Results 21-28 of 28 for garda speaker:Eileen Flynn

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Apr 2023)

Eileen Flynn: ..., Deputies McEntee and Harris. I would have said that as Minister for Justice, the Minister, Deputy McEntee, was one of the best Ministers I have seen in my lifetime. I am disappointed that the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022 seeks to bring in facial recognition. England brought it in and then banned it.Facial recognition technology can target people from minority...

Seanad: Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Statements (22 Feb 2023)

Eileen Flynn: ...seeking international protection. I know what it is like to be an other within society and to be treated less than white settled people. Why are we part of that? We need leadership. Let us consider the Garda vetting nonsense we are seeing at the moment, with people saying "We have to vet these people and know who is coming into our communities". We do not have to know who is coming...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Feb 2023)

Eileen Flynn: .... We must have no racist comments in the House. I do not believe that we in this House stand for racism, discrimination or xenophobia. I remind Members to think about that before the debate tomorrow.Garda vetting is a hugely important part of any job application, and rightly so, particularly for jobs that require people to work with children and I know there are always issues regarding...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2022: Second Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Eileen Flynn: ...people to fill in. On welfare officers, I agree that we need a review. I do not know if it happens in settled accommodation, but welfare officers often come onto halting sites with members of the Garda Síochána. In many cases, they ask a lot of hard questions and people feel like they are being intimidated and questioned by the Department of Social Protection in respect of...

Seanad: Public Order and Safe Streets: Statements (23 Nov 2022)

Eileen Flynn: ...the Government not invest in the likes of the Traveller mediation service? Speaking as a youth worker, I know youth work works. This year, though, our youth centres received little or no money. The Garda diversion programmes work with young people. A lot of good work is being done. Senators should not believe we are qualified to act as judges and juries over people in working class...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2022)

Eileen Flynn: Ballyfermot Youth Service will hold a vigil at 4.30 p.m. today outside Ballyfermot Garda station in response to the incident that happened at the weekend. We send the solidarity of the House, but I send it also as a person who was born and reared in Ballyfermot.We have to understand that not every single person in that community is a bad person. That is my message today. While we stand in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Sep 2022)

Eileen Flynn: ...give you the coat off their back. I ask that we invest in services, including the Ballyfermot Youth Service, the Ballyfermot FamiliBase and schools, to support young people. I ask that we have a Garda presence in our communities to stop what is going on. I know, as a person who was born and reared in Ballyfermot, that we are not all bad people there. If we were not failed by the State...

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (29 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: ...many concerns, such as the lack of a jury, the judge serving as both judge and jury, the extensive powers of the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, and the claims of privilege by members of the Garda. I do not believe we need two criminal justice systems. For example, if jury intimidation is widespread, there are better ways to address that. The Irish Human Rights and Equality...