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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna (Atógáil) - Commencement Matters (Resumed): Disability Services (26 Oct 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, to the House.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Common Agricultural Policy (25 Oct 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the Minister. It is great to have the senior Minister with us. As he knows, the sheep sector is important to me. My family are all in the sheep sector and it is how I was born and reared. It is also important to the country, so I am glad we are having this discussion. I hope that what I have asked in the Commencement matter will be answered without prejudice about other parts...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Common Agricultural Policy (25 Oct 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the Minister. I spoke to him previously about a wool council. I reiterate the need to continue those indirect supports. As he well knows, part sheep welfare is that they must be sheared and they must be protected. It is now costing a farmer more to shear their sheep and to look after them in that way than they are getting for their wool. If they are not getting it in a direct...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Bertie Ahern (20 Oct 2022)

Erin McGreehan: Mr. Ahern is very welcome. As somebody from County Louth, I thank him for his sacrifices. As someone who was 16 when the Good Friday Agreement was signed, I did not think it was possible but we had that day and that celebration. We made tough sacrifices. It was not easy. There were conversations around people's kitchen tables about changing Articles 2 and 3. It was not a simple "Yes"...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Bertie Ahern (20 Oct 2022)

Erin McGreehan: All of us were sceptical because we did not think it was possible. The sceptics were there. We were all there. Mr. Ahern mentioned in his opening statement the remobilisation of the youth and trying to get them back on board. In Ireland, we never like to take up awkward conversations and always let things go. However, I think we have now let things go a little too far. We need to ensure...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Bertie Ahern (20 Oct 2022)

Erin McGreehan: Go raibh maith agat.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Bertie Ahern (20 Oct 2022)

Erin McGreehan: Does Mr. Ahern believe we need to have a national conversation about reconciliation and what it means? It has been that part of the agreement where, in my view, we have not seen enough progress.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Oct 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I ask the Deputy Leader to arrange a debate on the future of the Irish sheep sector. As we all know, sheep are synonymous with our landscape, heritage and tourism. In 2020, only 7% of sheep farmers were under the age of 35. The average age of a sheep farmer is 56 years of age. We are not encouraging young people to get into a really important agricultural sector. I wish to highlight the...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I am in my office on the Leinster House complex. I thank all of the witnesses for their contribution and coming to Leinster House today to discuss this issue. It is exciting that we could be one of the first countries to introduce domestic violence leave. I work with refugees and Women's Aid. One of the things that has been highlighted to me over the past couple of years is that leave for...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Oct 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I, too, congratulate both the Leader on her work on this Bill and the Smith family. It means an awful lot to so many people. We cannot be anything but moved by Senator Seery Kearney's words, because so many of us have experienced that loss. We are here and we are listening because we know that that life matters. Even though they are not here, they matter every single day of the week and...

Seanad: Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Oct 2022)

Erin McGreehan: Before calling the next speaker, I welcome our visitors from Skibbereen Community School to the Seanad. I congratulate them on their sustainability project and wish them the very best of luck in their work. They are joined by Deputies Michael Collins and Christopher O'Sullivan, who are also very welcome.

Seanad: Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Oct 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I want to make a brief comment. It would be remiss of me not to do so. I very much welcome this Bill. I spoke to the Minister of State previously about how we are wasting so much wind energy produced in this country by not utilising it. It is important to do so. I put it to the Minister of State and the officials who are present from the Department that one way of utilising the energy is...

Seanad: Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Oct 2022)

Erin McGreehan: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Oct 2022)

Erin McGreehan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Oct 2022)

Erin McGreehan: Amendments Nos. 1, 4, 6, 13 and 14 are related. Amendments Nos. 4, 6, 13 and 14 are consequential on amendment No. 1. Amendments Nos. 1, 4, 6, 13 and 14 may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Considering a Rights-Based Approach to Disability in Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I thank our witnesses for attending. This is a important meeting. Every week, we hold important meetings. However, it is important to discuss this issue and learn about it. I have been learning this morning from listening to the witnesses. Much of this has been misunderstood or permitted to be misunderstood and ignored. People will be prescribed too much medication, sent off in a box or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Considering a Rights-Based Approach to Disability in Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I thank Ms Loughlin.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Erin McGreehan: We have to listen to Senator Mullen's points. I get what he is saying 100% and I agree with him. Senator Doherty's suggestion is good. It is for everyone to start thinking about if we are making those advance healthcare directives and that is a choice that we would have to stipulate and discuss. As Senator Mullen stated, there cannot be differentiation if there is not a directive there....

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

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the witnesses. It is great to be here for this very important discussion. We all agree that assistive technology is the way forward for so many people. We see it in our houses, where people we know use the Alexa app or the Google app to turn on and off their lights. I know family members who are visually impaired who use that, and they can shout at the light without having to...

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

Erin McGreehan: Professor MacLachlan said there were structural changes within the system that needed to be made, and that it was not a tweak but an overhaul that was needed. Have those structural changes been identified? Has there been any progress towards having that streamlined process so that, when our children need X,Y or Z, they can go to a section and say “This is my prescription for...