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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Courts and Courthouses: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I will go to the Courts Service first, to Ms Denning, and then to the Bar Council.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Courts and Courthouses: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Lynn Ruane: Before I move to the Bar Council, perhaps Ms Denning could refer to the site at Hammond Lane and the fact the Children's Court is not going to go ahead on the site. What is the situation in terms of having a family law court? Have there been any challenges to the court, especially in terms of having regional courts of excellence? I would welcome an update on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Participation of People with Disabilities in Political, Cultural, Community and Public Life: Discussion (23 Sep 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank our guests. I have a couple of questions for Councillor Bailey that are also for Councillor Cronnelly, but I will just ask them of Councillor Bailey for now. She spoke of the use of reduced timetables creating a barrier to disabled children's equal participation in and access to education. What policies and oversight does she believe are needed to ensure that reduced timetables and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Participation of People with Disabilities in Political, Cultural, Community and Public Life: Discussion (23 Sep 2021)

Lynn Ruane: That did answer my questions. I will hold onto the questions about the local councils and ask them of Councillor Cronnelly, rather than take up any more time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Participation of People with Disabilities in Political, Cultural, Community and Public Life: Discussion (23 Sep 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Chair for allowing me the time to speak. I will ask three or four questions first and indicate who they are for. I ask that witnesses take note of them in order for them to come back to the question, as the timeframe is quite small. If they need me to repeat anything, they can let me know. Dr. Rath referred to the survey he carried out with Maria Ní Fhlatharta following...

Seanad: Bullying and Sexual Harassment in Third Level Institutions: Motion (21 Sep 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I move: That Seanad Éireann: - calls for a debate on the bullying and sexual harassment that exists for faculty, students and staff in Ireland’s third-level institutions; - notes that third-level institutions should not support the use of non-disclosure agreements, which limits accountability of perpetrators, in such instances; and - calls on the Minister for Further and...

Seanad: Bullying and Sexual Harassment in Third Level Institutions: Motion (21 Sep 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank every single person for contributing today. The motion, the NDA Bill and work of this kind are my next steps in moving on from purging and purging myself of my experiences and trying to be heard, to get an education and to get people to understand. It does not happen easily because each and every time I work on something in this area and have a telephone conversation with someone...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Digital Recording) Bill 2021: Discussion (21 Sep 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank all the witnesses for their contributions. I have questions for everybody so I hope to be able to come back in at the end. I will ask direct questions and I ask the witnesses to be as concise as possible in their responses so I can get through as many of them as I can. My first questions are for the witnesses from the Garda Representative Association. Can they inform the committee...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Digital Recording) Bill 2021: Discussion (21 Sep 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank Mr. O'Connor. My next question is for the Department officials. Will they explain to me why members of An Garda Síochána are exempt from any criminal liability including the one set out in this legislation? The Policing Authority's submission speaks about trusting the gardaí but then we carve out an exemption in the legislation around the law on their own liability.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Digital Recording) Bill 2021: Discussion (21 Sep 2021)

Lynn Ruane: My next question is for the Policing Authority. Can the representatives justify public health as the primary purpose of body-worn cameras? My concern is around the privacy of people who might be experiencing psychosis or struggling with addiction, or those in the homeless sector, all of whom fall under the umbrella of public health. Consider also the situation currently with Covid, for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Digital Recording) Bill 2021: Discussion (21 Sep 2021)

Lynn Ruane: My next question is to the Data Protection Commission. Should the storage and retention of mass surveillance through CCTV networks and targeted surveillance be regarded as data infrastructure? If so, how would we have to treat and manage such data and surveillance?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Digital Recording) Bill 2021: Discussion (21 Sep 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank Mr. Sunderland. I would like to go back to the Garda representatives for a moment. Reference was made to the protection of gardaí with regard to body-worn cameras. Obviously, violence of any nature should not be condoned but, as they say, the camera does not lie. When a body camera is turned on, however, it could give a perception of an event that may not be accurate. When a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Digital Recording) Bill 2021: Discussion (21 Sep 2021)

Lynn Ruane: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Digital Recording) Bill 2021: Discussion (21 Sep 2021)

Lynn Ruane: Legislation like this makes me quite nervous. I always struggle not to see something like this through the lens of social class. Senator Ward asked about the intentions of technological profiling. With all the best intentions, we can say that that is not the purpose of this legislation. However, class bias is already built into technologies and into algorithms before we even put the CCTV...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann of EU Regulation 2021/693: Motion (14 Sep 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I am in Leinster House. Is it okay? I cannot hear anything.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann of EU Regulation 2021/693: Motion (14 Sep 2021)

Lynn Ruane: Can you hear me?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann of EU Regulation 2021/693: Motion (14 Sep 2021)

Lynn Ruane: Obviously, I am largely supportive of the framework but there were three points in it to which I want to draw attention. One of those is in regard to paragraph (9) of the regulation. I was wondering where it leaves us in respect of the Special Criminal Court, or if that arises at all. The paragraph refers to the notion of transparency. I am wondering if it is possible for us to remain in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann of EU Regulation 2021/693: Motion (14 Sep 2021)

Lynn Ruane: To clarify, I was referring to one King's Inns' bursary relating to a specific minority group, women, access students and so on, rather than bursaries in the general sense.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jul 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I want to raise an issue I raised by way of a Commencement matter yesterday to ensure when we resume after the summer recess we can have a real conversion about the expulsion of kids with special needs from schools. I have spoken about autism and special needs many times in this House but every time I read a newspaper article or get an email and read the words “violent”,...