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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Closures: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (6 Nov 2018)

Lynn Ruane: You're fired.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Closures: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (6 Nov 2018)

Lynn Ruane: Some of the schools are really large, with two or three storeys. How does the Department make sure that the whole building-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Closures: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (6 Nov 2018)

Lynn Ruane: When a building is opened do inspectors open up every section of the building to see what it is like? How does that work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Letterkenny Institute of Technology: Chairperson Designate (6 Nov 2018)

Lynn Ruane: On LYIT moving out of the red, I am curious to know from where the majority of funding has come to put it in a better position. Was it all HEA and departmental funding or was it from non-EU students or for research and development? What is the breakdown in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Letterkenny Institute of Technology: Chairperson Designate (6 Nov 2018)

Lynn Ruane: On the growth in funding, how does Mr. Moloney feel about the lack of a follow-up on the Cassells report? This committee has been awaiting a technical report from the Department which we have not yet received. It is as if people are wishing it would all go away. What would Mr. Moloney like to see happen in being able to put LYIT in a position where both campuses will be functioning and the...

Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 3:In page 12, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following:“(3) The membership of the Board shall include one or more than one veterinary practitioner of at least 5 years standing.”. I thank the Minister of State for his time in the Seanad this evening. I will start by welcoming the Bill and the strong reforms it will implement to the governance of the...

Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 7:In page 25, line 5, to delete “may” and substitute “shall”. The contribution that I have prepared on the amendment deals with all of the amendments. I ask the Senators and the Minister of State to bear with me for a few minutes. When will the debate adjourn?

Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2018)

Lynn Ruane: Amendments Nos. 7 to 13, inclusive, are to sections 26, 28 and 29. Essentially, they are identical amendments tabled to the sections that relate to the artificial insemination of greyhounds, the traceability of greyhounds and the welfare of racing greyhounds. The overall affect of the amendments would be to increase and clarify the regulatory responsibilities of the Irish Greyhound Board in...

Seanad: Traveller Culture and History in Education Bill 2018: Committee Stage (17 Oct 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I support this amendment to capitalise the "t" in Traveller. We also need to capitalise Travellers in general in terms of their knowledge, their understanding and their contribution. We need to acknowledge their cultural and social capital and the history they have brought to Ireland.Today I heard the comments of the presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Casey. I do not want the debate today...

Seanad: Traveller Culture and History in Education Bill 2018: Committee Stage (17 Oct 2018)

Lynn Ruane: -----we need also to make sure that we push the legislation through the Oireachtas and that we initiate other Bills that allow Travellers to have a rightful place in society. Education is where it starts. It is very clear that people such as Peter Casey would benefit greatly from some education.

Seanad: Traveller Culture and History in Education Bill 2018: Committee Stage (17 Oct 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I am okay with that. I will risk it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42- Department of Rural and Community Development (17 Oct 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I am not usually at the committee, but I have come for the community development aspect of the matter. It is clear from the contributions made so far that a huge amount of much-needed work is being done in rural Ireland. I apologise in advance for being a buzzkill when I bring the discussion back to community development in some of the poorest urban areas. The issue has fallen off the...

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (16 Oct 2018)

Lynn Ruane: Senator Devine must go through the other two amendments.

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (16 Oct 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris. I welcome this Bill that will allow the HSE to shift from a directorate to a board structure. It is also welcome that a chief executive officer will also be accountable to the board. We are all aware of how governance issues within the health service have affected healthcare provision in this country and the experiences and lives of Irish...

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (16 Oct 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 3:In page 7, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following:“(4) A minimum of two members of the Board shall be persons with expertise and/or experience in patient advocacy.”. We say we look for a skillset in terms of patient advocacy. Anybody could have the skill to be a patient advocate and could display it in past employment. There would be two...

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (16 Oct 2018)

Lynn Ruane: What is happening with the amendment tabled by Senators McDowell and Boyhan?

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (16 Oct 2018)

Lynn Ruane: Can I put it on the record that I might submit an amendment in the same vein on Report Stage with regard to making the members accountable to committees and so forth?

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (10 Oct 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister for her time. I wish to start by welcoming the legislation before the House. It is a good Bill overall, with the principal aim of strengthening and clarifying the legal and regulatory standing of Quality and Qualifications Ireland and ensuring that it is able to achieve its aim as a regulator of quality assurance in further and higher education in the State. I wish to...

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (10 Oct 2018)

Lynn Ruane: My point was they will not have the capacity to pay into the sinking fund, and they will not benefit in the long run as, although they are not-for-profit, they are not listed as excluded from it.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Sexual Offences Data (3 Oct 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister for Justice and Equality for taking this matter. I am raising the issue of the second Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland, SAVI, report which his Government has committed to, and which will investigate and survey the levels of sexual violence and abuse experienced by men and women in Ireland. It has been 16 years since the first SAVI report was published in 2002, and...