Results 1-20 of 57 for going forward speaker:Erin McGreehan

Seanad: Agriculture: Statements (16 Apr 2024)

Erin McGreehan: ...after the desperate flooding last October. His departmental officials conducted an initial survey to examine the extent of the damage, and I am very grateful for the considerations that are ongoing in the Department. There are restraints, such as the sourcing of funding along with the state aid rules, and I look forward to hearing further updates from the Minister in the coming weeks. I...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Apr 2024)

Erin McGreehan: I add my welcome to our newest Member, Senator O'Hara. He is very welcome and I look forward to working with him. It is a great day and I hope he has a nice celebration going into the weekend because it is wonderful to be elected to Seanad Éireann and have one's voice heard here. Congratulations. I ask for a debate on agriculture. We are all down because of the amount of rain we...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2024)

Erin McGreehan: ...like endometriosis that is unseen. It can affect sufferers at any time of the day or month. It is not just about one particular week of the month. I welcome that the Government has moved forward on introducing endometriosis clinics in specialist regional hubs. This means that for the first time, there is recognition that endometriosis is a very hard condition for many people. One in...

Seanad: Defence Forces Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (30 Jan 2024)

Erin McGreehan: ...of wrongdoing and misconduct are thoroughly investigated without compromise. I thank the all of the Women of Honour and those who are here today. I cannot imagine the guts it took to come forward. I cannot imagine how it felt to have all that churning up inside and deciding that something that had to be done and to own it. They had a go because they were not heard. They had to put all...

Seanad: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jan 2024)

Erin McGreehan: This is an exhausting debate, and it is frustrating in many ways. If we go back to what we want to achieve in this referendum, it is quite simple. It is quite clear. It is whether this country and its people want our Constitution - all our Constitution - to catch up with the society that we live in. Those who advocate for a "No" vote have to ask themselves whether they are happy that the...

Seanad: An Bille um an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: An Dara Céim - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Jan 2024)

Erin McGreehan: ...to extend what the family means, lay down the importance of the family unit and acknowledge the differences in our new modern families. We will extend what care means and what activities are going on in homes and families around the country. It acknowledges ungendered care and what care by everybody in the family unit involves. There is some commentary on the remarks from one judge that...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Youth Work Supports (26 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the Minister of State to the Seanad. What I raise today is a passion for youth work and clubs, and it is something I am interested in. I volunteer at Cooley Youth Club, and I am looking forward to that starting up in the coming weeks. I have learned about funding from engaging with Youth Work Ireland and with Caroline Flanagan, who does incredible work in Dundalk and all around...

Seanad: 25th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Motion (30 May 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I move: That Seanad Éireann: - celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement; - acknowledges the thousands of lives saved over the past 25 years; - recognises the personal and political risk that participants in the multi-party talks undertook on all sides; - remembers the lives lost and families bereaved during the Troubles; and calls for: - all parties on...

Seanad: 25th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Motion (30 May 2023)

Erin McGreehan: ...be part of these Houses, and to have a voice in a 32-county island. That is legitimate. They are impatient and we must understand that impatience. I sort of get where Senator Ned O'Sullivan is going. I understand that we take into consideration other people but there is a want, a desperation and a will among so many people of the North to be part of this place, to be part of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Economics of Northern Ireland and the All-island Economy: Economic and Social Research Institute (11 May 2023)

Erin McGreehan: ...great to hear from them and I congratulate them on all their work. It has been an investment well made and the results are very clear. We all know the ESRI's research is crucial to us in moving forward to whatever constitutional status, but simply in moving forward to a better island of Ireland, no matter what goes on. We are stuck together no matter what. It is a great foundation for...

Seanad: Report of the Independent Review Group on Dignity and Equality Issues in the Defence Forces: Statements (25 Apr 2023)

Erin McGreehan: ..., like many organisations, it has a desperate stain on its history. We must acknowledge that this report and our statements here today are not about the persecution of the Defence Forces but to drive forward and ensure the prosecution of the predators, and to protect and empower the victim. The many allegations of sexual violence within the Defence Forces have left us all shocked,...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Second Stage (19 Apr 2023)

Erin McGreehan: ...were harmed by the actions of these institutions. It is important to acknowledge the damage that was inflicted upon those who will never come back from that. That trauma will live on. Its legacy goes through many generations. The scheme is a crucial step towards acknowledging that harm. It is essential that we educate ourselves and the public about the experience of those who have been...

Seanad: Location of Victims' Remains: Motion (22 Mar 2023)

Erin McGreehan: ...as "the disappeared". These were individuals who were murdered during the Troubles, and their bodies were hidden and destroyed so that their families could not properly mourn their loss, with the goal being to inflict more pain, and more control over the families and communities. I am personally honoured to be a co-sponsor of this evening's motion. It is a great privilege to contribute...

Seanad: International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2023)

Erin McGreehan: ...friends, my aunties and my grannies. We are all so lucky to have such people in our lives - well I am. I am completely biased about that because they are the women who stood with me, kicked me forward and told me to cop on and that I could do it. They also reined me in when I needed to be reined in. Most of us are really lucky to have one strong woman in our lives but I am very lucky...

Seanad: Wind Energy: Statements (25 Jan 2023)

Erin McGreehan: ...we are currently. There are delays but there has been significant progress in the two years since the Minister took office. We have the Maritime Area Planning Act and we are moving progressively forward. When will MARA be up and running? Will it be during quarter 1 of this year? How many staff will it have? Have all the staff been recruited? Are they being trained? Will it be...

Seanad: Transport Police Service: Motion (25 Jan 2023)

Erin McGreehan: ...of work in this area: conducting research and speaking to all the stakeholders. There is consensus across the House that transport workers should feel safe. As previous Senators said, nobody should go to work filled with fear of the unknown or be afraid that somebody is going to explode. Workers do not feel safe, and they fear something terrible is going to happen. As customers and...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report Stage (29 Nov 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I congratulate the Minister on bringing forward this important legislation. I have been fighting against things I do not necessarily agree with in it but, overall, what we are doing here is very important. We see people in our constituencies go into the ward of court system far too often.That is absolutely wrong and I am proud to be part of changing that. We have to work hard now to get...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Local Authorities (24 Nov 2022)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister of State is welcome. I wish him to ask the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government to engage with local authorities to request clear actions, targets and reporting regarding implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, UNCRPD.It is about time the Departments, local authorities and State agencies got real and serious about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility and Assistive Technology: Discussion (6 Oct 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the witnesses. It is great to be here for this very important discussion. We all agree that assistive technology is the way forward for so many people. We see it in our houses, where people we know use the Alexa app or the Google app to turn on and off their lights. I know family members who are visually impaired who use that, and they can shout at the light without having to...

Seanad: Protection of the Native Irish Honey Bee Bill 2021: Second Stage (2 Jun 2022)

Erin McGreehan: ...the Department embraces it. We want the Department to be bold, brave, and to say that it will look at EU law and the reality that we have to protect our native biodiversity and our native bees. I will go local for a minute. County Louth has a very strong tradition of protecting and enhancing bees. The County Louth Beekeepers Association was founded in 1910. Mr. Turlough O'Bryen, who...