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

Lynn Ruane: I vote. This is not about running for election.

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

Lynn Ruane: It is about voting.

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

Lynn Ruane: This is about voting.

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

Lynn Ruane: I will say it again. Fianna Fáil does not support 16 year olds voting in the 2019 local elections. If it did, it would support this Bill today. Having a referendum next year does not fulfil their manifesto promise for a vote in local elections in 2019. Holding a referendum next year does not fulfil the manifesto. By the time the referendum happens and legislation is enacted, the...

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

Lynn Ruane: Senator O'Connor should look at the timeline. We have actually spent the past 12 months looking at this issue, unlike Fianna Fáil, which needed 12 months to look at absolutely nothing.

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

Lynn Ruane: It is true. I never engage in party rivalry, but it is not fair to stand here and list off commitments for general elections. Being involved in politics is not about standing for election. That is for a very small minority of people in this country. I wish to counteract the patronising contribution that addressed young people a few minutes ago.

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

Lynn Ruane: I am not referring to Senator Murnane O'Connor. I said "a few minutes ago". Senator Murnane O'Connor will not give people the vote at 16, but people in this Chamber will interrupt all day, like children. They will not wait for their turn to speak.

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

Lynn Ruane: A few minutes ago, we heard Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell discourage people from getting involved in politics. That is such a negative message to send to young people. It comes from a position where politics does not affect one's life very much. However, if someone comes from a background like mine, where political decisions to which people do not have access literally shape the...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I second the amendment. I thank the Minister for his time and for his engagement to date, especially on the issue of child protection as it relates to this amendment. It was raised in the Committee Stage debate on the legislation and it is great to see Government amendments in the area that I welcome overall. I am happy to see Government amendments Nos. 12 and 13, which allow for codes of...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Lynn Ruane: Does it get to the point where those codes of conduct are never drawn up because the role of the commissioner is only to encourage rather than require? That almost gives an option for the codes of conduct not to be drawn up, not to get to the point where they could be a legal requirement.

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 10:In page 23, between lines 9 and 10, 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.”.

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 11:In page 23, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following:"(3) 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 of the person to whom the data pertains, save for age verification purposes, when the child is under the age of 16.".

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Health Services Provision (27 Mar 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister of State for his time today. I am raising the issue of health care for transgender people in Ireland and the widespread deficiencies that exist in terms of standards, access and trans-specific knowledge in the Irish health service. As the Minister of State will be aware, Ireland ratified the current version of the European Social Charter 18 years ago, and submits...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Health Services Provision (27 Mar 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I will make a number of quick points. Will the Minister of State agree to look at the fact that there are separate lists for hormone replacement therapy, HRT, with cisgender people being placed on one list and transgender people being placed on another, instead of everyone being one the one list? This is causing delays. The HSE is trying to state it does not...

Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (27 Mar 2018)

Lynn Ruane: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (27 Mar 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister, Deputy Harris, for being in the Seanad today and all of the ongoing work he is involved in, firstly as an advocate for change and also in the Department of Health in preparing for a post-eighth amendment health care service if the referendum is successful. He is very welcome, as are all his efforts in this area. I welcome the Bill and that Ireland will soon have a...