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Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I call Senator John McGahon. I believe the Senator is sharing time.

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: Is the Senator sharing time?

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: Is that agreed? Agreed?

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister of State is very welcome to the House. Much been said this evening. I was listening to the debate and it has been interesting. Everyone is in agreement that we need enormous investment in our public transport. I took a few notes that contain references to the safety, accessibility and availability of that transport. We must make it practical and link up our bus and rail...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (2 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the MEPs to the Seanad Chamber. The Mercosur deal has huge ramifications for Irish farmers, who produce high-quality food and engage in the best agricultural practices. We could potentially be importing a lot of food from outside Europe as a result of that deal. This is abhorrent to me and to Irish farmers and I would like to hear our MEPs' views on that.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the witnesses for their attendance here. It is a very interesting session. My questions are for both witnesses as their statements were very similar. Are there any jurisdictions in the EU where the release of mixed personal data to adopted people is done without a domestic legislative framework and sets out the appropriate balance of GDPR rights? Is it the case that under the GDPR,...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: It is not about a veto. I am just talking about slowing up the process. We are all on the same page here. We want to give access to birth information to everybody. That is why we are pushing this legislation. It is not about a veto. I am just afraid that what Mr. Logue is suggesting could actually hold up the process.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: It is not about mixing up tracing. This legislation makes sure that all of that early-life information is available. I see that the witness disagrees. It is clearly laid out in the heads that the legislation makes sure that early-life information is available. If the GDPR applied, could that be vetoed or challenged?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I want to ask Dr. Logue to retract the statement he made about adopted people coming up to murder their parents. It was a disgusting thing to say. That is not what mothers are afraid of. It is not what they want to protect themselves against. They do not want protection against their children murdering them. Dr. Logue should apologise for having made that comment and he should retract...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the witnesses for the presentation, which is very interesting and worthwhile. I am glad to hear the Data Protection Commission has been working with the Department and there has been very positive feedback from the Data Protection Commission, which is welcome. I do not have many questions. We heard from previous speakers that this legislation is unnecessary. Do the witnesses...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Erin McGreehan: Under GDPR, a person can instruct not to give information relating to himself or herself. It was mentioned that European law trumps the Constitution. If we do not have the framework from this legislation providing for clear detailing of what people can and would get access to, would it be better to scrap the legislation, as mentioned, so we could move to GDPR and let Europe judge all these...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Oct 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I raise matters relating to the HSE. First, I welcome the full reopening of maternity services. I congratulate the Oireachtas women's caucus, Senator Fiona O'Loughlin and the Leader for all their work on this. It is really important and it is way beyond time. The situation was ridiculous. Second, this morning the Joint Committee on Disability Matters heard incredible testimony from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Disability Services with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (21 Oct 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome Mr. O'Reilly and Ms Kenny. I cannot say I enjoyed their testimony because it was heartbreaking. Incredible and powerful advocates are again appearing before us, for which I thank them. They have laid the hard truths out in front of us. We all encounter these cases in our constituencies, with people coming to our offices and talking to us, but it was powerful to hear today's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Core Working Group for the All-Island Cancer Research Institute (21 Oct 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I congratulate and welcome the members of the core working group of AICRI. It is a great pleasure to have the witnesses in front of us. I congratulate them on the incredible work they have been doing over the past few decades. I have been to webinars and many information sessions in the past while organised by Professor Mark Lawler. The work that has been done in recent years is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Oct 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I formally second the introduction of the Bill to protect our native Irish honey bee. I am glad that we have the Minister of State from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with us today because this is a most important issue. We are at a crisis point in the context of protecting our native Irish honey bee. It is most important. The bee is a small creature, but this is not a...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the witnesses for coming today. I know it is really difficult for them to appear before this or, indeed, any committee to talk about how badly they have been repeatedly treated. Many questions have already been asked about the counselling and that type of thing. Ms Harrison spoke about the lack of trust she has. Ms Mac Manus, and Ms Coughlan as well, mentioned the lies that were...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2021)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the witnesses for their statements. We really appreciate them appearing before the committee because today's sessions are really important for the Bill. It is brilliant they are here. The following question is for Ms Kiernan. In the opening statement, there was mention of DNA. There was also mention in the previous session of a DNA database and having accurate information. In...