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Seanad: Health (Scoliosis Treatment Services) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2025)

Lynn Ruane: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Health (Scoliosis Treatment Services) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2025)

Lynn Ruane: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Apr 2025)

Lynn Ruane: I want to speak about the weekend and the policing of the protest outside this building, which was really a vigil. Mother's Day is a celebration for some but for others it is quite a complex day, such as the women and children of Gaza. I refer to the fact that the world would show solidarity with them, that women would give up their day to come and spend time outside Leinster House and show...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport (Arms Embargo) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Apr 2025)

Lynn Ruane: When thinking about why people make decisions on exemptions, even though they may not hold a particular moral position on a situation, and about the actions in relation to discretion or whether we should inspect planes when passing through Ireland, I was quite struck by the Taoiseach’s comments in the Dáil yesterday. In light of the arms embargo Bill and related Bills, those...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport (Arms Embargo) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Apr 2025)

Lynn Ruane: The Senator can bring forward amendments on Report Stage.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport (Arms Embargo) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Apr 2025)

Lynn Ruane: On a point of order, we are discussing section 2 of the Bill.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport (Arms Embargo) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Apr 2025)

Lynn Ruane: We need to also point out that the Senator had the opportunity to table amendments for today. This is Committee Stage. He had a week, so he should not be disingenuous by standing up now and trying to frustrate this process. He had the chance to table Committee Stage amendments for today and he did not do so.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport (Arms Embargo) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Apr 2025)

Lynn Ruane: He is frustrating the process and it is clear for us all to see.

Seanad: Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Bill 2024: Second Stage (30 Apr 2025)

Lynn Ruane: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Bill 2024: Second Stage (30 Apr 2025)

Lynn Ruane: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cancer Services (7 May 2025)

Lynn Ruane: Unfortunately, I have to let the Minister of State go to vote in the Dáil.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cancer Services (7 May 2025)

Lynn Ruane: I ask the Minister of State to briefly respond to Senator Cosgrove and then we will move on.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 May 2025)

Lynn Ruane: I hope that in the coming weeks we can arrange statements on the recent publication of the review of the operation of section 7A of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993. I was in the minority in this Chamber in 2017. Only a couple of us at that time spoke against the introduction of section 7A. It was promised at the time that there would be a review of the Act by 2020. Five years...

Seanad: Appointment of Members to the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission: Motion (13 May 2025)

Lynn Ruane: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Parole (Special Advocates) Bill 2024: Second Stage (13 May 2025)

Lynn Ruane: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I will share time with my seconder, Senator Eileen Flynn. I will not be using all the time anyway.

Seanad: Parole (Special Advocates) Bill 2024: Second Stage (13 May 2025)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach and welcome the Minister. I know this Bill came to the Minister's attention within the past week with respect to having time with the legislation but I think it is extremely straightforward. It is a simple, short Bill. I will give it some context in terms of where it comes from and what it is trying to achieve. First, for anyone who is unaware of the...

Seanad: Parole (Special Advocates) Bill 2024: Second Stage (13 May 2025)

Lynn Ruane: I thank everyone for their contributions. They will be helpful in teasing out what questions may come up for people. I am always grateful for the further exploration of a topic as it is coming up. I will try to answer some of them. Some of them I cannot answer just now. I considered approaching the Parole Board on this but I was also cautious around including the board in legislation...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Broadcasting Sector (22 May 2025)

Lynn Ruane: Where a person feels that materials published by television and radio broadcasters, newspapers, online platforms, and video-on-demand or streaming services contravene codes of practice in Ireland, for example, where concerns regarding the impartiality of news and current affairs coverage exist or where material is circulated that might cause harm or offence, a statutory complaint can be made...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Broadcasting Sector (22 May 2025)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister of State. While the commission has remit over certain areas, currently, RTÉ online is not subject to any of that regulation. It is my understanding, but perhaps the Minister of State could clarify, that the Government is proposing reforms to the Act to make sure RTÉ online is captured. It is my understanding from my work on the Online Safety and Media...