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Seanad: Brain Health and Dementia: Statements (9 Mar 2022)

Erin McGreehan: It was.

Seanad: Brain Health and Dementia: Statements (9 Mar 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House today for this very positive and timely debate on how best to move forward in this country in looking after people with dementia and on the wider topic of brain health. Senator Hoey referred to the briefing we attended yesterday which was so positive and enlightening. I learned so much from it and got a different view of how to care for my own...

Seanad: International Women's Day 2022: Statements (9 Mar 2022)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister is very welcome to the House. It is now international women's week. We are celebrating it for an entire week these days. It is another week of repetition and asking for the same things again - demanding and hoping for equal rights, better healthcare, safer streets and homes, improved childcare and asking to be listened to in this male-dominated world. It often feels...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Education with the UNCRPD (Resumed): Discussion (3 Mar 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I may have to scoot off for few minutes and I might miss the answers to my questions. I apologise to the Minister of State for this but I will listen back to them. I congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy Madigan, for her work. It shows the importance the Government has placed on special education, given that we have a Minister of State dedicated to that. My questions are both...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Education with the UNCRPD (Resumed): Discussion (3 Mar 2022)

Erin McGreehan: Returning to advice for a parent of a child who has additional needs or is in need of a special class but has not received an autism diagnosis - forgive me, I do not know the name of the special class - how do we encourage that movement for schools? Is there a simple process to open up those multidisciplinary special classes?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Respite Care Services (2 Mar 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I believe the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, has a prior engagement so the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, is very welcome in her stead. I tabled this Commencement matter to get some clarity on the record regarding what is happening with Sruthán House. The Minister of State and I know so many families affected by closures of adult day services and adult respite services over the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Respite Care Services (2 Mar 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the Minister of State. It is very positive news. I congratulate and thank the Minister of State with responsibility for disabilities, Deputy Rabbitte, and the officials for pulling out all the stops to ensure we have an adult respite service in County Louth. However, it would be remiss of me not to ask for more while I have the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, in front of me. We...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Feb 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the Estonian ambassador. We are all standing with Ukraine. When we woke up this morning there was a dark shadow over all of us. I listened to the Ukrainian ambassador who was in tears on "Morning Ireland". Her voice was shaking because she was talking about her family. We are all standing strong for Ukraine today. We must remember how we got here. History will only reflect on...

Seanad: Mental Health and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Statements (24 Feb 2022)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister of State is very welcome to the House. I congratulate her on the great work she has done on a difficult system since her appointment. As Senator Currie has highlighted, there is a lot of positive work being done in the Department. The Minister of State succeeded in securing one of the biggest ever budgets for mental health. She is well aware of the "buts", which are always a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Education with the UNCRPD (Resumed): Discussion (24 Feb 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I apologise for being late. There was a lot of traffic but I was listening to the meeting on my way to the House in the car. Ms O'Connor spoke about flexibility and the need for changes in the schemes to ensure that third level institutions, including universities, and further education bodies are welcoming and supportive of all their students. She described the schemes as old and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Education with the UNCRPD (Resumed): Discussion (24 Feb 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I have one question, and I am not sure if it was touched on earlier. In regard to inclusive housing, and I know we should not mention the housing war because it is really tough, how open are universities to properly manning and putting resources into inclusive housing? This is not just about putting all people with disabilities into one suitable house, which is sometimes what I fear, saying...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Education with the UNCRPD (Resumed): Discussion (24 Feb 2022)

Erin McGreehan: It is bad.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Education with the UNCRPD (Resumed): Discussion (24 Feb 2022)

Erin McGreehan: There is a cost barrier.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Fuel Poverty (23 Feb 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the Minister of State for joining us for this important debate on energy poverty. It is a matter that we all understand and the Minister of State shares my passion for doing all that we can to tackle it. We are in the midst of an energy crisis. Families are suffering from energy poverty, as outlined as recently as last week by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. We are also in the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Fuel Poverty (23 Feb 2022)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister of State quite rightly outlined that an incredible amount of work has been done by the Government so far, and we welcome that. However, as I mentioned, €305 million worth of retail value is being dumped annually. The redeployment of renewable energy to heat hot water in homes could also displace significant volumes of CO2 and avoid millions of euro in carbon penalties to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Feb 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I have very distinguished members with me today. I have three of my sons, Conor, Dónal Óg and Eoin. It is great pleasure to be here as a Senator and to have three of my boys here with me today. It is lovely to see their faces.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Feb 2022)

Erin McGreehan: It is appropriate that we are talking about children. The Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill was published today. It is a really important Bill. It is critical that we get this through our Houses, passed, put into legislation, enacted and put into place as quickly as possible. If I was born, and if those boys over there were born in a different time, I would be...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Feb 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the publication of the review of the accommodation for victims of domestic violence. Across all parties, Members have been pushing for more refuge spaces and more improvements in domestic violence supports at all levels. I really welcome the publication of that review this morning, which highlights that there will be a new agency to support victims of domestic violence, with...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Feb 2022)

Erin McGreehan: It was International Epilepsy Day yesterday. I have soft spot for it because I know so many people with this condition. Epilepsy Ireland had a very catchy campaign saying to time the seizure, keep them safe and stay with them. Therefore, it is "Time, Safe, Stay". We are all about to be empowered to know how to look after a person who is having a seizure. There are 40,000 people in...