Results 41-60 of 101 for long speaker:Erin McGreehan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility and Assistive Technology: Discussion (6 Oct 2022)

Erin McGreehan: ...abroad and is launching some very good initiatives. Domestically, however, I feel we are not at that global level. The HSE has developed a working group on digital and assistive technology. How long will we be waiting for that group to have recommendations? Where are the blockages in the system, given we know there are a huge number of blockages? How can we, as a committee, work to...

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...

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

Erin McGreehan: ...of the community and country we want to have in future, one that is truly inclusive. I highlight also the fact that SNAs are put on a course in UCD and they have not been accredited. It is a year-long course with no transferable qualifications if they go to another country. It is a 12-month course that is not recognised on any of the scales for qualifications. That is atrocious.

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

Erin McGreehan: ...locally from where I come from in the Cooley Peninsula. That cuts me deeply. Mr. McCord mentioned what we can do and what more Dublin can do. He is someone who has been involved in this for a long time, but I have not. I have been a bystander and invested in it that way. What more can Dublin do? We are completely against the amnesty proposals. We believe in justice and getting the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (24 May 2023)

Erin McGreehan: ...my thing. Because I know it, I am aware it is such an inclusive sport. Anyone can run, jump or throw. I saw that on Sunday. Children from a very young age were doing the turbo javelin and the long jump, and they were running and sprinting. Parents who thought their children would never even be able to run 50 m were running 200 m. A club member, David O'Hare, has represented Ireland...

Seanad: Remote Working Strategy: Motion (15 Feb 2021)

Erin McGreehan: ...and community life. Hubs will start popping up across the country. There is funding for one in Dunleer in Louth. My colleague, Councillor John Sheridan, has been speaking about this for so long. It is the way forward. I look forward to a community hub in north Louth along with the fibre broadband. We are on the verge of something great which will change the way we work. It creates...

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

Erin McGreehan: ...Mr. David O'Hare, has represented Ireland on an international level. We are proud of him. We wanted to open up our club to everybody and to become more inclusive. The children involved tried the long jump, sprints and javelin. It was a powerful and empowering day. My children got a lot out of it. They told me that the other children were very supportive of one another while still...

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (29 Jun 2020)

Erin McGreehan: I congratulate the Cathaoirleach on his election. He is a very strong and true republican, just like myself. I come from a long tradition of true Irish republicanism. As that republican, I am incredibly proud to stand here today as a worthy Taoiseach's nominee, not just a party member, given some Senators want to put down these nominees. We are hard-working people. We are here with a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Enterprise Support Services (20 Mar 2024)

Erin McGreehan: ...are standing on the cusp of major technological advancement. Society is moving on. It is imperative that we harness the full potential of the talents and perspectives of our people. Women have long been under-represented in STEM fields. Initiatives like the THRIVE programme are instrumental in bridging that gap and creating a more equitable playing field. By investing in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2021)

Erin McGreehan: ...schemes, and to encourage and help people. I recognise that yesterday it was announced that €5 million would be available for employment schemes for people with disabilities. Dr. McCarthy has long experience. Can she recommend ways that we can implement a more positive change in trying to get more people actively engaged in working and fulfilling their lives to the best of their...

Seanad: Disability Allowance: Motion (11 Oct 2023)

Erin McGreehan: ...the issues, and that the feedback received will help to design and develop a new model of income supports for the Government to consider; - under the proposals in the Green Paper, nobody who is currently in receipt of long-term disability payments will be moved off a disability payment; - there is no proposal to reduce anybody’s payment under the Green Paper; rather it proposes...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2022)

Erin McGreehan: ...and look over to the Mournes and know they are in a different jurisdiction, I remember the pain and heartache that brought us to where we are and that continues. Many people in the North want and long for reunification, but we have to consider and remember what we had 100 years ago. We had a broken country. It was violent, and there was violence perpetrated on behalf of the State. We...

Seanad: Disability Day Services: Statements (11 Nov 2020)

Erin McGreehan: ...incredibly stretched, many to breaking point, throughout the course of this pandemic. We have all heard heartbreaking stories from friends, family members and neighbours of the personal toll and long-term impact of the withdrawal of services from people with disabilities, their families and carers. From mid-March day services and respite services were closed, as were most other sectors...

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...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Issues Facing the Early Childhood Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2023)

Erin McGreehan: .... What can we expect from the timelines and what can we expect in that action plan for change? I would like to know a bit more about the Building Blocks capital programme and how it will work to meet the long-term needs. There was a group in here last week who spoke about modelling and how the Department of Education will look at birth rates and the projections for what is needed in a...

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

Erin McGreehan: ...and his officials on what he has done to date and he has clearly outlined the incredible amount of work done since the report was published, which is all very welcome. I am very pleased and relieved to see that the Women of Honour’s primary and long-standing call for the establishment of a statutory inquiry has been agreed. I commend the Tánaiste on moving to establish this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility in Planning and Delivery of Transport Projects: Discussion (3 Jun 2021)

Erin McGreehan: ...about them after the meeting. Is there anything we can do at a national level to support the NTA, TII and local authorities in doing that? I accept that a bus shelter at every bus stop location along every boreen throughout the country is not possible or feasible, but we must work with what we have. On the reliability of the bus service and the website, I have heard many stories of...

Seanad: Reports on Department of Health Policy in RTÉ Investigates Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Erin McGreehan: ...not just decide to sue the State. They sued because they were at the end of their tethers and suing was the last resort. Then this breach of trust happened. I will not delay the House for too long. I hope urgent action is taken. The Secretary General wrote that what happened was not unlawful, but it damn well should be. People's privacy and the trust they have with their doctors were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach to Day Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Erin McGreehan: ...is fantastic and our policies and wants are really important, but we do not have a method to get there. Do the witnesses think the Department is engaging adequately to get that method? That was a long-winded way to get to a very small point. I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The EU and Irish Unity - Planning and Preparing for Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2021)

Erin McGreehan: ...the room is the fact we do not have enough of the divergent voices at this committee meeting. Referring to what Deputy Smith said, have we fulfilled the Good Friday Agreement? Last night, Naomi Long made a very valid comment. To paraphrase her, she said that if there is a divided Northern Ireland, there will not be a united Ireland. Northern Ireland is divided in terms of flags. How...