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Seanad: Road Safety: Statements (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: It is an opportune time to speak about this very important issue. Unfortunately, the reason we are bringing this to the fore in this Chamber is the serious number of road casualties on our roads this year. The Minister of State said there were 136 fatalities. I express my deepest condolences to those families and all the people who have lost their lives on the roads this year. I think of...

Seanad: Crime and Policing: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister is very welcome to the House. I thank her for coming in because as she well knows, this is a very important motion. It is important for us as a House to absolutely give her all our support to ensure we have effective policing on our streets and supports for our Garda Síochána. There has been an increase in crime and antisocial behaviour throughout the country. We...

Seanad: Crime and Policing: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: Maybe we could get clarity on that-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: The officials are very welcome. This is an important meeting because if a person cannot get from A to B, then he or she cannot do anything. We talk about the importance of public transport, but there is no cohort of people to whom public transport is more important to than disabled people. There are so many blockages. I am a little more hesitant on the quickening of the roll-out than...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: Very serious decisions are made and huge amounts of public finance are spent on the procurement of public transport vehicles. What training or continuing professional development, CPD, do people get on accessibility awareness, disability equity training and understanding? At this committee, we are learning every week. Being a member of the committee means that there is a steep learning...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: Why is that consultative committee no longer meeting regularly?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: Ms Graham said the new vehicles are accessible, but are they accessible to all high-powered chairs? Are the ramps suitable? Something was said earlier about weight restrictions on certain vehicles. Is there anywhere online where a user of a high-powered chair can find out how he or she can get to Cork from the Cooley Mountains via wheelchair-accessible footpaths and buses? Is there anyone...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I mean large wheelchairs like many people use.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: Does the NTA have that information? I accept it is not yet online.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: That does not apply to every wheelchair, however, as we have established. It is not for everyone. I want to go back to the point about accessible buses-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I personally know of one case. A young man, who has come before these Houses cannot use the bus fleet because it is inaccessible for him due to his wheelchair not fitting. When he goes to Leeds, however, he can use the transport there. I am not sure about this but he told me the same manufacturer builds our buses and I think the roads are similar. Leeds is the same sort of city as those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I can ask my friend to disclose that information.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessibility: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: My apologies for that.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Youth Work Supports (26 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I welcome the Minister of State to the Seanad. What I raise today is a passion for youth work and clubs, and it is something I am interested in. I volunteer at Cooley Youth Club, and I am looking forward to that starting up in the coming weeks. I have learned about funding from engaging with Youth Work Ireland and with Caroline Flanagan, who does incredible work in Dundalk and all around...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Youth Work Supports (26 Sep 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I cannot disagree with anything the Minister of State said in her speech. I want to highlight that there is a level of bureaucracy that comes from the ETB and someone has to be picked to deal with this. I want a national framework for clarity. Each ETB deals with things differently. I know it is a localised base, but really the people on the ground know. There is not a uniformity across...

Seanad: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (11 Jul 2023)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister of State is very welcome to the House this evening. First, I thank Senator Clonan for bringing this Bill to the House. Every opportunity we get to speak about disability and disability rights in this House is positive and important. Given the week that is in it, I am very glad we have this opportunity, because it is the final week, and we are speaking about our budget...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (4 Jul 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach, and the Minister of State is very welcome to the Chamber today. I wish to discuss the investment into community rehabilitation teams across the country, but more specifically with regard to my own community health organisation, CHO, 8, which County Louth is part of. As the Minister of State knows, CHO 8 represents Laois, Offaly, Longford, Westmeath, Louth...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (4 Jul 2023)

Erin McGreehan: I would almost cede my time to the Minister of State because what she is doing is incredibly impressive, as is across all her brief. The Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, has always had her hand on the pulse of what is going on at a local level and national level regarding disability care, neuro teams, and all of that. I am scrambling to take notes on all of what she has been doing over...

Seanad: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Jun 2023)

Erin McGreehan: Amendments Nos. 2 to 4 inclusive, No. 6, and Nos. 8 to 15 inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Seanad: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Jun 2023)

Erin McGreehan: Amendments Nos. 5 and 7 are related and may be discussed together.