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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Developing a Legal Framework for Assisted Dying: Discussion (11 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: No, I am not criticising that. I just struggle to see, in that there seems to be a thread of difference. With the removal of treatment we are saying that is somehow passive, but that the giving of morphine at particular rates and measurements is actually an active thing. For me, it is more just what is either palpable for us to accept as "I am just relieving pain", rather than "This person...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Developing a Legal Framework for Assisted Dying: Discussion (11 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: The right dose of morphine will put ease in your life.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Developing a Legal Framework for Assisted Dying: Discussion (11 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Would Professor Jones not say that some doctors suggest morphine and know that it will hasten end of life? I have been in those conversations, so I am very much aware of what happens in a room. We could have extended my father's life for three weeks had we brought him to hospital but we very much were assured that if we gave him this pain relief, and we just gave him the morphine, it would...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (5 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 1: In page 3, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following: “ “Act of 2022” means the Electoral Reform Act 2022;”. Amendment No. 1 is a technical amendment which defines references to the Act of 2022 as meaning the Electoral Reform Act 2022, which we propose to reference within amendments Nos. 11 to 13, inclusive, in the proposed...

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: On a point of order, we are speaking to amendments. We have only an hour and we have many amendments to get through in that time. This is Committee Stage and not Second Stage.

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: These first amendments are not about expanding the register. A lot of time was spent talking about this aspect. We put a lot of work into scrutinising legislation and proposing amendments, trusting it reflects what we are about to do. It feels like there is a desire here, though, to say things on the record concerning what is being done on reform and what has happened already in this...

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: That gives me much more comfort. There was far more detail there regarding the process that are needed. I am happy to withdraw the amendment and resubmit it on Report Stage. I would not have been able to do so if the Bill had gone through the Houses sooner. I did not graduate from Trinity until 18 months after I became a Senator, so I would not be here to debate the legislation had such...

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 3: In page 3, lines 18 and 19, to delete “as determined by the Minister” and substitute “as provided for by law”. Amendment No. 2 is a technical amendment to insert ""Act of 1947" means the Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Act 1947;" into the definitions section. I will come to my amendments in this grouping in due course. If we are...

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I am not sure whether the other elements of the Bill will come up in discussion of the amendments. If they will they can come up then, but if not-----

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: To respond to what the Minister said, I feel much more comfortable about how the legislation will be in relation to this constituency. I am happy to withdraw this amendment at this point. It would be beneficial to hear what the other concerns are because they will inform later amendments.

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: In drafting its legislation, I urge the Government to engage with those of us in the Civil Engagement Group, CEG, who have been championing this issue since we were elected in 2016. Doing some of the heavy lifting and ensuring that legislation addresses all concerns before it even hits the Chamber is always welcome. I accept the Minister’s comments. We look forward to engaging and...

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I will withdraw the amendment but reserve the right to resubmit it.

Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Committee Work Programme (4 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: The Minister of State is very welcome. The work the committee is collectively undertaking is very important as part of the wider function of these Houses. I note the Minister of State stated "strong advice was received that the new process should not in any way hinder the completion of regulations to transpose these directives, as failure to do so on time can inevitably lead to the opening...

Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Committee Work Programme (4 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I am not finished. We received a revised speech. I have two versions of the speech. I am sorry if that is news to the Minister of State.

Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Committee Work Programme (4 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: We have two.

Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Committee Work Programme (4 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I accept the Minister of State was unaware of that. In preparation, I had one speech but I received an updated speech in the past hours. We can move on-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Legal Protections and Sanctions: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I thank all of the witnesses for their contributions. In this first round I will probably speak mainly to Professor Huxtable. I read the paper he wrote, Splitting the Difference? Principled Compromise and Assisted Dying. It is matched by his submission, which states that arguments against assisted dying tend to rest on a number of claims. The claim among these that I will focus on is that...