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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Issues Facing the Early Childhood Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the witnesses. Childcare is something that we all take very seriously across the parties and across the Houses. It is at the forefront of the thoughts of many of us here, including myself as a mammy of four boys. Childcare is very relevant. First, I congratulate the Department on its work because there have been massive changes in childcare provision over the past couple of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Nov 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome this morning's news that more than 1,300 medical professionals and graduates have applied for 350 GP places. There are now more than 1,000 trainee GPs in the training programme. We absolutely recognise that there are not enough at the moment but this compares with 700 in 2019. It is positive news for a lot of people. Locally, in County Louth, there are not enough GPs. People...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I want to speak again about the flooding in north Louth. The work continues around the peninsula and the Border to try to get the land and houses back to something resembling normal. There is a sense of fear and anxiety around the place because we are looking at grey clouds and we are afraid more rain is going to come. I spoke to a lady this morning who told me her house had been flooded...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I want to discuss the devastation caused by flooding in north County Louth last week. It has been a tough week for everybody in my home area. I commend those who went days without rest in order to try to save their homes, businesses and farms. Some, unfortunately, did not get to save them. There are buildings and fields that are still flooded. One week on, people are still not able to...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Nov 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after “That” and substitute the following: “the Bill be read a second time on 1st July, 2024, to allow for further consideration of the Bill.” I welcome the Minister of State. I congratulate my colleague, Senator Malcolm Byrne, on his work on it. It is important to have a conversation about how we engage our...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Issues Facing the Early Childhood Sector: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)

Erin McGreehan: The witnesses are very welcome to our committee. It is great to have this topic discussed. It is one we regularly have conversations about, so it is great to have the witnesses before us. I congratulate everybody on the work they do. There have been changes within the sector and we are not where we want to be. It is all down to the advocacy and work of the organisations before us and the...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Issues Facing the Early Childhood Sector: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)

Erin McGreehan: No, as I was-----

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Issues Facing the Early Childhood Sector: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)

Erin McGreehan: What is needed per child? What does the State need to do? I favour a public childcare system and that is what I am pushing for. As Ms Duggan said, staff are educators providing an education rather than childminders. My children were the better of it after they left the ECCE years. I have a question on the better data. What does that look like? On the five-year plan, we have the census...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Issues Facing the Early Childhood Sector: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)

Erin McGreehan: It was on the €17 payment. Is that per day?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Issues Facing the Early Childhood Sector: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)

Erin McGreehan: Is that with the core funding?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Issues Facing the Early Childhood Sector: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)

Erin McGreehan: What about the fees on top of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Implementation of Inclusive Education in Schools: Department of Education (18 Oct 2023)

Erin McGreehan: The witnesses are welcome to the committee. We often speak about education. Education is the great liberator, as we all know. It is a path for people to achieve or do whatever they want to. Going back to our topic, what is the Department's view of what inclusive education is? Different countries have different models. What is the Department of Education's inclusive education model? To...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Implementation of Inclusive Education in Schools: Department of Education (18 Oct 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Implementation of Inclusive Education in Schools: Department of Education (18 Oct 2023)

Erin McGreehan: On that, I refer to accommodations for Niamh Kilcawley. She gave me permission to use her name today. Why is Niamh finding it so difficult to progress with the leaving certificate? Ten minutes extra are provided across the board. Previously, she was given ten minutes extra per hour. The provisions do not match those she had for the junior certificate. No training was provided for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Implementation of Inclusive Education in Schools: Department of Education (18 Oct 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I am looking for advice that I can bring to the Kilcawley family.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (11 Oct 2023)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister of State, Deputy Butler, is very welcome to the Seanad this morning. Unfortunately, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy McConalogue, cannot be with us because he is at a press conference. Given Waterford's very fertile agricultural land, I know the Minister of State will have an interest in this matter. I seek a statement from the Department of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (11 Oct 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the Minister of State for her response. A lot of work has been done and I know the Department is behind me on this. I know it can be done because Devenish has done it. It has done incredible research in Dowth in County Meath just across the border from County Louth. By accurately measuring on-farm carbon emissions, we can capture and understand carbon sequestration and the power...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services (11 Oct 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the Minister of State and did not want to stop her with all of her previews. I congratulate her on her work on the budget for 2024. The House stands suspended until 12 noon.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Oct 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I too welcome the announcement of the free travel for those who are medically unfit. Since I came into this House I have raised several Commencement matters on this issue on behalf of people with epilepsy or other conditions. Many people have worked on this issue over the past years. It is a real difference and will make a real change for a lot of people. It will help a lot of people. I...

Seanad: Disability Allowance: Motion (11 Oct 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I asked for it be changed-----