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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: BreastCheck and National Cancer Control Programme: HSE
BreastCheck Screening Programme and Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer: Discussion (19 Oct 2021)

Lynn Ruane: We spoke to the anxieties that would be caused by having to bring healthy women back for screening if we were to lower the age. Is there something else that can be done? The witnesses spoke about other tests. Can other tests, such as ultrasounds, be used to capture the women who are in that lower age bracket? There is also the narrative out there that age is the biggest risk factor. In...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: BreastCheck and National Cancer Control Programme: HSE
BreastCheck Screening Programme and Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer: Discussion (19 Oct 2021)

Lynn Ruane: With regard to the quality of life of cancer patients in regard to their after-care or their life going forward, many women report ongoing issues for a long time, whether in regard to pain, sleep or all of those issues that come along. What comes up a lot in communities such as mine is access to supports that somebody might need, especially for one-parent families and even in regard to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: BreastCheck and National Cancer Control Programme: HSE
BreastCheck Screening Programme and Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer: Discussion (19 Oct 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank Professor Hill and all the witnesses for their contributions. There was a great deal of information in them and I learned a lot. Hopefully, we can keep going in this direction and keep pushing to lower the age, regardless of what the witnesses have said to me.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for their submissions and for taking the time to appear before the committee today. I ask Ms Coughlan to clarify why she believes the term "accredited counsellor" should be replaced with "psychologist". If the committee were to propose an amendment, should we try to capture several different professions? As some people might prefer a psychologist, rather than...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2021: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank everybody for their submissions and their time today. I only have a short time so I will get straight into the questions. It would be great if the answers were straight to the point, where possible, just so I can get through them. The first question is for the Mr. Harris. It relates to head 30. Has the Commissioner any concerns about head 30 and how the written directives from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2021: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank Mr. Harris. He spoke a little about the accountability structures and who he is accountable to. Has he any concerns about the confusion within those accountability structures in some parts of the Bill and how that might affect his work? I am thinking of heads 11, 23 and 28, which all state the Commissioner is not accountable to the board whereas head 25 states he or she is. Does...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2021: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank Mr. Harris. I also have a question for the Policing Authority. Do its members believe there is the need for the creation of an internal board, as provided for in this Bill?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2021: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank Mr. Collins. I have a question for the ICCL. It relates to the provisions on prosecution by An Garda Síochána. The Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland's recommended that the Garda should not have a role in prosecution. What does the ICCL feel are the implications of this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2021: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank everyone for their answers. They are much appreciated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2021: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Lynn Ruane: As regards some of the conversation around what is and what is not referred to GSOC, the word "performance" has been used. Obviously, referrals are made in respect of, for example, human rights and disciplinary matters. We are separating those things in relation to when we decide who investigates what. So, when it comes to an issue of a more disciplinary nature, it would not make sense for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2021: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Lynn Ruane: Perhaps Mr. Toland could comment on that. While he is commenting on that point, he might also address the issue of there appearing to be some resistance to the word "Garda" being in the title of the proposed new Garda ombudsman. Are there implications for some communities if the word “Garda” is contained in the title? If so, should we be calling this body something else so...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2021: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Commissioner and his answer does provide clarity. I do not agree at all that all performance issues should go to the ombudsman in any shape or form. I want to ensure, though, that anything considered serious will not end up somehow falling under the umbrella of performance. I just wish to ensure that there are clear definitions of what each of those things are. I do not know...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Nov 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I wish to call attention to the report on the Traveller community and homelessness that was finally released last week. The report makes for difficult reading. I wish I could say it comes as a surprise but we have seen too many reports like this before. My colleague in the Civil Engagement Group, Senator Flynn, has spoken passionately in this House about the unacceptable conditions our...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (2 Nov 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I will add it to my minute at the end, or else I will not get two minutes. I was getting a donation.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (2 Nov 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the MEPs for joining us today. As they may be aware, next Monday marks equal pay day in Ireland, the day when women in Ireland effectively stop earning relative to men, given the current gender pay gap of 14.4%. Despite this ongoing inequality, Ireland remains perhaps the only country that has not yet signed up to the Council of European Municipalities and Regions, CEMR, European...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Nov 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister of State for being here. I welcome the Bill, which represents a step forward towards a fairer and more caring judicial system that is built on the ideals of justice and rehabilitation, rather than simply punishment. I have spoken at length in the past of my strong beliefs that a culture of rehabilitation and education should be put firmly at the heart of our justice...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank our guests for their contributions. I will hit on similar points to those raised by others, but I may elaborate on them. I ask that we can be as concise as possible so I can get through the questions within the seven minutes. In Dr. Logue's opinion, in what way do data controllers benefit from restricting adoptees access to their personal data?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Lynn Ruane: Yes.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Lynn Ruane: Since Tusla is not an accredited body under the Adoption Act 2010, and is therefore unregulated in its adoption services, how might Tusla's involvement in a statutory-based tracing service contravene EU GDPR law?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Lynn Ruane: My next question is for Mr. McGarr. The Bill states that an adopted person will not be entitled to identifying information about any relative beyond the birth certificate information. For example, head 2 defines birth relative information as only including anonymous information, and it defines care information as not including anything about the parents or guardians care of a person. What...