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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Chairman for allowing me to come in. I do not sit on this committee but the topic and the witness brought me here today. Dr. Katriona O'Sullivan and I have worked together for some time in the area of access to education. When I heard that she was coming to the committee today to discuss labour activation, I was intrigued to come to the committee to hear the discussion. Our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I echo what Deputy Bríd Smith said regarding her gratitude to the Chairman and the wealth of experts who have appeared before the committee. I also acknowledge two Members of my own group, Senators Higgins and Kelleher, who I suppose moved out of the way for me to be able to be here today. They felt as passionate and have worked for a lot longer on the issue than have I, and I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Lynn Ruane: The same happens to everybody.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I put an amendment in on decriminalisation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Lynn Ruane: Maybe it is a legal thing, so we might take it with module one.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: Mr. Peter Thompson, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital (29 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank Mr. Thompson for his very detailed and useful presentation. My first question, about the dangers of a strict definition of lethal abnormality, has been partly answered but could Mr. Thompson expand a bit on why the flexibility is important in terms of deferring to medical professions and say how that works in practice? If the legislation is more flexible are there standard...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I join everyone in commending Senator Denis Landy on his work to date at local government level and in the Seanad. I wish him and his family well in the future. I wish to raise an issue I became aware of last night concerning a women's refuge. I was going to raise it today when debating the Domestic Violence Bill but I feel this is not appropriate because we will be discussing amendments....

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: Amendment No. 27 in the names of Senators Black and Ruane seeks to do something similar in respect of out-of-hours emergency barring orders. I became aware yesterday that there are only ten beds available in women's refuges and I raised this on the Order of Business, as the service in Rathmines is closed. The service in Tallaght is struggling. As there is no provision to protect women in...

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I think out-of-hours calls are rare because they do not happen and there is nobody at the other end of the phone to take a call. Time is of the essence when somebody is seeking an emergency barring order. Even waiting until the next morning or until Monday is unacceptable. Even in the most extreme cases where it could cost lives, if this is the...

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 27:In page 17, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following:“Out of hours barring orders 9.On request from a Garda attending a domestic violence incident, a Garda of appropriate rank, can authorize communicating with an on-call judge to apply for an out of hours barring order.”.

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I have no wish to take too much time either. It is important to acknowledge the importance of the amendment. There are as many situations of coercive control as there are women who have been subject to it. It can last years and it can be extremely subtle. There is such an abuse of power as well as manipulation and gaslighting. I have met many narcissists who literally spend their time...

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 both witnesses for the presentation. When I was reading it, it was very refreshing to see just how woman-centred the legislation is. Yesterday, we had a presentation where a witness said our bodies are not only ours and asked, given that our hormones are all over the place during pregnancy, how we could make a decision. It was, therefore, nice and refreshing to have this follow...

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: As long as I get the three.

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: That is great. My next question follows on from that. An anomaly exists in the legislation in the cases of earlier abortions within the 44-day waiting period. There are two cohorts of women involved. Some women are required to have a waiting period and mandatory counselling, but other women are not. I wonder whether any research has been done to gain an understanding of how this process...

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.