Education: Statements
Seanad Éireann — 2020-07-28
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Eileen Flynn (IND), Nominated by the Taoiseach

The Minister is very welcome to the House. I thank her very much for taking the time to listen to our concerns. In making my comments I draw on my personal experience as a Traveller who faced multiple barriers in getting an education that I deserved and to which I had a right. From coping with racism in the schoolyard and the classroom to never believing that my culture was acceptable in the school system, I know what it feels like to be at the end of the pie.
I also know from first-hand experience what it is like to struggle through school with dyslexia-----

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Sitting date: 2020-07-28