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Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2018)

Lynn Ruane: Obviously, the chain of causation is a concern but in saying that the second doctor is not needed in the same way as happens under 12 weeks because of the three-day waiting period and schedules, this option after 12 weeks assumes that the hospital will be in a position to initiate the termination straight away, which might not be the case. Someone in a maternity hospital could be sent home...

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2018)

Lynn Ruane: Sometimes when I try to explain things, it is easier to relate them to my own experience. When I was hospitalised for a month due to the threat of something happening because of blood pressure, it did not matter how many obstetricians saw me. If an emergency induction or caesarean section was needed to save the life of my daughter, the need for the same obstetrician to sign off on it did...

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2018)

Lynn Ruane: -----Even in respect of health. There is an extra barrier when it involves the woman's life and it is a barrier. As a woman who was in a maternity hospital experiencing childbirth, I can tell the Minister that when it comes to the continuum of care when it is that close to affecting one's health, I do not think one would really mind if a different obstetrician or clinician comes in three...

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2018)

Lynn Ruane: It would be the same if an early pregnancy was being brought on arising out of a serious risk to the baby. It is usually not a risk to his or her life. It is usually a serious risk so the pregnancy is brought on earlier but they do not make sure the same clinician under whose care the woman has been in the maternity hospital is there.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2018)

Lynn Ruane: It is the problem of criminalisation.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2018)

Lynn Ruane: What if he or she is not there?

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 18:In page 9, line 20, after "woman" to insert "and consulted with her, where possible".

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 20:In page 9, to delete lines 29 to 34 and substitute the following:"(4) The obstetrician referred to in subsection (2)(a) shall make such arrangements as he or she will deem necessary for the carrying out as soon as may be of the termination of pregnancy to which the certification referred to in subsection (3) relates.".

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I agree with the Senator on the points he has just made. I would add that in terms of being a civilised House and how we treat each other, there will be people watching who will not be here to advocate for themselves. When we talk about not having any personalised attacks, therefore, Senators need to be very aware that people watching will be greatly affected by the comments that are made....

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2018)

Lynn Ruane: At 11 a.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2018)

Lynn Ruane: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I am agreeable to a later time.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2018)

Lynn Ruane: We are all doing that work anyway.

Seanad: Sittings of Seanad: Motion (6 Dec 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 1:After “Public Business,”, to insert “(i) subject to the making of an Order for Committee Stage of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 [Dáil], the Seanad shall meet at 2.00 p.m. on Monday, 10th December, 2018, to consider Committee Stage of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 [Dáil] and,...

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I welcome the legislation. This is a truly historic Bill that seeks to vindicate the decision made in the referendum in May, when 66.4% of the electorate voted to repeal the eighth amendment of the Constitution and allow broader access to legal abortion services in the State. I wish to pay tribute to the Citizens' Assembly for its work on the constitutional and legislative change required...

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Lynn Ruane: It is what?

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 57:In page 33, to delete line 16. I thank the Minister of State for her time in the Seanad this afternoon. I will speak to all the amendments together. I welcome the Bill but I want to express my disappointment at how it has been progressed through the Oireachtas. In the Joint Committee on Education and Skills we decided not to hold pre-legislative scrutiny sessions...

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Lynn Ruane: Yes.

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 58:In page 33, line 20, to delete “appropriate.”.” and substitute the following:“appropriate.”,and(c) in subsection (6), by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (c):“(d) minimum employment standards for English language teachers.”.”.

Seanad: Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 6:In page 15, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following:“(15) In the event of hours becoming available an employer shall be required to offer any surplus hours appropriate to their qualifications to existing part-time employees first.”. I thank the Minister for appearing before the Seanad and I welcome the Bill. It is strong legislation which, among...