Results 521-540 of 1,195 for speaker:Erin McGreehan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Enhanced Transport and Mobility Support Options for People with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2023)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister of State, Ms Smith and Mr. O'Shea are very welcome to the committee. We have spoken about transport issues quite often. They come across our desks, as do the barriers that are put in front of people. They have no access to transport, or no adequate transport. Perhaps I differ from some members here. I was not so optimistic last week when we met the NTA. I had a lot of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Oct 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I want to welcome the main man, Gerry McGreehan, my dad, to the Seanad. It is a nice day for me to see my father sitting in the Visitors Gallery. I want to highlight a local issue and then a budget issue. I note the end of an era. Seamus Murphy and Sons, a local petrol station that had been in business since 1959, closed on Saturday. Seamus senior, Niall and Seán have served the...

Seanad: Road Safety: Statements (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: It is an opportune time to speak about this very important issue. Unfortunately, the reason we are bringing this to the fore in this Chamber is the serious number of road casualties on our roads this year. The Minister of State said there were 136 fatalities. I express my deepest condolences to those families and all the people who have lost their lives on the roads this year. I think of...

Seanad: Crime and Policing: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister is very welcome to the House. I thank her for coming in because as she well knows, this is a very important motion. It is important for us as a House to absolutely give her all our support to ensure we have effective policing on our streets and supports for our Garda Síochána. There has been an increase in crime and antisocial behaviour throughout the country. We...

Seanad: Crime and Policing: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: Maybe we could get clarity on that-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: The officials are very welcome. This is an important meeting because if a person cannot get from A to B, then he or she cannot do anything. We talk about the importance of public transport, but there is no cohort of people to whom public transport is more important to than disabled people. There are so many blockages. I am a little more hesitant on the quickening of the roll-out than...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: Very serious decisions are made and huge amounts of public finance are spent on the procurement of public transport vehicles. What training or continuing professional development, CPD, do people get on accessibility awareness, disability equity training and understanding? At this committee, we are learning every week. Being a member of the committee means that there is a steep learning...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: Why is that consultative committee no longer meeting regularly?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: Ms Graham said the new vehicles are accessible, but are they accessible to all high-powered chairs? Are the ramps suitable? Something was said earlier about weight restrictions on certain vehicles. Is there anywhere online where a user of a high-powered chair can find out how he or she can get to Cork from the Cooley Mountains via wheelchair-accessible footpaths and buses? Is there anyone...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I mean large wheelchairs like many people use.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: Does the NTA have that information? I accept it is not yet online.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: That does not apply to every wheelchair, however, as we have established. It is not for everyone. I want to go back to the point about accessible buses-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I personally know of one case. A young man, who has come before these Houses cannot use the bus fleet because it is inaccessible for him due to his wheelchair not fitting. When he goes to Leeds, however, he can use the transport there. I am not sure about this but he told me the same manufacturer builds our buses and I think the roads are similar. Leeds is the same sort of city as those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I can ask my friend to disclose that information.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: My apologies for 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: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Youth Work Supports (26 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I cannot disagree with anything the Minister of State said in her speech. I want to highlight that there is a level of bureaucracy that comes from the ETB and someone has to be picked to deal with this. I want a national framework for clarity. Each ETB deals with things differently. I know it is a localised base, but really the people on the ground know. There is not a uniformity across...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Increased Employment Participation, Self-employment and Entrepreneurship for People with Disabilities: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome Mr. Hennessy this morning. It is nice to see him in person and, after the email correspondence, to put a face to the emails. I thank him for his contribution. First, I want to say I am sorry that Mr. Hennessy had to close his business due to the State having a lack of ambition for its citizens and being unable to support Mr. Hennessy with his talent and the situation he is in....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Increased Employment Participation, Self-employment and Entrepreneurship for People with Disabilities: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Erin McGreehan: No, but it is one place. It is one course. Departments and Enterprise Ireland all spoke about Professor Cooney's course. When we are pushing for budgetary changes for budget 2024, what are the asks? Is it a change in that partial capacity payment? Is it a movement from social welfare, away from that medical model or benefit model, towards an employment support scheme in the Department...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Increased Employment Participation, Self-employment and Entrepreneurship for People with Disabilities: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Erin McGreehan: Yes, apologies.