Results 861-880 of 1,498 for speaker:Eileen Flynn
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Climate Crisis and Disability: Discussion (30 Mar 2023)
Eileen Flynn: It is so tokenistic and insulting, the attitude that there you go now, there is space for one wheelchair user, we have met our equality obligations, off you go. People still do not feel free. It is appalling in today's world. It is not about looking for special treatment, it is just having the same opportunities to be able to live your life.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Climate Crisis and Disability: Discussion (30 Mar 2023)
Eileen Flynn: To be clear, I am not attacking the two people from the Department who are in the room. It would be unfair for me as a public representative to be attacking two individuals. That is not my case at all. Having the DPOs involved in these discussions is a step forward and we should look at some of the positive things. Unfortunately, there is much we need to do as a committee as well with the...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Mar 2023)
Eileen Flynn: I second Senator Higgins's amendment to the Order of Business. This morning, a Speak Out against Racism event was launched in the Leinster House audiovisual room. Young women, many of them students, spoke out on the impact of racism. Yesterday, I asked about the progress of the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022 but did not get a reply. I would...
- Seanad: Electoral Reform (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: First Stage (29 Mar 2023)
Eileen Flynn: I second the proposal.
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (29 Mar 2023)
Eileen Flynn: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (29 Mar 2023)
Eileen Flynn: My mother used to say - Senator Black said it is a real Dublin thing - that self-praise is no praise. I had a question for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, if he was here. Did he ever go into a hotel where there was a mother and five or six of her children living in one space? Did he ever go in and meet the people on the ground who are living...
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (29 Mar 2023)
Eileen Flynn: We have to say that. What this Government has done, which is sad, has been to divide and conquer on the streets among poor people who are homeless, including mothers. Yet the Government could not extend the ban. I am not in government and I might come across as a bit of an eejit but by God if I was in government I would be the first to say that we need to give ourselves room to be able to...
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (29 Mar 2023)
Eileen Flynn: There are 11,000 people who are homeless.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Mar 2023)
Eileen Flynn: I wish to raise the issue of online abuse to Members of both Houses. We still have not had a discussion about this. There is no solution for protecting Members and protecting people in general from online abuse and from hatred and discrimination. Senator Ruane and I had a conversation about six months ago. In this House and the Lower House Members can talk about and insult people and be...
- Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)
Eileen Flynn: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)
Eileen Flynn: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)
Eileen Flynn: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)
Eileen Flynn: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)
Eileen Flynn: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)
Eileen Flynn: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)
Eileen Flynn: I second the amendment.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)
Eileen Flynn: How much would it cost, per person, to get diagnosed privately?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)
Eileen Flynn: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee today. It is interesting to speak about universal design around access for people who are autistic. Much of the time we just think about the bricks, the mortar and the buildings, but one of my friends, Michael O'Flanagan, always says it is much more than just bricks and mortar. That is important to remember when we speak about universal...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)
Eileen Flynn: If, for example, a university has five students who are autistic, does it get funding to support those people?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)
Eileen Flynn: I know that.