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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Drug Treatment Programmes Policy (19 Feb 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister of State for being here. I raise the issue of drug policy reform and the progress of the work of the Department of Health working group examining alternative approaches to the criminalisation of drugs possession. As she is aware, this is an issue I have a keen interest in and I have been following closely the progress of the Department working group. The...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Drug Treatment Programmes Policy (19 Feb 2019)

Lynn Ruane: It goes without saying that a significant amount of work has gone into this. The majority of NGOs, community groups and voluntary groups that support decriminalisation have welcomed the level of consultation and the role that the Department has played, as have I. We were concerned by the report in the Irish Examiner, which pre-empts the outcome of the as yet unpublished working group...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Drug Treatment Programmes Policy (19 Feb 2019)

Lynn Ruane: They can be anonymised.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Second Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I thank the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, for his presence. I am extraordinarily proud to be able to introduce the Bill which will expand and make fairer access to spent convictions. I thank my colleagues in the Civil Engagement group for facilitating the debate; the Office of the Parliamentary Legal Adviser and Ms...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Second Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I thank everybody across the House who has shown his or her support for the Bill. It means a lot to me to hear such encouraging words from every party and none in the House. It means more to me because legislation such as this has impacted on my life and the lives of those with whom I have worked and in my community for a very long time. During the week I was in the gym where a woman, a...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Second Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Lynn Ruane: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 62:In page 34, line 4, to delete “and”. I will withdraw this amendment and reserve the right to resubmit it on Report Stage.

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 63:In page 34, line 6, to delete “section 56.”,” and substitute the following:“section 56, and(c) the provider has established procedures for demonstrating full compliance with relevant employment legislation in respect of employees employed as English language teachers.”,”.

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 64:In page 34, line 18, to delete “and” and substitute the following:“(b) the compliance of the provider with relevant employment legislation in respect of employees employed as English language teachers, and ”.

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 65:In page 34, line 19, to delete “(b) other” and substitute “(c) other”

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 66:In page 34, after line 38, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 61 of Principal Act (Arrangements for providers of international education mark) 26. The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 61: “Arrangements for providers of international education mark 61A. (1) A provider authorised to use the...

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 69:In page 36, lines 27 to 30, to delete all words from and including “prior” in line 27 down to and including “programme” in line 30 and substitute “and prescribed at the start of the year and shall be paid in quarterly instalments thereafter”. I thank the Minister and her officials for meeting us yesterday. It helped me to...

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2019)

Lynn Ruane: Amendment No. 78 would provide for far wider consultation on how the sector is impacted in general rather than solely on the very specific area of the fee only. I accept in principle that the Minister of State will come back on Report Stage. However, in light of her qualifying that by stating "or subsequently", on Report Stage, I will table a variation of the amendment that might be more...

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 70:In page 37, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following:“(n) the Marino Institute of Education,”. These amendments provide for additional bodies to be added to the list in section 28 of institutions which will be exempt from paying into the learner protection fund. Since Second Stage of the Bill, I have discussed with the Minister of State the...

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 71:In page 37, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following:“(n) the Institute of Public Administration,”.

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 73:In page 37, line 26, to delete “or” and substitute the following:“(o) not-for-profit community education providers, or”.

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 78:In page 41, line 29, after “Minister” to insert “, having consulted with obligated providers,”.

Seanad: Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Lynn Ruane: Eight minutes and two minutes.

Seanad: Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I will be concise. I wish to echo what Senator Higgins has said. I fully support her call for a preliminary report while we await the final one and for redress to happen in parallel with the ongoing process. When I read the latest interim report, I was startled to discover that the HSE and what was previously the north western health board was intensively involved in the running of an...

Seanad: Community and Rural Support Schemes: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister of State for updating us on the ongoing work in his Department in relation to community and rural support schemes. As always, I will give out about the lack of development where that word appears after the word "community". I would again like to articulate the concerns I articulated at the meeting of the Joint Committee on Rural and Community Development last year, that...