Emer Currie

158. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the Department's review of industry proposals to amend the law to facilitate the tokenisation of fund industry; and if it is intended to commence introducing changes in this year's post-budget Finance Bill or other legislation this year. [53788/26]

159. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department, the Revenue Commissioners or any agency under his remit has undertaken an assessment of the scale of betting or betting-intermediary activity by persons in the State on websites or platforms that do not hold an Irish licence; the estimated value of such activity; the estimated tax foregone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53789/26]

160. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will extend the section 626B substantial shareholding exemption to apply to shares in all subsidiaries resident in countries that have a non-refundable withholding tax. [53793/26]

171. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of businesses that registered and submitted returns for the accounting period 1 March 2026 to 30 April 2026 for the e-liquid products tax (EPT), which were due by 31 May 2026; the volumes and values of e-liquid products subject to EPT in that period; the total tax collected; the available breakdown by geography, size and type of business making the return; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54232/26]

172. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures being put in place to monitor compliance rates with the requirements of the e-liquid products tax following the passing of the deadline for the returns for the third accounting period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54233/26]

173. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide data for 1 January 2026 to 30 June 2026 inclusive outlining the number of cigarette and tobacco seizures carried out by the Revenue Commissioners; to provide a breakdown on the location of each seizure, by county; to provide the value of each seizure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54234/26]

296. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the consumer-protection measures that will apply where Irish consumers use unlicensed online gambling platforms that do not contribute to the Social Impact Fund, and may not comply with Irish rules on advertising, inducements, age verification or safer gambling. [53790/26]

297. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the statutory powers and inter-agency cooperation arrangements that are available under Irish law to support the identification and enforcement of offences relating to illegal online gambling platforms, including cooperation with international regulatory authorities. [53791/26]

379. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has assessed the potential role of professionally managed home sharing as a preventative support to help older people remain living independently by reducing loneliness, improving safety, supporting timely hospital discharge and delaying admission to long-term residential care; and, if no such assessment has been undertaken, the reasons for this. [53792/26]

380. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 221 of 17 June 2026, if she has met with or otherwise engaged with an organisation (details supplied); and if her Department has assessed the potential benefits of supporting home sharing as a means of providing independent living and home support, particularly for older persons. [53794/26]

402. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if, in view of the absence of an Irish health technology assessment on the use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) sensors for persons with type 2 diabetes, she will request that her Department engage with the HSE and the Health Information and Quality Authority to scope a rapid HTA for defined cohorts of persons with type 2 diabetes who may benefit from CGM technology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53950/26]

403. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health for an update on the HSE's review of preferred continuous glucose monitoring sensors; when she expects the review to be completed and published; whether a revised timeline has been agreed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53951/26]

445. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for a list of the projects approved and funding allocated under LEADER in Dublin for Lucan north and Castleknock since 2020. [54019/26]

133. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport whether further consultation will be carried out for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52987/26]

195. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the status of efforts to more accurately quantify the cost of abolition of the deemed disposal rule. [53090/26]

196. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps his Department is taking towards reform of the deemed disposal rules on ETFs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53091/26]

197. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has carried out analysis on the amount of tax revenue raised from the operation of the deemed disposal rule since the tax rate change in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53092/26]

207. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures in place to ensure that consumers will feel the benefit of a measure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53408/26]

276. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review the processes surrounding the Home Tuition Programme, such as the time it takes for families to receive approval, the time it takes for tutors to be assigned and the level of paperwork involved, with a view to making it more efficient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52616/26]

327. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount spent on emergency works, summer works, additional accommodation scheme, and any other capital works programme on schools (details supplied) in the past six years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53298/26]

476. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of scramblers seized by Gardaí under the Road Traffic (Control of Certain Vehicles) Regulations 2026, known as 'Grace's Law', in tabular form; and the number that were released by Gardaí after the payment of the fine of €125. [52615/26]

544. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the community-based CCTV grant aid scheme is still open for applications; if sports clubs can apply for support through this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53120/26]

45. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the measures being taken to increase wheelchair access in the taxi industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52055/26]

46. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the level of engagement between the NTA, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus regarding the design and purchase of new vehicles, particularly on increasing wheelchair access and spaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52056/26]

52. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport whether he considers that the current legislative and regulatory framework governing private vehicle clamping adequately distinguishes between motorists who deliberately fail to pay for parking and those who have already paid for parking, have not overstayed the permitted parking period, and whose payment can be objectively verified, but who inadvertently fail to display a valid parking ticket; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52121/26]