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Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: Senator Norris has not been invited to speak there yet.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 22:In page 28, line 14, to delete "age;" and substitute the following: "age, and(iii) at least 5 per cent have entered the applicant institutes at NQF level 5 or below;". This amendment, which I have moved on behalf of Senator Higgins, seeks to ensure the good track record of institutes of technology in attracting and accommodating a diversity of students is preserved...

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 24:In page 30, line 24, to delete “programmes;” and substitute the following:“programmes,(vi) that they have a strategy and capacity to meet the standards required for an Athena Swan Silver Award and that they have initiated that process;”. This amendment seeks to ensure that the universities established under this Bill have the capacity to...

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I am not sure who sets the criteria or grants the Athena SWAN awards.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister of State for her response. I completely get what she is saying around the amendment being very prescriptive. I will withdraw the amendment and give Senator Higgins the opportunity to submit a less prescriptive variation on Report Stage.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 25:In page 30, line 29, to delete “located.” and substitute the following:“located; (m) the applicant institutes demonstrate to the satisfaction of the advisory panel that the applicant institutes are fully compliant with both Irish and European Data Protection regulations and have procedures in place to ensure ongoing protection of...

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I withdraw the amendment and reserve the right to resubmit it on Report Stage.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 28:In page 51, to delete lines 24 and 25 and substitute the following:“ ‘student union’ has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Technological Universities Act 2018;”,”.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 32:In page 54, lines 9 and 10, to delete “such number of students of the Institute, as it considers appropriate,” and substitute “at least 2 but not more than 4 students of the Institute”.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 34:In page 65, to delete lines 27 and 28 and substitute the following:“ ‘student union’ has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Technological Universities Act 2018;”.”.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 38:In page 69, lines 14 and 15, to delete “such number of students of the college, as it considers appropriate,” and substitute “at least 2 but not more than 4 students of the college”.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Inequality and Disadvantage: Discussion (6 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I will apologise to everyone, as I am unwell. If a fit of coughing starts, just ignore me. I thank the witnesses for their presentations. This is a topic close to my heart. I will start with a criticism, though. With all due respect and while I am sorry to shoot the messenger, the contribution from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, a body that represents some of the most...

Seanad: Statement by the Taoiseach (1 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Taoiseach for his time today and he is welcome to the Chamber. I will be sticking to the theme of the republic of opportunity. The privileges and oppressions that we are born into are mostly out of our control. They are the fate of birth, however, the reinforcing of them by society is somewhat in our control. They must be challenged by us all and by the Taoiseach, the Head of...

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jan 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I should not require the whole amount of time. If I skip half the niceties and it is acceptable, perhaps Senator Ó Ríordáin can take some of the time.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jan 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I welcome the Bill and agree with all of the positives everyone set out. I will skip on to the importance of the student voice within the technological universities. Through my experience sitting on the board of governance and the finance board of Trinity College Dublin, and through our student representatives on the academic council, I know how important that representative role is, as...

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jan 2018)

Lynn Ruane: Really?

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jan 2018)

Lynn Ruane: That is no problem. My colleagues will pick up on it tomorrow. I thank the Minister of State for her work and her engagement so far with us on this issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I was not paying much attention yesterday to what the Taoiseach said about accessing mortgages until I went home and opened my Facebook page where I saw the timeline of people from my community talking about how unachievable that is for them. Not only is one of the three options that the Taoiseach offered, moving home to live with parents, travelling abroad to raise the money or getting...

Seanad: Mandatory Reporting: Statements (25 Jan 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister. Like everybody else, I welcome mandatory reporting. I cannot be strong enough in saying that. I read the national guidelines on child protection and welfare practice. I read through as much of the handbook as I could because of a particular aspect of mandatory reporting that has arisen frequently in the past year in regard to adults. My history of working with...

Seanad: Reception Conditions Directive: Motion (23 Jan 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I was not going to speak but I have become confused as the debate has gone on.