Results 141-160 of 1,275 for speaker:Emer Currie

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (28 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 353. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how the National Development Plan can be improved to ensure additional funding is allocated to childcare development, owing to the lack of spaces, unmanageable costs and inadequate salary levels facing the sector and parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28092/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (28 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 379. To ask the Minister for Health when her Department will publish its review of diabetes care by its diabetes policy and services review steering group; the actions that are likely to be prioritised; the timeline for the delivery of recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27844/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (28 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 380. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE will develop a new national diabetes registry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27845/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Artificial Intelligence (28 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 413. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on plans for data centre development in light of the AI Continent Action Plan, describing data and computing infrastructure as vital for AI development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27840/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Artificial Intelligence (28 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he plans to attract academic expertise in artificial intelligence as part of his plans to attract academics from the United States, in light of the EU's AI Continent Action Plan, laying out plans for the Commission to attract AI academics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27841/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (28 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 417. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a breakdown of third level courses and number of places available for the following roles (details supplied) in tabular form. [27977/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (27 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 168. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of learner drivers who failed to show up for their scheduled driving test appointment in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, by month, by driving test centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26801/25]

Delivering a World-Class Education System: Statements (22 May 2025)

Emer Currie: I welcome the opportunity to share time with the Minister, Deputy McEntee, to discuss how the Government is tackling educational disadvantage. I also welcome her openness about challenges that remain to be tackled as we work to ensure no child is left behind on their educational journey. Last month, the Minister and I visited St. Philip the Apostle Junior National School in Mountview, to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2025)

Emer Currie: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Education (22 May 2025)

Emer Currie: While there are issues with how our public services are designed, the greatest barrier disabled people face in accessing appropriate services is resourcing and understaffing across assessment of needs, therapeutic and clinical services, medical services and education services, all of which are necessary if our disabled community are to lead full lives with the experiences and opportunities...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Education (22 May 2025)

Emer Currie: I acknowledge the additional places and the work of the Tánaiste and of the former Minister in the Department, Deputy O'Donovan, in this area. However, I am really talking about long-term workforce planning and how it needs to be linked with collaboration and shared data. For instance, the Disability Capacity Review to 2032, published by the HSE, states that 3.5% of the child...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Education (22 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 8. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider expanding third level course places related to therapies in the disability sector, as part of workforce planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26303/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Education (22 May 2025)

Emer Currie: I am asking for an update on the expansion of third level course places for therapies in the disability sector and the Minister's role in the workforce planning of therapists needed in children's disability network teams, CDNTs, primary care teams and schools. There has been much focus this week on assessments of need. The programme for Government and the report of the Joint Committee on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (22 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 39. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the implementation of a ‘Second Chance’ provision, to ensure that students undertaking a repeat year or changing courses once can still access the free fees initiative, thereby avoiding financial penalties through higher fee rates, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Urban Development (22 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 86. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to progress work on a strategy for suburban Dublin villages, including schemes that are similar to those available for rural Dublin villages. [26304/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Regeneration Projects (22 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 108. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the commitment to resource the Town Centre First model and establish a town regeneration team in every local authority, as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26305/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Local Community Safety Partnerships (22 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 301. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of funding that will go towards the operation of local community safety partnerships; and if there is a breakdown of the funding for purpose or geographically. [26505/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Urban Development (22 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 402. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps he has taken to fulfil the Programme for Governments commitments to launch an urban communities initiative to revitalise disadvantaged city areas; to consider suburban areas in Dublin as suitable for such an initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21602/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Urban Development (22 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 403. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will consider expanding the Programme for Government’s commitment to invest in key regional tourism projects under the rural regeneration and development fund to also include projects located within the Dublin metropolitan area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22870/25]

Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (21 May 2025)

Emer Currie: I am the first to say there has been progress, but serious issues remain with capacity, access and core funding that need to be fixed. Today, I am hosting local childcare providers and parents in the audiovisual room. We will focus on a payscale that reflects qualifications and expertise, pressures they are facing with recruitment, making core funding work, especially for small providers...