149. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on Ireland’s preparations for the presidency of the Council of the EU in light of the most recent war in the Middle East; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22538/26]
228. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a detailed update on the status of the Civil Service Regulations and Public Service Management (Amendment) Bill 2018; when it will be published; when it is likely to be ordered for second stage; if he will provide detail as possible with regard to the measures intended to b…
323. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the remedies or supports available in the case of a person who experiences frequent interruptions to their mains water supply due to topography and low pressure, as verified by Uisce Éireann, but who is simultaneously ineligible for a local authority grant for a new well, on the basis that the property is connected to the public …
346. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his proposals with regard to alleviating the current overcrowding within prisons; if his Department or the Irish Prison Service carried out a risk and impact assessment with regard to the current levels of overcrowding within prisons relevant to dangers it poses to inmates and dangers to prison officers and staff; if such an assessm…
787. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the current poultry housing restrictions introduced in response to avian influenza; the criteria his Department is using to determine when these restrictions may be reviewed or lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22468/26]
27. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the progress of Operation Moonridge, including the criteria for identifying non-Irish national sex offenders for deportation and any legal safeguards in place. [20721/26]
70. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the importance of community policing in growing towns such as Blackrock in County Louth. [20720/26]
113. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has had meetings with his counterparts of the other 26 EU member states regarding the Council’s position on CAP post-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20727/26]
130. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline Ireland's priorities for the CAP post 2027. [20726/26]
106. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the actions taken to date to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to use surplus renewable energy to assist households in fuel poverty; the specific milestones achieved; and the timeline for full implementation. [19707/26]
107. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to set out the policy mechanism by which surplus/curtailed renewable generation can be repurposed for social use and whether primary legislation or secondary regulation is required to operationalise it. [19708/26]
108. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to confirm the Department's estimate of wasted renewable energy in the 13 months to 31 January 2026 (reported as 1,537 GWh) and the approximate retail value (€559m); and the portion that could be practically redirected to households in energy poverty within 12 months under a Government led scheme. [19709/26]
109. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has undertaken a cost benefit analysis of capturing a portion of the reported €1.369 million per day in value currently being lost; and if so, to publish that analysis and the assumptions used. [19710/26]
110. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason the National Energy Affordability Taskforce (NEAT) will not report until at least July 2026; and the reason interim actions have not been taken to utilise wasted renewable energy for energy poverty alleviation ahead of Budget 2027. [19711/26]
111. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to direct the CRU and EirGrid to develop a Social Use of Surplus Energy (SUSE) pathway that prioritises dispatch down energy for pre programmed immersion controllers or other socially targeted loads, and to outline the necessary market rules (e.g., settlement, metering, curtailment signals). [19712/26]
112. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his Department's position on curtailment compensation where generators facilitate no cost social redirection of otherwise wasted electricity; and whether State aid clearance is envisaged. [19713/26]
113. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to approve a national pilot to convert a portion of curtailed energy into hot water heating for households in energy poverty, noting EnergyCloud's estimate of 3 kWh per tank (equating to 512 million tanks potentially heated from the waste volume cited); and to provide targets, geographic spread, and monitoring metrics. [19714/26]
114. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to allocate a ring fenced fund to cover enabling hardware (smart switches/controllers), installation, communications, and programme administration for households identified as being in energy poverty. [19715/26]
115. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of households currently assessed as being in energy poverty (reported as c. 550,000); the number in electricity bill arrears (over 320,000); and whether the Department will integrate a 'surplus energy credit' into the Household Benefits Package or Additional Needs Payments. [19716/26]
116. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which households on low incomes will be identified, enrolled, and prioritised for any surplus-energy-to-hot-water scheme; and the way data protection and consent will be managed when interfacing with energy suppliers and network operators. [19717/26]
117. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to model the bill-saving impact per household from receiving automated hot-water boosts during curtailment periods over a full year; and to publish the distributional impact across household types. [19718/26]
457. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the annual number of beneficiaries of the TaxSaver scheme and the associated Exchequer cost for each of the years 2019 to 2025, in tabular form; the reasons for the decline in participation over that period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19933/26]
458. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the annual number of TaxSaver scheme beneficiaries, by county, for each of the years 2019 to 2025; the analysis undertaken by his Department on regional disparities in uptake of the scheme, in tabular form. [19934/26]
459. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will address the anomaly whereby self employed workers are excluded from availing of tax free commuter supports under TaxSaver, despite representing a significant segment of the workforce. [19935/26]
599. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the review of the upper age limit of 70 years-of-age for school bus drivers; the outcome of the Road Safety Authority's examination of age limits for large vehicle drivers; and the expected timeline for decisions arising from the Department of Transport's taskforce on driver recruitment and retention, given the ongoing shortages affec…