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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.

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: Our guests from Safetynet mentioned medical cards a couple of times and the issue whereby someone might have one but have nowhere to go with it. Will they speak to how we can remedy that? Should there be something in policy whereby if someone has a medical card, he or she could, especially because of his or her migrant status, access any doctor, or perhaps there should be a quota per type...

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 seek clarification on the medical cards and the idea of uncoupling the two things from each other. I think that worked well for homeless medical cards when it came to decoupling the idea of having a medical card from having an address. Is there a similarity in what needs to happen? Did an individual need to have a doctor take him or her on to get the homeless medical card or what was the...

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 Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Women's Shelters and Domestic Abuse Refuges: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank everyone for their contributions. We have already covered a wide area. I would like to focus on two separate issues. Safe Ireland spoke about refuge design, which is an issue that been raised in a number of women's groups I have worked with recently. I refer to the accessing of a refuge by women with disabilities, with additional needs and whose supports are local, and attend an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Women's Shelters and Domestic Abuse Refuges: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Lynn Ruane: Ms McDermott has provided enough information. Given the time constraints, I will move on. The question has been well answered. What Ms McDermott said earlier about refuge not being the answer to domestic violence is going around in my head. I relied heavily on Saoirse in getting people refuge throughout Covid. What came up a lot in that - and as referred to by Deputy Carroll MacNeill...

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...