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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...

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

Lynn Ruane: My question relates to the scoping exercise, which is very important and which I welcome. I know that organisations which work with survivors have been involved but I am concerned that a huge amount of data from women who never access services are missing from the report of the scoping exercise. This is because so much is not reported. Much still needs to be done by way of a public...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Oct 2018)

Lynn Ruane: Today, I would like to raise the housing crisis and the serious inadequacy of the State's response to a crisis affecting every sector of society. I have no interest in scoring political points but, at this stage, it has to be accepted that the current strategies, whether it be Rebuilding Ireland or the array of other initiatives attempted by the Government, are just not working. The housing...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Oct 2018)

Lynn Ruane: We need rent controls without the wide expectations of the current rent pressure zones, with rents to be linked to inflation. We need targets to end long-term homelessness and we need to amend the Constitution to include a right to housing. These are radical calls but they are an appropriate response to the seriousness of the current crisis. I hope to see as many of the Members as possible...

Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (3 Oct 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (3 Oct 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (3 Oct 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I second the amendment.