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Seanad: International Day of Persons with Disabilities: Statements (4 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank the Leader for his assistance in facilitating the request from Senator Dolan and myself to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities in the Seanad. Senator Dolan asked me to convey his apologies for being unable to attend the debate. We have worked closely together on this issue and I remind colleagues of the important...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Education: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I have a couple of questions, mostly for Ms Ryan, Ms Bailey and either Mr. Hughes or Ms Sheehan. I will start with Ms Ryan. I remember that there was funding available a few years ago, and colleges were only going to be able to access a particular fund based on how well they were doing in terms of their access rates. Is there is still a tie between university funding and access? If so,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Education: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I refer not to the bursaries as such but difficulties or barriers that have come up in the first year in respect of progression of students who are in path 1 funding. The Irish language has proved in the first year to be a barrier to moving students straight towards the teaching profession to help diversify the profession. They are ending up having to take on, say, arts degrees instead of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Education: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I am sorry, I have one more point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Education: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I emphasise that the aim of DEIS was to narrow the gap. Even though we see successes with more kids completing the leaving certificate, which I do not deny, we must always refocus on the fact that inequality has increased. We need a DEIS system to narrow that gap, not one that sees it widen over the years. That is my main point. DEIS is failing. We see progression to leaving certificate...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Education: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: That is why I said that DEIS should possibly follow some children instead of the school.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Education: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: What is the progression level of the 135 Travellers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Education: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: That is not good enough. I am sorry but we cannot say it is not a failed system when that is the bar.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Education: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: Apologies, but it is just-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Education: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: We must address the fact that the Department of Education and Skills cannot comment on the Educational Welfare Service. That is a serious issue. Does Ms Sheehan believe that this service should not have been taken out of the Department? Does she think it should be returned? The relationship between Tusla and many families in communities of high deprivation, particularly the Traveller...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Education: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: Would it be of benefit to her as an assistant principal officer in the Department to have control over a particular part of her brief?

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Education: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: Some of my questions need a small bit of context but I will do it quickly. My questions are aimed at the Minister, Deputy McHugh, in respect of primary and secondary schools. There was a conversation earlier where I brought up the whole issue of DEIS. Sometimes we are afraid to talk about DEIS and the work it does, out of fear of insulting schools, principals and teachers. Sometimes I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Education: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2019)

Lynn Ruane: On the Department carrying out an assessment itself, an independent assessment is needed. Some schools are a year behind on the curriculum. Some schools are heading into the leaving certificate, including some of the DEIS schools that need more resources and support. The students are reaching their leaving certificate, only addressing subjects three or four weeks before their mock exams....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Retention of Records Bill 2019: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Lynn Ruane: My preferred outcome to this is that the Bill does not go ahead next week. Rather than making statements, I will go straight to questions to get the most out of the time we have. There are two common themes in the submissions, which are access for survivors to their own records from the commission report and the preservation of administrative voluntary testimony for historical education and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Retention of Records Bill 2019: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Lynn Ruane: Dr. O'Rourke made the point that there is no legal basis for the destruction. There has been an argument that if this Bill is not passed next week, all the files will be destroyed. It is very important that we push back against that narrative,as it will be used to get people to vote in a particular way. Ms Crowe spoke of how the template exists and there is no reason to recreate how we do...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Retention of Records Bill 2019: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Lynn Ruane: Chairman-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Retention of Records Bill 2019: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Lynn Ruane: In terms of the-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Retention of Records Bill 2019: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Lynn Ruane: The public record-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Retention of Records Bill 2019: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Lynn Ruane: Once there is nothing of privilege on the public record, like every other testimony that comes before the committee, the witnesses' statements should be published.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 1:In page 5, lines 14 and 15, to delete “sections 1, 3, 4, 5and 6and the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016” and substitute “section 2, Part 2and the Act of 2016”. I thank the Minister for being here. We have many amendments to get through in two hours, so I will not speak at length as I move my amendments....