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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....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I acknowledge the recent publication which seems to conflate drug decriminalisation and the legalisation of cannabis, which are two very different debates. The working group on drug decriminalisation has now given the Minister its report and this must be made public.There are various media articles that have taken pieces of that report and reported on them in an ambiguous way. I have seen...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (21 May 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I was not going to speak but the amendment is around raising the standards of the accommodation and for Senators who have been arguing for decent housing for people to then come in with an amendment that tries to carve out ways for people to evade rent caps is completely hypocritical. If one is willing to invest and use a property as an investment, one should be investing in it to meet a...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (21 May 2019)

Lynn Ruane: Was the Senator not doing well for himself?

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (21 May 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I welcome the Bill as it provides greater security and protections to the private rental sector and, for the first time, includes regulations for short-term lettings in Ireland. However, I object to the attempts to rush the Bill through the Seanad and I welcome the change made to the Order of Business.

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Lynn Ruane: Having tight timeframes means rushing it.