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Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jul 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I welcome the national drugs strategy and congratulate the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Catherine Byrne, and everyone involved. The strategy is really good and I welcome many parts and actions contained in it. I look forward to seeing some of those actions brought to life, which is the hardest part of any strategy. I acknowledge the fact that Senator Higgins and I...

Seanad: Mediation Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister for his time and congratulate him on his new appointment. I wish him every success. I will begin by welcoming the legislation and expressing my support to the State in trying to facilitate the resolution of disputes outside the court system wherever possible and appropriate. Such mechanisms are welcome in terms of reducing the burden on our court system but also...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I second Senator Ó Ríordáin's proposed amendment to the Order of Business. I join Senator Grace O'Sullivan in raising concern that the Minister, Deputy Naughten, has just given consent to a company called Providence Resources to drill for oil and gas off the south-west coast of Ireland where it expects to find 5 billion barrels of oil. I find it hard to believe that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Engagement with Ms Justice Mary Laffoy, Citizens' Assembly (20 Sep 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank Ms Justice Laffoy, her team and the citizens who have taken part in this very important work over the past few months. It is very much appreciated and I hope we can mirror the maturity and respect she spoke about in relation to the process so far. Many of my questions have been touched on by Deputies Coppinger and Clare Daly but I might hone in a little more on the uncertainty piece...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Engagement with Ms Justice Mary Laffoy, Citizens' Assembly (20 Sep 2017)

Lynn Ruane: Could Ms Justice Laffoy respond to the other question about why the assembly was not given the option of voting to insert an express positive right to abortion access or bodily autonomy?

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (27 Sep 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I am not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. Ms O'Toole's contribution was very useful. I hope my questions do not touch on some of what she spoke about. I did not have the submission beforehand, so I will try to reword them so that they are more appropriate. I am going to focus on constitutional certainty and on the merits of repeal versus replace, especially since I note that in her...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2017)

Lynn Ruane: The first issue I wish to raise relates to articles I have read in recent days on a French law to be enacted next month. It raises an important conversation point and I would like the Leader to bring in the Minister, Deputy Naughten, to discuss it. The law will stipulate that images of models who have been altered in any way to make them appear thinner in magazines and the media must come...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (4 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank both witnesses for their presentations today which I found very informative and useful. I join with my colleagues in commenting on some of the language that has been used here today. One comment in particular I found very offensive as a woman and as a mother; it was to make the assertion that a woman would practically arrive for her 20 week scan, find out the gender and say: "Ah no,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (4 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: It was about access to abortion up to 12 weeks without restriction.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (4 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I had some planned questions, but I am the most confused I have ever been in terms of trying to understand some of the comments from Professor Binchy. I am struggling to understand how the witness can ask this committee to get real about the inherent right to life that foetal life or the unborn child has but then say he does not think the right to travel should be taken out of the...

Seanad: Budget 2018: Statements (10 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister of State for his time. I will not be overly-cynical of the budget. There are some elements that I will speak positively about, but perhaps with caution in terms of how they will work in implementation. I will start by noting that I always struggle not to get upset around this time of year. Being a community worker and someone who has worked in addiction and with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: International Developments in the Provision of Health Care Services in the Area of Termination of Pregnancies: Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and World Health Organization (11 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank both of the witnesses for their presentations. Both presentations speak for themselves. They were thorough. I have two questions. One is for Dr. Aiken and the other for Dr. Ganatra to answer. In Dr. Aiken's presentation, she stated that 54% of women experience a contraceptive failure and sought abortion access as a result. We spoke a little here about the importance of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Health Care Issues Arising from the Citizens' Assembly Recommendations: Masters of the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street and the Rotunda Hospital (11 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the delegates for their presentations. My first question does not arise because I consider it to be in any way attached to the issues concerning women who do not want to continue their pregnancy. However, as it has been a recurring theme in recent weeks, I am interested in the delegates' views on it. We often hear that Ireland is one of the safest countries in the world in which to...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Admissions (12 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Cathaoirleach and Minister. I would like to raise the issue of what has become known as the "baptism barrier" and the religious-based discrimination currently practised in admissions policies in State-funded schools in this country. As Ireland continues to become a more secular and pluralist nation, it is vitally important that the State acknowledges and vindicates the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Admissions (12 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I welcome the Minister's response and thank him for it. Before the relevant legislation comes before the Seanad, it would make sense either to meet the Minister or be given some notice beforehand. I do not want to waste my time coming up with amendments, given that the legislation will be based on the advice of the Attorney General and on the consultation process. I would welcome an update...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Crisis Pregnancy and Primary Care: Irish College of General Practitioners (12 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank both of the witnesses for their presentations. I have two questions that touches on and builds on the kind of issues that have already been raised. I would like these matters to be teased out a little bit more. It has been acknowledged that rogue agencies exist. How can we move forward to set a standard for crisis pregnancy counselling? Rogue agencies have done a disservice to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Health, Including Physical Health, of Pregnant Women: Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Dr. Peter Boylan and Dr. Meabh Ní Bhuinneáin (18 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I learn more every week I attend a committee meeting. We think we have our positions when we come in here but we realise how much we do not know. I thank the witnesses for their expertise. Some of my questions have been touched on, in particular by Senator Gavan's last question. I am conscious we are coming up to the anniversary of Savita Halappanavar's death. It is easy for us, as we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Health, Including Physical Health, of Pregnant Women: Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Dr. Peter Boylan and Dr. Meabh Ní Bhuinneáin (18 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: Would using social status as an indicator be possible if we moved towards risk to health in general?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Health, Including Physical Health, of Pregnant Women: Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Dr. Peter Boylan and Dr. Meabh Ní Bhuinneáin (18 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: Yes.