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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Interim Report on Reduced Timetables: Minister for Education and Skills (24 Sep 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister. Much has already been said. We need to look beyond the reduced timetables. Other speakers have already mentioned why reduced timetables have become such a norm in so many schools. We need to look at pupil-teacher ratios. Teachers will say reduced timetables are being used because of the number of children they are trying to teach in a class. All of a sudden one...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Mental Health: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I am reminded that we are here to try to look at solutions. Having listened to the witnesses, I feel at a loss, yet the State expects Travellers to find solutions to the problems they did not create or have control over in terms of discrimination, accommodation and State oppression over many years. We have been tasked with finding solutions. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Mental Health: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Lynn Ruane: Can I ask one direct question? In terms of the recommendation on Traveller-specific mental health services, do the witnesses envisage that being integrated within existing mental health services or a stand-alone service? It is important, in terms of developing services, to know that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Mental Health: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Lynn Ruane: Before we go back into private session, I want to clarify something. At the start of the meeting, we laid out the plan for future sessions. In private session last week, we agreed that there would be a session after those that have been set out at which we could hear the voices of those who would not normally contribute to policy or academia. The Chair did not mention that session and I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Eligibility Criteria of Student Universal Support Ireland: Discussion (12 Sep 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I thank all of the representatives for their presentations. I will focus on Mr. Connolly. I agree with everything included in his submission. I am sure other committee members will pick up on what is included in the other presentations. I heard what Mr. Connolly had to say about operations, but in a sense it is about policies because to improve operations we might need to improve the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Eligibility Criteria of Student Universal Support Ireland: Discussion (12 Sep 2019)

Lynn Ruane: In respect of documentation that is or is not accepted some people cannot even appeal because SUSI says it does not know what documentation to request for proof of estrangement. That needs to be cleared up because people who are starting the college year are in limbo. If SUSI has reduced funding, do our guests have a target for refusals that they must reach?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Eligibility Criteria of Student Universal Support Ireland: Discussion (12 Sep 2019)

Lynn Ruane: People are not being told what documentation they need. They have provided every sort of documentation they could possibly imagine would be enough and SUSI is saying it does not know.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Costs: Discussion (12 Sep 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I will begin by agreeing with the final comments of Senator Gavan on the funding of private schools. There is no evidence to support the counter-argument. Furthermore, what is wrong with moving to a public school system? If the private schools did close their doors, maybe the whole school system would improve. Students would be able to push past some of the class and culture barriers and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jul 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I join colleagues in sending my sympathies and condolences to the families and friends of Brendan Grace and Noel Whelan. In recent years, Noel was a great support and showed me a huge amount of kindness and encouragement right back to 2015 when he contacted me about my two daughters and a campaign video they did for the same-sex marriage referendum. We had numerous communications...

Seanad: Parole Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 2:In page 14, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following:“(7) A person who, by virtue of subsection (4), is not qualified, or has ceased, to be a member of the Board may apply to the High Court for an order that he or she may hold the position of member of the Board, and the High Court may, upon such an application, make such an order if it considers that it...

Seanad: Parole Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2019)

Lynn Ruane: That is not an apology. The Leas-Chathaoirleach said it was if she thought it was inappropriate, not if it was inappropriate in general.

Seanad: Parole Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I want to be associated with everything Senator Bacik has said. Notwithstanding the content of the amendment, it is extremely important for us that when we think about people who work in penal reform, such as the Irish Penal Reform Trust, it is not an offender versus a victim or introducing offending legislation. People who look to reform the penal system, the parole system and the justice...

Seanad: Parole Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 4:In page 26, to delete lines 9 to 11. I ask the Acting Chairman if amendments Nos. 4 and 5 in my name could be grouped for the purposes of this discussion and to speed up the debate?

Seanad: Parole Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2019)

Lynn Ruane: Can I request that they be grouped?

Seanad: Parole Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2019)

Lynn Ruane: Amendment No. 4 proposes to delete the provision in section 26 of the Bill that says the parole board can only consider an application for parole once the applicant officially becomes eligible. This process can be long and arduous and there may be resource implications as it gets up and running. We can speed up this process for it to run as quickly and efficiently as possible for the...

Seanad: Parole Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 5:In page 29, lines 28 and 29. to delete all words from and including "and" in line 28 down to and including line 29. The amendment seeks to delete the provision that states that where an applicant has been unsuccessful and the Parole Board has written to the Irish Prison Service advising it on how the applicant's sentence could be better managed to produce a successful...

Seanad: Parole Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2019)

Lynn Ruane: It seeks to make them not explicitly non-binding.

Seanad: Local Government Rates and Other Matters Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 2:In page 13, line 27, to delete “Act of 2001.” and substitute the following:“Act of 2001;(e) charitable purposes within the meaning of the Charities Act 2009.”. I thank the Minister of State for coming to the Seanad this afternoon. This amendment would amend section 15 of the Bill, which permits the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local...

Seanad: Local Government Rates and Other Matters Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2019)

Lynn Ruane: They are not gyms in the commercial sense but more like local boot camps.

Seanad: Local Government Rates and Other Matters Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2019)

Lynn Ruane: As the Minister of State identified, the issue arises in respect of retail premises. I am not an expert on local government and, unlike certain other Senators, did not come to the Seanad from that area. Some of the shops which were visited were told they possibly should not have identified themselves as retail premises. The shops were just trying to be honest in their engagement. There...