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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Digital Accessibility Grant (7 Mar 2023)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister is very welcome. I am asking for a discussion on the introduction of a digital accessibility grant to offer financial supports to enable companies to meet web content accessibility standards in the development of their websites and mobile applications. I will explain what digital accessibility is. It is the process of making the digital world, such as websites, mobile apps and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Digital Accessibility Grant (7 Mar 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the Minister of State for the response on behalf of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, which is not his Department. The response does not directly address my request that there would be a digital accessibility grant. Such a grant was proposed by the National Council for the Blind of Ireland, NCBI, last year to the former Minister of State at the Department of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessing Justice: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the witnesses and thank them very much for their time. This is a fascinating and hugely important subject. I was struck by what Mr. Black said about the extent of the healthcare system within the prison system. We should all keep that in mind. People are in prison for committing acts and for justice but there is a huge healthcare infrastructure in prisons. Following on from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessing Justice: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2023)

Erin McGreehan: How many prisoners will be included in the programme? It seems like a wonderful idea.

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Mar 2023)

Erin McGreehan: Next Tuesday at 12.30 p.m.

Seanad: Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Statements (22 Feb 2023)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister is welcome to the House. It is an opportune debate and it is important that all present are of one voice - a welcome voice. None of us can imagine the hardship faced by people who have to leave their country and everyone and everything they have ever known. We must breathe all that in. They did not choose to come here; they had to flee here for assistance, accommodation and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Employment Support Services (21 Feb 2023)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister of State is welcome for my Commencement matter. I raise this matter because every Thursday morning, members of the Joint Committee on Disability Matters hear from people with disabilities and how barriers are erected that prevent them from taking part in everyday life. Employment opens a door to so many opportunities. It is about independence and people as individuals being...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Employment Support Services (21 Feb 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I note from the Minister of State's response that the scheme is for self-employed people. I ask that it be more fully brought through to those self-employed people because I know of several with disabilities who are barred from that grant. I am grateful to him for bringing word on the employee retention scheme because if no one is drawing it down, there is something wrong. People do not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Proofing and Data: Discussion (16 Feb 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I thank everyone for their time. This is a very important issue. The crux of it is that data gaps create cracks and people fall through them. They are not seen, and when they are not seen, they are not heard or accounted for. There is a status quoand we do not see change. I have a specific question for the DPO Network with regard to disability-proofing. We have a disability stakeholder...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Proofing and Data: Discussion (16 Feb 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I am.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Ms Liz O'Donnell (16 Feb 2023)

Erin McGreehan: Ms O’Donnell is very welcome. It is great to have her here today with us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Ms Liz O'Donnell (16 Feb 2023)

Erin McGreehan: In the first instance, I thank Ms O’Donnell for her work. We are all sitting in a better country, in a better Ireland and with a better future because of the agreement and the peace process. When Ms O’Donnell made her opening statement, the hairs on the back of my neck stood up because I could feel myself being moved by it. I was only young then but I could feel myself back...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Ms Liz O'Donnell (16 Feb 2023)

Erin McGreehan: It was some fluke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Ms Liz O'Donnell (16 Feb 2023)

Erin McGreehan: It was the institutions in the North.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Ms Liz O'Donnell (16 Feb 2023)

Erin McGreehan: That would be the fear. I thank Ms O'Donnell very much.

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

Erin McGreehan: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Feb 2023)

Erin McGreehan: Today I call for a debate on the sheep sector. I have stood in this House on many occasions and discussed the failing sheep sector and how sheep farmers are crying out for support. For instance, in 2022 we exported sheep meat to 35 different countries, €476 million worth of sheep to factories. Yet the net returns for sheep farmers fell by 81%. Costs of production are going up and...

Seanad: Moving Towards Zero Tolerance of Violence against Women: Statements (9 Feb 2023)

Erin McGreehan: Before I call the next speaker, I offer a huge welcome to the pupils of Scoil Mhuire in Marino. I hope they enjoy their visit to Leinster House. I thank their teachers for bringing them here today. I call Senator Ward.