I absolutely agree with the Minister of State. It is really important that we look at that inter-county connectivity between the counties in each region but also at how, in this new plan, we can utilise what we have in each area. I refer to our higher and further education institutions and investment in driving innovation and research, not only in the bigger companies and IDA companies but also in our small SMEs to s…
TDs / Erin McGreehan
1,283
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
40,611
words spoken in the chamber
Across 195 contributions. Plus 48 contributions from the chair, not counted
414
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252
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Questions asked 1,283 in all
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| December 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 94 | 11 |
| March 2025 | 38 | 14 |
| April 2025 | 66 | 7 |
| May 2025 | 39 | 10 |
| June 2025 | 54 | 4 |
| July 2025 | 38 | 17 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 40 | 6 |
| October 2025 | 20 | 9 |
| November 2025 | 184 | 27 |
| December 2025 | 97 | 4 |
| January 2026 | 74 | 19 |
| February 2026 | 57 | 15 |
| March 2026 | 135 | 12 |
| April 2026 | 60 | 3 |
| May 2026 | 75 | 11 |
| June 2026 | 66 | 8 |
| July 2026 | 84 | 3 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 45 | 7 |
| October 2026 | 17 | 8 |
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Plus 145 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
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- constituency Louth 29 November 2024 to now
- party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
I thank the Minister, Deputy Hildegarde Naughton, for taking this matter. It is great to have her here this evening. I congratulate the Minister on her new position and I wish her the very best of luck in the term ahead.
I raise this Topical Issue matter on behalf of Monksland National School in County Louth, a local school to me and just down the road from where I live. I raise this because the same queries could b…
I thank the Minister of State for her response. The modular buildings, I have to attest, are high-quality buildings, but they are separate to the school. They are not part of the school. I would appreciate it if the Minister of State could get one of her officials to visit the Monksland school to see the incapacity in the school when trying to fit the students into where they are working. The principal's office has t…
I join my fellow colleagues in wishing everyone a very happy Christmas. I thank everyone for their collegiality, co-operation and friendship over the year. I also thank our staff of Leinster House who keep the show rolling all year.
Tomorrow marks 50 years since the Dundalk bombing that claimed the lives of Jack Rooney and Hugh Watters. Many more were injured. Half a century later, their families still wait not just…
Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 have been ruled out of order as they are in conflict with the principles of the Bill.
Amendment No. 4 in the name of Deputy Ó Snodaigh has been ruled out of order as it is in conflict with the principles of the Bill.
The Bill, which is certified to be a Money Bill in accordance with Article 22.2.1° of the Constitution, will be sent to the Seanad.
As there are no amendments tabled for Report Stage we now proceed to Fifth Stage.
The Bill will now be sent to the Seanad.
We are coming to the end of the debate and have less than ten minutes left as per the schedule of business. Is it agreed to bring in the Minister to respond?
We are time limited. Is it agreed that I bring in the Minister to respond?
I will give two minutes each and we will get it done. Is that agreed? Agreed.
I appreciate the chance to raise an issue that deserves far more national attention. It is the future of volunteering in Ireland and the need for a national volunteering strategy that delivers for communities and for the country. I applaud my local volunteer centre in Louth. It does incredible work. Our volunteer centre recorded 40,000 volunteering hours last year, an equivalent of €1.2 million in economic value.
Th…
I thank the Minister of State. I am glad to hear of the ongoing work and I appreciate he cannot pre-empt the second national strategy. I reiterate that we want to be ambitious about what volunteerism is and can be and to future-proof it. It is not just about standing in a gap, standing collecting money or standing ushering crowds. There are many different skills that we need now, including digital skills for communit…
Online dangers are not abstract but are absolutely real. It affects us all in our real lives. The truth is that so many treat it as a remote thing, as academic and as someone else's problem but as I said, it is real, and the harm is absolutely happening to all of us, not only to children. I agree with other speakers. The culprit is not just social media but the business model behind it, the personalised, algorithm-dr…
2. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will next meet. [48520/25]
I would like the Taoiseach to outline whether the Cabinet committee discussed the cross-Border economy, particularly in counties such as Louth where these issues are felt most acutely. Will there be specific actions in relation to tax and administrative complications facing cross-Border workers, including the differentiations between the pricing of alcohol and fuel between both jurisdictions and the impact of that in…
Hear, hear.
28. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the programme plan for his Department's new disability unit for 2025-2027. [65548/25]
10. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to expand and prioritise capital grants for accessibility upgrades in arts centres, galleries and theatres in County Louth, with a particular focus on improving facilities for disabled performers and disabled patrons and if additional ring-fenced funding will be made available to support essential works such as accessible bac…
I wish to ask the Minister about his plans to expand and prioritise capital grants for accessibility upgrades in arts centres, galleries and theatres in County Louth and nationally with a particular focus on improving facilities for disabled performers and disabled patrons and whether additional ring-fenced funding will be made available to support essential works such as accessible backstage areas, adaptive performa…
Under the national human rights strategy, we have an opportunity and an obligation to really drive forward all those ambitious things mentioned by the Minister. It is about making sure we have an clear and ambitious plan to expand and prioritise capital grants specifically for accessibility upgrades. The Minister mentioned the new capital plan on which the Department is working. So many of our theatres are accessible…
I am really heartened by the Minister's really positive response because, as he said, culture belongs to us all. It is not just for people who are able to get access or enjoy it. I look forward to seeing the Minister bring that attitude to practical policies and ensuring that all our people can enjoy our culture and cultural experiences because we have much to offer and a lot of people are not getting access to it.
87. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health for an overview of the recently launched national endometriosis framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63981/25]
I am an endometriosis sufferer. It is physically, mentally and emotionally draining. Some days I come into this House and I am in absolute agony. I negotiate how I sit down and I am afraid I am not fit to finish the day. As the Minister knows, our job is demanding. It is people-facing. It feels like a knife-fight is going on inside you quite often. Many women and girls have to tolerate that pain and agony day in, day…