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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Attendance (30 Apr 2025)

Eileen Flynn: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. Yesterday, I had a group of young Travellers with a youth service in here. It honestly broke my heart when a young man asked what Leinster House was. I tried to explain to him. He looked at the portrait of Michael D. Higgins on the wall and asked whether he was the Taoiseach. I told him no, that Micheál Martin is the Taoiseach - trying to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Promotion (30 Apr 2025)

Eileen Flynn: I welcome the students from St. Cronan's Senior National School. Their visit will be the first time I can tell a group of students they do not have any homework today. It is absolutely brilliant to give them a day off from it. We hope that the students make the most of their visit. I hope that at least one of them will end up in here in the future as a politician, and maybe not in the...

Seanad: Diverting Young People from Criminal Activity: Statements (30 Apr 2025)

Eileen Flynn: I will come at this issue from the angle of poverty and ethnic minorities, and people on the margin of Irish society. I would not be where I am today if it was not for my local youth service in Ballyfermot and its youth workers, Gerry McCarthy and Janice McGarry. For years I was member of a youth forum and I was politicised through the work done by the youth forum. Even back then, youth...

Seanad: Parole (Special Advocates) Bill 2024: Second Stage (13 May 2025)

Eileen Flynn: I second the motion. I thank Senator Ruane and her office for bringing forward this important legislation. As the Senator said, this issue does not impact on many people within Irish society but it will have an impact on people seeking parole. I support the Bill as it will bring fairness and justice. As a member of the Traveller community, a minority group, I know how unfair the justice...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Business of Joint Committee (14 May 2025)

Eileen Flynn: I am privileged to be a member of the infrastructure committee. It is new for me. It gives me an opportunity, as a person who was seen as a one-trick pony, to bring my ideas here and to keep a focus on human rights and equality too. When we think of infrastructure, we rarely look at it through the lens of equality and what that means for communities and for people. One of my focuses on...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2025)

Eileen Flynn: As Senator Stephenson said, this is Traveller Pride Week. Many members of the Traveller community and many children within the Traveller community have fewer opportunities to be successful within Irish society. Last week, a study showed that young Travellers start off on a very good footing and it is all positivity when they go into primary education. However, by the end of primary school,...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Business of Joint Committee (22 May 2025)

Eileen Flynn: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I would first like to address the elephant in the room. I am not a member of a political party; I am an Independent Senator. I happen to be from the Traveller community. I know this was not a committee that was fought for, if you will, in the conversations around committees. I am accountable to members of the Traveller community. While I wish the Cathaoirleach...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Large-scale Capital Projects: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Eileen Flynn: I thank the witnesses for being here. This is a very new committee. It is great to have the Department in this evening. I am sure we will have it in many times over the next five years. I want to raise something that came up in the Seanad last year. It is different but still I think the Department does have a responsibility with the Planning and Development Act, which at more than 700...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Large-scale Capital Projects: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Eileen Flynn: Any support is important to us, and we will give the best support we can.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Large-scale Capital Projects: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Eileen Flynn: It is really important that it is inclusive. I thank Mr. Moloney.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jun 2025)

Eileen Flynn: There was a debate in this House on mental health two weeks ago. Today, I call for a debate specifically on Traveller mental health. In the past week and a half, I know three members of the Traveller community who have died by suicide. One young girl of 15 years of age passed away through suicide.These are not just numbers; these are real young people in our community who have their whole...

Seanad: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Second Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Eileen Flynn: I am privileged to support the Bill and I thank Senator Boyhan for all his hard work. He said something important to me which I had never really thought about. This was that there are victims walking the corridors of Leinster House. Behind us we have Catherine and Sheila, two very powerful women. I have worked with them for many years on institutional abuse and the mother and baby homes....

Seanad: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 1: In page 3, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following: “ “child sexual abuse material” means any visual, audio, textual material, digitally-generated or artificially created material that depicts or otherwise represents a person who is, or is depicted or represented as being, a child and who is engaged in or is depicted or represented as...

Seanad: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Eileen Flynn: I know the Government is accepting all the amendments to the Act. It is not opposing any of the amendments today. We are absolutely delighted with that. This Bill and all the amendments we put forward were done in line with the Children's Rights Alliance, the Rape Crisis Network, MECPATHS and other children’s organisations. We have addressed all the elements the Government was...

Seanad: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Eileen Flynn: No. He is not opposing any of the amendments. It is pointless me waiting here until 5.30 p.m. this evening and debating when he is not opposing any of our amendments.

Seanad: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Eileen Flynn: Yes. I will move it.

Seanad: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Eileen Flynn: I will move the amendment and discuss it on Report Stage. Can I do that?

Seanad: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Eileen Flynn: Okay. I will move it and discuss it on Report Stage.

Seanad: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Eileen Flynn: No. I am not withdrawing it.