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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 thank Dr. Ní Bhuinneáin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Options for Constitutional Change (18 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: The members have said their piece.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Options for Constitutional Change (18 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I suppose-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Options for Constitutional Change (18 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: Up until this point we were all following procedures that we laid down. The first one of those was that it would be 24 hours before we had any sort of motion, and that is why Deputy Jonathan O'Brien has put a proposal. The fact that we were in private or public session does not matter. What matters is that Senator Mullen is not taking on board what has been arranged and agreed every...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Options for Constitutional Change (18 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I echo what other people have said on the process before we came in today. I found it very fair and productive. When I tabled the motion on repealing the eighth amendment and the amendment on the modular process, I had not yet witnessed transformations before my eyes. I can see when people are honestly and actively engaging with information and witnesses. I am watching that journey and I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Options for Constitutional Change (18 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: There is no point in me going through each option because Deputy Daly has done that. The only point I want to make is that we should narrow down the options in order that when we come back to this, we are not going back over old ground which we all agree should not be discussed any more.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I have been reading news reports in the past few hours about the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, reneging on the commitment he inherited from the Tánaiste when she held his position in respect of funding a successor to the Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland study. This made me angry but also extremely sad. We have only begun to scratch the surface in respect of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Tackling Obesity and the Promotion of Healthy Eating in Schools: Discussion (24 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I must try to think to whom I will direct my questions, because many of them are general statements and I am probably going to vent more than anything so I apologise. Something in which I have had a personal interest for a long time is physical fitness and well-being in schools, particularly in disadvantaged schools. Dr. Murrin pointed out the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Tackling Obesity and the Promotion of Healthy Eating in Schools: Discussion (24 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: As a point of clarification, is that course examined as a leaving certificate subject?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Mental Health of Pregnant Women: Professor Veronica O'Keane (25 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank Professor O'Keane for her presentation. It is a very important topic that we do not talk much about. She made a comment about the women who are left behind and that got me thinking about the women who cannot travel or who cannot access abortion, who may be in the mental health system for whatever reason in terms of the severity of their condition. Without identifying women, in my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Mental Health of Pregnant Women: Professor Veronica O'Keane (25 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: The Chairman needs to do something about Deputy Mattie McGrath standing up and pointing his finger at the Chair. Deputy Mattie McGrath is so disrespectful. The Deputy is standing and shouting across at the Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Mental Health of Pregnant Women: Professor Veronica O'Keane (25 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: It is not on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Mental Health of Pregnant Women: Professor Veronica O'Keane (25 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: It is not on. Everybody is here trying to do their work and trying to engage with the witness, and it is absolutely unbelievable.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination Arising From Rape: Mr. Tom O'Malley, NUI Galway; Dublin Rape Crisis Centre; and Dr. Maeve Eogan, Rotunda Hospital (25 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I have three questions. My first question is to Ms Blackwell and Dr. Eogan. Mr. O'Malley outlined a number of potential options for how verification of pregnancies arising from rape could work such as self-declaration, formal criminal proceedings, a special form of expedited adjudication process, police reports, medical reports, or a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: Termination for Medical Reasons Ireland (25 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: With every word the witnesses said and every detail they disclosed here, I have to be honest, my heart was racing in my chest. I have not experienced what they have experienced. I can only thank them for taking what is nothing but trauma and transforming it into a fight for change. I cannot express my gratitude enough to them both and to those they represent. I have one question only....

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I wish to raise one issue relating to school. A parent of a senior infant child in Firhouse Educate Together contacted me. I do not usually raise things based in Tallaght. I usually try to steer away from that, but I believe it is important in this case. On budget day, it was announced that schools would look to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio. However, the situation in Firhouse at the...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I am raising the issues of sexism, abuse of power, misogyny and sexual harassment that have come to light in the last few weeks in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal. The discussion of these issues has obviously made its way to Ireland. I thank my friend, Grace Dyas, who was very brave in releasing a blog post two weeks ago about the ex-director of the Gate Theatre.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: It has broken the seal for other women to come forward and speak about abuse of power and sexual harassment and abuse in the workplace. We are going to see a lot more of it over the coming weeks and months. It will take varying amounts of time for women to feel comfortable. Some may have to talk to family and friends first, and tell them first about an experience they have had before they...

Seanad: Defence (Veterans Lapel Badge) Bill 2017: First Stage (8 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I second it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (8 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I think it is important to say that there is a very clear strategy in my eyes to undermine this process every step of the way. Pulling out of giving statements at this committee is part of that wider strategy to undermine the work that has been happening and to undermine the Chairman. Everyone was asked to submit recommended witnesses and if it was broken up proportionally, the people that...