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Seanad: Community Participation (Disability) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I will not flatter Senator Dolan to the same extent Senator Kelleher did.

Seanad: Community Participation (Disability) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Lynn Ruane: Widen participation is right. This is probably the last time that the six Members of our Technical Group will all be present in the House to speak on legislation. I acknowledge Senator Grace O'Sullivan on this last occasion of us working as a team, in this House at least. I thank the Minister of State for his attendance. I congratulate Senator Dolan, his office staff and the advocates...

Seanad: Community Participation (Disability) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Lynn Ruane: Ha!

Committee on Public Petitions: Mandatory Teacher Training on Spectrum Disorders: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I remind members, delegates and those in the Public Gallery to turn off their mobile phones as they interfere with the sound and broadcasting systems. I welcome everyone here today and thank them for appearing before the committee. The witnesses have been invited here to discuss Petition No. P00011/18 from Ms Josephine Boles. The petition concerns mandatory training for Irish mainstream...

Committee on Public Petitions: Mandatory Teacher Training on Spectrum Disorders: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I thank Mr. Mulkerrins. As Mr. Ward does not wish to comment, I call Mr. Harris.

Committee on Public Petitions: Mandatory Teacher Training on Spectrum Disorders: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I thank Mr. Harris. Is that okay?

Committee on Public Petitions: Mandatory Teacher Training on Spectrum Disorders: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Lynn Ruane: Yes.

Committee on Public Petitions: Mandatory Teacher Training on Spectrum Disorders: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I thank Mr. Mulkerrins and Deputy Buckley. I will make some comments before we wrap up. I have spoken about this matter a few times, especially at the education committee. Having listened to the presentations, I have comments rather than questions. Our guests should feel free to comment as well. We are continuing to see what should be a normal way of teaching within a diverse system as...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Jun 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I thank Mr. Ward. That concludes this matter. I thank the witnesses for appearing before us today. The petition will remain open so the committee will meet to deliberate on the evidence that has been heard and will follow up at a later stage. We will move on to consideration of public petitions. The committee will now make formal decisions on six petitions. Petition P00015/19 from Ms...

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

Lynn Ruane: I join my colleagues on behalf of the Civil Engagement Group in giving our sympathies and condolences to the Cathaoirleach and the Leas-Chathaoirleach. My contribution today is on a light note. Sometimes we can be quite local in here, but I am going to bring the discussion even closer and talk about my daughter, Jordanne. She is currently the lead in a film. I was coming through town...

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

Lynn Ruane: We do not want Billie Barry. We want real talent.

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

Lynn Ruane: And lots of talent as well.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Probation Judgments and Decisions) Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Jun 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister for being here this afternoon. I have no issues with the Bill at all. The Minister touched on most of the relevant points when he went through the sections. My objective has been to gain an understanding of the probation services in each country and how comparable they are across Europe. We are to harmonise probation so probation may be finished in another country....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jun 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I join in the good wishes extended to our colleague Senator Grace O'Sullivan. The Civic Engagement group has been effective and had a lot of success in pursuing the different policy initiatives and agendas it has put forward. Senator Grace O'Sullivan has always been an integral part of that work, with Ed Davitt who works in her office. Although we wish her well, we will definitely miss her...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jun 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I second the amendment.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jun 2019)

Lynn Ruane: As an alternative, the debate might be adjourned after three hours.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Use of Reduced Timetables: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Lynn Ruane: Deputy Thomas Byrne said two groups are involved but it is also being used on children who are not from a Traveller background and who do not have a diagnosis of special educational needs. There is a cohort of students for whom the reason is explicitly behavioural. There is no special educational support or special needs assistants, SNAs, for them. Suspension or a reduced timetable is seen...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Use of Reduced Timetables: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Lynn Ruane: Deputy Jan O'Sullivan raised some of my points. There does not appear to be any disagreement regarding the collection of data in this area. It is about how we do it. We do not have a clear pattern of how it is being used because we cannot record it. What are the interventions that happened before the point of last resort? What did they look like for the child, the family? Were they...

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (22 May 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister of State. The House will be aware that I did not reintroduce any of the amendments I proposed on Committee Stage. This is because I completely agree that the Government amendments meet the requirements we sought to have applied on Committee Stage. When I met the Minister of State, her officials and Mr. Patrick King I was confident that a large body of work had been...

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (22 May 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister of State for bringing forward amendments in this area. I was originally concerned about community colleges that do not charge fees having to pay into a fund. I am satisfied that if fees are not charged to students in certain forms of community education, they will not come under the same remit. I also welcome amendment No. 23 regarding the exemption for the IPA....