Results 601-620 of 3,722 for speaker:Lynn Ruane
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2023)
Lynn Ruane: Yes.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 44: In page 57, line 2, after “a” to insert “fair,”. This is a very simple amendment. It seeks to insert the word "fair" in respect of the performance by a member of Garda personnel of their duties. As drafted, the Bill provides that the duties shall be discharged in a “lawful, professional, punctual and prompt manner.” The...
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 46: In page 59, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: “(b) the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission,”. Chapter 6 of Part 2 relates to the governance and accountability of An Garda Síochána. This critical responsibility currently lies with the independent Policing Authority. Under the Bill, the Policing Authority...
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lynn Ruane: The Senator could have submitted amendments.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 47: In page 61, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following: “(a) the public interest,”. As an Independent Senator, the resources that we use in our offices are that we have one Senator and one staff member to go through a Bill line by line, prepare amendments and come in to speak to those amendments on Committee Stage. Every party, whether in...
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lynn Ruane: There is a difference between entitlement and obstruction. They are two different things and one sways over into abusing the other at some stage.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lynn Ruane: I could be somewhere else.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lynn Ruane: With regard to amendment No. 47, section 63 of the Bill provides for the establishment of a strategic plan for An Garda Síochána by the Garda Commissioner. This amendment simply seeks to provide that the Garda Commissioner, when preparing a strategic plan, would have to have regard to the public interest. The strategic plan is a very important guiding document for policing...
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lynn Ruane: On a point of order, under Standing Order No. 55, a Member is allowed to propose that debate be closed on a question put by the Chair when there is repetition. In this case, the question would be that section 63 stand part of the Bill. I propose that the Acting Chair could put that question.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lynn Ruane: I refer to Standing Order No. 55.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lynn Ruane: It is a Standing Order.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lynn Ruane: I have no way to interrupt other than to raise a point of order. Under Standing Order No. 55,-----
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lynn Ruane: Sorry, Acting Chairperson, but I proposed the question.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lynn Ruane: There is repetition; I have been noting the repetition.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lynn Ruane: No, but I have put the question, based on repetition. You cannot just ignore me putting the question.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lynn Ruane: Fianna Fáil is in the Chair. There has been repetition-----
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lynn Ruane: There has been constant repetition. I have noted every time the sentence on strategic planning resources was repeated.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lynn Ruane: It is funny-----
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lynn Ruane: I put the question before the Senator started to speak------
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lynn Ruane: -----and then she come back-----