introduce an accessible ISK-type model in line with EU proposals for a savings and investment union. [46686/25]

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

Emer Currie: 571. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has considered the extension of taxsaver relief to more forms of sustainable transport and shared mobility as part of budget 2026. [46692/25]

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

Emer Currie: 572. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has assessed proposals to extend taxsaver relief to more forms of sustainable transport and shared mobility as part of budget 2026. [46693/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Ports Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Emer Currie: 705. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his position on the development of new cruise berths in Dublin; and his views on the way in which this could support the growth of cruise tourism and wider economic benefits. [46661/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Ports Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Emer Currie: 706. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the assessment carried out on the economic contribution of cruise tourism to Ireland, including the potential to triple passenger numbers to over 600,000 annually;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46663/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Ports Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Emer Currie: 707. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which the development of additional cruise capacity at Dublin Port will support job creation in the tourism and hospitality sectors; and if he will outline the discussions that have taken place with stakeholders on maximising these opportunities. [46664/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (8 Sep 2025)

Emer Currie: 708. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications and approvals for the grow digital voucher in each of the 12 months from September 2024 to August 2025, in tabular form. [46688/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (8 Sep 2025)

Emer Currie: 711. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps being taken to hold online sellers and marketplaces, including those based outside Ireland, to the same standards and regulation as Irish retailers who sell consumer goods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46747/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (8 Sep 2025)

Emer Currie: 712. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to adopt solutions to address gaps in compliance by online sellers of consumer goods; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that established Irish retailers who follow the rules face an unfair disadvantage as certain third-country traders avoid costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46748/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (8 Sep 2025)

Emer Currie: 713. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for a digital awareness campaign to inform online shoppers about their consumer rights and relevant health, safety and environmental issues ahead of Cyber Week and Black Friday; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46749/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (8 Sep 2025)

Emer Currie: 714. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has taken steps to engage with the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland to ensure compliance and enforcement of advertising standards on digital platforms selling goods to Irish consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46750/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (8 Sep 2025)

Emer Currie: 715. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures being taken in Ireland ahead of the festive shopping season to tackle the surge in low value imports, as highlighted by the European Commission in their E-Commerce Communication in February 2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46751/25]