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

Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 32: In page 18, line 36, after “land” to insert “in consultation with eligible family members, where possible and practicable”. Given the injustice and indignity of many of the burials concerned, while it was not possible in every context, we have a lot of empathy with the victims' families and friends. It is important that we do listen to...

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

Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 33: In page 19, line 23, to delete “manifestly”.

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

Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 35: In page 22, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “(c) a member having expertise in transitional justice,”. I will withdraw the amendment as we wish to discuss it further on Report Stage.

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

Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 36: In page 22, to delete lines 12 and 13 and substitute the following: “(c) a member having expertise in transitional justice,”.

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

Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 37: In page 33, between lines 31 and 32, to insert the following: “(6) Nothing in this section shall prejudice the rights of those who wish to expose wrongdoing by making a protected disclosure under the Protected Disclosures Acts 2014 to 2022.”. Amendment No. 37 seeks to ensure that nothing in this Bill prevents someone from making a protected...

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

Eileen Flynn: I withdraw the amendment and reserve the right to resubmit on Report Stage.

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

Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 40: In page 35, line 31, to delete “or unnatural circumstances” and substitute “, unnatural, suspicious or undetermined circumstances”. I withdraw the amendment and reserve the right to resubmit on Report Stage.

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

Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 41: In page 37, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following: “Report on forensic examination and recovery and post-recovery analysis of human remains 40.Following the expiration of the period of operation of an Office of Director of Authorised Intervention, the Minister shall cause a report to be laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas on the carrying...

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

Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 42: In page 39, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following: “(2) The public information campaign described under subsection (1) shall be targeted at persons within and outside the State, and shall be in plain English.”. It is important that an information campaign is extended beyond this State because many Irish people emigrated to America and...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: As always, both in the education committee and in this House, I am privileged to be before such a passionate Minister when it comes to higher education, and I mean that. I welcome all attempts to modernise the higher education sector and I hope we will be able to do that in this Bill. However, Senators Ruane and Higgins and I will be proposing a number of amendments to the Bill to address...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy and Education: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I thank the witnesses for attending. Last week, I tabled a Commencement matter on special schools that was answered by the Minster of State at the Department of Education, Deputy Josepha Madigan. Today, I have heard Mr. Kearney speak about special schools in the cities of Cork and Dublin. What does he mean by the term "special school"? I will ask him what I asked the Minister of State...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy and Education: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Young Social Innovators: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: Is there any chance I could ask my questions now? I am due to be at the autism committee at noon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Young Social Innovators: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I thank our guests for coming in today. I am a qualified youth worker and I love young people. We heard questions like whether young people can think for themselves. They bloody well can and they can do it well. I support the call for young people to be able to vote at 16, as my colleague spoke about earlier. Two weeks ago we had children from a YSI programme in to talk about what has...

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 1: In page 5, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: “(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), the provisions of this Act, upon commencement, shall apply to protected disclosures made under the Principal Act or any other relevant enactment prior to this enactment.”. These amendments attempt to make sure that the provisions of this Bill will...

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 2: In page 5, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: “(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), the provisions of this Act, upon commencement, shall apply to protected disclosures made under the Principal Act prior to this enactment.”.

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 4: In page 7, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: “(ha)bringing vexatious proceedings against the worker,”. This amendment would mean that bringing vexatious proceedings intended to penalise a worker would be included in the definition of penalisation under the Bill, as per recommendation No. 9 of the pre-legislative scrutiny report of...

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I will withdraw the amendment and seek to reintroduce it on Report Stage.

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 5: In page 7, line 26, after “referrals” to insert “without reasonable cause”.