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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2022)

Eileen Flynn: My poster highlights accountability for Traveller mental health. I will put it down now.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I am very grateful that the Taoiseach nominated me because of all the work I have done in the past as an activist, a person on the ground and, most importantly, as somebody from the Traveller community. I will have been in the House two years on 27 June. For the two years I have been here, I have called numerous times for action on Traveller mental health. The National Traveller Mental...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I have been there and it did not work. I suggest another way.

Seanad: Quality in Public Procurement (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (18 May 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I want to make some brief points on section 5. To say-----

Seanad: Quality in Public Procurement (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (18 May 2022)

Eileen Flynn: This will follow on from what Senator Higgins said. This is about using our public spending power as a force for good. Senator Higgins spoke about the Netherlands and we have seen that this model has been working there since 2016. She also spoke about SMEs and this provides equality for small businesses and puts them at the centre. Those are the two points I wanted to make on section 4.

Seanad: Childcare Provision: Statements (17 May 2022)

Eileen Flynn: Senator Boyhan touched on Traveller, migrant and disadvantaged children. I want to make clear that those children are not the problem. Sometimes it is not what we say but the way we say it. We need to be careful around funding and equal access. I thank the Senator for bringing that to my attention today. While we are talking about childcare, we are not talking about equal access to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 May 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I wish to raise an important issue on the Order of Business that I brought to the attention of this House in January 2021 concerning cases of hepatitis. At the time, I genuinely thought it was unique to have cases of hepatitis in Ireland. Today it was reported on RTÉ News that unfortunately, a young child has died from hepatitis. Another young child needs a liver transplant due to...

Seanad: Media Report on Governance in Local Authorities: Statements (12 May 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I have spoken in this House time and again about the continued failure of some local authorities. To name just one issue, I will focus a little on their failure to provide Traveller accommodation year after year. During my ten years of working in this area with members of the Traveller community and in the area of accommodation, I have found that things in local authorities fall apart more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Employment and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (12 May 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I could not hear half of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Employment and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (12 May 2022)

Eileen Flynn: Is that okay, Chairman? It is not fair to the witnesses if we cannot hear half of what they are saying.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Employment and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (12 May 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee. Their contributions on employment have been very interesting. I am interested to hear about how these schemes can empower disabled people to have choices and control over their own lives and the work they want to do after their experiences on the farms or taking part in the schemes. How have disabled people been able to secure paid...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Employment and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (12 May 2022)

Eileen Flynn: Do the farmers get money for having people?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Employment and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (12 May 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I was fascinated listening to Mr. McManus speaking about how his experience on the farm progressed his life. It is remarkable what the farm can do, but there is something badly wrong with our system when the farmers get paid instead of the people who are doing the jobs. This is not an attack on Social Farming Ireland, and I thank its representatives for appearing before us, but people need...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Employment and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (12 May 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I am sorry, but I want to be clear. Does the farmer get paid for having the person on the farm, yes or no?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Employment and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (12 May 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I thank Mr. Smyth.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Employment and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (12 May 2022)

Eileen Flynn: What percentage of the people who participate in the schemes go on to paid employment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Employment and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (12 May 2022)

Eileen Flynn: Who says that they are not ready for the workplace?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Employment and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (12 May 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I am sorry, but my time is up. What percentage of people who participate in the scheme go on to full-time employment? Would the witnesses be able to answer that question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Employment and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (12 May 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I thank Ms Doherty.