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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Rehabilitative Opportunities within the Prison System: Discussion (29 Mar 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Brilliant. I thank Ms McCreery. Turning to Ms Gavin, and to draw on her experience regarding some of the gaps that exist in the system, and I refer to issues such as vacancies, one major area that stands out for me is the lack of digital literacy among people leaving prison. Does Ms Gavin think we must address this gap in the prison system by teaching people these skills? When people come...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Rehabilitative Opportunities within the Prison System: Discussion (29 Mar 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Brilliant. I have one last question for Mr. Graham. He has been in prison for a while now, but he has also lived through the Covid-19 pandemic in the prison system. Can he speak a little about the impact of that experience? In society beyond the prisons, free hugs were being offered in the streets at one stage because people were so deprived of human touch and because of the resulting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Rehabilitative Opportunities within the Prison System: Discussion (29 Mar 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I thank Mr. Graham.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I will be aiming to make it a triple now.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Lynn Ruane: A Chathaoirligh-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I formally second Senator Higgins's amendment. Senator Clonan is no longer present; however, as the only woman left on the Trinity panel, I welcome him. He mentioned matriarchs, so I will now claim to be the matriarch of the Trinity panel. The real travesty is that there has only ever been one Senator from Killinarden in the Chamber, never mind Blackrock. I wish to speak to a very sad and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I thank all the witnesses for their contributions. This issue definitely involves a steep learning curve for me. I will ask direct questions and I would appreciate answers that are as concise as possible. The issues paper refers to appropriate safeguards. I am thinking about the appropriate safeguards in respect of one of the ethical concerns being raised, namely, commercialisation....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Regarding regulation on behalf of Ireland on an international basis, does Mr. Munro think it would be possible to differentiate clearly between those who are being trafficked or exploited and those in genuine surrogacy arrangements, whereby those safeguards are in place? Does he think regulation will help to determine which is which?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)

Lynn Ruane: My next question may be for the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. When there is international surrogacy and a child comes to Ireland with his or her intended parents, what other rights of the child are being violated by not granting parentage on arrival in Ireland? How do we prioritise those rights as to what access the child has to a mother and a father,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I thank Mr. Duff.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I apologise if I ask legal questions that I really should understand, but I will bring it back down to basic questions. Obviously, we are not in a position to regulate something that is not within our jurisdiction, but we are in a position to regulate something that is in our jurisdiction, which means when intending parents arrive here. There is the legal question of what somebody's legal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I am wondering what our rights are in respect of the surrogate mother. That is the thing. If we have no jurisdiction, how do we ensure her rights? That is my question. I am not saying ethically we do not want that, but from an international law perspective.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Standards.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)

Lynn Ruane: By regulating we open ourselves to being able to set those standards-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)

Lynn Ruane: -----more so than having no regulation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I am sorry for going over the time, but are there any other laws, and I know they would be very different from this, where we have international relationships outside Europe and for which we have had to create brand new frameworks that have a human rights aspect?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Many of my questions were on the same issue because I was sitting here wondering what an enhancement of family law would look like. I thank Professor O'Mahony for that. I would welcome a view or comment from him in the context of international law. The Commission will not report on its position until later this year, but my question is aimed at improving my own understanding. President...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)

Lynn Ruane: All I really needed to know is whether that piece was going to impact on this piece. It is clear that it is not. It would be too narrow. That is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)

Lynn Ruane: What I am wondering has less to do with the rights of the child and more to do with where bodily autonomy, reproductive decisions and the rights of women come into these conversations. If we consider the termination of pregnancy, if we are honest, we would have to say that economic considerations come into play when people decide whether to terminate a pregnancy, regardless of their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for their contributions and answers to the questions. They have been really informative. Many of my questions have been answered. I am drawn to the potential new pathway to parenthood and what is laid out about ensuring something is ethical. Most of us want a regulated, ethical framework. The route for intended parents in the new pathway to parenthood stands out to...