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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Urban Development (18 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: I appreciate that. The Minister of State has made the town and village renewal scheme sound even more attractive with how she described it. However, we are not eligible for it. She also referenced the urban regeneration and development fund. Again, we are too small for those projects. We are, as a suburban area, falling between those gaps. I acknowledge what she said about the THRIVE...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Urban Development (18 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: It is not my area.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Urban Development (18 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: During last year's election campaign, one of the most frequently raised issues on the doors of Dublin West was the vibrancy of our suburban villages. The villages of Clonsilla, Ongar, Castleknock, Blanchardstown, Mulhuddart and Tyrrelstown are more than just residential areas or urban sprawl; they are distinct communities with their own character, identity and history. My constituents want...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Services (18 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: The TFI app has a star rating of 1.4 in the app store, and that is pretty damning. The Minister of State might remember that the last time we were here, we exposed that in one year, 2022, only €97 was spent enhancing Dublin Bus services in Dublin West. Since then, I have had a commitment that €700,000 will be spent in 2025 on addressing capacity and punctuality issues on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Services (18 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: If the Minister of State is engaging with the NTA, I would like specific answers about the pilot and how it is going to work. There are currently two issues: the forthcoming automatic vehicle location system and real-time information on the app. I was assured that the team was reviewing the end-to-end process of cancelling services on the current real-time passenger information system to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Services (18 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: There is a rating of 1.4 on the app.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Services (18 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 79. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the upgrade of real-time tracking of Dublin Bus services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63502/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Services (18 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: I ask the Minister of State for an update on the upgrade of real-time tracking of Dublin Bus services through a new national automatic vehicle location system, which was due to start testing this year, roll-out next year and be completed in early 2027 to improve customer communications, particularly around ghost buses.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (13 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No's 177 to 184 of 16 October and No. 265 of 4 November 2025, the date that his Department actually started its concerted effort in 2025 to deep dive into the area of court disqualification orders received without a driver number attached; his Department's plan to publish more complete data on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (13 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 486. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in establishing trusted partnerships between industry, academia and national genomic programmes, as set out in the national strategy for accelerating genetic and genomic medicine in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62600/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (13 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 487. To ask the Minister for Health whether pilot partnership initiatives with commercial providers have been established since the publication of the national strategy for accelerating genetic and genomic medicine in Ireland in 2022; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62601/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (13 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 490. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new genomic medicine clinical trials that have been initiated in Ireland since 2022; whether any were supported through partnerships with indigenous industry or indigenous private clinical facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62604/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (13 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 491. To ask the Minister for Health the specific deliverables from the national strategy for accelerating genetic and genomic medicine in Ireland that have been completed since its launch in 2022; the commitments that remain outstanding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62605/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (13 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 488. To ask the Minister for Health the way the HSE is measuring delivery against the objective of the national strategy for accelerating genetic and genomic medicine in Ireland to ensure patient and public involvement, PPI, in genomic service development; if any formal evaluation has been published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62602/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (13 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 489. To ask the Minister for Health the number of clinical geneticists, genetic counsellors and genetic resource associates who have been recruited since an initial €2.7 million funding allocation in 2022; the additional number required to meet national demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62603/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Laboratory Facilities (13 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 492. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of plans to establish a multidisciplinary HSE central laboratory, as outlined in the HSE's strategy for laboratory services 2025-2029; the key milestones achieved to date; the expected timeline for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62606/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (13 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 493. To ask the Minister for Health if full funding has been ring-fenced for the implementation of the HSE Strategy for Laboratory Services 2025-2029; if not, which components remain unfunded; and the associated risk to the delivery timeline. [62607/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Laboratory Facilities (13 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 494. To ask the Minister for Health if a location has been selected for the proposed HSE's central laboratory, as outlined in the HSE's strategy for laboratory services 2025-2029; the criteria used in site selection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62608/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Laboratory Facilities (13 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 495. To ask the Minister for Health the projected staffing and skills requirements for the establishment and operation of the proposed HSE's central laboratory, under the HSE's strategy for laboratory services 2025-2029; the recruitment timeline; the action being taken to ensure the necessary workforce is in place given current shortages in laboratory science and related disciplines; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Laboratory Facilities (13 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 501. To ask the Minister for Health whether the HSE Central Laboratory will operate under ISO 15189 accreditation standards; the accreditation pathway being pursued; whether this accreditation will be in place prior to commencing clinical operations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62710/25]