Results 2,981-3,000 of 3,693 for speaker:Lynn Ruane
- Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)
Lynn Ruane: I am still not sold on the reasons for not being able to accept "shall" in section 29. On the other legislation, am I right in saying that is where criminal sanctions would set in? Is it grounded in criminal sanctions? This is about the board. It is stated that "the board, after consultation with the Minister, may make regulations". If the board does not make the regulations, what is...
- Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)
Lynn Ruane: I am going to speak briefly in support of Senator Ó Domhnaill's amendment. A zero tolerance approach makes sense. I do not know why people would be allowed to race dogs again if they were caught giving the dog any amount of cocaine. Four months is not enough but I understand why we are putting in restrictions rather than completely banning people. There is an incentive to dope dogs...
- Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)
Lynn Ruane: On being scientific and having environmental factors in contamination, the whole idea of cocaine being on notes has been around for a long time. It has been found on toilets and in suitcases. If my brother used a suitcase last week and he had cocaine in it and I take it the next week and there is no cocaine in it, it will show up if there has been contamination. That is human. We deal in...
- Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)
Lynn Ruane: -----for the residue to show up. Why are we using human objects to explain why dogs have been contaminated? I do not understand how this works. I can understand it in the case of humans.
- Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)
Lynn Ruane: A muzzle.
- Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)
Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 9:In page 28, line 8, to delete “may” and substitute “shall”.
- Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)
Lynn Ruane: I will withdraw it with the right to resubmit it on Report Stage.
- Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)
Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 10:In page 28, line 9, after “to” to insert “each of”.
- Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)
Lynn Ruane: I will withdraw it with the right to resubmit it on Report Stage.
- Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)
Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 11:In page 29, line 2, after “Board” to insert “shall”.
- Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)
Lynn Ruane: I will withdraw it with the right to resubmit it on Report Stage.
- Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)
Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 12:In page 29, line 2, to delete “may”.
- Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)
Lynn Ruane: I will withdraw it with the right to resubmit it on Report Stage.
- Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)
Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 13:In page 29, line 3, after “to” to insert “each of”.
- Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)
Lynn Ruane: I will withdraw the amendment with the right to resubmit it on Report Stage.
- Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)
Lynn Ruane: The amendment is a variation of amendment No. 13a, so we are happy with that.
- Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)
Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 15:In page 29, line 14, to delete “injury.” and substitute the following: “injury; and “(e) making provision for the health and welfare of a racing greyhound that has been retired by the owner.”.”.
- Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)
Lynn Ruane: I will withdraw it with the right to resubmit it on Report Stage.
- Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)
Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 16:In page 29, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: “(1) A person who contravenes a regulation made under this section commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a class A fine.”.
- Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)
Lynn Ruane: I will withdraw it with the right to resubmit it on Report Stage.