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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]

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...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Erin McGreehan: Apologies have been received from Deputy Brendan Smith and Senator Paul Daly. Everyone is welcome. I ask anyone attending remotely to mute themselves when not contributing so we do not pick up any background noise or feedback. As usual, I remind all those in attendance to ensure their mobile phones are on silent or switched off. Members attending remotely are reminded of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Erin McGreehan: I thank Mr. Lemass and call Ms Orla Nugent from the Higher Education Authority to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Erin McGreehan: We might come back on that, but we are out of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Erin McGreehan: We will go very briefly to Mr. McCaffrey, but we can come back to it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Erin McGreehan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Erin McGreehan: I call Deputy Connolly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Erin McGreehan: Are there any other questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Erin McGreehan: We have no other questions. I have one question, as a lot of things were covered this evening. Three things have come up. We want the availability, quality and cost of accommodation to be addressed. When the State puts money and resources into building accommodation for our students, what safeguards are we putting in to make sure the cost is as low as possible for the students? I lived...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Erin McGreehan: On behalf of the committee, I thank the witnesses for coming in this evening, engaging with so many of our members and answering the questions so thoroughly.

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]