Results 661-680 of 2,144 for speaker:Emer Currie

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: 395. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons for a reduction in teacher allocation at a school (details supplied), how this will impact junior and senior infants at the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37201/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Issues (8 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: 504. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the specific environmental and infrastructural factors that led to the River Tolka’s consideration as a heavily modified water body; whether alternative restoration options will be considered prior to its designation; the reason the river’s ecological potential was assessed as ‘poor’...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fines Administration (8 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: 653. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of individuals issued fines for illegally parking in a disabled parking space from 2023 to date; the number of individuals that paid the fine within 28 days; the number of individuals that paid the fine following the 28-day period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37677/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fines Administration (8 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: 654. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of individuals issued fines for misusing a disabled parking badge from 2023 to date; the number of individuals that paid the fine within 28 days; the number of individuals that paid the fine following the 28-day period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37678/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (8 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: 672. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider counting time spent residing in Northern Ireland as equivalent to time spent living in the Republic of Ireland when it comes to applications for citizenship-naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37785/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (8 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: 673. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if fixed charge notices are currently being issued for the office of displaying illegal number plates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37812/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Parking Provision (8 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: 743. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department intends on strengthening the rules and regulations around illegal parking in disabled parking spaces during the lifetime of this Government; the measures being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37681/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Parking Provision (8 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: 744. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department made any proposals on strengthening the rules and regulations around illegal parking in disabled parking spaces in the draft national disability strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37684/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (8 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: 764. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the application of a CGM sensor for a person (details provided); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37142/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (8 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: 803. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on when the HSE will make omnipod insulin pumps available to patients in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37380/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Community Safety Partnerships (3 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: I thank the Minister for the update. I will circle back to the matter of Garda numbers because community safety also depends on that. There should not be inconsistency across the districts in the Dublin metropolitan region. The K district might be losing out to the city centre at the moment but, historically, there have been inconsistencies with other Dublin districts as well. There is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Community Safety Partnerships (3 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: 13. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the roll-out of local community safety partnerships in Dublin west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36530/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Community Safety Partnerships (3 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: I thank the Minister for bringing the regulations into effect for the local community safety partnerships so they can get up and running. This new approach will involve residents, social workers, youth workers, businesses, education representatives as well as An Garda Síochána and State agencies. The initiative is important to us in Fine Gael and I commend the Minister, Deputy...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Community Safety Partnerships (3 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: The Minister was very keen.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Community Safety Partnerships (3 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: Community partnerships have the potential to truly impact community safety because intervention and prevention is not only the remit of the Garda. We have to bring local stakeholders to the table to tackle local problems with local solutions. I am wondering how the Minister will ensure residents know about this initiative. Will there be a local campaign or a local awareness drive? I...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (3 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: 11. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on his Department's engagement with the Department of Transport regarding the proposed transport security force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36531/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (3 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: I appreciate the recent steps to improve transport security, including the increased budget of over €11 million for a security presence through the Department of Transport, Operation Saul and the new public transport hubs. However, we have to keep moving on the commitment to establish a transport security force. In 2024 alone, over 4,200 complaints were received reporting incidents...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (3 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: I want to raise the issue of Garda numbers in Dublin West. Some 120 new recruits were attested overall in June and 74 were allocated to Dublin. According to local gardaí in my area, only four came to the Garda's K district. Of 150 new recruits in March, 98 were sent to the city centre and four to the K district. The K district consists of Blanchardstown, Cabra and Finglas and is one...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Funding (3 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: 139. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Carlingford Lough Commission can avail of the shared Island civic fund for the maintenance of navigational equipment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36683/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Funding (3 Jul 2025)

Emer Currie: 141. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are any funding streams available for the Carlingford Lough Commission for the maintenance of navigational equipment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36717/25]