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Nov 26, 2024 | 
irishelectionliterature.com | Dublin West |Emer Currie |Fine Gael
A Leaflet from Emer Currie who is running for Fine Gael in Dublin West in the 2024 General Election
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
finegael.ie | Emer Currie
Fine Gael will move to an affordable, high quality, public early learning and childcare model, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Senator Emer Currie has said Fine Gael has been cutting costs for parents, increasing pay for childcare professionals, and improving supports for childcare providers while moving towards a publicly funded model.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
finegael.ie | Emer Currie
Students across the country will benefit from improved supports aimed at easing the financial burden of higher education, a Fine Gael Senator has saidSenator Emer Currie, Fine Gael Seanad Spokesperson for Special Education and Inclusion, said: “We know that the cost of going to college can be a significant challenge for families. Each year, we have been making important changes to help students and this year is no different. Students across the board will see several significant improvements.
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Jul 19, 2024 | 
finegael.ie | Emer Currie
A new state model for the acquisition of childcare facilities is to be examined by Government, a Fine Gael Senator has said. The proposal was part of a report ‘Better Planning for Local Childcare’ by Senator Emer Currie and would see the leasing back of premises at a reasonable cost to early learning and childcare providers.
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Jul 14, 2024 | 
finegael.ie | Emer Currie
Ireland’s planning laws and guidelines need an urgent overhaul to provide sufficient childcare spaces for parents and families, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Senator Emer Currie, Fine Gael Seanad Spokesperson for Special Education and Inclusion, has authored a new report entitled “Better Planning for Local Childcare”, which sets out a series of recommendations for increasing childcare places in local communities.
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Apr 20, 2024 | 
finegael.ie | Emer Currie
The Minister for Education’s pledge to consider recommendations and explore reform of the secondary school admissions process is a welcome step to improving a currently chaotic and disjointed system, a Fine Gael Senator has said.
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Apr 15, 2024 | 
irishtimes.com | Emer Currie
Although before my time, Donagh O’Malley’s bold and visionary move to introduce free secondary education in Ireland now stands as one of those moments, in the first century of the State, when our collective aspiration for a better future for our children trumped budgets and bureaucracy. Where now stands our collective aspiration? I ask that as a member of the Oireachtas, whose inbox, clinics and social media have been inundated with stories of stress and struggle from parents.
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Apr 6, 2024 | 
finegael.ie | Emer Currie
Childcare supply must be boosted nationwide by both changes to the planning system and access to subsidies for childminding, Fine Gael Senator Emer Currie has said. Up to 2,000 Fine Gael members attended the 82nd Fine Gael Ard Fheis at University of Galway, where motions on the Best Start for Every Child and our commitment to healthy development, security and equality of opportunity were debated.
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Mar 28, 2024 | 
finegael.ie | Emer Currie
A common application process would streamline post-primary school admissions, alleviating stress for parents and students, and giving clarity to the Department of Education on overall shortages, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Senator Emer Currie said: “The pressing issue of post-primary school admissions needs to be addressed urgently.
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Feb 11, 2024 | 
finegael.ie | Emer Currie
Developers must be compelled to build childcare facilities in new housing developments, which could be acquired as state assets and leased back at a reasonable cost to childcare providers, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Senator Emer Currie stressed that the planned public consultation in 2024 on updated planning guidelines for childcare facilities should mark a decisive step towards systemic change in providing childcare services at both local and national levels.
