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Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 48: In page 22, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following: “(e) electronic devices constructed with relative obsolescence built in;”.

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 51: In page 22, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following: “(3) In making regulations under this section, the Minister shall have regard to the methods of disposal of single-use items outside the State and the effects upon local communities where waste arising from the disposal of such items is processed or delivered to.”.

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 53: In page 22, after line 37, to insert the following: “(8) In this section— “absolute obsolescence” refers to a product or item which is constructed with a`planned finite lifespan so it will not function mechanically after a certain period of time; “relative obsolescence” refers to a product or item which is constructed...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Amendment No. 46 seeks to add types of items that the Minister may, by regulation, prohibit the supply of in the State. I refer to a matter that was not mentioned in the previous section, that is, a ban on virgin plastics. I want to get that on the record for the next session. Amendment No. 46 seeks to give the Minister the power to ban the supply of electronic items with absolute...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I thought the Acting Chairperson was asking me to report progress. Amendment No. 53 seeks to add a definition to clarify my amendments.

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: According to the European Environmental Agency, absolute obsolescence happens when a product no longer functions for objective reasons because of a mechanical failure or incompatibility of software.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I am in agreement with Senator Kyne that there is a significant amount of amendments that could, in fact, form legislation in and of themselves. Many of the amendments have been submitted without any real consultation or scrutiny. I suppose there is a concern in that regard. It is not the Minister of State's fault but we have only received the groupings of these amendments in the last 15...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Acting Chairperson. Amendment No. 1 states, "The Commission may, by order, prescribe such period as it considers appropriate to be an election campaign ...". The question needs to be asked as to whether there should be a statutory period prescribed in law for the length of time which will constitute an electoral period. In addition, how will this impact on the ability of third...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister of State. With regard to the consultation, he stated the intention in respect of the amendments and so on was published in March but the information we received is that, by all accounts, there was no consultation. What form did that consultation take? Was the material just published? What actual engagement took place in terms of consultation? I refer to two points I...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: There was no engagement in respect of amendment No. 4. Amendment No. 1-----

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Sorry, amendment No. 7. One of them. My apologies for interrupting. In the context of amendment No. 1, I do not think that came from pre-legislative scrutiny. I may be corrected on that.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Yes.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Yes.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: How does the amendment affect people or third parties that run political advertisements that are not related to the electoral period?

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Yes. I have interpreted amendment No. 1 to mean that it bans political advertising during an election period and has an impact on political advertisements.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Yes.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Votáil.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 2: In page 17, line 7, to delete "2" and substitute "3". Amendment No. 2 is a consequential amendment to amendment No. 5, which seeks to clarify that with the addition of the Clerk of Seanad Éireann to the electoral commission, there would be three ex officiomembers of the commission. Amendment No. 4 seeks to clarify that the chairperson of the electoral...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I am coming back in because I have just realised that in my ordering of my amendments, I missed amendments Nos. 3 and 8, which are part of this grouping. Amendment No. 3 reads: In page 17, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: "(2) Of the ordinary members of the Commission, not less than 2 shall be women, and in circumstances where there are 6 whole ordinary members, not less...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I refer to amendment No. 4 and the interpretation and understanding of the Chief Justice's role. As far as I understand it, we have written the amendment to ensure that the Chief Justice cannot serve as the chairperson of the commission. I will recap briefly on this. I can see from the way the section is worded, that it is clearly not the...