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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Ireland Prison Education Strategy 2019-2022: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Eileen Flynn: Sorry I was a little bit late but I read the briefing coming up the road. I have done bits of work in the Dóchas prison in my role with the National Traveller Women's Forum. We know the Traveller community makes up 1% of the general population and 10% of the prison population; 15% of women in prison are members of the Traveller community. We have to look at the root causes of this. It...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: Two years ago I stood in front of the Minister of State in the Dáil Chamber and spoke about diversity and inclusion in our Parliament. Senator Ruane has spoken about amendment No. 5, which is tabled because the Bill does not address Seanad elections. As part of the Civil Engagement Group and as ordinary citizens, we believe the Seanad should be reformed to meet the needs of the people....

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I welcome the Minister of State’s commitment to including diversity and equality. How can we have another commission without inclusion? I do not mean this in any disrespectful way, but as the only person from an ethnic minority group in the Seanad and speak about the importance of including people from ethnic minority groups, not just the Traveller community but young people and...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I thank Senator Warfield for bringing this very important issue to the Seanad. I also thank my colleague, Senator Ruane, who has done a lot of work on votes for 16-year olds for many years. Last Thursday, my colleague, Deputy Pringle, brought a Bill to the Dáil on lowering the voting age to 16. I watched the debate very closely. The response of the Minister of State was that we would...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I thank Senator Warfield for bringing this very important issue to the Seanad. I also thank my colleague, Senator Ruane, who has done a lot of work on votes for 16-year-olds for many years. Last Thursday, my colleague, Deputy Pringle, brought a Bill to the Dáil on lowering the voting age to 16. I watched the debate very closely. The response of the Minister of State was that we would...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: In all my time as an activist and working with poor women, I never heard them speak about period poverty. A lot of the time we can use poor women to kick cans down the road, so I encourage the Minister of State, Senator Hackett, to focus on issues such as housing and childcare as well, and perhaps speak to the poor women who are living in poverty. That could be a very good starting point....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: It should not be happening.

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (29 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I will not repeat much of what has already been stated. There is a lot in the Acts in question but I will focus on the Special Criminal Court. There is much talk, nationally and internationally, about how we need to protect European values and democracy. If we are serious about protecting and defending democracy, we must scrap the Special Criminal Court. The cornerstone of any democracy...

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I wish to move amendment No. 1.

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: The amendment was tabled by my group so why not?

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: They are not here for reasons that are out of their control.

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: Is this going to be the case for all of these amendments?

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: Will I have the right to call a vote?

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I have permission to move amendments and to speak on those amendments on behalf of the Civil Engagement Group.

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 1: In page 10, line 37, to delete “and” and substitute “or”. I thank the Minister for being in the House today. We are sorry about the little hiccup. Amendment No. 1 amends the meaning of “principal burial land” in section 2 of the Bill. As drafted, there are two criteria. A person must have died while a resident and must...

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 2: In page 11, line 1, to delete "manifestly". This amendment seeks to delete the term "manifestly" regarding inappropriate burials. Again, it is a matter of principle. The Civil Engagement Group always talks about appropriate and inappropriate wording. We feel that "manifestly" is an inappropriate word to use throughout the Bill. Amendment No. 10 also seeks to...

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: No.

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: We wish to withdraw this amendment but we reserve the right to bring it back on Report Stage.

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 3: In page 11, line 1, after “inappropriate” to insert the following: “or were the result of a violent or unnatural death, or a sudden death from unknown causes”.