Results 3,301-3,320 of 3,697 for speaker:Lynn Ruane

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 38:In page 69, lines 14 and 15, to delete “such number of students of the college, as it considers appropriate,” and substitute “at least 2 but not more than 4 students of the college”.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Inequality and Disadvantage: Discussion (6 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I will apologise to everyone, as I am unwell. If a fit of coughing starts, just ignore me. I thank the witnesses for their presentations. This is a topic close to my heart. I will start with a criticism, though. With all due respect and while I am sorry to shoot the messenger, the contribution from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, a body that represents some of the most...

Seanad: Statement by the Taoiseach (1 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Taoiseach for his time today and he is welcome to the Chamber. I will be sticking to the theme of the republic of opportunity. The privileges and oppressions that we are born into are mostly out of our control. They are the fate of birth, however, the reinforcing of them by society is somewhat in our control. They must be challenged by us all and by the Taoiseach, the Head of...

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jan 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I should not require the whole amount of time. If I skip half the niceties and it is acceptable, perhaps Senator Ó Ríordáin can take some of the time.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jan 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I welcome the Bill and agree with all of the positives everyone set out. I will skip on to the importance of the student voice within the technological universities. Through my experience sitting on the board of governance and the finance board of Trinity College Dublin, and through our student representatives on the academic council, I know how important that representative role is, as...

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jan 2018)

Lynn Ruane: Really?

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jan 2018)

Lynn Ruane: That is no problem. My colleagues will pick up on it tomorrow. I thank the Minister of State for her work and her engagement so far with us on this issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I was not paying much attention yesterday to what the Taoiseach said about accessing mortgages until I went home and opened my Facebook page where I saw the timeline of people from my community talking about how unachievable that is for them. Not only is one of the three options that the Taoiseach offered, moving home to live with parents, travelling abroad to raise the money or getting...

Seanad: Mandatory Reporting: Statements (25 Jan 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister. Like everybody else, I welcome mandatory reporting. I cannot be strong enough in saying that. I read the national guidelines on child protection and welfare practice. I read through as much of the handbook as I could because of a particular aspect of mandatory reporting that has arisen frequently in the past year in regard to adults. My history of working with...

Seanad: Reception Conditions Directive: Motion (23 Jan 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I was not going to speak but I have become confused as the debate has gone on.

Seanad: Reception Conditions Directive: Motion (23 Jan 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I was not going to speak. I simply need to clarify some points.

Seanad: Reception Conditions Directive: Motion (23 Jan 2018)

Lynn Ruane: That is easily done, a Leas-Chathaoirligh. I am only joking. I call on the Minister to clarify something. I agree with what everyone in the Chamber has said in respect of how restrictive the measure is. Is the purpose of the motion not to sign up to the EU directive in order that we will strengthen the rights of the vulnerable people and the people in direct provision who we are talking...

Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister of State for being here. It is quite hard to capture in words how proud I am to have been part of this committee. I owe that very much to my colleagues in the Civil Engagement group who stepped aside and did not contest our place on it and allowed me to have a voice in that room. I was not even born in 1983 so I definitely felt that I was the one in the group who had...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (14 Dec 2017)

Lynn Ruane: On behalf of members of the joint committee, I thank the Chairman. At one stage she spoke about me not being appointed as Chairman of this committee. It is probably good that I was not appointed because I would not have been able to show the patience, calmness, strength and bravery shown by her in the face of considerable criticism and many attacks in difficult discussions and...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I wish to signal my opposition to the use of a guillotine on the Social Welfare Bill and Public Service Pay and Pensions Bill today. There is only one amendment on the Social Welfare Bill, so we should be able to move quickly on to the second Bill, on which there are seven amendments. I have tabled one or two amendments, which are down the list. We should not guillotine these sessions, as...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2017)

Lynn Ruane: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2017)

Lynn Ruane: Yes.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (14 Dec 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 1:In page 14, after line 18, to insert the following: “Report in respect of National Maintenance Body 20. (1) The Minister for Employment and Social Protection shall, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay a report before the Houses of the Oireachtas on options to establish a State body which would perform the following functions:(a)...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (14 Dec 2017)

Lynn Ruane: This amendment seeks a report on the investigation of child maintenance. We have had positive conversations with the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection about that. I came away from the meeting with the Minister feeling encouraged that she not only understands the issue but wants to take charge and consider how we can improve the system for mothers. I thank her for taking...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (14 Dec 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I welcome all of the Minister's comments. I had anticipated that I would be crossing over sectors and probably crossing over into another completely, given that I believe maintenance should possibly be taken from the man through his tax payments. I understand that would be a move into a very different area. I would be delighted to be part of the committee. I will continue to pursue the...