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Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: It has already been discussed with amendment No. 8.

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: It has already been discussed. Does the Senator wish to comment generally?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business, namely, that the Horticultural Peat (Temporary Measures) Bill 2021 be taken before No. 1 on the Order Paper. We all know the Bill is really important. I commend the Leader on her work on it. It is necessary to stop the hypocritical practice of importing peat. I wish to highlight the report of the Ombudsman, Mr. Peter Tyndall, called...

Seanad: Horticultural Peat (Temporary Measures) Bill 2021: First Stage (23 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2021 and the Environmental Protection Agency Acts 1992 to 2011 to make exceptional provision for peat extraction for the purpose of horticulture for a temporary period in the public interest in order to mitigate the adverse consequences resulting, or likely to result from an...

Seanad: Horticultural Peat (Temporary Measures) Bill 2021: First Stage (23 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Children in Care and Children Leaving Care: Statements (23 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister is very welcome. It is a very important issue and Senator Keogan really highlights it. I always enjoy listening to her on this issue because she teaches us all an awful lot. I was struck by her commentary last week on the Order of Business in respect of the lives we are losing under State care. The Minister has a great responsibility. It is almost relentless. There are...

Seanad: Paediatric Scoliosis Services: Statements (23 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the Minister of State. I will be brief, given much has been said. The fact is we are again talking about this issue in the House but we should not be. We should not have to stand here, time and again, on behalf of families and make phone calls on their behalf. As Senator Maria Byrne noted, their children are becoming disabled because of a failure of the State and the HSE to do...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: Everyone is welcome to the meeting. I dare not say that I am enjoying listening to the speakers, because their comments are stark. It is sad to think that we are failing so many people. I congratulate Ms Smith on her achievements. They are great to hear. More power to her. As she said, however, it was stubbornness that got her there. The default should not be stubbornness to be...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I must leave for a Seanad vote, but I will be listening to the responses on my phone. I apologise, but I am turning off my camera to run. I thank the witnesses.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by An Taoiseach (18 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: The Taoiseach is welcome to the House. It is an incredible privilege for me to be standing here as his nominee to Seanad Éireann and also as a Fianna Fáil representative. I had a few dreams as a child. One of them was to be a mother and the other one was to be a Member of one of these Houses. I was always in awe of our fellow party member, Constance Markievicz. I thought if she...

Seanad: Air Accident Investigation Unit Final Report into R116 Air Accident: Statements (18 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister of State is very welcome for what is an incredibly important debate. Not only is it about recognising the lives lost and grieving families but it is also important so the Government can listen and implement all the recommendations. We must listen to the expertise in this House as well, as Members have clearly highlighted and articulated some really valid points. We must create...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I want to declare the beginning of the meeting that my sister, Lorna McGreehan, is one of witnesses. I am very proud of my sister who has come in today and it is great to have sisters doing it for themselves today. I will not be directing any of my questions towards Lorna as I do that regularly anyway. I thank the members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: Everyone knows why I wanted to be a member of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Disability Matters. My sister inspires me. She is my driving force every time I engage with the committee and in every act I do in this regard. I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee. I am grateful for all of their comments. What has come across is being othered, not being heard, not being...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I acknowledge the publication of the mother and baby homes institutional payment scheme. I welcome the scheme, and I ask that we have a debate on it, its importance and what went into the making of it. The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy O'Gorman, undertook a great deal of work to get that scheme published yesterday. I refer as well to the...

Seanad: Report on Victim’s Testimony in cases of rape and sexual assault: Motion (17 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: First, I thank Senator Hoey for sharing her story. I am sorry that this country failed her and thousands of women and men throughout the country. I am deeply moved and humbled to be in the Chamber with her today. I thank her for her bravery. It seems condescending to thank her for her bravery. I am blown away. I thank her for sharing her story, because it will make a huge difference to...

Seanad: Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland: Statements (17 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister is welcome. His presence in the House is timely and important. As a resident of County Louth and a Border community, I am always anxious about talks relating to Northern Ireland and the safety and security of those of us who live near the Border. We are always conscious of the reckless and manipulative manner in which the actions of the British Government always end up...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Experiences of Migrant Communities Engaging with the Healthcare System and State Bodies: Discussion (16 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: Yes. And I am sorry, as I had sent my apologies. I thank the witnesses for attending. It is important to have them here to highlight issues and offer practical advice and recommendations. I have a question for Ms Alagha. I was struck by the "A Mother is Born Too" research and Ms Alagha's comment about some "individual acts of kindness". That statement says a great deal about our...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Northern Ireland Protocol and Ongoing Implementation of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement and the Withdrawal Agreement: Engagement with Mr. Maroš Šefovi (15 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the Commissioner. As someone who lives on the Border between Northern Ireland and the Republic, I very much appreciate the work that the Commissioner and his officials and the Commission have been doing in recent times. There is an old 17th century saying Perfidious Albion which relates to the disingenuous way that the British Government and British Monarchy have acted in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I support Senator Seery Kearney's comments. I was also at the meeting of the Joint Committee on Disability Matters this morning. I wish to highlight the words of the lady who had a stroke when she was in her 30s about the inflexibility of our public system in terms of providing employment.If there is one area in which we should be able to meet targets in terms of the employment of people...