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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: Under GDPR, a person can instruct not to give information relating to himself or herself. It was mentioned that European law trumps the Constitution. If we do not have the framework from this legislation providing for clear detailing of what people can and would get access to, would it be better to scrap the legislation, as mentioned, so we could move to GDPR and let Europe judge all these...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome our guests. It is great to see them all and have them present at the meeting. Every week, I look forward to these committee meetings because we learn so much. We get so many punches to the gut and I am often upset and overwhelmed by how people are forced to live their lives in this country. I thank our guests for being such strong advocates for their loved ones and themselves. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (4 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: Ms O’Donoghue and Mr. Duffy are very welcome. It is always great to listen to all the great work that they do in the shared island unit. I personally want to applaud and note the huge effort that they have gone to to get Narrow Water Bridge to this point. As Mr. Brady said earlier, it will change the dynamics of the entire area of north Louth, south Down and south Armagh. I have...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: Like Senator Carrigy, I wish to raise the violence and abuse on our football pitches and other sports fields. As a mother of young children who live for football and partaking in sport, I see a growing amount of violence on our football pitches. We saw last month in Wicklow a so-called melee on a football pitch. When does a melee turn into assault? When does this violence turn into...

Seanad: Progressing Disability Services for Children and Young People: Statements (9 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister of State is very welcome to the House. It is always good to have her here to discuss the progression of the disability services programme and the assessment of needs. I welcome her robust and honest opening statement. Robustness and honesty from a Minister are always welcome. We in Fianna Fáil very much welcome this debate. We have always been advocates for people with...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Agriculture Industry (10 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister of State is welcome. I have a question for him and his Department. I am seeking an update on the Department's plan for the viability of the sheep sector, along with an update on the wool feasibility study. As the Minister of State knows, sheep farming is a sustainable sector. I hope the Department will pay more attention to it and see it is a strong, sustainable sector. It...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Agriculture Industry (10 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the Minister of State for his response. The Government has been doing a lot of work on finding markets for sheepmeat. With regard to the sheep improvement scheme and the €2 increase, agricultural schemes are open to every farmer but the sheep improvement scheme is specifically for sheep farmers. I am glad to hear that there will be some movement on the wool feasibility...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I, too, wish to pass on my condolences to the family and friends of Austin Currie and, indeed, to our colleague, Senator Currie. It must be remembered that in the face of so much adversity and strife in the North, Austin Currie stood against bullies. People on both sides went against him yet he stood up for what was right and never faltered. He always positively disrupted the status quoof...

Seanad: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: An Dara Céim - Official Languages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: Glaoim anois ar an Seanadóir Clifford-Lee agus tá ocht nóiméad aici.

Seanad: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: An Dara Céim - Official Languages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Seanadóir.

Seanad: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: An Dara Céim - Official Languages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: Tá fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I am one of those people who do not have the language although I come from north Louth, which was the home of the Oriel dialect and was a Gaeltacht until it died out. Mrs. O'Hanlon, who was the last native Irish speaker on the Cooley Peninsula, died in the 1960s and her homestead is still there. We have a great heritage of Irish going back to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I support Senator Seery Kearney's comments. I was also at the meeting of the Joint Committee on Disability Matters this morning. I wish to highlight the words of the lady who had a stroke when she was in her 30s about the inflexibility of our public system in terms of providing employment.If there is one area in which we should be able to meet targets in terms of the employment of people...

Seanad: Forestry Licensing: Statements (11 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the Minister of State. We also had statements on forestry last year. I hope that the next time we see the Minister of State here talking about forestry, we will actually be implementing legislation to improve the situation. Members have spoken about the crisis we have and the long delays, with 5,000 applications in the system at the moment. This proves that there is an...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Strengthening Prevention and Early Intervention Supports to Children and Families Post Pandemic: Prevention & Early Intervention Network (9 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their contributions. Many of the topics I wanted to address have been covered, but there is one specific issue troubling me, that is, the public health nurse system and the incredible backlogs in that system as a result of Covid. In my CHO area there are up to 20,000 children who have not had their developmental checks. That is incredibly...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Poverty: Discussion (9 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the Chairman for that. I also thank all our guests for their contributions. They have articulated very well the points and issues involved and the actions that need to taken. To move away from the bad situations Deputy Ward has outlined, acknowledging that what he said is 100% correct, how is the siloing of supports from one Department to another one and from Tulsa to the council...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Experiences of Migrant Communities Engaging with the Healthcare System and State Bodies: Discussion (16 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: Yes. And I am sorry, as I had sent my apologies. I thank the witnesses for attending. It is important to have them here to highlight issues and offer practical advice and recommendations. I have a question for Ms Alagha. I was struck by the "A Mother is Born Too" research and Ms Alagha's comment about some "individual acts of kindness". That statement says a great deal about our...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I acknowledge the publication of the mother and baby homes institutional payment scheme. I welcome the scheme, and I ask that we have a debate on it, its importance and what went into the making of it. The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy O'Gorman, undertook a great deal of work to get that scheme published yesterday. I refer as well to the...

Seanad: Report on Victim’s Testimony in cases of rape and sexual assault: Motion (17 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: First, I thank Senator Hoey for sharing her story. I am sorry that this country failed her and thousands of women and men throughout the country. I am deeply moved and humbled to be in the Chamber with her today. I thank her for her bravery. It seems condescending to thank her for her bravery. I am blown away. I thank her for sharing her story, because it will make a huge difference to...

Seanad: Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland: Statements (17 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister is welcome. His presence in the House is timely and important. As a resident of County Louth and a Border community, I am always anxious about talks relating to Northern Ireland and the safety and security of those of us who live near the Border. We are always conscious of the reckless and manipulative manner in which the actions of the British Government always end up...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by An Taoiseach (18 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: The Taoiseach is welcome to the House. It is an incredible privilege for me to be standing here as his nominee to Seanad Éireann and also as a Fianna Fáil representative. I had a few dreams as a child. One of them was to be a mother and the other one was to be a Member of one of these Houses. I was always in awe of our fellow party member, Constance Markievicz. I thought if she...