Results 1-15 of 15 for carers speaker:Eileen Flynn

Seanad: Loneliness: Motion (1 May 2024)

Eileen Flynn: ...current role and I hope to see positive changes around mental health and well-being. One of the root causes of loneliness and isolation is the feeling of being other within Irish society. Being a carer and sometimes being a mother can be very lonely, particularly if one chooses to be a stay-at-home mother.That can be very lonely for many women. This is a subject we could talk about at...

Seanad: Family Carers: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2024)

Eileen Flynn: ...do not question whether these are people with stand-alone rights and so why should we ever question it when it comes to people with disabilities? This motion focuses on the contribution of family carers but it does not acknowledge other people who provide care and it does very little in respect to the rights of people in the disabled community. Family carers are not just caregivers, they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Eileen Flynn: I thank the Cathaoirleach. First, I thank Family Carers Ireland for all of the work, not just today or yesterday, but for many years and the changes made on behalf of the people it works for which have happened over the past number of years. These have not been easy changes to provide value for carers within Irish society. What really struck me at the end of Ms Cox’s presentation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Eileen Flynn: It would be interesting to get Family Carers Ireland's views on the referendum, what it thinks the challenges may be and how we can campaign. Obviously, no referendum is easy but I think people tend to vote in the context of the right thing to do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2023)

Eileen Flynn: I have so many questions, even about children in care. People who are caring for them do not get the carer's allowance. I have many burning questions. I am overwhelmed even by what is in front of me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2023)

Eileen Flynn: It was around children in care. How come some are able to receive carer's allowance?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2023)

Eileen Flynn: If they were to go to their aunty or uncle for a few weeks, the aunty or uncle is not entitled to carer's allowance for the child. It is pure discrimination. It is not used personally but we should look at a better way. Does Mr. Hession have any suggestions for the committee on what we could do to make it better? Sorry, Chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Living with a Disability: Discussion (2 Feb 2023)

Eileen Flynn: I will come in very briefly. I did not table a question but I was listening to Ms Johnstone on the way in. I know the work that Family Carers Ireland has done for many years and the importance of caring for somebody at home, even somebody who is dying. From my experience, there are certain ways to become a carer. None of us plans to care for somebody with a disability or a sick person....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Living with a Disability: Discussion (2 Feb 2023)

Eileen Flynn: I find a lot of people in my community do not know their rights when it comes to carers' rights. In one sense it is like you are caring for your adult children. It is like you are being a mother but with extra layers of being a mother. Some people do not even know there is a payment. I know the Minister for Social Protection was in here before. The application forms are extremely tough to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jan 2023)

Eileen Flynn: ...-party support for places in summer programmes. I recommend that people consider the recommendations because they were influenced by mothers of people who are autistic, by autistic people and by carers. Why were Inclusion Ireland and Dr. Roddy not invited to be part of the conversation on the autism strategy? On independent living, we have a housing crisis and everything else that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Eileen Flynn: ...extent in our schools. Sharing the Vision states that the training is there for teachers. For example, if there is a young child in a wheelchair in a school, he or she has an SNA. The SNA is the carer and educator. They take on so many roles, as well as the teacher. It is important that we include our SNAs in the training. There are so many different levels of training that are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Eileen Flynn: ...course in 2010. I went on to work in a school in Ballyfermot for nearly two years and I know I am giving myself credit in saying this but it was great to work with that young person. I was not just a carer but was also an educator, that is, someone that young person could speak to. I became an SNA because when I was ten years of age I lost my mother and a few days after that I was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Standard of Living and Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (24 Mar 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I will start with a positive, in that I very much welcome the review of the carer's grant. That is very important, especially for young carers. I have noticed the language used in the room today has not been nice. We are referring to people with disability and disabled people as "them" an awful lot and using terms like "We are helping them.". I find that language inappropriate for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

Eileen Flynn: I would greatly appreciate that. Migrants Rights Centre Ireland is also carrying out some great work with carers who are migrants. It would be brilliant to learn more about what Mr. Conlon mentioned.

Seanad: Special Education Provision: Statements (8 Feb 2021)

Eileen Flynn: .... I know that as Minister of State with responsibility for special education and inclusion, Deputy Madigan is working with the likes as AsIAm, Down Syndrome Ireland, Inclusion Ireland and Family Carers Ireland, and I would like to acknowledge that. I am glad to hear that special schools are opening this week. Mainstream classes are also to open later this month. My colleague, Senator...