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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Erin McGreehan: I would like to come in on this point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Erin McGreehan: It is not their responsibility to come up with solutions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Erin McGreehan: For cyclists over the safety of other passengers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Erin McGreehan: She has glasses and her eyesight can be fixed. People cannot fix or rectify a visual impairment and they cannot see these signs. That is what we are hearing from people with visual impairments. This is hugely concerning. Going back to the design guidance, there are contradictions between the national cycling manual and other guidance. Where is the NTA getting its guidance and what is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Erin McGreehan: When will they be added?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Erin McGreehan: That is very welcome.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Erin McGreehan: Could the NTA write to the committee on the timeline for private schemes and explain the issue with 2019?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Erin McGreehan: Could the NTA provide the committee with the terms of reference and information on the timelines? When can we expect to see accessibility become mandatory? The NTA has the power to insist and that is what we need. Carrots do not always work and accessibility needs a push.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the witnesses. There is a great deal to say about inaccessible transport. We have to be really realistic here. Much of the time, public transport in Ireland is completely inaccessible and unwelcoming for many people. Best intentions and good work are all very positive and welcome but we have to be real. People with disabilities contact me because they feel unsafe and unwelcome...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Sport and Recreational Development (16 Apr 2024)

Erin McGreehan: Thank you, Senator. I congratulate the Minister of State on his elevation and wish him the best of luck in his new role.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Sport and Recreational Development (16 Apr 2024)

Erin McGreehan: We are always excluded from conversations about Cork.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Sport and Recreational Development (16 Apr 2024)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome Terry Leyden, a former Senator, to the House. He is in and out in half a minute and is very welcome today.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (16 Apr 2024)

Erin McGreehan: No.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Primary Care Centres (16 Apr 2024)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the Minister of State and welcome the Minister, Deputy McConalogue.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Agriculture Industry (16 Apr 2024)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the Minister for his support. We all know he is there.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Office of Public Works (16 Apr 2024)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the Minister of State.

Seanad: Agriculture: Statements (16 Apr 2024)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the Minister. It is always important and welcome to have statements on agriculture. We all want to shine a light on those we are meeting day in, day out. We are living it and we are hearing from farming families from throughout our constituencies about how hard it is. We can see it. We are fairly miserable here when the rain is pouring down around us, and we have to be...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Protection of Children in the Use of Artificial Intelligence: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2024)

Erin McGreehan: Thank you. Our guests are very welcome to today's meeting. Many topics have been thrashed out already today. We would all agree that social media is an absolute cesspit and that X is the worst, to speak plainly. X is the worst, in my experience, but social media generally is not always a nice, comfortable place. While I do not want to be presumptuous about ages, most of us grew up in the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Apr 2024)

Erin McGreehan: I add my welcome to our newest Member, Senator O'Hara. He is very welcome and I look forward to working with him. It is a great day and I hope he has a nice celebration going into the weekend because it is wonderful to be elected to Seanad Éireann and have one's voice heard here. Congratulations. I ask for a debate on agriculture. We are all down because of the amount of rain we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Erin McGreehan: It is important that we get people like the witnesses in front of the committee. I have a few general questions and then some specific ones. We will cut to the chase and get into the general questions. How many people or what percentage of people with disabilities are employed in each of the witnesses' organisations? Is this information known? Are there any specific targets for...