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Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 8: In page 5, to delete lines 14 and 15 and substitute the following: "8. The Criminal Justice Act 2007 is amended by the deletion of section 25.".

Seanad: Human Rights in China: Motion (1 Dec 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Independent Group for tabling this motion. I, too, was in the privileged position to visit Taiwan. In the lead-up to the visit, I spent a lot of time doing research, especially in the areas of interest to me. While looking into the education system in Taiwan, I became aware of the Sunflower Student Movement, about which I read with great interest. It was a wave of youth...

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

Lynn Ruane: I thank colleagues for coming to Tallaght to play-----

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

Lynn Ruane: Thankfully I have been back playing football for a while, so I am still match fit and was able to bounce back this morning. It was good fun. At the end we had a brief presentation from Lev from the Irish Homeless Street Leagues which I have been supporting for some years. A few years ago, we developed a bid to host the Homeless World Cup here in Ireland. We were shortlisted for selection...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2021: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Lynn Ruane: The representatives from the Department of Justice are only here as observers. Can they answer questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2021: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I wish to refer to one or two things.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2021: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Lynn Ruane: In terms of understanding, we are having a discussion about motivation versus the demonstration of hostility. Perhaps Dr. Taylor or Dr. Schweppe can explain, for someone who may be watching this meeting, why the differentiation is so important. Why does the motivation exist the way it does at present? I lean more towards motivation but I can also see the problems with it. It is very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2021: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Lynn Ruane: Will the Department look at the safety net of a firewall policy and free in-free out, especially regarding migration status and the sharing of information? If someone from the migrant community reports a hate crime, what type of safety net will be in place so that person will not be in fear of his or her migration status being shared with any other Department?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2021: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Lynn Ruane: Why can ensuring protection not be part of this Bill? Is there a specific reason for that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2021: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Lynn Ruane: Am I out of time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2021: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I will bring another emphasis. We have all commented on the need for an exemption not to be included for, say, political discourse. We have all made some reference to that, but we have not got into what that means and why an exemption would exist in those spaces. I understand some arguments in respect of universities, topics that might be discussed there and all the freedom of speech...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2021: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Lynn Ruane: Definitions are important.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2021: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Lynn Ruane: Our deliberations are on the legislation, but I wonder about the wider criminal justice system. How do we set that up in a way that makes this Bill do what is set out in its provisions? How will the Bill be reflected in our structures? Do the witnesses think there is a need to set up specialist hate crime units within An Garda Síochána? What type of training will be needed? Do...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Drugs Task Forces (15 Dec 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, for being in the Chamber today. I purposely requested the Minister for Health because we are at a point of escalation in relation to the issue I speak to today. If I were in a position to do so, I probably would have called for the Taoiseach to come in to address the issue. He has spoken about it in the Dáil. What is happening right now with...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Drugs Task Forces (15 Dec 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I asked them for permission.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Drugs Task Forces (15 Dec 2021)

Lynn Ruane: By blocking the appointment of a strong community nominee as chair, the professional integrity and reputation of both the outgoing and incoming chairs have been questioned and undermined. Unfounded allegations around governance issues are being made without producing, as I said, any shred of evidence whatsoever. Both are known to us all as people of the highest standing in their fields and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Drugs Task Forces (15 Dec 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister of State for his comments. I have just pulled up the handbook to check a particular point. If that overreach by an official in relation to the election of the chair had not happened we would not be in the position of saying the task force cannot operate at all. Task forces should be free to appoint their chair without interference by the Department, provided the chair:...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Dec 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I, too, will not be speaking again on the Order of Business this week so I wish everyone, both Members and Oireachtas staff, a very happy Christmas. Christmas is a time I really enjoy. I love being at home with my family but it comes sometimes with a huge amount of guilt when I look around at my community and the hardships that people face. I can see the steady flow of loan sharks' cars...

Seanad: Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 1: In page 9, line 5, after "of" to insert "financial and non-financial" I welcome the Bill and the aim behind it to put a stop to, or draw more attention to, crimes that are of a more privileged financial nature. It is essential that these crimes are properly investigated and prosecuted in Ireland. I want to take this opportunity to voice my support for the...

Seanad: Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 3: In page 26, to delete lines 23 to 37. The purpose of this amendment is to remove the possibility that the authority might anonymise published details of certain individual cases in respect of "the relevant sanction imposed on the relevant director [where] such publication would be disproportionate" or where "the Authority is of the opinion that the publication of...