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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I am sorry that missed the first two or three minutes of the meeting. There was a vote in the Seanad. My questions will be directed to Ms Bayliss from SPARK, Ms Smith and the Children’s Rights Alliance. First, I would like to pick up on the point relating to child maintenance. My office has been drafting child maintenance...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Asset Management Agency (18 Nov 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister of State for being in the Chamber. We need to talk about the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, and, more specifically, what the agency is doing to fulfil its mandate to contribute to the economic and social development of Ireland. While the agency may be fulfilling its economic mandate, it has dropped the ball regarding its contribution to the social development...

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

Lynn Ruane: I want to first mention Seán Binder.

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

Lynn Ruane: As many Members will have read during the week, he is on trial in Lesbos for his humanitarian work. Seán was in the same year as me in college. He is 27 years of age. We spoke in the Chamber recently on legislation concerning the need to carve out humanitarian work and have it as an exemption rather than as a defence. This is the type of case that proves this point. Seán is now...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Asset Management Agency (18 Nov 2021)

Lynn Ruane: As the Chair of the Committee of Public Accounts, in 2019 the Minister of State himself commented on the unacceptable delay in terms of what NAMA should be doing, yet, according to his presentation today, NAMA is doing all that it can. I am wondering what has changed since 2019. One of the key points is that NAMA states that it will not build the 10,000 units that it could, because they are...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Equality Issues (18 Nov 2021)

Lynn Ruane: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by An Taoiseach (18 Nov 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Taoiseach for being here this afternoon. We need to name the date for the Citizens' Assembly on drugs. I am aware that the Taoiseach launched the CityWide Drugs Crisis Campaign event today. The rumour, if you talk to people in addiction industries, is that the relevant Ministry is in a pair of safe hands but we have to deal with unelected officials every time we try to deal...

Seanad: Report on Victim’s Testimony in cases of rape and sexual assault: Motion (17 Nov 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I appreciate that. I will not use all the time available to me because, as a victim of sexual assault, I always struggle to speak about this topic. It struck me that the report found that less than 10% of victims report incidents of sexual assault or rape. As the mother of two daughters, I would like to be able to encourage my daughters, if something was to ever happen to them, to hold the...

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...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Experiences of Migrant Communities Engaging with the Healthcare System and State Bodies: Discussion (16 Nov 2021)

Lynn Ruane: Prior to hearing the opening statements, I want to declare a conflict of interest so it is on the public record. Ms Yara Alagha from the Amal Association works with the Civil Engagement group but is here in a different capacity.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Experiences of Migrant Communities Engaging with the Healthcare System and State Bodies: Discussion (16 Nov 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I still have not mastered taking off a mask while wearing earrings. This has been a very informative session, which has covered a great deal. I note the number of solutions each witness provided, as opposed to simply identifying the issues. This session is helpful in that rather than simply naming the situation, the witnesses are offering a number of solutions with regard to how we can...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Experiences of Migrant Communities Engaging with the Healthcare System and State Bodies: Discussion (16 Nov 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank Dr. Skuce.