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Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 34: In page 32, line 4, to delete “next of kin” and substitute “a close relative”.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 35: In page 32, to delete lines 5 to 13 and substitute the following: “(2) For the purposes of this Part, the following shall be considered to be the next of kin of a deceased relevant person: (a) his or her mother or father; (b) his or her brother or sister; (c) his or her uncle or aunt; or (d) his or her nephew or niece.”.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 36: In page 32, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “(2) For the purposes of this Part, the following shall be considered to be the close relative of a deceased relevant person: (a) his or her mother or father; (b) his or her brother or sister; (c) his or her uncle or aunt; or (d) his or her nephew or niece.”.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Briefly, this amendment seeks to provide that an application for a tracing service shall be made to the agency and may be made by a parent, a grandparent, a sibling, an uncle or an aunt, or a niece or a nephew for the purposes of obtaining personal information or records relevant to person, which are held by the relevant person. This is to ensure all individuals to whom this legislation...

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I will not come back in but I will press the amendment.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 38: In page 60, line 34, to delete “a” and substitute “an accessible”.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Amendment No. 38 seeks to ensure a public information campaign held under section 60 is undertaken in an accessible manner. On Committee Stage, our amendments, which would have required a public information campaign to be held in line with the Government's commitment to the use of plain English, were ruled out of order.i Amendment No. 40 provides the Minister shall ensure any public...

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 40: In page 61, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: "(2) The Minister shall ensure that any public information campaign conducted under this section is conducted in a manner consistent with the State's obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.".

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 42: In page 64, between lines 31 and 32, to insert the following: "(2) For the avoidance of doubt, no Articles of the General Data Protection Regulation, other than those referred to in paragraphs (a), (b), (c)and (d)ofsubsection (1), shall be restricted in the performance of functions or fulfilment of obligations provided for in this Act.". These amendments...

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 43: In page 64, between lines 31 and 32, to insert the following: “Rights and obligations under Article 15 of the General Data Protection Regulation 69.For the avoidance of doubt, no rights or obligations under Article 15 of the General Data Protection Regulation shall be restricted or infringed upon by any provision of this Act.".

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 44: In page 64, line 37, after "her" to insert "in an expedient manner". Amendment No. 44 aims to ensure the provision of counselling supports to parents and relevant persons is not subject to inappropriate delays by stipulating that counselling support shall be arranged expeditiously for parents and relevant persons on application. An amendment specifying that...

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 45: In page 65, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: “(5) The Minister shall, within 18 months of the passing of this Act, lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas outlining the number of persons who have been provided with counselling services under subsection (2) and shall identify any obstacles to persons availing of such counselling...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: That is grand.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. When I am sitting and thinking about access to services, I think back to trying to access them myself for children with additional needs. That was the case with my children when I had no capital or way to navigate the system. I have since experienced trying to navigate the system with capital. It is interesting to have been in both of those...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: It is not just about the social inequities but about how the machine learns, and the ethics in that, so it does not reinforce inequalities, in some sense.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Yes.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the HSE representatives.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: That is grand.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. When I am sitting and thinking about access to services, I think back to trying to access them myself for children with additional needs. That was the case with my children when I had no capital or way to navigate the system. I have since experienced trying to navigate the system with capital. It is interesting to have been in both of those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: It is not just about the social inequities but about how the machine learns, and the ethics in that, so it does not reinforce inequalities, in some sense.