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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Business of Joint Committee (31 Jan 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I nominate Senator Barry Ward.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Chair and everyone else for their presentations today. I will have to leave after this engagement as I am also on the Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. There is a clash, I must to go next door, so my apologies in advance. I have read all the submissions. I have two by two, that is four questions. I will ask all of the questions first and...

Seanad: Emergency Department Waiting Times and Hospital Admissions: Statements (26 Jan 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I welcome the Minister to the Chamber. I will start with a quotation: “It turns out, however, that the cost [of austerity] could be large – much larger than the benefit." That statement is not from a left-wing politician but from a report by International Monetary Fund, IMF, economists in the last few months. We have seen our health service spiral into what feels like an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022: Discussion (24 Jan 2023)

Lynn Ruane: It is hard to know where to start. There are more than 400 pages in the heads of the Bill, and we are probably focusing on only parts of them. There are definitely threads across all of the submissions that I read, and certain aspects are coming up. Obviously, I worked in addiction for a long time, so my public health hat is always there. However, I often feel as if people's health is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022: Discussion (24 Jan 2023)

Lynn Ruane: It usually turns on itself. What I said before might not be on the record now, which is grand. Well done, lads. Well done. In all seriousness, there are a few conversations around public order and public health, which are then squashed into this idea that if there are more venues and people are out longer, that somehow is counterintuitive to ensuring that there are fewer public order...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022: Discussion (24 Jan 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Could Mr. O'Keeffe answer the question on the wine licence and why the period should be eight years? I cannot remember who wrote eight years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022: Discussion (24 Jan 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I will try to be quick. I just have so many thoughts. The first is that seeking to define what constitutes culture is such a shady area to try to get into. Either Mr. Kitt or Mr. Sharpe spoke about the lack of diversity. In Temple Bar, our new communities, our migrant communities, our different populations, are not being served. The traditional Irish pub setting is not necessarily for a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022: Discussion (24 Jan 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Really, what Mr. O'Keeffe is saying is that if there are different categories of licence, there still should be the standard-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022: Discussion (24 Jan 2023)

Lynn Ruane: That should be covered for in other types of legislation as well in terms of service provision of-----

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (16 Dec 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Thank you, a Chathaoirligh Gníomhaigh. It is lovely to see you here. I definitely miss you in the Chamber. I was doing a podcast during the week and we did a sketch where Mario Rosenstock was doing your voice and it was quite interesting. I felt like I was back with you for half an hour. I had to come in because I kind of feel like I was held hostage against my will. We are here to...

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (16 Dec 2022)

Lynn Ruane: That is the business of the day, so I am not going to go on a tangent, other than to say we should have focused on the two candidates before us.

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (16 Dec 2022)

Lynn Ruane: They are two fine candidates. Private life does matter because without our private lives, we would not have the principles, convictions and visions we have. Many of our personal lives, the lives we have lived, the people we have loved and the people we share a life with are what drive us forward in this House and help us be good legislators. Therefore, to congratulate somebody and their...

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (16 Dec 2022)

Lynn Ruane: She nearly had a heart attack.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Dec 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I am not sure if I will speak on the Order of Business again this week, so I thank the staff and everyone in the Oireachtas for their work all year and their help and support. I draw the Cathaoirleach's attention to how we can often take positions as being set. Over the past two and a half years, the Cathaoirleach has shown what it is like to be active in a role, to do other things and to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Dec 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I know I usually organise soccer matches, but this week, there will be a GAA match. I thank politicians for their participation all year when I have reached out to them to do community events with me, whether in the prison or in the community. It helps to break down barriers. Sometimes, we think of other groups without really knowing about them because we have never really spent any time...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Supports for Parents of Children in Foster Care: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Lynn Ruane: No, as I could be here all day, I am going to just say no.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Supports for Parents of Children in Foster Care: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I thank everyone for their presentations. I am glad we are having this conversation because the voice of parents has been absent up to now. Even in terms of kin placements with foster carers, their voice is absent. Kin placements are a very different experience. I have experience of this, both personally and professionally, and I know how difficult it can be. I wish to raise a number...