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Seanad: Location of Victims' Remains: Motion (22 Mar 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I call on Senator Blaney to reply to the debate.

Seanad: Location of Victims' Remains: Motion (22 Mar 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I thank everybody who contributed to the motion. It is a motion of great emotion and meaning. Let us hope someone hears it and peace is given.

Seanad: Location of Victims' Remains: Motion (22 Mar 2023)

Erin McGreehan: When is it proposed to sit again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Self-advocacy and Women with Disabilities: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the witnesses for their time. I wish them all a belated happy International Women's Day. Yesterday, I was feeling a little International Women's Day fatigue because we are constantly waiting for stuff to happen. Here we are again talking about how we are waiting for things to happen. The witnesses spoke about the importance of self-advocacy. As politicians, we understand its...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Self-advocacy and Women with Disabilities: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)

Erin McGreehan: Did it make a difference in Ms Coates's life?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Self-advocacy and Women with Disabilities: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)

Erin McGreehan: And Ms Coates is here at the Oireachtas committee proving that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Self-advocacy and Women with Disabilities: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I thank Ms Coates.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Self-advocacy and Women with Disabilities: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)

Erin McGreehan: Yes, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Self-advocacy and Women with Disabilities: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)

Erin McGreehan: There is self-advocacy fatigue. I know many people who do not speak up in their workplaces. They are well able to do it, but they have retreated because of the backlash over being perceived as awkward when they would only be asking for what was normal and right. It is clear that there is also consultation fatigue. We all feel it. Judging by the Government's website, there are probably...

Seanad: International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I wish all my colleagues, the staff in Leinster House, all the people who support me and all the women in my life who made me the woman I am a very happy International Women's Day. I am thinking of my mother, my sister, my nieces, my best friends, my aunties and my grannies. We are all so lucky to have such people in our lives - well I am. I am completely biased about that because they are...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Digital Accessibility Grant (7 Mar 2023)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister is very welcome. I am asking for a discussion on the introduction of a digital accessibility grant to offer financial supports to enable companies to meet web content accessibility standards in the development of their websites and mobile applications. I will explain what digital accessibility is. It is the process of making the digital world, such as websites, mobile apps and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Digital Accessibility Grant (7 Mar 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the Minister of State for the response on behalf of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, which is not his Department. The response does not directly address my request that there would be a digital accessibility grant. Such a grant was proposed by the National Council for the Blind of Ireland, NCBI, last year to the former Minister of State at the Department of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessing Justice: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the witnesses and thank them very much for their time. This is a fascinating and hugely important subject. I was struck by what Mr. Black said about the extent of the healthcare system within the prison system. We should all keep that in mind. People are in prison for committing acts and for justice but there is a huge healthcare infrastructure in prisons. Following on from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessing Justice: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2023)

Erin McGreehan: How many prisoners will be included in the programme? It seems like a wonderful idea.

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Mar 2023)

Erin McGreehan: Next Tuesday at 12.30 p.m.

Seanad: Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Statements (22 Feb 2023)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister is welcome to the House. It is an opportune debate and it is important that all present are of one voice - a welcome voice. None of us can imagine the hardship faced by people who have to leave their country and everyone and everything they have ever known. We must breathe all that in. They did not choose to come here; they had to flee here for assistance, accommodation and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Employment Support Services (21 Feb 2023)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister of State is welcome for my Commencement matter. I raise this matter because every Thursday morning, members of the Joint Committee on Disability Matters hear from people with disabilities and how barriers are erected that prevent them from taking part in everyday life. Employment opens a door to so many opportunities. It is about independence and people as individuals being...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Employment Support Services (21 Feb 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I note from the Minister of State's response that the scheme is for self-employed people. I ask that it be more fully brought through to those self-employed people because I know of several with disabilities who are barred from that grant. I am grateful to him for bringing word on the employee retention scheme because if no one is drawing it down, there is something wrong. People do not...