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Select Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (9 Jul 2025)

Erin McGreehan: An awful lot of questions were about student accommodation but specifically accommodation for the technological universities. I am thinking of DkIT and thinking local. Where is the Department on delivering the accommodation action plan?

Select Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (9 Jul 2025)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the Minister.

Select Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (9 Jul 2025)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the members for their participation and thank the Minister and his officials.

Select Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Message to Dáil (9 Jul 2025)

Erin McGreehan: In accordance with Standing Order 102, the following message will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil: The Select Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for public services for the service year ending 31 December 2025: Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medical Cards (16 Jul 2025)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the Minister of State for being here. I will speak about medical cards specifically for cancer patients. I will ask the Department to do something really incredible for cancer patients, which is something we most definitely can fix. It is to simplify the medical card application for people with cancer. We already made adaptions to the application process, which worked well for...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medical Cards (16 Jul 2025)

Erin McGreehan: Absolutely. There have been huge improvements over the past couple of years. I will go back to the fact that people with cancer are recovering. We have more cancer survivors than ever before. That means they are leaving treatment, are healthy and are getting back to being economic actors who are delivering back to the State. I ask that when we look at cancer, we help patients with cancer...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Consultations (17 Jul 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 17. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the public engagement event he hosted on accelerating infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39950/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (17 Jul 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 58. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome 10 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39951/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (17 Jul 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions underway in primary schools to ensure that children have adequate digital literacy skills. [40002/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (17 Jul 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the accommodations currently in place for visually impaired students sitting the Leaving Certificate examinations. [40001/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (15 Jul 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 783. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm whether he intends to do more than provide a modest seed grant to the Wool Council; whether there are any plans to ensure oversight and accountability mechanisms for this independent body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39039/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (15 Jul 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 784. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he is taking to support the development of value-added wool products, such as insulation and other innovative applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39040/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (15 Jul 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 785. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports that are envisaged to incentivise Irish SMEs to invest in the processing and marketing of Irish wool; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39041/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (15 Jul 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 786. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement that has taken place with Enterprise Ireland, the SEAI, or other relevant agencies to develop a cross-departmental approach to Irish wool commercialisation; if he will consider establishing a dedicated funding stream or innovation challenge to accelerate this work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39042/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (15 Jul 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 911. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider reducing the drugs payment scheme threshold from €80 back to €53 per month, in light of ongoing cost-of-living pressures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39011/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (15 Jul 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 912. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review and increase the income thresholds for medical card eligibility to reflect rising living costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39012/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (15 Jul 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 915. To ask the Minister for Health the number of enforcement actions that have been taken by the HSE’s National Environmental Health Service in relation to the illegal sale or distribution of vapes and e-cigarettes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39037/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (15 Jul 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 916. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider introducing a ban on the sale of nicotine pouches, which are currently unregulated, in order to protect public health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39038/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (15 Jul 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 937. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of NAS PURPLE (life threatening cardiac or respiratory arrest) calls responded to by NAS in under 19 minutes in counties Cavan, Monaghan, Louth and Dublin, by month over the past 12 months, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39183/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (15 Jul 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 938. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of NAS RED (life threatening other than cardiac or respiratory arrest) calls responded to by NAS in under 19 minutes in counties Cavan, Monaghan, Louth and Dublin, by month over the past 12 months, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39184/25]