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- Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2024)
Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 105: In page 72, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following:“(o)integration of accessible urban design and the provision of accessible and inclusive facilities as required under the United Nations on the Convention on the Rights of Disabled Persons;”.
- Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2024)
Eileen Flynn: I will speak briefly on amendment No. 121, which seeks to insert protection for cultural infrastructure and facilities. These are the spaces where living culture exists. As a member of the Traveller community, I have seen my culture regularly dismissed and even criminalised by wider society. Earlier I touched on the damaging impact of the report of the commission on itinerants in 1963,...
- Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2024)
Eileen Flynn: I find this very disheartening as the only member of the Traveller community who comes in here and speaks very openly about culture and way of life, working on amendments with my colleagues. I am talking about infrastructure, spaces where Travellers can celebrate our way of life, be that during Traveller Pride Week or at equine centres for Traveller men to be able to create jobs. It would...
- Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2024)
Eileen Flynn: I am sorry if the Minister of State heard the word "discrimination". I am sure I did not say it was discriminatory that the Minister of State is not accepting amendment No. 121. I did not say anything about discrimination because I would not-----
- Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2024)
Eileen Flynn: Amendments Nos. 138 and 139 seek to address the need for local councillors to access independent political and technical advice. When we vote for our local councillors, we vote for a person who will represent our communities. We must make sure they have all the supports they need to make these decisions in our best interests. These amendments would empower local councillors by giving them...
- Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jul 2024)
Eileen Flynn: The CEG has put in numerous amendments around social justice for people with disabilities and for members of the Traveller community. Yesterday we were told that the planning Bill had nothing to do with gender equality. We disagree with that. We are not future-proofing through this legislation. I said it four times yesterday. It is one of the largest pieces of legislation to ever come...
- Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jul 2024)
Eileen Flynn: We have less than half an hour to discuss this very important piece of legislation. While I admire Senator Fitzpatrick, I have yet to see the Senator in any of her videos speaking about Traveller accommodation or disabled people's accommodation. That is a point I want to make here because I think it is unfair that when people like me stand up with passion, through the lens of human rights...
- Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jul 2024)
Eileen Flynn: The Senator should not give it out if she cannot take it.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)
Eileen Flynn: Following on from the Senator's remarks about social media, yesterday I put up a post that got hundreds of responses from people in the country around the Minister, Deputy McEntee, announcing that she will not be supporting hate crime legislation. That is absolutely devastating news for people in my community. the Traveller community, people with disabilities and people of colour, etc. We...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)
Eileen Flynn: I would appreciate if the Leader could get back to me with this request.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)
Eileen Flynn: Excuse me-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)
Eileen Flynn: I do. To correct the record, it was hate speech. It is not okay to call somebody names-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)
Eileen Flynn: The Minister of Justice has a responsibility to look after everybody.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)
Eileen Flynn: Yes, please. I thank the Leader.
- Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (24 Sep 2024)
Eileen Flynn: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (24 Sep 2024)
Eileen Flynn: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (24 Sep 2024)
Eileen Flynn: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (24 Sep 2024)
Eileen Flynn: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (24 Sep 2024)
Eileen Flynn: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (24 Sep 2024)
Eileen Flynn: I second the amendment.