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Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (21 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: Yes.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (21 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: Yes. Will the Minister of State examine what we are saying about the inclusion of the words "elected by" which are in line with what is contained in the Universities Act? It is clear that the definition included in the Bill is not in line with that contained in the Act which the Minister of State has referenced in the past couple of sessions in dealing with the Bill. The words "elected by"...

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (21 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 2:In page 9, line 35, to delete “or other student representative body”.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (21 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 3:In page 9, line 35, after “body” to insert “, elected by students and”.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (21 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (21 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (21 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: When Senator Higgins spoke she acknowledged the positive elements that Senator Coffey referred to. The problem is not that we are ignoring the positive aspects dealing with respect for diversity of values, beliefs and traditions in Irish society. We must understand the strength of the word "ethos", which refers to the culture that underpins something. If we looked up the meaning we would...

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (21 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: It can be changed on Final Stage.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (21 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: A drafting error can be changed on Final Stage.

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister for his time today. My amendments are in the same section. I tabled them because I have not been sold on the whole debate on the age of consent. The debate in the media and in these Houses has very much centred on the age we should set, whether it be 13 or 16 years. It is an important conversation that we should have but we are mixing up many things that are connected...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: Senator Norris asked about the disadvantages and practicalities. As a mother, I want to encourage an environment in which my daughter can be honest about her age online. There are predators and paedophiles pretending to be young girls in order to communicate with young girls. If parents do not give their consent to young girls, those girls have to lie to get online and they pose as 16 year...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: This might be relevant to Senator Norris's question about the practical implications of this.

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I have been working closely with the Children's Rights Alliance on the amendments.

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 9a:In page 22, after line 34, to insert the following:“(3) It shall not be lawful for a data controller to process the data of a child for commercial or marketing purposes, when the child is under the age of 16. (4) It shall not be lawful for a data controller to process data in relation to the parents, guardians or family members of a child, without the consent...

Seanad: 100 Years of Women's Suffrage in Ireland: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I echo the comments of Senator Kelleher regarding the Gate Theatre. It goes without saying that women’s suffrage was a defining moment in history for women and society as a whole. The hard-fought battle for the equal right to participate in our nation’s democracy should be celebrated, reflected on and used as a starting point for what should be a steady rate of progression....

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I also congratulate the students in Trinity. I went into the Dining Hall on the second day of the occupation and I felt very proud to see the majority of my campaign team who helped get me into that presidential office occupying the room. They were accompanied by the students from Fossil-Free TCD, and also Students Against Fees, which are campaigns which emerged during my presidency, so I...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister of State for his time this afternoon. I am delighted and proud to debate the Bill in the Seanad. I thank Senator Warfield for approaching me way back in July 2016 to co-sponsor the legislation. The right to vote is the most fundamental right a citizen in an active democracy wields. As legislators, it is our responsibility to support and encourage all of our citizens...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Lynn Ruane: Everyone else spoke to the amendments. Senator Murnane O'Connor spoke to the amendments.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Lynn Ruane: Why?

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Lynn Ruane: Speaking to the section, the Bill is not going to be supported by Fianna Fáil in one way or another. It is Fianna Fáil policy but I could have torn its amendments apart. It has had 12 months since we last dealt with this, when its members said they needed time to go through the Bill. I wonder what Fianna Fáil has been doing for the past 12 months so that its members cannot...