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Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Cost of Living: Motion (15 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: Ha.

Seanad: Cost of Living: Motion (15 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: We often hear mention made of looking after our own. This is exactly what this motion is seeking to do. It is about looking after the proposers' own. I support it, however, because for me it is about assisting with whatever supports I can and doing whatever I can do in my power to support people. The Minister knows we talk a lot in this House about putting money into people's pockets....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Out-of-School Provision Report and Education and Supports Provision for Ukrainian Students: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I thank both Ministers for coming in. Following on from the two previous Deputies and, I note, from the Minister, I think language is extremely important and is what shapes the report. It is the first protocol. I agree it needs to be changed because we are making the students who avail of these supports lesser and suggesting they are not getting the same education as young people in a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: We all need to be mindful of our language in this House, as do our colleagues in the Dáil. I will not repeat any of what was said last week because doing so is not the answer and will only ensure more people hear it. My mother used to say that you can tie a knot with your tongue that you are not able to open with your hands. She meant by this that people can get themselves into big...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (22 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I thank the Minister of State for being here. I am grateful for the opportunity to raise this important matter. Just months before the start of the new school year, we have heard that hundreds of children do not have appropriate school places. AsIAm, the national autism charity, published a survey earlier this month showing that at least 267 children do not have appropriate school places...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (22 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I know parents of children with special needs and the children themselves would very much appreciate the Minister of State’s last comment around creating more spaces for our children in our mainstream schools. Is there any way she could give the children and parents a “Yes” or “No” answer? Is it still on the table to open five separate centres for children...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I do not believe everything I see on social media but this morning I saw something that I want to raise. I follow some of the campaigns on ending direct provision as do many Members. I raised this issue yesterday and the Deputy Leader said we will have a debate in the autumn. A bowl of soup and cheese and ham sandwiches is the food that has been provided for a number of weeks in one direct...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I thank the Cathaoirleach. First, I welcome all of our guests to the committee today and it is an absolute privilege to be involved with the respect for SNA campaigns, if even at a small level. Some 43 years on, we are all more open now around disabilities in Ireland. We are no longer ashamed at having a child who has a disability or want to shy away from it. I understand that the...

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 1: In page 5, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: “(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), the provisions of this Act, upon commencement, shall apply to protected disclosures made under the Principal Act or any other relevant enactment prior to this enactment.”. These amendments attempt to make sure that the provisions of this Bill will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Supports Provision for Displaced Ukrainian Students: Discussion (14 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I will begin by saying the best learning can be summer programmes for inclusion and getting to know other students. A tutor said to me one time that the best learning you will ever do when you are on placement is the learning you have over a cup of tea. That was 100% right, so I would not say the summer programmes are not learning, because they are. On the Irish language, it should be a...

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 2: In page 5, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: “(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), the provisions of this Act, upon commencement, shall apply to protected disclosures made under the Principal Act prior to this enactment.”.

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 4: In page 7, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: “(ha)bringing vexatious proceedings against the worker,”. This amendment would mean that bringing vexatious proceedings intended to penalise a worker would be included in the definition of penalisation under the Bill, as per recommendation No. 9 of the pre-legislative scrutiny report of...

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I will withdraw the amendment and seek to reintroduce it on Report Stage.

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 5: In page 7, line 26, after “referrals” to insert “without reasonable cause”.

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 9: In page 12, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: “(d) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (5): “(5B) A matter concerning interpersonal grievances exclusively affecting the reporting person, as described in subsection (5A), shall constitute a relevant wrongdoing where such interpersonal grievances arise out of...

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 10: In page 12, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: “(d) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (5): “(5C) For the avoidance of doubt, an interpersonal grievance shall not preclude a person from making a protected disclosure under any relevant section of this Act.”,”.

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 11: In page 12, to delete lines 27 to 32 and substitute the following: “ “5A. (1) Without prejudice to the provisions of any other enactment relating to anonymous reporting of wrongdoing, a person who receives an anonymous report of wrongdoing, made in a manner specified under section 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 shall be obliged to regard such a report as a...

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 12: In page 12, to delete lines 27 to 32 and substitute the following: “ “5A. (1) Without prejudice to the provisions of any other enactment, a person who receives an anonymous report made in the manner specified in section 6 shall accept such an anonymous report and if he or she considers it appropriate to do so, followup on a matter which is the...