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Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I am thinking of public interest underpinning the decisions on where police are deployed or not deployed. I think that makes sense. When we look at the prosecutorial powers of members of the Garda, I question whether it is in the public interest to keep guards in courts. Is there another part of the legislation where decisions are made that are not in the public interest? I am not sure if...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 33: In page 51, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following:“(c) the person has engaged in conduct that brings discredit on An Garda Síochána or that may prejudice the proper performance of its functions, or”.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 34: In page 51, line 20, after “Síochána” to insert “or public safety”.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 35: In page 54, line 9, after “Síochána” to insert “or public safety generally”. Section 51 provides for the removal of members below the rank of chief superintendent for reasons of public confidence. As drafted, members could be removed from office where public confidence is undermined by their continued membership. As with...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I probably sound like a broken record but we often do not think about public safety in terms of occasions when gardaí are overly aggressive or abuse stop and search powers. The use of stop and search powers is for other legislation at another time, however. Sometimes public safety can be threatened in particular communities because some gardaí do not necessarily work towards...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 36: In page 54, line 10, after “confidence” to insert “or public safety generally”.

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I move recommendation No. 1: In page 65, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: “Report on private pension tax relief 39.The Minister shall, within 12 months of the passing of this Act, lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas on private pension tax relief which shall include an assessment on both the gender and distributional impact and an assessment of the...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: This recommendation relates to the report on private pension tax relief. It states, "The Minister shall, within 12 months of the passing of this Act, lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas on private pension tax relief which shall include an assessment on both the gender and distributional impact and an assessment of the potential impacts or benefits of a shift from a marginal...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 6: In page 11, after line 34, to insert the following: “Report on Universal Basic Income for care-leavers 21.The Minister shall, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas and the Joint Committee on Social Protection a report on options for introducing a Universal Basic Income scheme for...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I raised this issue in the committee. It would be on the Minister's radar. I thought there might be some crossover or intersection where a person is 18 and leaving care. Some people, when they leave care at 18, might not necessarily avail of one of the aftercare housing schemes and so on. Some may not come under the umbrella of what falls under the Minister's Department. I may be wrong...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 7: In page 11, after line 34, to insert the following: “Report on income adequacy of lone parent families 21.The Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas and the Joint Committee on Social Protection a report on the income inadequacy of lone parent households, including an analysis of...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I was not aware that amendment No. 7 was in the earlier grouping and had already been discussed with amendment No. 1.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Okay, I will press the amendment.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I was going to come in on amendment No. 15.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Amendment No. 15 seeks a report on the restoration of the right to retire at 65. This right is fundamental to our social contract. For several years now, we have been bombarded by messaging around how unaffordable our current pension system is. We are being steadily primed by conservative voices to accept the degradation of something so fundamental to our comfort and dignity as humans,...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 13: “Report on extending eligibility for long-term carer’s qualifying contributions 46. (1) The Minister shall, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas and the Joint Committee on Social Protection a report on options for extending eligibility for long-term carer’s qualifying contributions to...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 14: In page 25, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: “Report on expanding recognition of long-term carer’s qualifying contributions 46.The Minister shall, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas and the Joint Committee on Social Protection a report on options for expanding recognition...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 15: In page 30, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: “Report on restoring right of persons aged 65 years to retire on State pension (contributory) 48.The Minister shall, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas and the Joint Committee on Social Protection a report on options for restoring the...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 16: In page 30, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: “Report on equality impacts of deferred pensionable age 48.(1) The Minister shall, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas and the Joint Committee on Social Protection a report on the distributional and equality impacts of the deferred...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I understand the voluntary nature of the proposal and that every scenario cannot be legislated for but I am thinking of households comprising a widow or a man on his own, where the only payment coming in is that person's pension and there is no pooling. In that scenario, the man may not have had the type of job where he could pay into a pension. He may have worked a very working-class job...