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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I think it is the NTA that does it every five years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: No, that is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: The Chairman will have to read the book. It will not just be Deputy O'Rourke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: It even comes down to the seat belts in a car.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: It is Invisible Women.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I just grew up thinking seat belts were uncomfortable but they are uncomfortable for women because the test dummies are male.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: No, it is an English book but it is-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: -----international data. It was released a few years ago. Even medications do not take gender specifics into account.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Apologies but on Deputy Matthews' points on car ownership and Ireland being an outlier, Dr. Brian Caulfield of TCD has done much work on that. The problem for Ireland is the fact of our development, the way we have designed the country and the ribbon development. We have an issue of forced car ownership. It might be useful to get him in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Yes, but Dr. Caulfield addresses that point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Sarah Everard was murdered by a policeman.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I want to raise the Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Bill which the President signed into the law at the weekend. I have no doubt that the money off electricity bills will be welcomed by many people across the country who are struggling with their energy costs. However, during the Committee Stage debate on the Bill I flagged my concern that the Government...

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (8 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: We will be done in 15 minutes.

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (8 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I do.

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (8 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: We could be out in five minutes. Do I need a seconder on Report Stage? I do not have anyone.

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (8 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Then they will all fall.

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (8 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 7: In page 14, line 38, to delete “an Irish” and substitute “a European”.

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (8 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. On Committee Stage, we outlined Sinn Féin's objection to the Bill, in that it is unfair to fishing communities because they cannot expunge the points they are given if they go to court.All of those issues were debated on Committee Stage, and unfortunately the Minister would not take on board our concerns. The amendments we have submitted...

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (8 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I am not going to labour the point because this Bill was debated at length in the Dáil. As I said, Sinn Féin has, from the outset, fundamentally disagreed with the approach that is being taken because it is deeply unfair on small Irish fishing fleets. We know the amendments will not be accepted but we will press them.

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (8 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 8: In page 16, line 34, to delete “an Irish” and substitute “a European”.