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Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Eileen Flynn: I do not know what rock Senator Mullen has been living under for the past five years because the Coalition Against Hate Crime Ireland has worked with the Minister, other Senators, TDs, and the Department to have robust hate crime legislation. In my early days, I remember speaking with Members of the Oireachtas about this piece of legislation. I also remember that Senator O'Loughlin brought...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Eileen Flynn: The Senator can take her time.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Eileen Flynn: That is not fair.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Eileen Flynn: He is personalising it.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Eileen Flynn: That has nothing to do with the amendments, Chair.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Eileen Flynn: No, it is not.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Eileen Flynn: It has nothing to do with the amendments.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Eileen Flynn: Is this on the amendment?

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Eileen Flynn: It is not groups; it is organisations.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Eileen Flynn: Yes, there are 23 representative organisations behind this.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Eileen Flynn: To ensure that everybody knows, the collective group against hate crime is made up of LGBTQI+ organisations as well and-----

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Eileen Flynn: Adam Long, who is a gay man, is actually in the room. I want to make that point of order.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Eileen Flynn: That is way off the topic.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Eileen Flynn: We have spent more than two hours making fun and games of a very important Bill for people from minority groups, including transgender people. We are saying "transgender issues". Transgender people do not have issues. The issue is society and people who are anti-trans. It is very sad to see public representatives using this platform - the Houses of the Oireachtas - to spread lies and...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Eileen Flynn: Okay, I will withdraw it. Misinformation is being spread when we could have focused on education elements of the Bill. It is regrettable that the Government will not accept our amendment - due to a charge on the Exchequer - around education for people in fourth year in secondary schools on what a hate crime and hate speech are. When we know better, we do better and prevention is better...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Eileen Flynn: Excuse me, I am speaking. What these people are making out-----

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Eileen Flynn: Just let me make my last point and I will finish then.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Eileen Flynn: What these people are making out in the Chamber this evening is that we are looking to brainwash. We have seen the protests against our libraries and stoking up hatred over the last few months. It is an absolute sin that public representatives can come in here for two hours, waste everyone's time and make a mockery of an important piece of legislation.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Human Rights of Travellers and Roma: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)

Eileen Flynn: I welcome everyone to the 30th meeting of the Joint Committee on Key Issues Affecting the Traveller Community. We have received apologies from Senators O'Hara and O'Reilly. I remind members they must be physically present in the Houses to take part in a public meeting of the committee. I will not allow any member to take part in the meeting if they are not in Leinster House. I welcome...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Human Rights of Travellers and Roma: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)

Eileen Flynn: I thank the Commissioner. We will open the floor to questions and suggestions. We will start with the Vice Chairperson, Deputy Ó Cuív.