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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of a Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank Mr. Ryan. It clarifies that without the inquest element, this Bill definitely does not get to what he outlined as to the why, and I suppose the possible misrepresentation of how infants died.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of a Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for their submissions and contributions. My questions are for Dr. Donoghue or Professor Carlsson, whoever is more appropriate. This is probably the area that I understand least because of its technical nature. I have some very direct questions on the technology. The submission states the proposed high-throughput sequencing, HTS, coupled with single nucleotide...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of a Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

Lynn Ruane: Do both technologies have the same impact in terms of minimising further damage to the remains?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of a Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

Lynn Ruane: Is it possible to integrate the technology that is required into the current system or is a completely new system required?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of a Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

Lynn Ruane: The submission states that HTS does not require first-degree relatives for identification in that distant relatives can successfully be used for identification. Does that mean the current DNA database and STR analysis rely on first-degree relatives?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of a Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses. I appreciate that.

Seanad: Reports on Department of Health Policy in RTÉ Investigates Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Lynn Ruane: Before I came to the House to speak, I was thankful knowing the statements were taking place but it made me a bit nervous. I am quite anxious speaking today and quite nervous as the mother of a child with autism. This issue had an impact in our home last week even though we did not have to go to the courts. Not only is there a collective solidarity, a collective and shared understanding of...

Seanad: Quality in Public Procurement (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2021: Second Stage (26 Mar 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister for attending. I am delighted to formally second the reading of the Bill.I pay tribute to Senator Higgins for her hard work in this area both in this term and the previous one. This is a complex area of public law. It involves much jargon, legalistic language and terminology that are often not instantly accessible. It may not be instantly clear to persons reading the...

Seanad: Quality in Public Procurement (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2021: Second Stage (26 Mar 2021)

Lynn Ruane: Is that a gendered joke?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Victims' Testimony in Cases of Rape and Sexual Assault: Discussion. (23 Mar 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank everyone for their testimonies. My questions are mainly for Mr. Hayes and Ms Murphy and relate to sexual history. The O'Malley report states that the working group takes the view that the terms of the current application strike a fair balance between protecting the rights of accused persons and those of victims in sexual offence trials and it does not recommend any change to this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Victims' Testimony in Cases of Rape and Sexual Assault: Discussion. (23 Mar 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I will follow up with Ms Murphy as to that bar that is set and about cases where evidence does not seem relevant at all. In such cases, what kind of recourse is there? There were a number of cases in Ireland in the past number of years which may have referred to underwear or such things. What happens in those situations and how would such a case make it through the process without being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Victims' Testimony in Cases of Rape and Sexual Assault: Discussion. (23 Mar 2021)

Lynn Ruane: That is not a problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Victims' Testimony in Cases of Rape and Sexual Assault: Discussion. (23 Mar 2021)

Lynn Ruane: A couple of speakers have talked about the courtroom experience. I apologise if there has already been comment on it, but could the Department speak about the strategy it has in place under the Supporting a Victim's Journey plan to assess the impact of the court environment and procedures on victims? Many of the submissions outlined the need for an impact assessment. One in Four referred...

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

Lynn Ruane: I request a debate on sport and Covid-19. I have been working with a number of sports clubs, especially clubs involved in youth sport, for the last number of weeks. All the clubs, from Lourdes Celtic, St. Francis Football Club and clubs in Arklow and Knocklyon, are concerned by the drop-off rate in child engagement on the pitch and even in the Zoom conversations they are setting up. I have...

Seanad: Family Leave Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 4: In page 6, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: “Reporting 4. (1) The Minister shall, not later than 12 months after the passing of this Act, carry out a review of the operation of this Act. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Minister, as part of the review, shall: (a) conduct policy and budgetary analysis on a...

Seanad: Family Leave Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister for his response and his engagement. I accept and trust what he says in terms of the continued engagement with the committee and individual Senators. I will not press the amendment. I look forward to working over the next year or so to complete everything that is mentioned in the amendment.

Seanad: International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister for being here. I am going to heavily focus my contribution on women who have been impacted by Covid. Before I do so, I want to acknowledge that when one talks about gender quotas, gender balance on boards, and the gender pay gap, for example, it sometimes feels like those issues are far away from me, my life and where I have come from. These are conversations that we...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (1 Feb 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the Seanad today. I raise a crucial matter relating to Ireland's efforts to combat climate change, particularly the absolute necessity to ensure significant and tangible reductions in the emissions of greenhouse gases for the protection of our natural environment, the health and well-being of our citizens and the prevention of catastrophic climate...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (1 Feb 2021)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister of State. I welcome his contribution, especially the reference to working together. I know there will be differences in the way we view this moving forward but it would be good to find common ground and work from that point. I have one question. If needs be, can he commit to going further than the EU legislation? We have been operating under an EU directive on...

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

Lynn Ruane: I join my colleague, Senator Black, in raising an extremely concerning report from the Irish Examinerover the weekend with regard to the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes. The report states that the commission has destroyed audio recordings of the interviews given by survivors of the mother and baby homes and that the oral testimony of evidence given to the commission's...