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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (8 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I think it is important to say that there is a very clear strategy in my eyes to undermine this process every step of the way. Pulling out of giving statements at this committee is part of that wider strategy to undermine the work that has been happening and to undermine the Chairman. Everyone was asked to submit recommended witnesses and if it was broken up proportionally, the people that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: International Legal and Services Context: Dr. Gilda Sedgh, Guttmacher Institute and Ms Leah Hoctor, Center for Reproductive Rights (8 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I will use five minutes now and reserve five for later. I thank the witnesses for their presentations, which were very informative. I have two questions for Ms Hoctor and one for Dr. Sedgh. An issue of which we are aware is the difference between making abortion procedures nominally legal in State laws and ensuring practical and real access to abortion services for women. What are the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: International Legal and Services Context: Dr. Gilda Sedgh, Guttmacher Institute and Ms Leah Hoctor, Center for Reproductive Rights (8 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: Has any research been done on the impact of broad socio-cultural views on the acceptability or stigma surrounding abortion within a state on abortion rates or abortion access? I am a little concerned that after a potentially divisive referendum campaign the stigma surrounding abortion could become a practical barrier to access. Has this issue arisen in any other countries and what is its impact?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: International Legal and Services Context: Dr. Gilda Sedgh, Guttmacher Institute and Ms Leah Hoctor, Center for Reproductive Rights (8 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Medical Law Review: Dr. Ruth Fletcher, Queen Mary University London (8 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank Dr. Fletcher for her presentation, which was very practical and useful in the way it is laid out in possible heads of Bill. It could be very helpful to the Department of Health, which is currently looking at drafting legislation. The point regarding objective value versus societal value is a very interesting one. Will Dr. Fletcher expand on it? There is a great deal of confusion...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Mental Health: Dr. Anthony McCarthy, National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street (8 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witness for the presentation. When I read it I could tell how person-centred it was and I appreciated how human it was as well. I am sure that translates into how the witness treats women when they come to him. I got some solace from that in reading the presentation. Senator Gavan posed the questions I wanted to ask so I will some comments instead. Senator Mullen upset me...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Mental Health: Dr. Anthony McCarthy, National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street (8 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: Up to now we could not apparently use words like "mesmerise" but when a person on the committee wishes to express her distress-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Mental Health: Dr. Anthony McCarthy, National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street (8 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: The Senator has a problem with a woman making such an expression. We are talking about the experience of pregnant women. I happen to have been one of them and my comments are valid.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I am raising the issues of sexism, abuse of power, misogyny and sexual harassment that have come to light in the last few weeks in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal. The discussion of these issues has obviously made its way to Ireland. I thank my friend, Grace Dyas, who was very brave in releasing a blog post two weeks ago about the ex-director of the Gate Theatre.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: It has broken the seal for other women to come forward and speak about abuse of power and sexual harassment and abuse in the workplace. We are going to see a lot more of it over the coming weeks and months. It will take varying amounts of time for women to feel comfortable. Some may have to talk to family and friends first, and tell them first about an experience they have had before they...

Seanad: Defence (Veterans Lapel Badge) Bill 2017: First Stage (8 Nov 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I second it.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I wish to raise one issue relating to school. A parent of a senior infant child in Firhouse Educate Together contacted me. I do not usually raise things based in Tallaght. I usually try to steer away from that, but I believe it is important in this case. On budget day, it was announced that schools would look to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio. However, the situation in Firhouse at the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Mental Health of Pregnant Women: Professor Veronica O'Keane (25 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank Professor O'Keane for her presentation. It is a very important topic that we do not talk much about. She made a comment about the women who are left behind and that got me thinking about the women who cannot travel or who cannot access abortion, who may be in the mental health system for whatever reason in terms of the severity of their condition. Without identifying women, in my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Mental Health of Pregnant Women: Professor Veronica O'Keane (25 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: The Chairman needs to do something about Deputy Mattie McGrath standing up and pointing his finger at the Chair. Deputy Mattie McGrath is so disrespectful. The Deputy is standing and shouting across at the Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Mental Health of Pregnant Women: Professor Veronica O'Keane (25 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: It is not on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Mental Health of Pregnant Women: Professor Veronica O'Keane (25 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: It is not on. Everybody is here trying to do their work and trying to engage with the witness, and it is absolutely unbelievable.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination Arising From Rape: Mr. Tom O'Malley, NUI Galway; Dublin Rape Crisis Centre; and Dr. Maeve Eogan, Rotunda Hospital (25 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I have three questions. My first question is to Ms Blackwell and Dr. Eogan. Mr. O'Malley outlined a number of potential options for how verification of pregnancies arising from rape could work such as self-declaration, formal criminal proceedings, a special form of expedited adjudication process, police reports, medical reports, or a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: Termination for Medical Reasons Ireland (25 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: With every word the witnesses said and every detail they disclosed here, I have to be honest, my heart was racing in my chest. I have not experienced what they have experienced. I can only thank them for taking what is nothing but trauma and transforming it into a fight for change. I cannot express my gratitude enough to them both and to those they represent. I have one question only....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Tackling Obesity and the Promotion of Healthy Eating in Schools: Discussion (24 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I must try to think to whom I will direct my questions, because many of them are general statements and I am probably going to vent more than anything so I apologise. Something in which I have had a personal interest for a long time is physical fitness and well-being in schools, particularly in disadvantaged schools. Dr. Murrin pointed out the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Tackling Obesity and the Promotion of Healthy Eating in Schools: Discussion (24 Oct 2017)

Lynn Ruane: As a point of clarification, is that course examined as a leaving certificate subject?