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Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I will speak from the other end of the southside.

Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Lynn Ruane: The Irish language is important to me, despite not having any Irish. It is so important I ensured my daughter could get access to a Gaelscoil and I hope in September of this year to take up my place in Maynooth to learn Irish. I am not very optimistic about my ability but I will definitely give it one final shot. Growing up I knew something was missing from what I gained in school. I felt...

Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I thought we were discussing the other amendments.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Lynn Ruane: Before I get into the areas of the Bill with which I am concerned I was listening carefully to Senator McDowell, because he has a great deal of experience in this area. I was listening with an open mind, hoping to be persuaded by his expertise to go in a opposite direction to the one I had chosen. However, when Senator McDowell listed the outstanding judges who have been appointed, I could...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Lynn Ruane: It is.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Lynn Ruane: It is.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Lynn Ruane: Senator Norris knows he would not be here if lay people were voting for him. That is all.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I am only in my first term. I will catch up.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I welcome the Bill to the Seanad and express my broad support for the equality and diversity principles that underpin it. The role that judges play in our democracy is important and their contribution is valuable. Therefore, who they are, how we select them and the criteria and system we use to do so is equally important. This Bill will substantially reform the system by which we appoint...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Lynn Ruane: This could even lead to the conduct of court proceedings without an ISL interpreter in the future which would be an incredible legacy for this legislation. I am also concerned that the Minister can ignore the recommendations of the commission and appoint another candidate entirely to the Judiciary. While I recognise this is due to the constitutional prerogative given to Government in...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jun 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I would like to add my voice to those of the two previous speakers. I would be happy to sign Fianna Fáil's motion on what is happening at the US-Mexican border, which is nothing short of evil when we see the pictures of those children being separated from their parents. I welcome last week's report that CURA, the Catholic Church's crisis pregnancy agency run by the bishops, has closed...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Access to Higher Education (30 May 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister of State for her time. I acknowledge that there is a crossover between the Commencement matter and the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. In 2015, lone-parent legislation impacted in a particularly harsh manner on a cohort of older lone parents, mainly women, who were placed outside the lone-parent provisions by the State and considered as simply...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Access to Higher Education (30 May 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister of State for her detailed response which comprehensively covers all the supports available. Maybe when the cross-departmental committee meets it might consider the visibility of some of those lone parents because once their children have turned either 14 or 18 they no longer fit into the bracket of lone parents. The data might not exist because their title in the system...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Barriers to Education Facing Vulnerable Groups: Discussion (29 May 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I would do but I have to second a Bill in the Seanad at some point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Barriers to Education Facing Vulnerable Groups: Discussion (29 May 2018)

Lynn Ruane: As soon as the debate on the National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017 concludes but I will only be gone for eight minutes. I will simply second the Bill and come straight back.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Barriers to Education Facing Vulnerable Groups: Discussion (29 May 2018)

Lynn Ruane: The Bill I have is being taken in the Seanad at the moment. I am going to have to leave after I pose my questions. Obviously, I will look back on the transcripts when we are writing the report. I apologise for the coming and going. I put forward this session but it is unfortunate that the legislation was put in today as well, and that will take me out for a few minutes. I apologise for...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I will be brief as I have to return to the education committee. I welcome the result of the referendum on Friday. When I cast my vote, I was definitely not expecting to see such a high turnout, nor was I expecting almost two thirds to vote "Yes". I campaigned throughout the day on Friday until 9 p.m., reminding people to vote on the way home from work. I definitely knew something was...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Removal of Sub-minimum Rates of Pay) Bill 2017: Second Stage (29 May 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I am proud and delighted to be seconding this important legislation today and to follow the lead of Senator Gavan, who has been such a strong supporter of labour rights in his time in the Seanad. I would like to express my strong support for the Bill and the equality principles that underlie it, and I hope to see it attract cross-party support here this evening. This is a short but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I will not repeat a lot of what has been said and will, instead, ask a few particular questions which have arisen for me. Mr. Moran mentioned not being seen as a voter base and being unable to organise quickly enough to protest or respond immediately when things happen. Last week, I was surprised to hear at Viviane Rath's session in UCD on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I will not repeat a lot of what has been said and will, instead, ask a few particular questions which have arisen for me. Mr. Moran mentioned not being seen as a voter base and being unable to organise quickly enough to protest or respond immediately when things happen. Last week, I was surprised to hear at Viviane Rath's session in UCD on...