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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: The officials are very welcome. This is an important meeting because if a person cannot get from A to B, then he or she cannot do anything. We talk about the importance of public transport, but there is no cohort of people to whom public transport is more important to than disabled people. There are so many blockages. I am a little more hesitant on the quickening of the roll-out than...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: Very serious decisions are made and huge amounts of public finance are spent on the procurement of public transport vehicles. What training or continuing professional development, CPD, do people get on accessibility awareness, disability equity training and understanding? At this committee, we are learning every week. Being a member of the committee means that there is a steep learning...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: Why is that consultative committee no longer meeting regularly?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: Ms Graham said the new vehicles are accessible, but are they accessible to all high-powered chairs? Are the ramps suitable? Something was said earlier about weight restrictions on certain vehicles. Is there anywhere online where a user of a high-powered chair can find out how he or she can get to Cork from the Cooley Mountains via wheelchair-accessible footpaths and buses? Is there anyone...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I mean large wheelchairs like many people use.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: Does the NTA have that information? I accept it is not yet online.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: That does not apply to every wheelchair, however, as we have established. It is not for everyone. I want to go back to the point about accessible buses-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I personally know of one case. A young man, who has come before these Houses cannot use the bus fleet because it is inaccessible for him due to his wheelchair not fitting. When he goes to Leeds, however, he can use the transport there. I am not sure about this but he told me the same manufacturer builds our buses and I think the roads are similar. Leeds is the same sort of city as those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I can ask my friend to disclose that information.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: My apologies for that.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Oct 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I want to welcome the main man, Gerry McGreehan, my dad, to the Seanad. It is a nice day for me to see my father sitting in the Visitors Gallery. I want to highlight a local issue and then a budget issue. I note the end of an era. Seamus Murphy and Sons, a local petrol station that had been in business since 1959, closed on Saturday. Seamus senior, Niall and Seán have served the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cancer Services (4 Oct 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the Minister of State. October is breast cancer awareness month, which is why I want to highlight this important matter. The importance of investing in the facilitation of breast cancer, BRCA, gene testing and the consequential support for those who receive a positive result is an issue that not only affects individuals but also entire families. We must strive to empower women...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cancer Services (4 Oct 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I acknowledge that the Minister and Ministers of State with responsibility for health said they were unavailable this morning, and I got a nice email from them. The steering group is important. It is very welcome that €2.7 million has been made available for the implementation of the strategy. I will keep advocating for the women on...

Seanad: Visit of Slovak Delegation (4 Oct 2023)

Erin McGreehan: In the week coming up to the budget, I call for the Leader to make representations on behalf of this House on the need for a strong agricultural budget. We need a budget that supports sustainable food production and the 150,000 farming families we have in the country. We must also put funding into creating that carbon balance sheet for every single farm, to ensure farmers know what they are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Enhanced Transport and Mobility Support Options for People with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2023)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister of State, Ms Smith and Mr. O'Shea are very welcome to the committee. We have spoken about transport issues quite often. They come across our desks, as do the barriers that are put in front of people. They have no access to transport, or no adequate transport. Perhaps I differ from some members here. I was not so optimistic last week when we met the NTA. I had a lot of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (11 Oct 2023)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister of State, Deputy Butler, is very welcome to the Seanad this morning. Unfortunately, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy McConalogue, cannot be with us because he is at a press conference. Given Waterford's very fertile agricultural land, I know the Minister of State will have an interest in this matter. I seek a statement from the Department of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (11 Oct 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the Minister of State for her response. A lot of work has been done and I know the Department is behind me on this. I know it can be done because Devenish has done it. It has done incredible research in Dowth in County Meath just across the border from County Louth. By accurately measuring on-farm carbon emissions, we can capture and understand carbon sequestration and the power...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services (11 Oct 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the Minister of State and did not want to stop her with all of her previews. I congratulate her on her work on the budget for 2024. The House stands suspended until 12 noon.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Oct 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I too welcome the announcement of the free travel for those who are medically unfit. Since I came into this House I have raised several Commencement matters on this issue on behalf of people with epilepsy or other conditions. Many people have worked on this issue over the past years. It is a real difference and will make a real change for a lot of people. It will help a lot of people. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: UNCRPD and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Erin McGreehan: The witnesses are very welcome to our committee meeting. I congratulate them on all the work they do because it is priceless work. It is for the most vulnerable in the most heartbreaking situations, so it is wonderful. Going back to what we are talking about this evening, it is fascinating how we transfer our goals under the UNCRPD and make sure that our moral and ethical compass here in...