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Seanad: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (27 Sep 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I am not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. Ms O'Toole's contribution was very useful. I hope my questions do not touch on some of what she spoke about. I did not have the submission beforehand, so I will try to reword them so that they are more appropriate. I am going to focus on constitutional certainty and on the merits of repeal versus replace, especially since I note that in her...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Engagement with Ms Justice Mary Laffoy, Citizens' Assembly (20 Sep 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank Ms Justice Laffoy, her team and the citizens who have taken part in this very important work over the past few months. It is very much appreciated and I hope we can mirror the maturity and respect she spoke about in relation to the process so far. Many of my questions have been touched on by Deputies Coppinger and Clare Daly but I might hone in a little more on the uncertainty piece...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Engagement with Ms Justice Mary Laffoy, Citizens' Assembly (20 Sep 2017)

Lynn Ruane: Could Ms Justice Laffoy respond to the other question about why the assembly was not given the option of voting to insert an express positive right to abortion access or bodily autonomy?

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I second Senator Ó Ríordáin's proposed amendment to the Order of Business. I join Senator Grace O'Sullivan in raising concern that the Minister, Deputy Naughten, has just given consent to a company called Providence Resources to drill for oil and gas off the south-west coast of Ireland where it expects to find 5 billion barrels of oil. I find it hard to believe that the...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jul 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I welcome the national drugs strategy and congratulate the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Catherine Byrne, and everyone involved. The strategy is really good and I welcome many parts and actions contained in it. I look forward to seeing some of those actions brought to life, which is the hardest part of any strategy. I acknowledge the fact that Senator Higgins and I...

Seanad: Mediation Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister for his time and congratulate him on his new appointment. I wish him every success. I will begin by welcoming the legislation and expressing my support to the State in trying to facilitate the resolution of disputes outside the court system wherever possible and appropriate. Such mechanisms are welcome in terms of reducing the burden on our court system but also...

Seanad: Equality of Access to Education: Motion (12 Jul 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I welcome the Minister to the House in her new position, which is a much-needed role.I would like to start by thanking the Labour Party Senators for tabling this crucial motion and allowing us to debate what is essentially the heart of the question on the future of higher education funding in this country. I believe that how a state funds higher education reflects the values intrinsic to it...

Seanad: Equality of Access to Education: Motion (12 Jul 2017)

Lynn Ruane: In all of my research into loan schemes internationally, as a member of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Skills, and during our debates on the Cassells report, I simply cannot find a jurisdiction where it can be claimed that such a scheme has been even remotely been a success, no matter what metric is used to measure it. In Australia, which has had a loan scheme for 20 years,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (11 Jul 2017)

Lynn Ruane: No problem. I thank the witnesses for their presentations. Many members have covered a large number of the concerns to which I had intended to refer. I will not reiterate what has been said. The policy relating to the scheme, which is somewhat of a side issue, has not been raised. I have received several emails on this matter and the committee may have received correspondence on it. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (11 Jul 2017)

Lynn Ruane: No.

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I will speak briefly on amendment No. 52, mainly to acknowledge its importance. I have been fairly silent throughout the debate on this Bill and one of the reasons is amendment No. 52, which deals with coercion and controlling behaviour. This is something that has impacted me personally, so I still feel that I cannot stand in the Chamber and acknowledge it out of fear of inviting that type...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Training and Supports for Providers of Special Needs Education and Education in DEIS Schools: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for their contributions which I found interesting and invaluable, in particular the contribution of Ms Noreen Duggan. The focus for me in this area is always DEIS and disadvantage. Many of the contributions today focused on special education but I note that there are many similarities with these complex needs and what is necessary for a school to address them. I will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Training and Supports for Providers of Special Needs Education and Education in DEIS Schools: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Lynn Ruane: Just to add to that, they make those decisions based on a conversation with the student.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Training and Supports for Providers of Special Needs Education and Education in DEIS Schools: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Lynn Ruane: If students are coming home after dropping higher level on the day, there is no inclusion of the parents in actually making the decisions on LCA or on certain subjects.

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Lynn Ruane: They were not late.

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Lynn Ruane: They were purposely late to the Bills Office, it is different than----

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Lynn Ruane: Perhaps we should have adjourned so they could have had time to put in their amendments?

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I know we are speaking to the amendments but this is the first time in the year and a half I have been in this House that I have been ashamed of how business is being conducted here. I do not think it has ever been heard of for a Minister of State to say that the Government would share draft amendments with every Senator and I do not think that was done in the name of transparency. It was...

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Lynn Ruane: I am not.