Results 201-220 of 1,145 for speaker:Erin McGreehan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Children with Disabilities - UNCRPD Article 7: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Erin McGreehan: First, I want to say hello to Ms Soraghan properly. She is a good Louth woman. It is great to hear a good strong Louth accent talking to me. It is always comforting, particularly when it is so articulate and full of wisdom. I could listen to her all day. I congratulate both ILMI and AsIAm on the work they has done. In recent years, I have come to see what they do, witness it and see...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Children with Disabilities - UNCRPD Article 7: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Erin McGreehan: Carlow first.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2024)

Erin McGreehan: I ask for a debate on the Irish horticultural sector. It is the fourth largest agricultural sector in the country. In 2021, it had a turnover of more than €500 million and it directly employs over 6,000 people in the country. A KPMG report in 2022 on an overall strategy identified the issues and challenges for that industry. I would very much like the Minister to come to the House...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Emergency Departments (15 Oct 2024)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister of State is very welcome here today. I tabled this Commencement matter because of the importance of the accident and emergency department at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda. As we all know, it is a necessary resource for many people in counties Louth and Meath. In 2016, the last works to expand and improve the accident and emergency department were completed. Since...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Emergency Departments (15 Oct 2024)

Erin McGreehan: The hospital has seen huge investment. There has been an increase in staff. When a person gets into the hospital, they are looked after. I know that from personal experience. We have seen some changes in the accident and emergency department. The waiting room has been expanded. I am very familiar with the accident and emergency department in Drogheda, having spent time in it and having...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2024)

Erin McGreehan: Like other speakers, I send my thoughts and prayers to all our troops in Lebanon and the Middle East and all the UNIFIL troops.I thank the soldiers for their service. I thank their families, who spend every day worrying about and praying for their loved ones. I support the calls to have a civic reception for our peacekeepers if they return home. I ask for a debate on the deteriorating...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Oct 2024)

Erin McGreehan: This morning, I am asking the Departments of Transport and Housing, Local Government and Heritage to come together to potentially consider providing our county councils, particularly Louth County Council, for increased or emergency funding for flooding, for audits on and cleaning of storm drains and for storm pumps. Yesterday, we had a colossal amount of rain in north Louth and Dundalk....

Seanad: Maternity Protection Bill 2024: Second Stage (9 Oct 2024)

Erin McGreehan: I will share time with Senator O'Loughlin if everyone is in agreement. We will take five minutes each.

Seanad: Maternity Protection Bill 2024: Second Stage (9 Oct 2024)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister is very welcome to the House. It is really positive that we are bringing this Bill forward. I congratulate the representatives from the Irish Cancer Society who are in the Gallery. They have pushed and advocated for this along with the women whose lives this has affected. Now, we are here today. I congratulate them and all the women who told their stories. I also want to...

Seanad: Final Report of the Joint Committee on Autism: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2024)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister of State is very welcome to the House. I congratulate all my colleagues who worked incredibly hard on this report. Many other colleagues who will speak after me will congratulate Senator Micheál Carrigy on his work. He led the way, which is something he should be very proud of. As someone who was on the sidelines looking in, I am proud that this Oireachtas, in this term,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Erin McGreehan: I too offer my condolences to the Naughten family on the loss of John. May he rest in peace. I also offer my condolences to the family of Mary O’Rourke, who lost their mam, their granny and a friend. We buried her yesterday. Mary was a mighty woman and an unapologetic Fianna Fáiler. She supported an awful lot of young women and girls in Fianna Fáil. I was very much...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Increasing Employment Participation for Persons with Disabilities: Disabled Persons' Organisations Network (25 Sep 2024)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee. I apologise for being in and out because there have been votes in the Seanad. I read the statements. This is an area in which I am very much interested. Mr. Sherwin spoke earlier about there being an attitude in many Departments that supports for people with disabilities to enter the workforce, whether that be through self-employment...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Funding with the UNCRPD: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Sep 2024)

Erin McGreehan: Over the past couple of weeks we have discussed many issues in relation to budget 2025 including personal assistant hours, carers and the costs of disability. I believe this is the Minister of State's fifth budget. Each year she has achieved better and greater than the year before. There are many pressures on the system on a daily basis which have been outlined by my colleagues here and by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Funding with the UNCRPD: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Sep 2024)

Erin McGreehan: I am only ever concerned with Louth and Meath.

Seanad: Better Planning for Local Childcare Provision: Motion (17 Jul 2024)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the Minister to the House. I thank Senator Currie and the Fine Gael Senators for tabling the motion. It is very important that we all speak in here on childcare. The Government is the first Government to have a real focus on childcare and it is very welcome. It has provided one of the largest budgets ever. We have seen a lot of positive changes over the past four years. The...

Seanad: Protection of Children (Online Age Verification) Bill 2024: Second Stage (11 Jul 2024)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister is very welcome to the House. As one of the cosignatories of the Bill, I thank her for not opposing it. I would have been very surprised if it had been opposed. Yes, it is imperfect, and the Minister outlined various issues with it, including legal issues, technical things and the fact that it does not mention the landmark legislation that these Houses and this Government put...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (10 Jul 2024)

Erin McGreehan: My question is directed at the officials and concerns implementation. The Department is the oversight body for the implementation of the UNCRPD. Unfortunately, the Minister of State does not have control of all Departments and she cannot implement the UNCRPD across the different Ministries. I spoke to Mr. Brunell about this previously. How is the interaction and communication between the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (10 Jul 2024)

Erin McGreehan: What about the discrepancies in times? It is five or six hours for private and 30 hours for public.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (10 Jul 2024)

Erin McGreehan: Lastly, and off on a tangent here, I know IHREC is an independent body but to whom is it accountable? Is it accountable and answerable to the Department, no Department or nobody? Maybe is it is something that Mr. Brunell could come back to me on because I am curious about it.