Emer Currie
Written
2 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
284. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of participants in apprenticeships in each of the past five years; the Government funding provided towards apprenticeships in each year; the Government’s targets and plans to increase the number participating in apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36333/25]
Emer Currie
Written
2 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
285. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of participants in Springboard+ programmes in each of the past five years; the Government funding provided to the programme in each year; the Government’s targets and plans to increase the numbers in Springboard+ programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36334/25]
19. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a proportion of the Rathbourne Wharf development, where 326 social houses and 399 cost-rental homes funded through CALF and CREEL, as cost-rental homes for essential workers in line with commitments in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35776/25]
92. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide clarity on the funding provided to Fingal County Council for the tenant-in-situ scheme for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35777/25]
210. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the implementation of contactless payment systems on public transport from the NTA, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35310/25]
216. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the status of the installation of the next generation automatic vehicle location system on bus services nationally in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35409/25]
217. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of so-called ghost buses, mystery buses and disappearing buses reported on Dublin Bus routes from January 2025 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35410/25]
218. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the budget allocated to Dublin Bus for the introduction of new bus services and the enhancement of existing services across Dublin from January 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35411/25]
219. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of lost trips per month from January 2025 to date on services operated by a company (details supplied) in Dublin west including the W4, L52, 236, 238 and 270 in comparison to the overall number of trips on the timetable for each route, and as a percentage of overall services per route. [35412/25]
220. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of lost trips per month from January 2025 to present on services on Dublin Bus services operating in Dublin west in comparison to the overall number of trips on the timetable for each route, and as a percentage of overall services per route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35413/25]
225. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of driver testers in each driving test centre that are due to retire, by month, in 2025 and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35523/25]
237. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on a driving test application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36008/25]
601. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí attached to roads policing units to date in June 2025, by division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36212/25]
644. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of early years students on degree courses (NFQ Level 7 and above) who attended work placements in early years settings in 2023 and 2024; the number of new early years graduates (NFQ Level 7 and above) who began working in early years settings in 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35438/25]
Emer Currie
Written
1 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
870. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason funding to an organisation (details supplied) did not increase in budget 2025; if he is aware of a reduction in places; if he will review the allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35510/25]
306. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on her Department's engagement with the planning and building unit of the Department of Education and Youth, regarding the development of State-led childcare facilities in tandem with the school building programme; the number of meetings that have taken place; the dates when these meetings took place; the main findings of each …
307. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the inception meeting held on 9 June 2025 concerning the review of the 2001 planning guidelines for local authorities on early learning and childcare settings; to summarise the key findings discussed; to outline when the next meeting is scheduled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35147/25]
308. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the number of times the working group between her Department, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Department of Education and Youth has met from 2024 to date in 2025; the dates when these meetings took place; when the next meeting will take place; to outline the number of times the working group is…
62. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to set-out his Department's engagement and collaboration with an organisation (details supplied), including participation in advisory bodies and committees, and on trade missions; his views on how the work of the organisation could be further supported by Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34582/25]
63. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to set out his plans to provide additional funding and to introduce changes to policy in order to support the new IDA Strategy 2025-2029; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34583/25]
151. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has examined the capabilities of Irish food and drink SMEs to implement market diversification, particularly in non-English speaking markets; if new measures are being considered to support Irish business to enhance the necessary capabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34584/25]
184. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the 2025 funding allocation for the National Genetics and Genomics Office on a full-year basis; the 2025 funding allocation for the National Strategy for Accelerating Genetic and Genomic Medicine in Ireland 2022 on a full-year basis; the funding required to implement the strategy in full; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34580/25]
93. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he will publish the national policy framework for unmanned aircraft systems before the summer recess; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34142/25]
101. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the investment made in enhancing existing bus services in Dublin West from 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34143/25]
183. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Taoiseach the number of people working full-time and part-time in his Department and bodies under the aegis of the Department in roles that are fully on-site, hybrid, or fully remote from 2022 to date, in tabular form [33511/25]