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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: 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: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Statements (1 Feb 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. This is an important conversation but it feels like it is just a conversation. I do not feel urgency in the room. It all feels a bit nice. We are talking about the lives of people and children. I do not know if the Minister of State has experience of communities with a high concentration of young people with severe mental health issues who...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 35: In page 52, line 13, after “recognition” to insert “but excluding through the use of facial recognition technology”. The amendments in this grouping seek to insert safeguards around the use of facial recognition technology, FRT, in the definition of CCTV. Specifically, amendment No. 35 defines the use of CCTV as excluding the use of...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I am willing to hold off on pushing the amendment at this time and I will engage with the Minister between now and Report Stage in respect of, in particular, amendment No. 46.

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Lynn Ruane: In the same vein as what I said during our discussion of the previous amendments, I have concerns about the Government amendments as they seek to broaden the technology that will potentially be used for surveillance. Again, without any appropriate safeguards attached in this legislation, they amend all mention of cameras to "cameras and other data-gathering devices". This, once again,...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I have two points to understand. Many places around the world where we have seen more and more use of AI and facial recognition, have all set out in the beginning with the intention that these were not for surveillance. Then the mission creep begins where something that was there to protect society becomes something that is then used for surveillance because of the access to the data. As...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Lynn Ruane: There is obviously an issue when you are being overly prescriptive in naming every single device but there must be another way to frame the amendment so it is not so open-ended and referring to "any device". Maybe there is an amendment that is not these, but which references devices that are related to the Road Traffic Act. It could specify the only devices that can be used are ones related...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Lynn Ruane: They would be illegal.

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 37: In page 53, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: “(ba) undertake works to make improvements to the public realm in the vicinity of a road, in the interests of quality, accessibility and amenity,”

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 40: In page 54, to delete lines 10 and 11. Amendment No. 40 seeks to delete a particular circumstance where An Bord Pleanála could approve works that materially contravene development or local area plans where the works are of "strategic, regional or national importance". We have observed significant restrictions on the authority and power of local government in...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I will withdraw the amendment on the understanding that I may bring it forward again on Report Stage.

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 42: In page 54, to delete lines 23 to 26.

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 46: In page 55, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: "(2A) Cameras operated by or on behalf of a road authority under this section shall not be equipped with facial recognition technology, and no data obtained using such cameras shall be processed by the road authority using facial recognition technology, or be passed to third parties for processing with...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 53: In page 55, line 36, to delete "may" and substitute "shall". These amendments propose a change in language to use "shall" instead of "may". We are seeking to strengthen safeguards around the use of facial recognition technology in the definition of CCTV. The amendments strengthen the provisions around how the Minister regulates the use of cameras and data from...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I appreciate the Minister's proposal. I will withdraw the amendment, with the right to resubmit it on Report Stage.

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 57: In page 56, line 28, to delete “may” and substitute “shall”. I propose to withdraw the amendment at this point.