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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Truth and Justice Movement (7 Apr 2022)

Erin McGreehan: It is powerful to listen to witnesses because it just demonstrates again that the legacy of the hurt and trauma carries on. Ms McIlvenny illustrated well how she wants those answers and not to bring this into future generations who are remembering their loved ones 50 years hence and not having answers. Justice cannot be dismissed because it is difficult. The truth is difficult.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Truth and Justice Movement (7 Apr 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I reiterate what Senator Currie was saying and I support that 100%. I want to read something out; I will not be long. Innocent civilians have been executed with their arms tied behind their backs. There have been horrific accounts of rape, torture and brutalisation by the powerful of ordinary vulnerable citizens in their war-torn country. These are crimes against the Ukrainian people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I thank all the witnesses very much. It is a great day to be starting on this important topic, to be getting stuck in and to be making sure we have a good report at the end of our three months of deliberation. I am reading into this topic and I am learning every day about it. I will start with the contribution of Ms O'Keeffe, who mentioned the Verona principles and the expert group of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome Professor O'Mahony and thank him for his attendance. It is good that we are at this point. Coming from the session we had earlier, I was confused - maybe that is the wrong word - or disheartened that many responses were to the effect that it was very difficult and there is hesitancy because people have struggled to legislate for this so far. However, the fact, as has often been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I have no further questions. I thank Professor O'Mahony. We have a lot of work to do and that was highlighted more than ever by the contributions of the representatives of the Departments in our previous session. We will have more questions for Professor O'Mahony as the committee moves on because there will be many things we need to ensure we respond to adequately. I thank him for his time.

Seanad: Defence (Restriction on Use of Certain Titles) Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the Minister to the House. I congratulate my colleague, Senator Malcolm Byrne, on bringing forward this Bill. It is long overdue. When one considers the history of this country and the men and women who wore this uniform, it is a Bill of respect. It is about standing up for democracy, being proud of our soldiers and institutions and standing tall alongside our Army and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I also congratulate our new Senator, Tom Clonan. I look forward to working with him in the coming years. I welcome the Government's announcement of a basic level of income for artists but I want to link that to what was in the news today with regard to our carers and how they deserve a basic level of income. No carer should be at risk of poverty because he or she is a carer. Everyone...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Independent and Adequate Standard of Living and Social Protection - Safeguarding: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome our guests and thank them for their contributions. This issue is so important. It is clear we need to raise awareness and let people know what safeguarding is. We also need to ensure people will know that everyone has the right to their own advocacy. This shows the importance of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 and the need to change the paternalistic culture...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Mar 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I, too, send my deepest condolences to the Fitzpatrick family and our colleague, Mary, on the death of our former colleague, Dr. Dermot Fitzpatrick. It is a very difficult time for all of them. I stand today to call for a debate on energy security and the cost of energy. I would like the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, to come to the Chamber to talk about what the Government is doing and can...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Standard of Living and Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (24 Mar 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the Minister, who has highlighted well the efficiencies and positive work she and her Department officials are doing. They are clearly well up on the schemes. The Minister and her officials are very much on top of all these figures. A great deal of positive work is being done by the Department. From my perspective and that of this committee, we are aware of the positive changes...

Seanad: Humanitarian Support for Ukrainian Refugees: Statements (23 Mar 2022)

Erin McGreehan: It is so important that we are discussing this issue today. It is really hard to believe that our Ukrainian friends are facing such atrocities and horrors and are the victims of Putin's Hitler-style murder and destruction. I congratulate the Minister and the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, on the work they and the Department are doing in respect of our response and thank him for the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Recycling Policy (22 Mar 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the Minister of State. I am very glad to get an opportunity to speak about this topic of the deposit return scheme. It is a concept that has potential to enable an entirely new way that people look at packaging and create new, positive habits for our country. It is a gateway to an entirely new way of consuming goods and re-imagining the concept of packaging.I am sure that some of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Recycling Policy (22 Mar 2022)

Erin McGreehan: The poor frogs.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Recycling Policy (22 Mar 2022)

Erin McGreehan: As the saying goes, I have a dream. I have a dream that our waste and packaging will not be perceived as waste, rather as a valuable part of our economy for which there is always a use. We spend substantial amounts on picking up waste. Councils' resources are stretched by picking up rubbish. It is not rubbish, however, but a valuable product that we should always utilise. The Minister of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Overcrowding (22 Mar 2022)

Erin McGreehan: Before we move on to the next Commencement matter, I warmly welcome two Galwegians in the Visitors Gallery, Councillor Alan Cheevers and his good friend Frank Owusu, who is a community activist. They are very welcome to Seanad Éireann.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authorities (22 Mar 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Diplomatic Representation (22 Mar 2022)

Erin McGreehan: Senator Malcolm Byrne also has my support on the matter.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I was in the Seanad earlier so my apologies for missing some of the contributions. I will look back at the answers. My issues are very similar to those discussed by other members in the area of recruitment. Senator Seery Kearney and I had a great meeting last week with a team in Dublin for the PDS and children's disability network teams, CDNTs. What it is doing is fantastic, but it is...