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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Eileen Flynn: I thank Deputy Ó Cathasaigh and appreciate him doing that. I thank Mr. Ryan for attending. His facial expression, like mine, said it all as Senator Mullen spoke. I felt a little embarrassed for the Senator and had to turn off my webcam as I was listening to some of his inappropriate comments. I apologise for them. I am a member of the Traveller community. I have not heard...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Eileen Flynn: No, they are relevant to all of them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Employment and Labour Market Participation: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Eileen Flynn: I welcome attendees to our virtual meeting this afternoon and thank the Business Committee for making it possible to have witnesses attend. I remind members that they must be in Leinster House, or in the grounds of the Convention Centre in Dublin, in order to attend this meeting. If any member attempts to participate from outside of Leinster House, I will ask them to leave the meeting. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Employment and Labour Market Participation: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Eileen Flynn: Thank you for that, Dr. McGann. I now call on Mr. David Joyce, equality and social policy officer with ICTU, to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Employment and Labour Market Participation: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Eileen Flynn: Thank you very much, Mr. Joyce. I now call on Ms Anne Costello to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Employment and Labour Market Participation: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Eileen Flynn: I thank Ms Costello for that presentation. We will take a minute or two to hear from Mr. Ward if he wishes to make any comments or points.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Employment and Labour Market Participation: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Eileen Flynn: Pavee Point and the primary healthcare team have called for Travellers in low-paid jobs to be entitled to a medical card. An article was published in The Irish Times a few weeks ago in which Ms Ronnie Fay, co-ordinator, Pavee Point, called for medical cards to be provided to low earners within the Traveller community. Because of the health inequalities, Travellers are not looking just a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Employment and Labour Market Participation: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Eileen Flynn: Most definitely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Employment and Labour Market Participation: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Eileen Flynn: I am sure Ms Costello wanted to come in earlier, but I will give her the opportunity to contribute now, if she wishes. The witnesses can then reply to Deputy Ellis.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Employment and Labour Market Participation: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Eileen Flynn: I thank Ms Meadhbh Costello. I see Ms Anne Costello is anxious to get back in to respond to Deputy Ellis.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Employment and Labour Market Participation: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Eileen Flynn: Would any of the witnesses like to reply to Senator Joe O'Reilly?

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Employment and Labour Market Participation: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Eileen Flynn: If nobody else is looking to get in, I have one or two questions. As a Traveller woman, I hope with all my heart that in five years' time things will be better. Things cannot get any worse for Travellers in the labour market. I really hope we will never need to have discussions like this again. It is very disheartening, with many different layers of inequality affecting Travellers'...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Employment and Labour Market Participation: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Eileen Flynn: I thank all of our witnesses for coming before the committee. This has been a great discussion. I have enjoyed it because we have been given many actions to put into the report. I hope our report will not be left on the shelf and that it will be meaningful for members of the Traveller community and will lead to employment. On behalf of the committee, I thank the witnesses. Hopefully we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Business of Joint Committee (4 May 2021)

Eileen Flynn: I thank the Business Committee for allowing us to meet today. Before we get to speak to the witnesses, I want to remind members and our guests of our parliamentary privilege inside and outside Leinster House. I remind members that they must be in the Leinster House complex or on the grounds of the Convention Centre Dublin to attend this meeting. If any member attempts to participate from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Employment and Labour Market Participation: Discussion (Resumed) (4 May 2021)

Eileen Flynn: Before we hear from our witnesses, I propose we publish their opening statements and submissions to the committee website. This includes our guests from Values Lab, St. Stephen's Green Trust, and Bounce Back Recycling Galway Traveller Movement. Is that agreed? Agreed. This is the fourth public meeting on Traveller employment. The first meeting took place in December 2019. On behalf of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Employment and Labour Market Participation: Discussion (Resumed) (4 May 2021)

Eileen Flynn: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Employment and Labour Market Participation: Discussion (Resumed) (4 May 2021)

Eileen Flynn: I thank Ms Corcoran for her presentation. I will open up the discussion to members who may have comments or questions, starting with Senator O'Reilly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Employment and Labour Market Participation: Discussion (Resumed) (4 May 2021)

Eileen Flynn: Ms Corcoran is looking to come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Employment and Labour Market Participation: Discussion (Resumed) (4 May 2021)

Eileen Flynn: One hundred per cent. Joanna, thanks so much for that. I call Senator O'Sullivan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Employment and Labour Market Participation: Discussion (Resumed) (4 May 2021)

Eileen Flynn: This is why we need this special Traveller committee. There is a hell of a lot of stereotyping out there towards my community. The "them" and the "they" are us. We are all part of Irish society and we should all be treated as of equal value. As a Senator I am hoping to engage other members of the Traveller community, bring them with me and empower them. As a member of the Traveller...