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Seanad: Business of Seanad: Motion (21 Jan 2020)

Lynn Ruane: I am glad that is the story Senator McDowell told us. I was having palpitations over here.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: Was Sinn Féin not indicating?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: Grand. It is not usually the order.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I do not know whether I second the Leader's motion on secretarial pay, which is being taken without debate, now or at the end of the Order of Business. It is brilliant to see that everybody in the Chamber has come together to place a real value on the work of the people who make our work possible. I was thinking about why it is so important. It is not only because people deserve to be paid...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: For the benefit of the record, the Bill's Committee Stage has been deferred. It is not even being dealt with in committee.

Seanad: Oireachtas Secretarial Assistants: Motion (18 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move: “That Seanad Éireann: recognises: - the fundamental and integral role that political staff play in supporting the work of the Houses of the Oireachtas; - the particular value of political staff to Senators in their parliamentary role, through supporting the legislative and policy development work of the House and its Committees in addition to their administrative...

Seanad: Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (18 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: There have not been many occasions when a Minister has come to the House to ask the Seanad to reverse the will it previously expressed, although attempts have been made in the Dáil to amend or remove amendments made in the Seanad. I was disappointed when the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Zappone, attempted to persuade the Seanad to reverse its decision. She did not...

Seanad: Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (18 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I do not completely understand the distinction being made, which seems to be quite arbitrary. When we talk about a school we know quite well that we are talking about staff, teachers and everyone who makes up a school community. The amendment now makes reference to schools and teachers on one hand and students and parents on the other. What is the arbitrary distinction between schools and...

Seanad: Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (18 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I am concerned that the wording of the amendment-----

Seanad: Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (18 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: -----does not make any sense. I agree with the intent but the amendment is not worded very well.

Seanad: Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (18 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I am just saying it. Does the Government not want good legislation?

Seanad: Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (18 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 4: In page 11, line 2, to delete “thereby.” and substitute the following: “thereby; (f) an explanation of the role of the Ombudsman for Children under the Ombudsman for Children Act 2002 as it relates to complaints against schools.”.

Seanad: Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (18 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: Amendments Nos. 4 and 6 seek to better recognise and embed the role of the Ombudsman for Children in the procedures set out in this Bill. We had a discussion about this on Committee Stage so I do not propose to go into it in detail, but the simple fact is that the role of the ombudsman under the 2002 Act has a significant arbitrary restriction as he or she cannot investigate a complaint into...

Seanad: Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (18 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I am happy with the Minister's response to amendment No. 4 and his description of the communication of what the role entails. I am willing to accept the Minister's suggestion on how to deal with what I am trying to achieve with amendment No. 4. With regard to amendment No. 6, no ombudsman would intervene too early in a matter. There would not be resources or time to step into local...

Seanad: Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (18 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 6: In page 11, lines 18 to 21, to delete all words from and including "in" in line 18 down to and including line 21 and substitute "by the repeal of subsection (2).".

Seanad: Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 1: In page 6, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: “(2) Where the Central Authority receives information in accordance with subsection (1)relating to a conviction made against a person by a Member State which would, if the conviction occurred in the State, be a conviction which: (a) could be regarded as spent by virtue of section 5 of the Criminal...

Seanad: Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I wish to state for the record that last week there was absolute uproar and talk of the fall of democracy here at the thought of a guillotine after 100 or so hours of debate on a certain piece of legislation but that today there was not a single whisper about the introduction of a guillotine on a Bill before the House for the first time.

Seanad: Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I am just acknowledging the shaming that happened last week in the Chamber. I welcome the Bill to the House. It is relatively straightforward, enacting in Irish law a 2009 Council decision relating to the exchange of criminal record information between EU member states through the European criminal records information system, more commonly referred to as ECRIS. It provides for the exchange...

Seanad: Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I concur with that comment. I am willing to look at where in the legislation this provision would be most appropriate. If the Minister is saying he is willing to consider it in my legislation, I would be happy to work with him in that regard.

Seanad: Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 2: In page 11, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: "Non-disclosure of information 13.For the avoidance of doubt, the Central Authority shall not transmit to the requesting Member State information relating to convictions in the State contained in the Criminal Records database in accordance with this Act where— (a) the conviction is regarded as...