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- Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)
Lynn Ruane: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2022)
Lynn Ruane: I second both amendments from the Independent Group with regard to the guillotines. This is what the Minister, Deputy Harris, said about the Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: I am here to engage in good faith. It will take the time that it takes, and we will work our way through it. I would not be so rude, as a Member of the Lower House, to try to tell the Upper House how to do its...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2022)
Lynn Ruane: We will join with the other groups with regard to the amendments seeking to remove the guillotines. I am disappointed that Senator Mullen has left the room. As a Member of-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2022)
Lynn Ruane: I say it in order for him to listen to my contribution, rather than to out him for having left the Chamber.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2022)
Lynn Ruane: With power comes great responsibility. We all have very privileged positions. We talk about free speech and our responsibility, but for some reason we are talking about the mistreatment of individuals with power, privilege, voice and space on a committee, instead of talking about witnesses who had to leave committee rooms in tears. Who protects them? Where does the Oireachtas protect them...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2022)
Lynn Ruane: On a point of order, there were no difficulties about how the committee business was done. Some of the narrative is not an accurate representation of events. All voices were heard at the committee.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2022)
Lynn Ruane: I dispute the comparison with the repeal committee. The situation was the same at the surrogacy committee.
- Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Lynn Ruane: I do. I welcome the Minister of State back to the Chamber. I had spoken to the majority of the amendments when we finished last week on this section. I had not elaborated on amendment No. 62 so I will now speak briefly to that. Amendment No. 62 seeks to include the provision that a registration authority may enter the name of a person on the pending elector list for the register of...
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Lynn Ruane: It is not appropriate to speak in the Chamber about people who are not here. It is not okay.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Lynn Ruane: As it was brought up in reference to the Employment Equality (Amendment) (Non-Disclosure Agreements) Bill, which has been very well-supported by the Minister and by the Government and will be so again this evening, I wish to point out one slight difference in that the NDA Bill is legislation that will apply to all citizens, and I know that is an intersection with policy, whereas the reference...
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Lynn Ruane: Put them into legislation with names.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Lynn Ruane: Senator Higgins covered a lot of the amendments but I will pick up on the last point. The difference between equity and equality is a crucial conversation. Equality of opportunity means, for example, everybody has the right to apply to Trinity College Dublin. The equality of opportunity exists for everyone, but obviously that is not true. Equity is a much more targeted, aggressive...
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Lynn Ruane: Can we amend the Order of Business to add the time at the end?
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Lynn Ruane: I will speak to amendments Nos. 6 and 7 from my experience of being involved with student unions. What concerns me most about the idea that a student union would be recognised by the governing authority or the Minister is that the power imbalance that inadvertently creates can impact on the type of activism or issues that a given student union may take up if it is at complete odds with a...
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Lynn Ruane: Can we move for an extension to pick up the time?
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Lynn Ruane: The Minister has said-----
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Lynn Ruane: Thank you.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Lynn Ruane: We said we would extend-----
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Lynn Ruane: No, she is not.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Lynn Ruane: Not agreed.