Results 741-760 of 1,341 for speaker:Erin McGreehan

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

Erin McGreehan: I would like to highlight a positive meeting that was held yesterday with Irish Rail. During the meeting, we were brought through a lot of the national plans and investment that will take place over the next couple of years, particularly the DART extension north to Drogheda. Mid-Louth councillor John Sheridan and I highlighted and put a strong pitch in for the reopening of Dunleer train...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Employment Support Services (27 Apr 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. It is our first time in the Chamber together since he took up his new position. It is nice to have the Minister of State here. In my Commencement matter, I am asking the Minister of State to outline the supports specifically for self-employed persons with disabilities. It is clear from speaking to self-employed persons with disabilities in my...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Employment Support Services (27 Apr 2023)

Erin McGreehan: Even a little bit.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Employment Support Services (27 Apr 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I am in no doubt about his good faith and is a huge advocate for people with disabilities in the workforce but there is a big difference between equality and equity, which is the problem. Everyone can access the grants but built-in equity in the system creates an inclusive society. People start at different levels and we, as Senators, have...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Employment Support Services (27 Apr 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I have mentioned that.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Employment Support Services (27 Apr 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the Minister of State.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach and Disability Legislation: Discussion (27 Apr 2023)

Erin McGreehan: The witnesses are all very welcome. I apologise I was not here for the beginning of their contributions. I was in the Seanad Chamber. My first questions are for the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. We are here to speak about rights-based legislation. We all need to take that approach. What are the changes, now that the Department has been restructured...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach and Disability Legislation: Discussion (27 Apr 2023)

Erin McGreehan: When will this programme start? Will it be in this school calendar year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach and Disability Legislation: Discussion (27 Apr 2023)

Erin McGreehan: That is great. It is also great to keep the committee aware of this great work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Engagement with Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2023)

Erin McGreehan: At the start of the shared island unit, I had a Commencement matter, because I am very interested in this area, on having a BT young scientist-style project for the shared island unit where children from all over the island would think about the future, about Ireland and about how we would navigate into their adulthood. We all know they are not shackled by budgetary concerns and all of those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Engagement with Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2023)

Erin McGreehan: Not you. You know what I mean.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Engagement with Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2023)

Erin McGreehan: That is the whole idea of it. It is their shared island and they are creating it.

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

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the Tánaiste to the House. It is with great humility and sadness that I stand before him today to address the subject of the extreme and vile sexual violence in the Irish Defence Forces. As a nation, we have always prided ourselves on the honour and valour exhibited by our military personnel. We have a very proud legacy but, sadly, like many organisations, it has a desperate...

Seanad: Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (20 Apr 2023)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister of State is very welcome to the House. I am speaking on behalf of my colleague, Senator Aidan Davitt, who is unable to attend due to a personal issue. It is my pleasure to speak today and to welcome the Second Stage debate of the Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022 in Seanad Éireann. Fianna Fáil very much welcomes and supports this Bill which will pave the...

Seanad: Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (20 Apr 2023)

Erin McGreehan: The Senator is naming an awful lot of people who are not present in the House and are not able to defend themselves. He has continually used the names of people who are not here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: A Rights-Based Approach and Disability Legislation: National Disability Authority (20 Apr 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the witnesses. I want to start by thanking them for the work they do for disability rights. I will start without preamble as we are all on the same page. I want to get my head around the monitoring role the NDA has, and then move on to how we can impact on the rights-based model we want. Dr. Hartney mentioned public bodies and toolkits. Is there a flow of interaction or is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: A Rights-Based Approach and Disability Legislation: National Disability Authority (20 Apr 2023)

Erin McGreehan: Reference was made to the interaction between local authorities and Departments. Is there proactive interaction between local authorities and other public bodies or do local authorities have to come to the NDA? Do they come to it? Is the engagement proactive? Is it about someone in a local authority who is very much conscious of positive change going to the NDA for assistance? Does the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: A Rights-Based Approach and Disability Legislation: National Disability Authority (20 Apr 2023)

Erin McGreehan: That is what we want.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: A Rights-Based Approach and Disability Legislation: National Disability Authority (20 Apr 2023)

Erin McGreehan: Is such an awareness programme within the NDA's remit?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: A Rights-Based Approach and Disability Legislation: National Disability Authority (20 Apr 2023)

Erin McGreehan: It has done so much work in the area. I thank the witnesses.