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Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister of State for his time this afternoon. I am delighted and proud to debate the Bill in the Seanad. I thank Senator Warfield for approaching me way back in July 2016 to co-sponsor the legislation. The right to vote is the most fundamental right a citizen in an active democracy wields. As legislators, it is our responsibility to support and encourage all of our citizens...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Lynn Ruane: Everyone else spoke to the amendments. Senator Murnane O'Connor spoke to the amendments.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Lynn Ruane: Why?

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Lynn Ruane: Speaking to the section, the Bill is not going to be supported by Fianna Fáil in one way or another. It is Fianna Fáil policy but I could have torn its amendments apart. It has had 12 months since we last dealt with this, when its members said they needed time to go through the Bill. I wonder what Fianna Fáil has been doing for the past 12 months so that its members cannot...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I vote. This is not about running for election.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Lynn Ruane: It is about voting.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Lynn Ruane: This is about voting.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I will say it again. Fianna Fáil does not support 16 year olds voting in the 2019 local elections. If it did, it would support this Bill today. Having a referendum next year does not fulfil their manifesto promise for a vote in local elections in 2019. Holding a referendum next year does not fulfil the manifesto. By the time the referendum happens and legislation is enacted, the...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Lynn Ruane: Senator O'Connor should look at the timeline. We have actually spent the past 12 months looking at this issue, unlike Fianna Fáil, which needed 12 months to look at absolutely nothing.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Lynn Ruane: It is true. I never engage in party rivalry, but it is not fair to stand here and list off commitments for general elections. Being involved in politics is not about standing for election. That is for a very small minority of people in this country. I wish to counteract the patronising contribution that addressed young people a few minutes ago.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I am not referring to Senator Murnane O'Connor. I said "a few minutes ago". Senator Murnane O'Connor will not give people the vote at 16, but people in this Chamber will interrupt all day, like children. They will not wait for their turn to speak.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Lynn Ruane: A few minutes ago, we heard Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell discourage people from getting involved in politics. That is such a negative message to send to young people. It comes from a position where politics does not affect one's life very much. However, if someone comes from a background like mine, where political decisions to which people do not have access literally shape the...

Seanad: 100 Years of Women's Suffrage in Ireland: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I echo the comments of Senator Kelleher regarding the Gate Theatre. It goes without saying that women’s suffrage was a defining moment in history for women and society as a whole. The hard-fought battle for the equal right to participate in our nation’s democracy should be celebrated, reflected on and used as a starting point for what should be a steady rate of progression....

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister for his time today. My amendments are in the same section. I tabled them because I have not been sold on the whole debate on the age of consent. The debate in the media and in these Houses has very much centred on the age we should set, whether it be 13 or 16 years. It is an important conversation that we should have but we are mixing up many things that are connected...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: Senator Norris asked about the disadvantages and practicalities. As a mother, I want to encourage an environment in which my daughter can be honest about her age online. There are predators and paedophiles pretending to be young girls in order to communicate with young girls. If parents do not give their consent to young girls, those girls have to lie to get online and they pose as 16 year...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: This might be relevant to Senator Norris's question about the practical implications of this.

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I have been working closely with the Children's Rights Alliance on the amendments.

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 9a:In page 22, after line 34, to insert the following:“(3) It shall not be lawful for a data controller to process the data of a child for commercial or marketing purposes, when the child is under the age of 16. (4) It shall not be lawful for a data controller to process data in relation to the parents, guardians or family members of a child, without the consent...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I want to talk about the issue of prisoners, the prison system and call for a debate with Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan. Two weeks ago some Members might have seen the Joint Committee on Education and Skills discussion on educational disadvantage. A report will come before the House. Figures from the Irish Penal Reform Trust on the education of prisoners show that...

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (21 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 1:In page 9, lines 34 to 36, to delete all words from and including “student”, where it secondly occurs, in line 34 down to and including “university” in line 36 and substitute the following: “representative body elected by students and recognised by the institute or technological university, which promotes the interests of...