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Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (14 Feb 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I never thought I would spend St. Valentine's night listening to what Senator McDowell's fetishes may be. It has been a strange experience. I started out being hopeful about this Bill, although I disagree with section 4 because it deals with how much danger women are subjected to. I shall go into detail about this matter later. I support the rest of the Bill. I wish I had been a member...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (14 Feb 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I am raging that I have had to follow him in this debate. We listened to him talk about seasoned prostitutes but sympathise with the plight of a poor 18-year old lad. We know who the Senator supports on foot of his comments. His contribution did not assist the campaign by some advocacy groups for full decriminalisation. He did them a disservice.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (14 Feb 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I am quite disappointed with Senator McDowell. I agree with him that section 4 should have been dealt with in another Bill. In my previous career, I supported many people who were exploited through prostitution because they were addicts, homeless or lived in poverty. In the past few years I have become a very strong advocate for them. I want sex work to be criminalised in terms of the...

Seanad: Civil Law (Missing Persons) Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Feb 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister of State for being here. Again, I will not need the eight minutes allowed as I do not want to repeat what others have said. I thank Senator Colm Burke for approaching me to support this important legislation and for his tenacity in ensuring this issue is dealt with in Seanad Éireann. I welcome the work of the Law Reform Commission on the issue of how our legal...

Seanad: Recent Education Announcements: Statements (21 Feb 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I want to address a couple of areas and hopefully get some answers. One relates to the fact that over 6,000 children live in care, some for short periods while family difficulties, such as the illness of a lone parent, are resolved but many grow up in care. How are these children doing educationally? How many sit the leaving certificate or go on to further education? Why are there no data...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Positive Mental Health in Schools: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I apologise but I am under time pressure so would be grateful if someone could give me a nod when Senator Devine starts speaking in the Seanad Chamber, at which point I will have to run. I hope I do not leave too much out and I will catch up on the remainder of these proceedings later on. This is an area in which I have a keen interest...

Seanad: The Diaspora: Statements (23 Feb 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister of State for his time this afternoon. I welcome the chance to have the debate on the Irish diaspora in this House as I often think that it is an issue that can fall by the wayside in the day to day proceedings of our domestic politics. It is no secret that Ireland has had a long history of emigration reaching back to the 19th century and the time of the Great Irish...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Mar 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I wish to draw attention to a letter to The Irish Times regarding the Heritage Bill 2016. Given the day that is in it, the letter might make good reading for people. I acknowledge some of the fears expressed in the letter by stakeholders in the context of the destruction of hedgerows. Senators might take the opportunity today to go outside for a moment and meet the stakeholders to whom I...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I was not going to speak on the section but I felt compelled to do so. I admit that topics like heritage and hedgerows were very new to me a few months ago. My research on the topics took me right back to the 16th century because I got some documents sent to me about hedgerows. I have read a large amount of documentation on this matter, some of which is in front of me today. Having read...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Lynn Ruane: The historical reference was on the hedges. It stated that the planting of hedges and hedgerow timber had been advocated by improvers since the 16th century. The ordnance of the Government of Ireland in 1534 laid down the following sentence: "Every husbandman having a plough within the pale, shall set by the year twelve ashes in the ditches and closes of his farm." I believe heritage dates...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 1b:In page 4, line 3, after “property” to insert “to protect the interests of natural heritage”. This amendment relates to Waterways Ireland and the fact that it currently has no obligation to consider heritage factors - be they historical, natural or cultural - as part of its duties. Obviously, this is unacceptable and needs to be a matter...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Lynn Ruane: Yes, we will keep them all together.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I will come back in on the rest.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I apologise for misunderstanding the procedure when we started to consider these amendments. I would have covered the points originally.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Lynn Ruane: No worries. I would like speak about a number of amendments. I think the issues covered in many of the amendments boil down to amendment No. 1f. Given that the Heritage Bill is sponsored by the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, it is bizarre that it requires Waterways Ireland to engage "with the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources"...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Lynn Ruane: It is very hard to concentrate.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Chair. I was making a point about the canal and hedgerows. The long-eared owl and other birds of prey lost an established habitat when pipeworks were laid along the route of the outer ring road near the Grand Canal. We lost our long-eared owls when large sections of hedgerow were removed from the north and south banks of the Grand Canal. When we consider the amendments which...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I wish to make a few points. Even though I was not in the Chamber to hear the Minister's replies, I was listening to them in the ante-room. She considers that amendment No. 1e is unnecessary because what it proposes is already protected by our obligations in regard to the EU, but I do not believe it is unnecessary. Any amendment that strengthens the measures that are already in place by...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 1e:In page 4, line 11, after “aforesaid” to insert the following:“, with appropriate exception and allowance made for areas subject to protection or proposed protection for natural heritage or used by species listed in Annex IV or V or Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora”.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 1h:In page 4, line 29, after “canals” to insert the following: “subject to agreed criteria for safety standards aboard a vessel and adjudicated upon by a suitably qualified person”. In the course of my speech, I will refer to a number of the amendments that relate to Irish Waterways, canals and the communities at their heart. I believe the...