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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Eileen Flynn: I do a lot of work with Independent Living Movement Ireland. It is all about choice. Just because someone is disabled does not mean he or she cannot make choices. We have seen that a lot lately. People are looking for care assistants, people to support - I do not like the word "help" - them to do things for themselves. We say people have the choice to live independently, yet there are no...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2023)

Eileen Flynn: It is disappointing to hear that we probably will not be able to reduce the backlog of driving tests until October. As far as we know over 60,000 people are waiting to do their driving tests. I am aware that in April some 75 additional driver testers were recruited but those people need to be trained up. Unfortunately, the portal we have to apply for or cancel your test is not fit for...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (11 Jul 2023)

Eileen Flynn: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, to the House. As always, it is a pleasure having her here.

Seanad: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (11 Jul 2023)

Eileen Flynn: This is such an important matter. I would not like to say the word “issue” because people with disabilities are not the issue. It is society that is the issue, and previous Governments and the State are the issue. I thank Senator Clonan for bringing this very important and long overdue Bill to the House. I am very passionate about people's rights and I am passionate about...

Seanad: Ban on Dumping New Products Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Eileen Flynn: Would the Minister of State like to come back in?

Seanad: Ban on Dumping New Products Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Eileen Flynn: I thank the Minister of State. I welcome our visitors from the Ballinasloe Active Retirement Association and from Tipperary to the Chamber.

Seanad: Ban on Dumping New Products Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Eileen Flynn: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Jul 2023)

Eileen Flynn: I am getting used to leaving her in the Gallery so that she will not be disturbing the House. I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach. Yesterday, I got word that a young woman who was living in Labre Park for a while before she moved - she was actually a good friend for the length that she was in Labre Park - passed away by suicide. Thinking of the last number of months, the level of suicides...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Eileen Flynn: Will the Chair give me a couple of minutes please?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Eileen Flynn: I thank the Holy Family school for all its work. It is a fantastic school that empowers young students to go on to be what they want to be. There are some supports in Dublin for deaf students but are there deaf schools beyond Dublin, in the likes of Kerry or Donegal, that are able to facilitate students? I refer to the wraparound supports that are needed for students to be successful...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Eileen Flynn: I wanted to ask a question about stigma. Within the Traveller community, there is still a lot of shame that comes with a child being deaf. The supports are not there for children in the community. Ms O'Rourke said there are people from different countries in her school. Out of curiosity, are there people from the Traveller community in her school?

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Eileen Flynn: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 27: In page 20, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: “(3) (a) Where the determination includes a determination that the applicant is a relevant person, and where an applicant has provided any testimony or evidence of their lived experiences, including by means other than an affidavit, of their time spent in a relevant institution, a notification...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Eileen Flynn: The amendment calls on the State to provide a statement recognising survivors who are applicants to the scheme and who have provided testimony about their life experiences in the institutions. Survivors have been silent for far too long. We urge that, under the scheme, their stories be shared. They are very powerful and need to be shared and, most importantly, to be recognised. The...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Eileen Flynn: May I come back in on this amendment?

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Eileen Flynn: That is fine.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Eileen Flynn: I thank the Minister for his reply but we do not accept it. We are looking for recognition for the people who are sharing their experience. Seven months ago, I was contacted by a Traveller man who had been in a mother and baby home. He poured his heart out in completing the application form and sent it to the Minister's Department. He was in the institution for fewer than six months,...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Eileen Flynn: I want to withdraw it for Committee Stage.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Eileen Flynn: I am referring to Report Stage.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Eileen Flynn: I will press the amendment.