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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of a Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Lynn Ruane: My final question relates to the submission that refers to the problematic restrictions stated in the Bill that prevent investigations, including a scenario in which a burial site contains one or more dwellings. Could Mr. O'Brien comment on that part of the submission? How likely is it that this restriction could hinder access to justice? I was referring to head 6.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Data Protection Regulation: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I will expand on two comments that have been made. My first question is for Mr. Schrems and my remaining questions are for Dr. Logue. Is the rationale for the call for three data protection commissioners connected to a conflict that may exist in having just one DPC or are there other specific governance and procedural improvements that would stem from having three DPCs? My questions for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Data Protection Regulation: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Lynn Ruane: Does Dr. Logue believe that we need two distinct public bodies and, if so, how would that work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Data Protection Regulation: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I have many questions but not much time. Many people have talked about what needs to change and happen around the funding issue. The DPC was allocated €19.1 million in the budget when the commission was looking for much more than that. Given the importance of the office, I find it unacceptable that the allocated funding was approximately half the amount requested. What shortfalls...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 May 2021)

Lynn Ruane: Today, I will raise a local issue, something I tend not to do. It is so local that it involves my community in Killinarden. The reason I raise it today is that we have had little progress in trying to deal directly with the Department of Social Protection on the issue, which is the hot school meals programme. Killinarden is one of the largest, if not the largest, housing estates in...

Seanad: Education (Leaving Certificate Examinations) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 May 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister for being present and for bringing the Bill through the House. It is strange the level of emotion that the leaving certificate evokes in me. I will try to control the anger and rage. One might think it is just an exam or it is a way for us to progress people through the education system, but it is really a huge bugbear for me in terms of how we measure the capabilities...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 May 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business to remove the guillotine on the Education (Leaving Certificate 2021) (Accredited Grades) Bill. There are only five amendments and mine is the last. Since the number of amendments is very small, a guillotine is not needed.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 May 2021)

Lynn Ruane: Is the debate going to adjourn?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 May 2021)

Lynn Ruane: Yes. I am seeking to adjourn or finish the debate but that is up to the House.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 May 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Frankie Feighan, for his engagement yesterday. I am the Chair of the Oireachtas cross-party group on drug policy reform, which I set up during my previous Seanad term after spending some time in Westminster looking at its very active and effective cross-party group on drug policy reform. We met with the Minister of State and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 May 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I am pressing the amendment.

Seanad: Education (Leaving Certificate 2021) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 May 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 10: In page 13, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following: “Legislative review 10. (1) The Minister shall, not later than six months after the Leaving Certificate 2021 takes place, carry out a review of the operation of this Act. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Minister shall consider— (a) the introduction of a...

Seanad: Education (Leaving Certificate 2021) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 May 2021)

Lynn Ruane: We only have one minute left and I wonder if there will be time for the Minister to come back on the amendment.

Seanad: Young People: Motion (17 May 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I do not think I need to formally second the amendment No. 1 but I echo the support for it and for what Senator Hoey said regarding the PUP and SUSI. I am already getting many emails about young people being pushed out of university because they cannot stay on their SUSI payments. The latter is unintended of Covid-19 which needs to be remedied quickly. When I think about young people, it...

Seanad: Young People: Motion (17 May 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 1: After the third paragraph under “calls on the Government to:” to insert the following paragraph: “- facilitate the direct political participation and empowerment of young people by lowering the voting age to 16;”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 May 2021)

Lynn Ruane: People might be aware that a few months ago in the Chamber I called on the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, to look into a scoping exercise on St. John Ambulance. This has moved along and the Minister has been very proactive. I have a huge amount of confidence in the process, particularly with the appointment of Dr. Geoffrey Shannon. What I no longer have confidence in is the fact St. John...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister. I confirm for the committee that I am located on the precincts of Leinster House. I would like to stay to hear all the questions and answers but I will have to attend a meeting of the Joint Committee on Justice. I may return before the end of this meeting but, if not, I will watch a recording of it. I understand we have been asking the same questions and going over...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Lynn Ruane: Perhaps I misunderstand the balancing of the rights, but if the economic impact of an intervention is one of the ways in which an investigation can be stopped, how does that feed in to the balancing of rights? I may not be framing the question correctly. How can the economic impact of an intervention be balanced against the rights to investigation and justice?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Lynn Ruane: Under the criteria for intervention, head 5 of the Bill outlines the withholding of consent to an investigation by a landowner. That withholding is only deemed unreasonable if the owner was also the owner of the land when inappropriate burials took place or if they acquired the site on or after the date of the publication of the general scheme of the Bill. The Bill does not address the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2020: Discussion (18 May 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I am sorry that I missed the first few statements. I was attending a public session of the children's committee. I have read the statements, however, and prepared questions. My first question is for either Dr. Cahillane or Dr. Kenny or anyone else who was part of that submission. Instead of introducing new a offence regarding canvassing for judicial appointments and disclosing...