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Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (28 Jun 2021)

Lynn Ruane: Now.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (28 Jun 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, to the House. It is a big day for me. I am truly delighted to welcome the Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018 back to the Seanad. It is a real privilege and an honour to see the Bill, hopefully, pass its Report and Final Stages in the House tonight, especially in the likelihood that it will shortly be taken up by our...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (28 Jun 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach.

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (25 Jun 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I welcome the Minister. Students have faced a litany of challenges over the past year as they have had to adapt to learning away from their friends and peers. Many of them have continued to work throughout the pandemic on the front line in retail, as student nurses and doctors or as apprentices on building sites. On top of all these stresses students have been faced with a number of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Direct Provision System (22 Jun 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister of State for being in the Seanad. I am raising an important issue relating to direct provision and the Government's commitment to ending the current system for the reception and integration of people seeking refuge here in Ireland from conflict and persecution. I commend the Minister of State for the work undertaken in this area to date, specifically in the preparation...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Direct Provision System (22 Jun 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I note the Minister of State indicates the Department does not plan to look at a pilot project. I am a little concerned that we are at the early stage of the tendering process, and such processes can take a long time. I am aware that the Minister of State has said the senior Minister plans to release that tender before the end of the summer. It sounds like there is a tight turnaround on...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jun 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank an Cathaoirleach. When I drove in this morning, I listened to a podcast by two inner city lads. I listened not because I was unfamiliar with the story - I am very familiar with it - but because I was interested to hear an update on it. The podcast was about Terence Wheelock and the Wheelock family. The family has called again for an independent review into Terence's death. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Civil Liberties during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Discussion (22 Jun 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Chairman. So much has been covered and commented on and some of it may seem repetitive but I will try to go a little further with the questions. I have about six questions and I will name which witness each is directed to so if someone can take note of that it will help us move more effectively than just opening them to the floor. To the deputy commissioner, IHREC has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Civil Liberties during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Discussion (22 Jun 2021)

Lynn Ruane: Yes, to the deputy Garda commissioner.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jun 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank all the witnesses for their contributions. Deputy Cairns covered some of my questions. After working on this in the previous term it is good to see where the conversation has gotten. Senator Higgins and I, and a few others, have been part of this conversation since 2016 and there was a time when we did not think we would even get to this point. We were blankly being told "No",...

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (Non-Disclosure Agreements) Bill 2021: Second Stage (14 Jun 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I wish to share my time with Senator Higgins.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (Non-Disclosure Agreements) Bill 2021: Second Stage (14 Jun 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister for coming to the House this evening. I thank my colleagues in the Civil Engagement Group for their support and sponsorship for this important legislation and for allowing it to be taken during our group’s Private Members' time. I also thank Sebastian McAteer in my office for drafting the Bill and everyone who has been involved in getting to this Stage, including...

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (Non-Disclosure Agreements) Bill 2021: Second Stage (14 Jun 2021)

Lynn Ruane: The Minister can come in and the Senator can come back. Is that okay?

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (Non-Disclosure Agreements) Bill 2021: Second Stage (14 Jun 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank all present for their attendance and very positive contributions. It is a real sign that we are learning from the mistakes we have been speaking about for years in terms of people being silenced, victims not being empowered and cover-ups for perpetrators for whatever reason, whether it is reputation or because a culture has crept in. I will try to address some of the points made....

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (Non-Disclosure Agreements) Bill 2021: Second Stage (14 Jun 2021)

Lynn Ruane: Next Monday.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business, that No. 19 be taken before No. 1. I am introducing the Employment Equality (Amendment) (Non-Disclosure Agreements) Bill 2021 in the Seanad. If passed, the Bill will restrict the use of legal non-disclosure agreements, NDAs, in the workplace following incidents of sexual harassment or discrimination under the equality legislation. It would...

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (Non-Disclosure Agreements) Bill 2021: First Stage (1 Jun 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to restrict the use of non-disclosure agreements as they relate to incidents of workplace sexual harassment and discrimination.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (Non-Disclosure Agreements) Bill 2021: First Stage (1 Jun 2021)

Lynn Ruane: Next Friday.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (28 May 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 16: In page 8, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following: “(7) No action taken under the provisions of this section should be to the detriment of the provision of social housing by a housing authority.”. The amendment is straightforward and states that the provisions of this section should not be to the detriment of the provision of social...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2021)

Lynn Ruane: Today I rise to ask for a debate. I am unsure how specific it should be. It may be to talk about green spaces in general or limited to the 2018 cross-agency group set up by the Department of Justice. The group maintains the problems is caused by scramblers but for me it is about trying to reframe the conversation. The reason I am bringing up the matter today is because over the weekend I...