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Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Nov 2016)

Lynn Ruane: I never go over time. I am just collecting for all my other times.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Nov 2016)

Lynn Ruane: Is the increase in the Christmas bonus being provided to the Department from direct taxes?

Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (29 Nov 2016)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 12:In page 33, after line 34, to insert the following:"Amendment of section 5 ("relevant date", "landlord", "tenant", "lease", etc.) of Act of 2004 27.Section 5(1) of the Act of 2004 is amended by deleting the definition of "landlord" and substituting the following:" 'landlord' means the person for the time being entitled to receive (otherwise than as agent for another...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (29 Nov 2016)

Lynn Ruane: I refer to some information from Threshold's pre-budget submission to the Department on the issue. It states:In the case of repossession, tenants cannot refer a dispute to the Residential Tenancies Board for resolution, [which obviously puts them further on the back foot] as a lender will not generally be regarded as a party to the tenancy (Residential Tenancies Act 2004, s. 76). Their...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (29 Nov 2016)

Lynn Ruane: Given that we feel Fianna Fáil might have the numbers for its amendment, which we will support, we will withdraw the amendment.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (29 Nov 2016)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 13:In page 33, after line 34, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 19 (setting of rent above market rent prohibited) of Act of 2004 27. The Act of 2004 is amended by the insertion of the following new section after section 19:“19A.(1) Any subsequent increases in the level of rent under the tenancy of a dwelling shall not be greater than the rate of...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (29 Nov 2016)

Lynn Ruane: That is almost ten times the number in 2011 when Fine Gael took office. If the crisis is not resolved soon, we should not be surprised if the rental crisis becomes the new Irish Water. I have listened to the contributions of the Minister of State and various other Senators and accept that the issue of rent certainty is complex. Since Committee Stage I have examined it in more detail and I...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (29 Nov 2016)

Lynn Ruane: I want to comment on a number of points. It is unacceptable for Bills to come through the House if they are not ready to be amended and we have to wait for a strategy to feed into them. It seems like a pointless exercise. It seems that it is being rushed through all Stages in the Seanad so that it will be too late for us to pick up on the things we want to amend, which removes the Seanad's...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (29 Nov 2016)

Lynn Ruane: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Mental Health Services Funding: Statements (24 Nov 2016)

Lynn Ruane: I am out of breath after running here from a committee room, which must be a sign that I am not looking after myself very well. I will talk about some of the lived realities on the ground and how the task force and the Minister of State's work can reach the target groups. Last week, I gave a talk at Alexandra College in Dublin 6. The speaker before me gave an amazing speech and spoke about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Funding: Discussion (24 Nov 2016)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. One of my questions is around the loan schemes, although I admit that I hate to start with it. With the loan scheme, we will see an increase in fees of €4,000 or €5,000. Looking at the Australian model, there was a different economic climate when it was introduced. Our young people face an intergenerational debt burden in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Funding: Discussion (24 Nov 2016)

Lynn Ruane: Deputy Byrne definitely wants to put the witnesses on the spot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Funding: Discussion (24 Nov 2016)

Lynn Ruane: I am sorry to interrupt Mr. Cassells but I disagree with him on his last point. There is continued focus on a lack of financial capital being the only reason disadvantaged students do not go to college but there is also a lack of social and cultural capital. It is misleading to say that a lack of financial capital is the reason people cannot access education.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Funding: Discussion (24 Nov 2016)

Lynn Ruane: I apologise, I have to ask questions and leave given that I am next to speak in the Seanad and I will lose my spot. We are talking about what Brexit means for us. Perhaps those working in research could elaborate on the fact that, due to having no capital funding for a period, we would not be able to cater to any sort of research and development in the universities as they stand unless...

Seanad: Micro-plastic and Micro-bead Pollution Prevention Bill 2016: Second Stage (23 Nov 2016)

Lynn Ruane: I am dismayed and genuinely angry at the amendment the Government has tabled in the Seanad today. This Bill banning micro-beads is a small but important one. I was very much looking forward to debating it today and seeing it progress to Committee Stage. That the Government has now moved to block this Bill is grossly unfair and is a clear effort to silence debate on this important...

Seanad: Micro-plastic and Micro-bead Pollution Prevention Bill 2016: Second Stage (23 Nov 2016)

Lynn Ruane: We are allowing environmental protection to fall victim to parliamentary politics. We cannot even pretend to be living in the era of new politics when party politics is so obviously and clearly dictating the agenda in this House.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2016)

Lynn Ruane: I support Senator Joan Freeman on the importance of funding for mental health services. In west Tallaght, there was a cluster of five suicides in a short space of time. One of those cases involved a 15 year old young lad. His mother's husband killed himself last year while her mother killed herself a few years ago. She is trying to access support services because she and her 15 year old...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2016)

Lynn Ruane: What about Caranua?

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2016)

Lynn Ruane: I seek clarification on section 8(2). In the Minister's initial comments she mentioned one year's growth, which is not what is stated in section 8(2). That section refers to "during the month of August ... grubbing or destroying otherwise". Does the Minister propose deleting section 8(2) and replacing it with what she proposed at the start, which is one-year's growth and not the grubbing...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2016)

Lynn Ruane: On a point of order-----