Eileen Flynn (Independent) | Oireachtas source

-----where I am sitting. Yes, let us have the conversations, but they cannot be racist conversations. My child, who is here beside me, cannot help that she is a full member of the Traveller community and a full member of the settled community. She was born into this world. We cannot help it if we are working-class people, if we are black people or if we are Traveller people. We did not ask to be brought into these communities, but we are trying to make the most of it. The last thing we need is public representatives making our lives any more difficult. I bring that to the attention of this House today. I would like to thank my colleagues in the House who, when they see racism, they address it or support me in addressing it.