1241. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of community childcare facilities who have entered the sector in each of the past five years, by county; and the number of community childcare providers who have left the sector in each of the past five years, by Local Authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30385/25]
1552. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the status of his/her Department’s engagement with the WRC to restore pay parity between Section 38 and Section 39 workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30159/25]
1553. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if she will consider making the three-year retention of the medical card permanent for people with intellectual disabilities and autism who gain employment, in order to remove barriers to work and support long-term inclusion in the workforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30162/25]
1554. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the funding streams available for Section 39 organisations to provide for sensory equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30165/25]
Emer Currie
Written
10 Jun 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1656. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a breakdown of third level courses for several roles (details supplied); the number of students that selected these courses as their first preference on their application to the CAO, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29994/25]
Emer Currie
Written
10 Jun 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1658. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider expanding social care qualifications through the Springboard+ initiative for staff working in Section 39 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30161/25]
1673. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the timings for the next round of the community recognition fund allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29092/25]
1674. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the timings for the next round of the community centres investment fund allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29093/25]
8. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if in cases where buildings are provided for childcare as a condition for planning permission for residential developments, a mechanism could be found through the tax system to help lower the cost of fitting out such buildings, given that cost is proving to be a major impediment, particularly for community childcare providers; and if he will make a statement on the…
73. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance his views on the way in which the tax system through, for example, tax relief could help increase the number of childcare places in communities, such as those in west Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28065/25]
87. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the immense challenges facing the childcare sector, including a lack of spaces, will be considered by the new infrastructure division of his Department and by the new accelerating infrastructure task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28049/25]
Emer Currie
Written
29 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
111. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if, as part of the ongoing review of the National Development Plan, particularly in relation to national strategic outcome 10, he will review the stark under-provision of capital funding for provision of childcare facilities compared to capital funding allocations for other areas of social infrastructure; …
350. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider expanding English as an additional language (EAL) teachers to special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28521/25]
351. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider providing a multi-annual fund, available on a rolling basis, to special schools to help cover the cost of non-routine day-to-day expenses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28522/25]
352. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider providing additional support to help schools and special schools with the administrative burden of school transport for children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28523/25]
353. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for the number of EAL teachers allocated to schools on a permanent and temporary basis over the past five years; the level of investment in EAL provision over those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28524/25]
354. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if English as an additional language (EAL) teachers are available to special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28525/25]
355. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason special schools are not included in the DEIS programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28526/25]
360. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an explanation from the NCSE which has stated it is unaware of a family seeking a special class placement for their child (details supplied) despite the fact that the family has been engaged with their local SENO since October 2024 about this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28578/25]
439. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Social Protection if a school (details supplied) are eligible to provide a breakfast club through the school meals or DEIS programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28531/25]
464. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice when the next funding call for the community safety fund will happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28588/25]
484. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if special schools located in DEIS areas can provide a breakfast club through the EU school milk scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28529/25]
485. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a school (details supplied) are eligible to provide a breakfast club through the EU school milk scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28533/25]
21. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether his Department has applied for, or will apply for, EU social climate funding before the June 2025 deadline; the project/’s for which funding has or is being applied for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27835/25]
22. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the preparation, including public consultation, for a new Social Climate Plan for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27836/25]