Emer Currie

857. 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. [14212/26]

858. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childminders who are now fully registered. [14213/26]

859. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childminders who are part of the national childcare scheme, broken down by county. [14214/26]

860. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the Steering Group overseeing the implementation of the Childminding Action Plan have met since the introduction of the regulations in September 2024; and when they will meet again. [14215/26]

870. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the data on the percentage and number of men that availed of additional paternity leave in each of the years 2020 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14432/26]

871. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the data on the percentage and number of women who availed of additional maternity leave in each of the years 2020 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14435/26]

1113. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of a successor to the national maternity strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15192/26]

34. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on the implementation of the new Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity. [13314/26]

40. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on the creation of a national strategy to attract fully locationless remote jobs to Ireland. [13313/26]

117. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on her efforts to extend the NCS for childminding in the childminder's home and childminding in the family home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13315/26]

183. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on how deposits for childcare services will be managed under Core Funding 2026-2027. [13316/26]

230. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the strategies in place to address the limited bus priority and high volume of private cars using main bus corridors in Dublin during peak hours, in light of the average network speed across Dublin Bus services falling 5% year-on-year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13495/26]

232. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of the 19% unmatched penalty points on the NVDF that were to drivers that should have been disqualified (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13522/26]

233. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he is engaging with the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration and the Courts Service regarding to the circumstances in which the 18% of disqualified drivers not matched on the national vehicle and driver file who were on the road who did not hold a valid drivers licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13523/26]

240. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to confirm whether all first, second and third-time learner permit holders have been written to by the Road Safety Authority following his signing of S.I. No. 527/2025, the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13665/26]

241. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide the number of learner drivers on the waiting list to sit their test, broken down per driving test centre, from July 2025 to date in 2026; and the average waiting time for each centre, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13667/26]

268. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if an initiative is feasible in Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13944/26]

330. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the launch of a new school bus route between schools (details supplied); whether a commencement timeline is available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13570/26]

47. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the State currently applies, or can lawfully apply, a VAT credit, i.e. a tax credit which businesses can apply against VAT liabilities. [13294/26]

48. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide details of any refundable or cash-redeemable tax credits available to businesses; and if his Department has examined the potential to make more use of refundable or cash-redeemable tax credits as an alternative to direct business grant for specific purposes. [13295/26]

49. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to set out the timelines for preparation and publication of the proposed Savings & Investment Strategy and the Roadmap on Taxation of Retail Investment. [13296/26]

57. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to set out his Department’s work on the programme for Government commitment to “support Irish SMEs to access the supply chains of large multinational companies that are based in Ireland”. [13297/26]

319. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the introduction of a levy on disposable coffee cups within the lifetime of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12608/26]

373. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on traffic lights (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11877/26]

381. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to consider additional capacity on a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12097/26]