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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cross-Border Co-operation (5 Jul 2021)

Eileen Flynn: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Thomas Byrne, to the House. I call on Senator McGreehan, who has four minutes.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cycling Facilities (5 Jul 2021)

Eileen Flynn: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Joe O'Brien, to the House.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (5 Jul 2021)

Eileen Flynn: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Madigan, to the House.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Jul 2021)

Eileen Flynn: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business to extend the time for the climate action Bill to 8.30 p.m. I was glad to see the vaccine roll-out extended to people from the age of 18 years because our children and young people have had a hard time of it lately. I was thinking of that when I read the annual report of the Ombudsman for Children entitled 2020 Childhood Paused. At the launch...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Jul 2021)

Eileen Flynn: No. Again, this highlights the issue of time. Hopefully circumstances will change when we come back in September because it is very tough to make the relevant points and have our discussions. We will not press the amendment.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2021)

Eileen Flynn: I thank the Deputy Leader for being here this morning to listen to us. Education can be a great leveller in society. It can help to break down inequalities, raise people up and provide opportunities for employment and skills. Education can be a game changer in people’s lives through helping them to reach their full potential. Education can also be a game changer in the life of a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Business of Joint Committee (1 Jul 2021)

Eileen Flynn: Everybody is very welcome. Apologies have been received from Deputy Stanton. Before we hear from the witnesses we have to attend to some committee business. I remind members that they must be in the Leinster House campus, or in the convention centre in Dublin, to attend the meeting. If any member attempts to participate from outside of Leinster House, I will ask them to leave the meeting....

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2021)

Eileen Flynn: This is our third public meeting on Traveller accommodation. On behalf of the committee I am delighted to extend a warm welcome to our witnesses today. Representing Focus Ireland, we have Ms Rosemary Hennigan, policy co-ordinator and Mr. Mike Allen, director of advocacy; representing the Housing Agency we have Mr. John O'Connor, CEO and Ms Roslyn Molloy, researcher. I suggest that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2021)

Eileen Flynn: Thank you. I call Mr. O'Connor from the Housing Agency.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2021)

Eileen Flynn: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2021)

Eileen Flynn: Thank you. I want to open the conversation to committee members. I call Deputy Ó Cuív.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2021)

Eileen Flynn: We are waiting for other members to come in. We have seen submissions and heard during previous meetings about trespass legislation and how nomadism has been criminalised in Ireland. Travellers can no longer travel because it is against the law. Apart from repealing that legislation, what else do the Focus Ireland or the Housing Agency representatives believe could be put in place as a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2021)

Eileen Flynn: The committee is looking at getting Cena in in the future. Cena is a housing agency led by Travellers, for Travellers. It is important we hear from Cena at a later date. Today is about holding other services to account. I thank Ms Molloy for raising that with us. I wish to ask a question of Focus Ireland. We all know that Travellers are 22 times more likely to be discriminated against...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2021)

Eileen Flynn: It would be interesting, Ms Molloy, to get more information on that if possible because I find it difficult to think the numbers have gone down between 2018 and today. I say that because of the evidence of homelessness I have been seeing. This includes families but especially young Travellers, men and women, along with two or three kids. Homelessness within the Traveller community is more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2021)

Eileen Flynn: Thank you so much.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2021)

Eileen Flynn: It is really important that Mr. Allen has brought up the achievements, which are critically important, but also our definition of what homelessness is. There are many homeless families in a hotel on the Kylemore Road who are from many different ethnic minority groups etc. Technically, because they are not on the streets, they are not homeless. If the number has gone down to 80 families on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2021)

Eileen Flynn: Would any other member like to ask a question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2021)

Eileen Flynn: Would any other member like to come in or would any witness like to make final remarks?

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2021)

Eileen Flynn: We will do that. I thank the witnesses for coming in today and presenting to the committee. It was a very informative discussion. I thank all of the witnesses and I ask that they continue the good work they are doing.