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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (22 Oct 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures in place for families that have recently relocated to Ireland from abroad in relation to enrolling their children in school; the way in which school places are allocated; the way in which appropriate class grades are determined; and the supports which are available to assist families during this transition. [57615/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Oct 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the permanent school building application by a school (details supplied); and if further guidance will be issued to the school regarding the next steps to proceed. [57637/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Relations (21 Oct 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 93. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he is taking to develop bilateral relations with Canada, especially in the context of historical and cultural links. [56953/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Relations (21 Oct 2025)

Erin McGreehan: My question concerns the importance of strengthening Ireland’s bilateral relations with Canada, a country with which we share deep historical and cultural roots.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Relations (21 Oct 2025)

Erin McGreehan: It is very positive to hear that all that work is ongoing. County Louth has a unique connection. Carlingford is the birthplace of Thomas D'Arcy McGee, one of the founding fathers of the Canadian Confederation, which leaves a legacy of democracy in the shaping of modern Canada. In more recent times, the library in DKIT was named after General John de Chastelain in honour of his vital role...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Relations (21 Oct 2025)

Erin McGreehan: Absolutely.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Relations (21 Oct 2025)

Erin McGreehan: It is great to hear that Prime Minister Carney is coming to Ireland. We will absolutely open the céad mile fáilte to him. A predecessor of his, Brian Mulroney, was in Carlingford to open the Thomas D’Arcy McGee memorial. We are always welcoming our Canadian and American friends in County Louth. As the Tánaiste knows, investment would honour that shared past and...

Irish Unity: Motion [Private Members] (21 Oct 2025)

Erin McGreehan: For as long as I can remember, I have believed deeply and instinctively in the reunification of Ireland. It is not a passing campaign. Rather, it is a core value that has guided me from my earliest of memories. Growing up in north Louth, you lived the failure of partition. You saw how communities were split and people divided. Still today the Border holds us all back. Irish unity is not...

Finance Bill 2025: Second Stage (21 Oct 2025)

Erin McGreehan: Deputy, move along with the debate. You have one minute left.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (21 Oct 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 167. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on the joint framework on legacy issues published with the Northern Ireland secretary recently. [56952/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Usage (21 Oct 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 215. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps being taken by his Department to support the deployment of demand flexibility technologies in Ireland’s electricity system, with a view to reducing renewable energy curtailment and maximising the use of surplus wind power; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56765/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Usage (21 Oct 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 216. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department or any State agency is engaging with the EnergyCloud initiative, which uses surplus renewable energy to provide free hot water and heating to households experiencing energy poverty; if he will consider supporting or co-funding pilot projects aimed at integrating demand-flexible technologies such as...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Local Authorities (21 Oct 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 318. To ask the Minister for Finance the specific actions local authorities must undertake for the living city initiative to commence in newly designated areas. [57278/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (21 Oct 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 460. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for publication of the updated wind energy guidelines. [56583/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (21 Oct 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 468. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider incorporating ‘EnergyCloud Ready’ standards into the design and specification of new social and affordable housing developments, ensuring that heat pumps, storage heaters, batteries, and smart water tanks installed in new builds can be remotely activated to make use of surplus renewable...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2026 (16 Oct 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 28. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available for students with disabilities in further education and training under Budget 2026.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55831/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Schemes (16 Oct 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 95. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding has been given to areas in Louth under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55826/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (16 Oct 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 120. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding available to communities that wish to encourage the Irish language, particularly in the east coast’s lost Gaeltacht of Omeath, County Louth. [55825/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (16 Oct 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 329. To ask the Minister for Health if Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda no longer accepts histopathology samples from general practitioners (GPs) in the catchment area for patients without a medical card or GP visit card; if so, the reason; when the matter will be resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56076/25]

Tillage Sector: Statements (15 Oct 2025)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the future of the tillage sector. Recently I met representatives of Louth IFA and they made their concerns crystal clear. Tillage farmers are very proud of what they produce but they are under real pressure. Rising input costs, unpredictable weather, global market volatility and competition for land have all combined to squeeze margins, often to...