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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...

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

Lynn Ruane: One amendment deals with the information that goes out of the country and the other relates to the information that comes in. Even though the points are similar, how we address them might be a little different. If we consider something to be spent here, it should be removed completely from every system that exists here. The Garda vetting bureau or the central authority should not be able...

Seanad: Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I second Senator Higgins's proposal. Senator Lawlor made a lovely speech about 1 January, which we hear every year, but debate on the Bill is guillotined. We are entitled to discuss amendments to legislation regardless of what date in the year the provisions in question come into effect. As such, Senator Lawlor's contribution is invalid.

Seanad: Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: The Government should always allow time for proposals to go back to the Dáil from this House. That is how it works.

Seanad: Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: That is not a point of order.

Seanad: Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: The Senator is arguing against the functions of this House, whereby there is an opportunity to return a Bill to the Dáil.