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Seanad: Deportation Moratorium (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (9 Dec 2020)

Eileen Flynn: I thank the Minister for addressing the House. Although many Senators congratulated her on her pregnancy, I did not hear any of them using the word "pregnancy" in so doing. I offer her a big congratulations. I listened to the Minister and certain Senators speaking about the risk of supporting the Bill. I am everything but naive; I understand the risks in this area. For me, the Civil...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Eileen Flynn: I was going to make the point that we bring in the Minister with responsibility for children and the Minister of State to address the committee. In the short time I have been a member of the committee, I am conscious of the level of inequality in care for children and we talk about the rights of the child. I very much thank the witnesses for coming in and presenting to us, which is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Eileen Flynn: I hope the Minister with responsibility for children will listen to what both of the witnesses have said. It is very important that parents of children with special needs or disabilities are listened to. I totally agree with what they said. Action is needed and they need to see more action. I thank them for their comments.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Election of Vice Chairman (3 Dec 2020)

Eileen Flynn: I welcome everybody to today's meeting. The first item on the agenda is the election of a Vice Chairperson and so I call for nominations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Election of Vice Chairman (3 Dec 2020)

Eileen Flynn: Are we all in agreement that Deputy Ó Cuív be appointed Vice Chairman? Agreed. I congratulate him on his election. I know that he is a great ally to the Traveller community not just today or this year but for a number of years. I propose that we go into private session. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (2 Dec 2020)

Eileen Flynn: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (2 Dec 2020)

Eileen Flynn: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (2 Dec 2020)

Eileen Flynn: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (2 Dec 2020)

Eileen Flynn: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (2 Dec 2020)

Eileen Flynn: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (2 Dec 2020)

Eileen Flynn: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House and affording us the opportunity to make our points. I understand that the majority of local authorities want the best for their local communities. In 2011, I was looking for a unit for a family in Labre Park who did not have running water or electricity. I remember speaking about the redevelopment of Labre Park and how we should look...

Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2020)

Eileen Flynn: I thank the Minister for coming to the House. She is very welcome. In 2015, I worked with the Migrant Rights Council of Ireland, MRCI, for three months. To say it was the best three months' work experience of my life is an understatement. I got to meet the most powerful young people in the world. I do not mean that in a patronising way. I hate it when people tell me I am a brilliant...

Seanad: Technological Universities Agenda: Statements (2 Dec 2020)

Eileen Flynn: I welcome the Minister to the House. I second what many other Senators have said. It is remarkable that we are here talking about opportunities and third level education, universities and all the work that we have to do to get into these universities, be successful and then come out the other side after all the hard work. Student nurses are on the front line and are not being treated as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Trade Unions on Keeping Schools Open: Discussion (19 Nov 2020)

Eileen Flynn: I will not keep the witnesses for long because I do not want to repeat what some members have already asked in other questions. I thank each and every one of the witnesses for coming in and presenting to us today, and I thank their trade union members. The teachers, SNAs, cleaners and bus drivers, down to the caretakers in schools are all essential workers. They should be treated and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Trade Unions on Keeping Schools Open: Discussion (19 Nov 2020)

Eileen Flynn: I support Mr. Boyle's call for the Minister for Education, Deputy Foley, to meet the trade unions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Election of Chairman (19 Nov 2020)

Eileen Flynn: First, I am delighted to see some very familiar faces in the room as well as some new faces. I thank every member, from the bottom of my heart, for committing to be on this Joint Committee on the Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community. There is some unfinished work. In the previous Dáil the committee had a brilliant Chairman, the former Senator Colette Kelleher, who started a...

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2020: Second Stage (18 Nov 2020)

Eileen Flynn: I am here and I would like to speak.

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2020: Second Stage (18 Nov 2020)

Eileen Flynn: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. It is a privilege to stand in front of a Minister of State who I know believes in equality. I have many notes on this issue, but I will be brief and refer to the most important issues. Referring back to what my great friend, Senator Ruane, said earlier, since 1937 people like me have not belonged in our own Parliament, the Houses of the...

Seanad: Traveller Accommodation: Statements (17 Nov 2020)

Eileen Flynn: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I thank the Minister for State for taking the time to listen to Senators speak on accommodation issues that are impacting on the Traveller community. Many local authorities have failed to deliver appropriate cultural accommodation for the Traveller community. In Ireland we have our own humanitarian crisis, that is, the living conditions of the Traveller community...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2020: Second Stage (17 Nov 2020)

Eileen Flynn: I have spoken once before in the House about the need for hate crime legislation and I welcome the opportunity to address this important subject again. I came into the Seanad with the hope that I would help break down barriers for the Traveller community and for all those on the edges of society. I believe inclusive and effective hate crime legislation must be part of this. I acknowledge...