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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Obstetric Medicine in the Netherlands: Professor Sjef Gevers and Professor Eva Pajkrt, University of Amsterdam (23 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Obstetric Medicine in the Netherlands: Professor Sjef Gevers and Professor Eva Pajkrt, University of Amsterdam (23 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: My final question ties in with the next body of work this committee will take on, which pertains to the auxiliary recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly. In their presentation, the witnesses mentioned mandatory sex education, which is something I support in theory. In Ireland, the Catholic church unfortunately still has a monopoly over schools and, therefore, sex education. I have to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Obstetric Medicine in the Netherlands: Professor Sjef Gevers and Professor Eva Pajkrt, University of Amsterdam (23 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I suppose it would be different from Ireland because sex education here is based on religion. I think sex education should be about positive sexual experiences and negotiated sexual consent.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Obstetric Medicine in the Netherlands: Professor Sjef Gevers and Professor Eva Pajkrt, University of Amsterdam (23 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank Professor Pajkrt and Professor Gevers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (22 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I will not go back over the calibre and professionalism of the speakers or discuss bias because none of this is about bias. It is about tactics and undermining a process. It is about the status quolosing a grip on what they feel is the moral standard in any given country or over women's access to health care. This is the sting of a dying wasp and we do not need to discuss whether it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (22 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: The Deputy does not need to butt in because we stick to our time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (22 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: The reason we have to speak up is because they are eating into time-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (22 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I would like another five minutes when they are finished.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: International Context: Dr. Patricia Lohr, British Pregnancy Advisory Service (22 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank Dr. Lohr for the presentation. I believe I am correct in saying that most abortions in the UK happen under the broad mental health grounds, with sign-off from two doctors. Are women ever denied an abortion on these grounds? What would the reasons be for a denial? Does the phrasing of the grounds and the verification process ever act as a barrier?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: International Context: Dr. Patricia Lohr, British Pregnancy Advisory Service (22 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I feel strongly about ensuring this country allows access for women on social and economic grounds. Is that catered for properly? There is a wide range of social and economic impacts but is that captured under ground C?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: International Context: Dr. Patricia Lohr, British Pregnancy Advisory Service (22 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: The witness has made a strong case for decentralisation of abortion care, with mention of potential administration of abortion by GPs, nurses and midwives. How important is this in the context of reducing geographical barriers to abortion access and also in the context of the well-developed trend of anti-abortion protests in the UK outside approved clinics?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: International Context: Dr. Patricia Lohr, British Pregnancy Advisory Service (22 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: My other question was on decentralisation. If a woman can access this care with her local GP or in the primary health service, it would stem the level of protest.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Curriculum Reform: Discussion (21 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank all the delegates for their presentations. There was a lot in them. I heard many speakers today. This is one of the debates in which I wished I was on the delegates' side making a submission because it is an area about which I am very passionate. Many years ago, I heard the statement that the leaving certificate examination treats all pupils equally. I believe that was the most...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Dáil na nÓg Delegate Report 2015: Discussion (21 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. I agreed with everything they said but there was one point that triggered a thought of my own struggles in schools with teachers and the experience of my daughters. She can correct me if I have picked this up wrongly but I believe Ms Kate Lehane referred to a conflict with teachers when students try to explain, to contribute or to question....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Socioeconomic Context: Dr. Caitriona Henchion and Mr. Niall Behan, Irish Family Planning Association (15 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: Senator Mullen should focus on what this is actually supposed to be about.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Socioeconomic Context: Dr. Caitriona Henchion and Mr. Niall Behan, Irish Family Planning Association (15 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: The IFPA are not on trial here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Socioeconomic Context: Dr. Caitriona Henchion and Mr. Niall Behan, Irish Family Planning Association (15 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for their presentation and previous replies. For a while it felt as if they were on trial. It is an awful shame to sit on a committee like this, which should be about women and how women are affected, and have the conversation dragged away from that and off in another direction. Many of the questions I intended to ask have been answered but I would like to tease out...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Socioeconomic Context: Dr. Caitriona Henchion and Mr. Niall Behan, Irish Family Planning Association (15 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I do not think any of it made sense. I apologise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Health Care Issues - Crisis Pregnancy Management: Ms Janice Donlon, HSE (15 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: There are no forced adoptions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Health Care Issues - Crisis Pregnancy Management: Ms Janice Donlon, HSE (15 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: It is just a point of order that answers it.