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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Implementation of Inclusive Education in Schools: Department of Education (18 Oct 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Implementation of Inclusive Education in Schools: Department of Education (18 Oct 2023)

Erin McGreehan: On that, I refer to accommodations for Niamh Kilcawley. She gave me permission to use her name today. Why is Niamh finding it so difficult to progress with the leaving certificate? Ten minutes extra are provided across the board. Previously, she was given ten minutes extra per hour. The provisions do not match those she had for the junior certificate. No training was provided for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Implementation of Inclusive Education in Schools: Department of Education (18 Oct 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I am looking for advice that I can bring to the Kilcawley family.

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...

Seanad: Disability Allowance: Motion (11 Oct 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I asked for it be changed-----

Seanad: Disability Allowance: Motion (11 Oct 2023)

Erin McGreehan: -----because a meeting of the Committee on Disability Matters was on at the same time. I apologise. I requested that, if possible, the time be changed because I did not want to miss a meeting of the Committee on Disability Matters.

Seanad: Disability Allowance: Motion (11 Oct 2023)

Erin McGreehan: Senator Clonan is a member of that committee so he is aware of that.

Seanad: Disability Allowance: Motion (11 Oct 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I apologise for interrupting but I wanted to-----

Seanad: Disability Allowance: Motion (11 Oct 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after “That Seanad Éireann:” and substitute the following: “notes that: - the Minister for Social Protection has published a Green Paper on Reform of Disability Income Support payments for public consultation to provide an opportunity for disabled people and disabled people’s representative organisations an...

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...

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

Erin McGreehan: What are the markers for disability inclusion in the mapping?

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

Erin McGreehan: Yes, do. I would be really interested.

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

Erin McGreehan: It should all be disability-proofed.

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

Erin McGreehan: Sorry, I must go. There is a vote in the Seanad.

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...