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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Adoptee Voices Report: Aitheantas (5 Oct 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the Vice Chairman. The witnesses are welcome. I congratulate them on the report. It is an incredible body of work. There were almost 500 respondents, which is almost the same, if not equal, to the number of respondents involved in the report of the commission of investigation. A great deal of hard and decent work went into this report and I thank the witnesses for that. I have...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Adoptee Voices Report: Aitheantas (5 Oct 2021)

Erin McGreehan: As we have a few minutes I want to go back to the report. One of the recommendations is on the apology. Many people felt left out of the apology. I am not degrading the sincerity of the apology but people felt left out of it because they had not been included in the commission's report. How should the State apologise in the correct way to everybody who has been a victim of this? Ms...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (29 Sep 2021)

Erin McGreehan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. This Commencement matter is a practical way to update an existing and very important scheme, which is in line with our sustainable and carbon neutral ambition. We should be cognisant of the huge cost to living with a disability. I have been working with some of our Ógra Fianna Fáil members on this proposal, notably Brian Crehan from...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (29 Sep 2021)

Erin McGreehan: As the Minister of State mentioned, the primary medical certificate is not perfect. I look forward to the review because even the descriptions he read out are incredibly crass. There are some aspects that we have to look at. He also mentioned that there is a significant tax expenditure on this. It is money very well spent, however, and it will do no harm for the State to spend more. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome Mr. Fraser and thank him for attending the meeting. I will be reading from script provided to me by Senator Wilson. I have not attended previous meetings of the committee on this matter, but I have attentively followed them. When the Minister, Deputy Coveney, first appeared before the committee on 31 August, Senator Wilson asked him a series of specific questions relating to the...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Second Stage (28 Sep 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I call the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton. She is very welcome.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Second Stage (28 Sep 2021)

Erin McGreehan: Yes.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Second Stage (28 Sep 2021)

Erin McGreehan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (28 Sep 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I wish to share my time with Senator Gallagher.

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (28 Sep 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I and my Fianna Fáil colleagues support and welcome this Bill. It makes a number of important required changes that exist in defence laws and will address the ongoing issues in the Defence Forces. The Bill also includes provisions on the role of the Reserve Defence Force, including the removal of that prohibition currently contained in the Defence Acts on members of the Reserve Defence...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I confirm I am in Leinster House. The Minister is very welcome today and I thank him for his continuous engagement with all of the work we do on the committee. I will pick up on a number of issues. As the Minister has said, language is very important. Over the past while, since newspapers published articles about the terminology the Minister is proposing to change, some very upset people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Participation of People with Disabilities in Political, Cultural, Community and Public Life: Discussion (23 Sep 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I thank all of the witnesses for their contributions. It is nice to see Ms Dempsey-Clifford, Dr. Rath and Ms Costello here. I have met them before on this issue, when they educated me on it. It is great to have them before the committee and to have this meeting broadcast to the country. My first question is for Councillor Cronnelly. I am a former councillor. I got involved in politics...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Sep 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I also raise the matter of the ESRI report on the employment rates for people with disabilities. Those figures have not come as a surprise because we know about the barriers to helping people with disabilities into our workforce. It is not a friendly place. I call on the Department of Social Protection to publish the Indecon report on the cost of disabilities. The report was commissioned...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (22 Sep 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach. There is great representation from County Louth here today, including my two previous colleagues on Louth County Council. It is very good to see Mr. Markey here today. My question, which was touched on by Senator Blaney a little while ago, relates to how we directly fix the democratic deficit that we have in Northern Ireland at the minute. Do we put...

Seanad: Child and Family Agency (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 Sep 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the Minister. I hope to see a lot more of him during the session, given that we have a lot of legislation to go through. I welcome the Bill. It is common sense. I was not educated through homeschooling. The Minister's Department and Tusla had sole responsibility for homeschooling, and that did not make sense to me.It is wonderful that all education and welfare functions will be...

Seanad: Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person (Amendment) (Stalking) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 Sep 2021)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister of State is very welcome. First, I congratulate my colleague, Senator Chambers, on the work she has done on this Bill. I am incredibly in awe and humbled by the two women in particular, Una Ring and Eve McDowell, who set up Stalking Ireland. They have been victims and because of their experiences they started this process to change things. I also thank Senator Keogan for...

Seanad: Bullying and Sexual Harassment in Third Level Institutions: Motion (21 Sep 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the Minister for being here and congratulate Senator Ruane on her work in the area. I thank her for bringing this motion before the House. I also acknowledge Senator Ruane's work bringing the Employment Equality (Amendment) (Non-Disclosure Agreements) Bill 2021 to the House last June. I was very much educated in the area of third level sexual harassment internationally and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Strand 1 of the Good Friday Agreement: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the Chairman very much. I also thank each of the contributors for their opening statements. This is a very interesting debate. I am in learning mode here because we are creating new institutions or new frameworks for institutions, which is very exciting. This is a very worthwhile conversation. Professor Tonge stated that Scotland has more autonomy and devolved functions. Is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2021)

Erin McGreehan: After a wonderful weekend of sport, I want to look ahead and think of Friday week, when the Olympic Games begin. We have an incredible Team Ireland going to Tokyo to wear our green and represent this island proudly and well. I hope the Leader and the Cathaoirleach will write a letter to Team Ireland to wish them the best of luck from us in this House. Representing one's country at any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Resourcing of Personal Assistance Services: Discussion (8 Jul 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I confirm I am in Leinster House. I thank our guests for their contributions. I am jealous of Fionn having visited 30 countries and being a lecturer, teacher and everything else. It just shows that when people get an opportunity, they should grab hold of it, as we all should. We all deserve opportunities and to be able to grab hold of our dreams and create those opportunities for...