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

Emer Currie: -----as has the Taoiseach when I have raised them, but they want to hear from the Government about now-----

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

Emer Currie: -----not just about the future. They want to get back to building partnerships, starting with really listening.

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

Emer Currie: There is not a week that goes by that I am not contacted by a parent seeking access to childcare. On Monday, 1,500 new childcare places were announced nationally, funded under the national development plan's building blocks extension grant scheme. These places, at a cost of €25 million, include 18 much-needed places in Dublin West. This Government is delivering but it needs to keep...

Committee on Education and Youth: Business of Joint Committee (21 May 2025)

Emer Currie: I offer my congratulations to the Cathaoirleach. I look forward to working with him and all the members of the committee. Education and schools are major issues in my constituency of Dublin West. I look forward to discussing these issues from local and national perspectives. My main aim is for us to have an education system where all children belong. This means tackling the existing...

Committee on Education and Youth: Business of Joint Committee (21 May 2025)

Emer Currie: I want us to spend a significant amount of time on the youth aspect. Our youth system now has seen an increase in investment from the justice perspective but we have not seen the same investment in universal youth services. These are extremely important in our communities and for our families. There is also a good opportunity here for us to focus on early learning. I am looking forward to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 May 2025)

Emer Currie: I fear Dublin’s urban and suburban villages are getting left behind. As I raised with the Taoiseach previously, out of 150 new gardaí in March, just four came to the K district. The vast majority went to the city centre. The K district is one of the busiest policing districts in the country. Our Dublin West villages are too small for the Town Centre First policy and too big...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 23. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with rural affairs and community development will meet. [22486/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 May 2025)

Emer Currie: The Minister for Justice has assured this House that his Department is finalising the regulations necessary for the local community safety partnerships to function. We really need to get them up and running as soon as possible. Dublin West is a big place. Key to the effectiveness of the local community safety partnerships is that they are indeed local. The problems facing Clonsilla are...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 9. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [22485/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (20 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress in preparing for the impact of any new tariffs on Irish farmers and agrifood producers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25607/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (20 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 184. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by the agricultural sector in the most recent available full year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25606/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Attendance (20 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 474. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available to students who, for medical reasons, have accrued substantial absence; whether any additional supports exist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25714/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Community Safety Partnerships (15 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 132. 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. [24783/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Community Safety Partnerships (15 May 2025)

Emer Currie: I too am raising the local community safety partnerships. I believe they have the potential to truly impact community safety if they are implemented in a way that brings the right and relevant local stakeholders around the table and supports specific strategies for specific areas. Too big, and we will not address local problems; too small and it becomes hard to manage. When will see the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (15 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 77. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on a new housing activation fund to support the delivery of critical infrastructure that enables housing development; if he would consider making such a fund open for applications on a rolling basis; if it could be structured as a multi-annual fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24728/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (15 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 100. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on his Department’s efforts to earmark certain cost-rental units for key local workers, in line with commitments in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24729/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Sales (15 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 329. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the roll-out of standardised labelling of alcohol products in Ireland; if alcohol products imported from EU member states will have to comply with these standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25022/25]

Driving Test Wait Times: Statements (14 May 2025)

Emer Currie: Last year, nearly 19,000 vehicles were seized by An Garda Síochána for being uninsured following the introduction of the new Irish motor insurance database. That is a positive development that makes our roads safer. In comparison, gardaí seized approximately 5,000 vehicles from unaccompanied learner drivers even though there are approximately 370,000 learner permits in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the latest update on the rollout of the home-based programme for summer 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24620/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (14 May 2025)

Emer Currie: 165. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will consider providing a transport allowance for members of an organisation (details supplied) to access sport and physical activity opportunities in their communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24519/25]