Results 241-260 of 1,195 for speaker:Erin McGreehan

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (5 Feb 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 640. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of individuals applied for fuel allowance in 2023 and 2024, by county; and the number of successful applications there have been in that period in each county. [2266/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (5 Feb 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 641. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of reviews currently being conducted on State pensions in County Louth; and the reasoning behind these reviews. [2272/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (5 Feb 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 642. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications made under the reasonable accommodation fund in the years 2020 to 2024; and the level of funding given to successful applicants under several named grants (details supplied). [2274/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: An Garda Síochána (5 Feb 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 781. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in County Louth in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024. [2268/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: An Garda Síochána (5 Feb 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 782. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of full- and part-time Garda stations in County Louth. [2269/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Relief Schemes (5 Feb 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 858. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposed date of payment of the Cooley flood damage relief measure. [2262/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (5 Feb 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 1067. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the progress of the primary healthcare centre in Dundalk at the former Carroll Village Shopping Centre, The Long Walk, Demesne, Dundalk, County Louth. [2261/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (5 Feb 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 1068. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the policies in place to address repeated cancellations of surgeries for patients and provide information on when these patients will expect to undergo their procedures (details supplied). [2263/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (5 Feb 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 1069. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure that any woman at risk of breast cancer receives a correct diagnosis in a timely and efficient manner regardless of her age, to ensure that appropriate treatment is provided as a matter of urgency; and what specific actions are being taken to prevent late diagnosis in the future. [2264/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (5 Feb 2025)

Erin McGreehan: 1070. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the details of late payment fines paid out by CHO 8 hospitals in 2023 and 2024. [2273/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Children with Disabilities - UNCRPD Article 7: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Erin McGreehan: First, I want to say hello to Ms Soraghan properly. She is a good Louth woman. It is great to hear a good strong Louth accent talking to me. It is always comforting, particularly when it is so articulate and full of wisdom. I could listen to her all day. I congratulate both ILMI and AsIAm on the work they has done. In recent years, I have come to see what they do, witness it and see...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Children with Disabilities - UNCRPD Article 7: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Erin McGreehan: Carlow first.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2024)

Erin McGreehan: I ask for a debate on the Irish horticultural sector. It is the fourth largest agricultural sector in the country. In 2021, it had a turnover of more than €500 million and it directly employs over 6,000 people in the country. A KPMG report in 2022 on an overall strategy identified the issues and challenges for that industry. I would very much like the Minister to come to the House...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Emergency Departments (15 Oct 2024)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister of State is very welcome here today. I tabled this Commencement matter because of the importance of the accident and emergency department at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda. As we all know, it is a necessary resource for many people in counties Louth and Meath. In 2016, the last works to expand and improve the accident and emergency department were completed. Since...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Emergency Departments (15 Oct 2024)

Erin McGreehan: The hospital has seen huge investment. There has been an increase in staff. When a person gets into the hospital, they are looked after. I know that from personal experience. We have seen some changes in the accident and emergency department. The waiting room has been expanded. I am very familiar with the accident and emergency department in Drogheda, having spent time in it and having...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2024)

Erin McGreehan: Like other speakers, I send my thoughts and prayers to all our troops in Lebanon and the Middle East and all the UNIFIL troops.I thank the soldiers for their service. I thank their families, who spend every day worrying about and praying for their loved ones. I support the calls to have a civic reception for our peacekeepers if they return home. I ask for a debate on the deteriorating...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Oct 2024)

Erin McGreehan: This morning, I am asking the Departments of Transport and Housing, Local Government and Heritage to come together to potentially consider providing our county councils, particularly Louth County Council, for increased or emergency funding for flooding, for audits on and cleaning of storm drains and for storm pumps. Yesterday, we had a colossal amount of rain in north Louth and Dundalk....

Seanad: Maternity Protection Bill 2024: Second Stage (9 Oct 2024)

Erin McGreehan: I will share time with Senator O'Loughlin if everyone is in agreement. We will take five minutes each.

Seanad: Maternity Protection Bill 2024: Second Stage (9 Oct 2024)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister is very welcome to the House. It is really positive that we are bringing this Bill forward. I congratulate the representatives from the Irish Cancer Society who are in the Gallery. They have pushed and advocated for this along with the women whose lives this has affected. Now, we are here today. I congratulate them and all the women who told their stories. I also want to...

Seanad: Final Report of the Joint Committee on Autism: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2024)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister of State is very welcome to the House. I congratulate all my colleagues who worked incredibly hard on this report. Many other colleagues who will speak after me will congratulate Senator Micheál Carrigy on his work. He led the way, which is something he should be very proud of. As someone who was on the sidelines looking in, I am proud that this Oireachtas, in this term,...