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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Implementation of National Youth Strategy: Discussion (12 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: I applaud the witnesses on their submissions and on the work they do. I also take the opportunity to thank all of the youth workers in Dublin West, who do incredible work on the ground for their communities and for young people. I am of a very similar view in that I feel universal youth services have suffered in recent years. There is a legacy issue there. I grew up in Tyrone. We had a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Implementation of National Youth Strategy: Discussion (12 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: It is in youth work. Are there implementation plans in all other sectors? What Ms Cunningham said about First 5 was really powerful. That has obviously been a great success. It is only 18 priority actions. Is it normal that there would not be an implementation plan?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Implementation of National Youth Strategy: Discussion (12 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: It does not make sense that there would be a strategy for First 5 and so much focus on early learning and school-age care if, as soon as they leave the school building or become teenagers, young people are not given the same supports. There was an increase of €8 million in the budget this year. Some €100 million has been spent. There was an allocation of €72 million in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Active Travel and Greenways: Discussion (12 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: It is unfortunate to feel the tension between the stakeholders of greenways and landowners. How prevalent are CPOs? Do the witnesses have data on the number of CPOs that have taken place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Active Travel and Greenways: Discussion (12 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: It is the fear of CPOs, rather than CPOs happening.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Active Travel and Greenways: Discussion (12 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: The witnesses are all very welcome. I ask about the Royal Canal urban greenway going through my constituency of Dublin West. When I first became a councillor on Fingal County Council, there was a non-statutory public consultation. That was back in 2019. In January, 2023, my colleague, Councillor Siobhan Shovlin, had an update to say they were currently in phase 3, preliminary design, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Active Travel and Greenways: Discussion (12 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: There have been seven years of those ongoing consultations. Is that the norm?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Active Travel and Greenways: Discussion (12 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: The main stakeholder in this case is Waterways Ireland. Would it normally take that long to engage with Waterways Ireland?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: The M50 toll is going up again. Since 2018, eFlow's annual revenue has increased by about 37%. Total revenue up to August was roughly €1.3 billion. It is a staggering sum. It highlights a system that is extracting more and more from motorists year after year. A single fixed toll point at the West-Link Bridge means drivers pay the same charge whether they travel 2 km or 20 km or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Mental Health Supports in Schools: Discussion (6 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: This is one of the most important initiatives happening in education. It is really positive and we need to see more of it. It is vital that students have early intervention. This is also normalising looking after our mental health, which will benefit these children from when they are small for the rest of their lives. I am really keen that we see the results of the work so far and then...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Mental Health Supports in Schools: Discussion (6 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: It still needs to be regulated. Do the psychologists who NEPS is hiring stay?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Mental Health Supports in Schools: Discussion (6 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: I believe that we do need more, and we need more avenues to get to psychologist level. Hopefully NEPS will have some commentary on that in its report as well to help us as politicians push that on its behalf.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (6 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 261. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of concerns raised by members of the Dublin Fire Brigade regarding the proposed implementation of the NMACS system (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61060/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (6 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 266. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of whole-time equivalents working in planning enforcement in each local authority area; and his views on whether these resources are adequate. [60817/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (6 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 276. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether he intends to establish a register and baby loss certificates for parents who experience loss before 24-weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60882/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Parental Leave (6 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 365. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures being considered to ensure that children in single-parent families have access to the same amount of parental leave as those in two-parent families. [60807/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (6 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 366. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the system to track hours of attendance through the National Childcare Scheme will be revised, to give more flexibility to parents to be able to collect children early without being penalised by having their subsidies cut. [60808/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (6 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 367. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the percentage of community childcare services compared to overall childcare services in every county; and the reasons for variance. [60810/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (6 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 368. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the engagement or opportunity for feedback that takes place with services who leave Core Funding; to gather valuable learnings which could prevent other services from leaving, could encourage services to rejoin Core Funding, and could ultimately protect parents from fee hikes. [60811/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (6 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 369. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for the average weekly fee for childcare services in and out of core funding. [60812/25]