Results 61-80 of 1,383 for speaker:Emer Currie

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff (19 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: 439. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of people working full-time and part-time in his Department and bodies under the aegis of the Department in roles that are fully on-site, hybrid, or fully remote from 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33508/25]

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...

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

Emer Currie: I hear the Minister on higher capitation, but it has a narrow base that does not relate properly to the work a special school does. I believe it is based on classrooms and teachers, but a special school has many other people involved and is a bigger space than just its classrooms.

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

Emer Currie: It was about forward planning, but we are out of time.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (18 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: 43. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of learner drivers in 2022, 2023 and 2024 who paid a fee of €85 to receive an invitation from the Road Safety Authority to book a driving test; the number who failed to book a driving test on receipt of an invitation; the number who then used the booking confirmation letter to renew their learner permit; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (18 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: 44. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of learner drivers in 2022, 2023 and 2024 who paid a fee of €85 to join the waiting list for a driving test; the number who then used the email from the RSA confirming that they had requested to join the waiting list, to successfully renew their permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33180/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (18 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: 45. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of driving test centres in operation in each county as of 13 June 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33181/25]

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

Emer Currie: 111. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on her engagement with local authorities regarding a review of the 2001 childcare facilities for planning authorities to ensure childcare spaces are provided and put into use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32456/25]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Northern Ireland (17 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: 141. To ask the Taoiseach if the Carlingford Lough Commission is being considered for the shared island fund. [32616/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Policies (17 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: 192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps required to finalise the UAS policy framework for publication; to indicate whether he expects this document to be ready before the summer recess; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31831/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Policies (17 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: 193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to clarify who holds responsibility for managing UAS activity in areas where multiple operators are providing delivery services under the specific category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31832/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (17 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: 194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding provided to date for the development of U-Space in Ireland; to outline the estimated total cost for its development and implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31833/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (17 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: 198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider providing a budget to the National Transport Authority specifically for service enhancement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31912/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (17 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: 199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reasons the National Transport Authority has no specific budget allocation for service enhancements; the number of services it assessed on a case-by-case basis that were determined to be in need of enhancement from 2022 to date in 2025; the amount of money spent by the National Transport Authority on enhancing services on a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (17 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: 200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the amount of the €15million allocated to the National Transport Authority under Budget 2025 for the provision of new services across the State that was allocated towards the rollout of the B-Spine under BusConnects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31914/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (17 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: 253. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 168 of 27 May 2025, if he has received the data requested from the Road Safety Authority on driving test centres where learner drivers failed to turn up for their scheduled driving test appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32806/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (17 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: 254. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received the implementation plans from the Road Safety Authority to close the loophole whereby learner drivers are allowed to renew their permits without sitting the driving test; if he has placed a timeline on the Road Safety Authority to provide him with its plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32807/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (17 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: 255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for his Department and the Road Safety Authority to close the loophole whereby learners never have to sit a driving test to renew their permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32808/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (17 Jun 2025)

Emer Currie: 256. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of learner permit holders involved in fatal and serious crashes in 2023 who were on their second, third or subsequent permit at the time they were involved in the collision;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32809/25]