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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I wish everyone a good morning and thank the Minister of State and Mr. O’Regan for their statements. The Minister of State is welcome and I congratulate her on her work and advocacy in her role so far. I also congratulate her on the Government’s approval this week of the assisted decision-making (capacity) (amendment) Bill. It is an important issue that this committee has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the Minister of State for her comprehensive answer. This is an important issue. She mentioned the level of budget that was being handed over. What will that bring to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth as regards its budget? I imagine there is a huge oversight change in the Department relating to that huge budget. How do the two budgets compare?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Drugs Task Forces (15 Dec 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the Minister of State. I hope those people can get around the table because it is a very important issue. The next matter is in the name of Senator Fitzpatrick.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Dec 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I would like to address Senator Buttimer's remarks about closing schools early. The coming period is a wonderful time for our children in primary schools. It is important that they stay in school until the end for many reasons. I know there will be public health advice if a school needs to close due to its own specific circumstances. I think that, in general, schools should remain open...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Dec 2021)

Erin McGreehan: Absolutely. This type of injustice and the intergenerational pain and trauma go on without answers. These families are suffering time and time again. They do not know where their family members are. We come in here repeatedly and we ask the so-called best Opposition in the country where the bodies are. Where is Columba McVeigh? Who killed Jean McConville on the beach that I played as a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Dec 2021)

Erin McGreehan: Hear, hear.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: Everyone is welcome to the meeting. I dare not say that I am enjoying listening to the speakers, because their comments are stark. It is sad to think that we are failing so many people. I congratulate Ms Smith on her achievements. They are great to hear. More power to her. As she said, however, it was stubbornness that got her there. The default should not be stubbornness to be...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I must leave for a Seanad vote, but I will be listening to the responses on my phone. I apologise, but I am turning off my camera to run. I thank the witnesses.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Poverty: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I missed the start of the meeting as there was a vote in the Seanad so I offer my apologies. I thank the witnesses for their contributions. I cannot say I enjoyed the contributions because they were sobering and hard to hear. The first line of the submission from Rialto Youth Project suggests that Ireland has higher levels of child poverty than the EU average, which is stark. What is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Personal Transport for People with Disabilities: Office of the Ombudsman (16 Dec 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome Mr. Tyndall and it is a privilege to have him here on his final day in office. I wish him the very best of luck and I also wish his successor the very best of luck. I hope we will not need to have him before us to discuss another report on unmet needs. I hope we will use all of the reports to make the changes necessary to ensure we have full access for all of our citizens,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Londonderry Chamber of Commerce and Foyle Port (16 Dec 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I will make a brief contribution because my colleagues have covered much of it. I have been working with Dundalk Chamber of Commerce on that tax issue. It is a huge problem and it is not only for Ireland to deal with. We have to push that at European level because harmonisation is needed for all cross-border workers. I lend my support to that and Dundalk Chamber of Commerce is working...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Londonderry Chamber of Commerce and Foyle Port (16 Dec 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I thank Mr. McGrath for his interest and contribution. As an east coast dweller, it is good to hear about what is going on in one of the most beautiful parts of the country that has been underdeveloped. It is an untapped resource waiting to be used, appreciated and valued. The work Mr. McGrath is doing is absolutely fantastic. Senator Blaney and I will do anything we can to help him get...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (19 Jan 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. In the few moments I have him, I wish to ask him what he is going to do. Is he going to listen to women? Is he going to listen to expert groups like Safe Ireland which has endlessly written reports such as No Going Back.It would be great for the Minister of State, and for all the women of Ireland, if he would listen to organisations like Safe...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Jan 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I send my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of, and everybody who loved, Ashling Murphy, and indeed to all the women who we have lost and whose lives have been stolen in this country and across the world. We know lives have been taken, lives have been destroyed and lives have been threatened continuously in this country. We speak about it in this Chamber quite often. I and other...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020: Discussion (25 Jan 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome Deputy O' Reilly to this meeting to discuss this important Bill. I very much welcome this legislation and do not have any questions on it. I support the Bill and would urge others to do likewise. I have been working with local organisations and Safe Ireland in support of this type of legislation. It is not a question of whether or if but rather when and how fast we will...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I want to request a debate on special needs assistants, SNAs, within our schools. The Leader will be aware that there are approximately 18,000 SNAs working within our school communities and looking after our children. I would like a debate primarily on the Department's plans for the future of SNAs within our schools and on how we go about looking after them and protecting their contracts.It...

Seanad: Climate and Agriculture: Statements (25 Jan 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the Minister to the Seanad. It is always great to have an opportunity to speak about agriculture and climate change in this Chamber. As the Minister well knows, I am passionate about our indigenous industry. Agriculture is who I am, how I was reared, how I rear my children and part of my daily life. The Minister highlighted his commitment to his brief and to his community. He...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Jan 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I raise the question of trust in the HSE as an organisation and in medical procedures and practitioners. What happened with CAMHS in south Kerry was disgraceful. I will not say much about that or the 40 or so families who may bring legal cases. However, I would like a debate from the Minister for Health on how he proposes to ensure that the HSE has proper structures for complaints in order...

Seanad: Final Report on Impacts of Brexit of Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the Minister to the Seanad. I congratulate Senator Chambers on her stellar work as Chair of this committee. I was not a member of the committee, but as someone who lives in the Border area, I took great interest in its workings. The report is an excellent report which should be read by those in the shared island unit and by all those living here who have an interest in the future...

Seanad: Local Government (Surveillance Powers in Relation to Certain Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Jan 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach for giving me the opportunity to speak. I do not have a whole pile to say on this other than to congratulate my colleague, Senator Malcolm Byrne, on bringing forward this important legislation. As a councillor and active citizen in my community, I have wanted this type of legislation brought forward for a long time. I live in probably the most beautiful part...