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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.

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: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. Many of the questions I had have been answered so I have only two brief questions. I apologise for interrupting Deputy Fitzpatrick earlier on but I think it is a point that is worth noting. I probably should have waited my turn. In respect of adoption and whether it is decreasing or not, when we are having any conversation about women and the...

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 concerned the impact of socio-economic circumstances on a woman's options. All options might not be available to her given the circumstances in which she finds herself. It is probably quite a broad question. It has been said that there are as many reasons as there are pregnancies so it is such a wide range to capture. We think we have options and a choice in those options but sometimes...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: This morning I read an article in The Irish Timesby the director of the Dublin Region Homeless Executive on volunteers. I was very disappointed with the language used in it. Basically, it states that it is not helpful for volunteers to be giving out food and clothes to the homeless. I do not believe such comments are helpful to volunteers who give up their time in the evening, after their...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: Hear, hear.

Seanad: JobPath: Motion (15 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: It is an election rally comedy tonight. Give over.

Seanad: Housing and Rental Market: Statements (14 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister for his time today. I also thank the Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government for conducting work in this relatively new and rapidly developing area of the housing crisis. It struck me as I was reading this report, which is timely and welcome, that a sort of reversal of roles has taken place as the issue has developed. On the one hand, we have Irish...