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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth (15 Dec 2020)

Erin McGreehan: An incredible amount of work seems to lie in front of the Minister of State. Does she have an update for CHO 8, which is my area? If there has been a reduction in numbers, when does she see that backlog clearing? When the backlog is cleared, there will still be many unmet needs, which she is well-versed in. There seems to be a gap between investment and therapies. As the Minister of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth (15 Dec 2020)

Erin McGreehan: Many parents have come to me and their therapy sessions have gone online and are virtual. For a very young child who is one of those lucky ones to have received an assessment and moved on to therapy, virtual sessions are difficult for a two, three or four year old. It is very difficult for a two, three or four year old to deal with the virtual environment. It is just another screen with a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Dec 2020)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, to the House. Before I address my Commencement matter directly, I welcome the announcement from the HSE this morning that women will be able to have their partners present at anomaly scans. I have been one of those women who has received the worst news from one of those scans. It is coming up to the fourth anniversary and there is not a day...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Dec 2020)

Erin McGreehan: It is great news. As the Minister of State has said, €12 million has been set aside in the budget for gynaecological services. She has also highlighted the good news about the provision of three new clinics and that 19 more clinics will be rolled out. However, I insist that we do not take the foot off the pedal.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Maternity Leave (9 Dec 2020)

Erin McGreehan: I am looking forward to the Minister of State's reply.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Maternity Leave (9 Dec 2020)

Erin McGreehan: I must add my penny's worth. I know of many female councillors who are very joyously expecting at the moment and they will not get maternity leave. Our colleagues in Europe are absolutely shocked that this is the case. They do not believe me when I say it.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (9 Dec 2020)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister, Deputy Foley, is very welcome to the House.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Dec 2020)

Erin McGreehan: I want to raise a serious local issue for the people of north Louth, that is, the Louth County Council draft development plan and the fact that this process is going ahead during the Covid pandemic despite the restrictions in place in terms on meetings, including in people's houses, to discuss the plan's detrimental consequences. To say that it restricts one-off housing is not true. It does...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Dec 2020)

Erin McGreehan: I want to put on record my deep disappointment with the British Government at its announcement this week that there will be no public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane. We all sat here last week and passed a motion on our support for a public inquiry. We have come far as a country but a tweet was sent on Saturday that threw reconciliation right out of the window. I am from Dundalk in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (1 Dec 2020)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the Minister for coming into the House. As Senator Fitzpatrick said, this is a really important issue. We all have cried a tear and listened to many of the survivors in this country and the adoptees of those survivors who lived in the mother and baby homes. There are a few things I will mention that continue on from what Senator Fitzpatrick was saying. Tusla has stated in the media...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (1 Dec 2020)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the Minister. It is reassuring that there will be adequate supports and that he has ensured that the counselling services have upped their capacities. I reiterate the care and consideration that is needed. These women have been through horrendous abuse. Their children have been torn from them and their lives were changed forever. The Minister must remember that when he takes any...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Nov 2020)

Erin McGreehan: I wish to speak on a few issues this morning. First, I request the Leader of the House to ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on the Brexit negotiations. Every single day we get a drip feed of new crises from Tony Connolly from RTÉ. As the news reporting seems to be the best source of news we can get as Members at present, it would be really good if we could get a...

Seanad: Inquiry into the Murder of Mr. Patrick Finucane: Motion (25 Nov 2020)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the Minister for coming into the House this evening. John Finucane is very welcome also. This is a very important week for the Finucane family, Anglo-Irish relations and, in my opinion, for justice. I absolutely support this motion. I think of the Finucane family sitting at their dinner table and such normality of a Sunday evening and then to have their father and husband brutally...

Seanad: Combating Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Statements (24 Nov 2020)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister is welcome to the House and I congratulate her on her appointment. It is very important that we have this debate. It has been called for by many of us in the House since the start of this Seanad. I am very proud to be part of Dundalk Women's Aid. It is one of 39 Safe Ireland domestic violence member services across the country. It does tremendous work against all odds. It...

Seanad: Combating Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Statements (24 Nov 2020)

Erin McGreehan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (18 Nov 2020)

Erin McGreehan: I thank Professor Quinn for attending. It is a great pleasure to have him with us. It is an extra pleasure for me as I am a graduate in law from NUIG. For the many years I was in Galway his reputation among students and staff was high, both academically and personally. It is fantastic to have him here. I congratulate him on his new role. His opening remarks were most inspiring. They...

Seanad: Disability Day Services: Statements (11 Nov 2020)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House today to discuss disability matters and disability day services in particular. As she highlighted in her opening remarks, difficulties with the provision of disability services arose during lockdown but great efforts have been made to reopen the services. I extend my sympathy and condolences to the 14 families that have lost loved ones....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Nov 2020)

Erin McGreehan: The witnesses are welcome and I thank them for their contributions. The implementation of the CRPD is something that screams common sense. As a sister of someone with a disability, I have seen at first hand how she is put down at every step. Senator Seery Kearney mentioned employment rights and every step along the way, she is disabled and my sister is very abled in every sense of the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2020)

Erin McGreehan: I echo Senator Wall's call for more changing places, toilets and facilities. He is dead right that the northern part of this country does these things an awful lot better than we do and we need to improve. It would be remiss of me, as a Member of this House and proud County Louth woman, not to mention our proud son, Joe Biden. I must also take umbrage at the fact that County Mayo is...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Travel Trade Sector (5 Nov 2020)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. I seek an update on the unique and dire situation of travel agencies. The companies are operating at a loss of about 130% in refunding all revenue for a year and a half, pretty much without Government assistance. Moreover, with 3,500 staff throughout the country, the sector is by no means insignificant.The Irish Travel Agents...