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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Nov 2023)

Eileen Flynn: Last Thursday was an absolute nightmare for the whole of the country.I picked Billie up from crèche and, like every other mother in the country, I hugged her that little bit tighter. That could have been anybody's child. What happened last week could have happened in any part of the country. It was very unfortunate. The events of last Thursday night were driven by hatred,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Article 23 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Eileen Flynn: I am involved in women's rights, including the rights of Traveller women, and women from other ethnic minorities. You see very few women with disabilities involved in the women's movement in Ireland. We want a women's movement and gender equality for women but for which women? Having listened to the witnesses the lack of engagement was really driven home to me. It is not the fault of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Article 23 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Eileen Flynn: I work closely with Nem. It would be brilliant if I could get those answers because it is about having them in the report as recommendations. I thank each and every one of our guests for coming in. This is what is remarkable about this committee. It shows that Traveller women and disabled women, when it comes to inequalities, would have so much in common.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages [Resumed] (15 Nov 2023)

Eileen Flynn: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages [Resumed] (15 Nov 2023)

Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 45: In page 21, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: “(c) state the means by which the public and local residents will be appropriately notified of the use of cameras and their relevant rights,”.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages [Resumed] (15 Nov 2023)

Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 50: In page 22, line 16, after “the” where it firstly occurs to insert “technological specifications,”.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Care for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Eileen Flynn: I attended last week's meeting. There is no solution when it comes to good-quality mental health services for young people with disabilities. To the best of my knowledge, CAMHS continues to fail young people with disabilities, particularly autistic children. Last week, we heard from the head of the Mental Health Commission who said that CAMHS was discriminating against autistic children....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Care for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Eileen Flynn: Sorry, my husband is ringing me about the kids going to bed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Care for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Eileen Flynn: I will look back over the answers later.

Seanad: Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2023: Second Stage (8 Nov 2023)

Eileen Flynn: I thank the Minister of State and Justina for visiting Labre Park on 18 September. He met with families, got involved with the community, walked around people's homes and saw some of the units where the electricity is connected to the trailers. Since his visit to the site, one family has received a new unit that was required for them. I thank the Minister of State and his team for that. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Care for People with Disabilities: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Eileen Flynn: Why do mental health service not deal with children who are autistic? They do, to a certain extent. This is something I could not get my head around, even in the Joint Committee on Autism. Deputy Tully was a member of the Joint Committee on Autism too. Does anybody have that answer, seeing as we are on the point?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Care for People with Disabilities: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Eileen Flynn: I will finish, because we are on the point and it is so important. Do the witnesses believe it is discriminating towards children and young people who are autistic that they do not have equal access to mental health services? It is something that we have looked at in a previous committee and it is something that this committee-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Care for People with Disabilities: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Eileen Flynn: I should not come in like this, I am sorry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Care for People with Disabilities: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Eileen Flynn: I thank Dr. Hillery.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Care for People with Disabilities: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Eileen Flynn: While we are focusing on Jack, the three-year-old on whom the investigation was done, we never mentioned the three recommendations that we failed to deliver on and that an assessment process to determine the needs of children in similar circumstances was being developed to provide a specific support package for them. We need to ensure there is ring-fenced funding for these services and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Care for People with Disabilities: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Eileen Flynn: That is a tool now that I can be able to quote Dr. Hillery. It is important that we are honest and ask what the solutions are. This committee is here to find these solutions. It is not taking away from people at the table but it is about that true, meaningful change of access for young children with disabilities. Jack was lucky, thankfully. However, there are hundreds of young children...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Care for People with Disabilities: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Eileen Flynn: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Care for People with Disabilities: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Eileen Flynn: Why is that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Care for People with Disabilities: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Eileen Flynn: We could put that down as a recommendation in the report and we could lobby on that and push it through.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Care for People with Disabilities: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Eileen Flynn: One-hundred percent.