Results 41-60 of 2,134 for speaker:Emer Currie

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (16 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: 182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of learner permit holders disqualified in court to date in 2025; the number of individual disqualification orders his Department received from the courts on those drivers; the number that did not include the driver number on the order; the number that were matched manually by the RSA within the period of the disqualification...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (16 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: 183. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of drivers disqualified in court that resulted in a mismatch being inputted onto his Department’s driver file record database to date; the number of mismatches reported to date; the procedure used when a mismatch has been discovered; if the driver file database is regularly monitored and checks made on each record to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (16 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: 184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe to allow the Garda mobility app to have direct instant access to driver licence information held on the driver file database at the roadside; the timeframe to provide Gardaí with instant access to data on the driver file on the categories of licences and permits and number of penalty points held, at the roadside, to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (16 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: 281. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for members of An Garda Síochána to be in a position to issue fixed charge notices from their mobility devices for non-compliant number plates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56116/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (16 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: 290. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if An Garda Síochána are in a position to issue summonses for registration plate offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56302/25]

Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Motion (15 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: I welcome the announcement by the Minister for Health that there will be an inquiry into the spina bifida and complex scoliosis service at Children's Health Ireland and that it will form part of a wider reflection on paediatric services. The Government must confront these failures openly and honestly, and is doing so. Peadar Tóibín said he would use the presidential election as a...

Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Motion (15 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: It is not even about Simon Harris; it is all about Peadar Tóibín, who demands democratic accountability while trying to convince the country that Ireland's democracy is broken because his preferred candidate for the Presidency could not convince enough Independent Oireachtas Members to help her to secure a nomination. The fact is that Ireland's democracy works because of its...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: State Bodies (15 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: 15. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the specific responsibilities and powers of Coimisiún na Meán in relation to the enforcement of take-back obligations on online distance sellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55588/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: State Bodies (15 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: 26. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if, in view of the fact that Ireland’s municipal waste recycling rate has remained at 41% for the past decade, well below the EU target of 55% for 2025, if he will outline the measures his Department is taking to ensure that distance sellers are meeting their legal obligations in relation to waste collection,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: State Bodies (15 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: 27. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if, in view of Ireland’s municipal waste recycling rate remaining at 41% for the past decade, well below the 55% target for 2025, his Department has assessed the merits of introducing a pay-on-behalf system to address non-compliance by distance sellers with their waste and recycling obligations; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: State Bodies (15 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: 28. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he will take to rectify the imbalance in obligations for product take-back and recycling between domestic retailers and distance sellers, with a view to ensuring that all businesses placing products on the Irish market are subject to equivalent environmental compliance requirements. [55573/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: State Bodies (15 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: 31. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider commissioning an assessment of the costs incurred by Irish retailers as a result of distance sellers who fail to comply with their take-back obligations under extended producer responsibility schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55586/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: State Bodies (15 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: 32. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the specific responsibilities and powers of the Environmental Protection Agency in relation to the enforcement of extended producer responsibility rules as they apply to distance sellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55587/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Infrastructure (15 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: 23. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify the intended scope and purpose of the newly announced National Biomethane Market; if this initiative will extend beyond biomethane production to include investment in market infrastructure such as refuelling facilities, grid injection points and logistics support for biomethane-powered transport; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Infrastructure (15 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: 24. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way in which the National Biomethane Market will differ from or complement the National Biomethane Strategy; whether the market will address barriers such as access to refuelling infrastructure for biomethane heavy-duty vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55569/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Infrastructure (15 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: 25. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the timeline for industry consultation on the design of the National Biomethane Market; whether stakeholders in the transport and logistics sector will be invited to participate in shaping the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55570/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Budget 2026 (15 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: 29. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the specific measures and initiatives to which the additional €157 million dedicated to circular economy measures in Budget 2026 will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55584/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Budget 2026 (15 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: 30. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the specific measures and initiatives to which the additional €64 million dedicated to the Environmental Protection Agency in Budget 2026 will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55585/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Budget 2026 (15 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: 33. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way in which the €3.5 billion released for ESB Networks and EirGrid in capital expenditure in Budget 2026 will assist in developing grid capabilities to support high-capacity electric vehicle charging hubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55592/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (15 Oct 2025)

Emer Currie: 68. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of establishing a new shared mobility hub; the total funding provided in 2025 and to be provided in 2026 to support the roll-out of shared mobility hub; and the number of hubs expected to be in place by the end of 2026. [55593/25]