Results 2,841-2,860 of 3,747 for speaker:Lynn Ruane

Seanad: An Bille um an Ochtú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Scaoileadh ar Phósadh) 2016: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Dissolution of Marriage) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Apr 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I will withdraw it. I do not want to hold up the legislation but I wanted the matter to be considered.

Seanad: Property Services (Advertisement of Unfit Lettings) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Apr 2019)

Lynn Ruane: The Leas-Chathaoirleach is a landlord.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: UN Conventions Ratification (9 Apr 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I raise the optional protocol to the convention against torture, OPCAT, a very important international treaty that governs Ireland's obligations to protect its citizens from all forms of torture and ill treatment. Ireland signed OPCAT in 2007 but 12 years later, we have yet to ratify it, meaning that we are not bound to comply with its requirements. When does Ireland plan to ratify this...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: UN Conventions Ratification (9 Apr 2019)

Lynn Ruane: That sounds positive and is in line with what we have suggested to the Department. I have been working with other bodies on this. I am happy to support and work towards the goals the Minister of State set out for legislative provisions and draft schemes.

Seanad: An Bille um an Ochtú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Scaoileadh ar Phósadh) 2016: An Dara Céim - Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Dissolution of Marriage) Bill 2016: Second Stage (9 Apr 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister for being here this afternoon. I give support to Senator Norris because I do not think it was out of an intention to delay the Bill that he called for a quorum but rather, because of the respect he has for the importance of the Bill, he felt people should be here to engage in the debate.

Seanad: An Bille um an Ochtú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Scaoileadh ar Phósadh) 2016: An Dara Céim - Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Dissolution of Marriage) Bill 2016: Second Stage (9 Apr 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I welcome the Bill and the fact that a referendum will soon be put to the people on whether to remove the constitutional restrictions on how long a couple must be separated before they can legally be granted a divorce. This will be the third time the electorate will be asked a question on divorce and, hopefully, the last. It is sometimes a sad thing and sometimes a joyous thing when a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta: Cathaoirleach Ainmnithe (9 Apr 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I thank Mr. Ó hAiniféin for his presentation. The part of the presentation I am most interested in is where it says there are also functions on the teaching of Irish in the country's other schools. I would like to have a little more information on how Mr. Ó hAiniféin's role interacts with those schools whose students generally tend to have a poor level of Irish leaving...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Status of Non-Teaching Staff in Schools: Discussion (9 Apr 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I have a few questions for the representative of Fórsa first. I realise employment contracts and so forth are for another conversation, but it has a direct impact on a school and the morale in a school. It appears to be quite gendered as well. The school secretaries and SNAs who will not be able to access pensions, holiday pay and so forth are mainly women. The caretakers in most...

Seanad: Public Authorities and Utility Undertakings (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2019: Second Stage (3 Apr 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister for attending. I formally second the Bill and commend Senator Higgins on bringing it forward. It is an incredible Bill that will have an immeasurable impact on people's lives through how the State engages in the public procurement process. It is a testament to Senator Higgins and her drive for positive reform in this sometimes complex and technical area.I pay tribute...

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Apr 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister of State for coming into the Chamber. I welcome the Bill. It is good legislation which will help people in mortgage arrears to stay in their homes and avoid having them repossessed. As many of the cohort of new homeless persons have had their homes repossessed through the courts, the broadening of the criteria judges will be able to consider and take into account is...

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Apr 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I have no intention of holding up the Bill. We can commit to continued engagement with the ECB but does the Minister of State think that conversation will conclude in time for the important measure in the original Bill to be debated in the Dáil? Does he envisage discussions with the ECB on its objection to this provision continuing for so long that it will not feature in the Bill even...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (2 Apr 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 2:In page 3, lines 23 to 26, to delete all words from and including “and” in line 23 down to and including “(a))” in line 26. I thank the Minister of State for being here. I am moving this group of amendments on behalf of my colleague, Senator Grace O'Sullivan, who cannot be here today. Her amendments all aim to limit the scope of the...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (2 Apr 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I will be withdrawing each amendment with the right to resubmit on Report Stage.

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (2 Apr 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 3:In page 4, line 3, after “maintaining” to insert “raised”.

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (2 Apr 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 4:In page 4, line 5, after “suitable” to insert “raised”.

Seanad: Judicial Council Bill 2017: Committee Stage (2 Apr 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister for coming to the Seanad. I welcome the Bill back to the Seanad and express my strong support for the move to bring draft sentencing guidelines within the council's remit, and for the creation of a new sentencing guidelines and information committee.This has long been called for by organisations supporting people in the criminal justice system and I would like to pay...

Seanad: Judicial Council Bill 2017: Committee Stage (2 Apr 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I wish to make a small correction to the statement that there is no more slopping out, though I may be corrected on this. I believe there is a tiny percentage of space in Mountjoy where prisoners have to go through the process.

Seanad: Judicial Council Bill 2017: Committee Stage (2 Apr 2019)

Lynn Ruane: My sources are probably closer to the issue of slopping out than Senator Conway's.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Mar 2019)

Lynn Ruane: That is what kept us speaking English all these years - sending us home straightaway.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Mar 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I second the request on the Order of Business made by Senator Alice-Mary Higgins. I raise the issue of non-disclosure agreements being used by employers and harassers in the workplace. I regard them mainly as an extension of the abuse of power in the first place. It was well over a year ago that I asked for a debate on the abuse of power within the workplace. Having come from the launch...