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Emer Currie

Fine Gael Dublin West TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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2,918
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
46,432
words spoken in the chamber
Across 211 contributions
414
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
320
topics asked about
Across 20 departments

From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.

What they ask about

The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 2,918 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 211 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 31 0
February 2025 64 6
March 2025 88 5
April 2025 103 14
May 2025 99 32
June 2025 168 12
July 2025 143 11
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 225 10
October 2025 226 11
November 2025 286 23
December 2025 107 1
January 2026 202 7
February 2026 199 10
March 2026 149 12
April 2026 188 8
May 2026 217 13
June 2026 117 8
July 2026 105 5
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 100 10
October 2026 101 13

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 170 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.

Party, constituency and offices

  1. constituency Dublin West 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Fine Gael 29 November 2024 to now
Emer Currie Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Climate
244. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether there is a statutory obligation for energy companies to publish their standard rates, with and without VAT, for electricity and gas; and if not, if he will consider changing this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45014/26]
Emer Currie Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Climate
258. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 18 of 10 June 2026, to further allocate funding to local authorities for the Community Climate Action Programme on the basis the value of the applications was double the available funding. [45860/26]
Emer Currie Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Climate
259. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount that was allocated to each local authority under the recent 2026 Community Climate Action Programme allocations. [45861/26]
Emer Currie Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Transport
287. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner permit holders who failed to show up for their scheduled driving test appointment in March, April and May 2026, by driving test centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45140/26]
Emer Currie Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Transport
288. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of permanent driver testers in each driving test centre; and the current average waiting time in each car test centre for a learner driver to receive an invitation from the RSA to apply to sit their driving test. [45141/26]
Emer Currie Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Transport
289. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the progress made to date by the RSA to update the 12 IT systems required for the new learner driver regulations coming into effect on 1 November 2026. [45142/26]
Emer Currie Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Transport
290. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if the National Vehicle and Driver File Bill 2026 has been drafted; the reason for the delay; if the Bill will be brought before Dail Éireann before the summer recess in July. [45143/26]
Emer Currie Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Transport
291. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 294 of 5 March 2026, for an update on the request made by An Garda Síochána to his Department in September 2025 for the inclusion of driving licence photographs and signatures in the NVDF data sharing; if his Department sought legal advice since to confirm the position with regard to sharing of the photo; and if this proces…
Emer Currie Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Transport
314. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if an amendment to the CIÉ 1951 superannuation pension scheme has been signed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45574/26]
Emer Currie Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Transport
332. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of driver testers who delivered additional driving tests across the extended timeframes, each month in 2026 to meet urgent demands; and the number of driving tests carried out under the overtime scheme, in each driving test centre in 2026. [45735/26]
Emer Currie Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Finance
363. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the size limits applying to the VAT zero-rating of children’s footwear, in view of the fact that some children require shoe sizes above the qualifying limits and must therefore purchase VAT-liable adult footwear; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45915/26]
Emer Currie Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
489. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on emergency works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45572/26]
Emer Currie Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
490. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 81 of 27 May 2026, the breakdown of the 40 new on time mainstream applications received, by school planning area or town (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45573/26]
Emer Currie Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
524. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider greater flexibility with the pension abatement for post-primary teachers by extending the 50-day waiver, with a view of helping schools find substitute teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45942/26]
Emer Currie Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
534. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth when home-based summer provision sanction letters will be issued for summer 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45969/26]
Emer Currie Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Culture
557. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on the IFN programme rollout (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45577/26]
Emer Currie Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
755. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the presence of anguina pacificae in golf clubs across Ireland; whether his Department has engaged with the Department of Culture; Communications and Sport and the relevant sporting bodies to create a strategy to prevent this parasite from spreading to other courses; whether supports exist to help clubs with mitigation s…
Emer Currie Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Children
802. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to extend the national childcare scheme for childminding in the childminder's home and childminding in the family home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45826/26]
Emer Currie Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Children
803. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childminders who have completed the pre-registration course through the county and city childcare committees to date in 2026, by month, in tabular form. [45827/26]
Emer Currie Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Children
804. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childminders who have completed the children first course as part of the childminding registration process to date in 2026, by month, in tabular form. [45828/26]
Emer Currie Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Children
805. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childminders who are now fully registered to date in 2026, by county. [45829/26]
Emer Currie Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Children
280. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers, by those in and outside of core funding for each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [44833/26]
Emer Currie Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Children
281. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers, by those in and outside of core funding, by their service category such as ECCE-only, sessional, part-time and full-time, for each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [44834/26]
Emer Currie Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Children
282. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of childcare providers, by those in and outside of core funding for each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by local authority area, in tabular form. [44835/26]
Emer Currie Written 10 Jun 2026 · to Climate
18. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of applications that were submitted to the Community Climate Action Programme versus the number awarded; whether the entire budget was used; and if there will be additional allocations or phases for the applicants that were not successful. [44391/26]