Results 1-20 of 2,324 for speaker:Emer Currie

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?

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (12 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 108. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on tackling the issues of non-refundable deposits in childcare services. [61906/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (12 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 158. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the action plan for childcare and a date for the launch. [61907/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (12 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 296. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of the additional capacity added to the NCT system since the RSA is working with a company (details supplied) to improved service capacity; broken down per year, and per centre, from 2022 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61383/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (12 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 297. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of licence and learner permit applications processed per year, broken down per category, from 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61384/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (12 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 299. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on An Garda Síochána and the RSA dedicated technical projects to oversee the implementation of the revised RTC dataset in line with the Data Sharing Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61388/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (12 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 300. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on legislation to provide local authorities with the statutory basis to lawfully receive and use RTC data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61390/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (12 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 301. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the RSA's budget for campaigns and education, by year from 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61392/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (12 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 302. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action plan to reduce driving test wait times to ten weeks nationally; to provide a breakdown of waiting test time per centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61393/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (12 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 303. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the enhancement of the practical driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61394/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (12 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 304. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the plan to expand the NCT test centres nationally; the timeframe to open the four additional locations in Clare, north Dublin, Cavan and Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61395/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (12 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 305. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of reports received by the RSA in 2024 and 2025 from a contractor (details supplied) regarding performance and service levels of NCT centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61396/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (12 Nov 2025)

Emer Currie: 306. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide details of the services provided by a contractor (details supplied) to the RSA regarding performance and service levels of NCT centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61397/25]