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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying and the Ethics of Autonomy: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Lynn Ruane: It does not, because it does not give an inherent right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying and the Ethics of Autonomy: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for attending. As I only have a few minutes, I will ask three questions. Dignity has been mentioned a few times today and has been consistently raised in the more general conversation. What does Professor Binchy understand by dignity? What is dignity? When we look at this historically over time, right back to Rousseau and Kant, many different thinkers have addressed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying and the Ethics of Autonomy: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Pro-life is central is to people whose life is being determined by extreme poverty, addiction issues and stuff like that. Is that not pro life?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying and the Ethics of Autonomy: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Lynn Ruane: No. I am asking Professor Binchy a question. He said he is talking in human rights terms, not religious terms. I ask him to tell me what those human rights terms are. What human rights terms is he talking about?

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (11 Oct 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Is it not amendments Nos. 6 to 27?

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (11 Oct 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Yes.

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (11 Oct 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I ask the Acting Chairperson to explain this to me so that I do not miss anything else. The details coming up for the amendments on the screen are different from the Seanad amendments the Acting Chairperson is mentioning.

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (11 Oct 2023)

Lynn Ruane: It mentions amendments Nos. 6 to 27.

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (11 Oct 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Will all of them come up like that? That is quite confusing when they are being called out. I welcome the Minister of State back to the House and I welcome the fact that he introduced a number of amendments in the Dáil based on the constructive engagement he had with my colleague, Senator Higgins, on this Bill. I am disappointed, though, that he opted to table a large number of...

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (11 Oct 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Is amendment No. 2 missing from the list? It came in the group that had No. 1 in it. Is it listed as its own amendment?

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (11 Oct 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Was that communicated to us?

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (11 Oct 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Because it is usually read-----

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (11 Oct 2023)

Lynn Ruane: It is usually read out and we usually receive an email.

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (11 Oct 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Yes, please.

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (11 Oct 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I know that. It is just that it is usually communicated by email.

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (11 Oct 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Yes. This amendment relates to the transparency around consultations which may happen under section 22(8). While it is welcome that the council is empowered to consult with public authorities regarding register actions, the phrase "or other persons" is quite broad and there should be a record kept where such consultations are undertaken, especially when they are not with public authorities....

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (11 Oct 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Actually, it was submitted in error, so I will withdraw it.

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (11 Oct 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Yes, I will speak directly to my amendments. Amendment No. 15 seeks to amend the Government amendment to section 151 on the granting or refusal of a licence by stipulating the new subsection (7). We propose the wording ", in particular non-compliance which led to the destruction or significant alteration of an archaeological object, national monument or protected monument," would be grounds...

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (11 Oct 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Yes. Amendment No. 17 seeks to amend the proposed new section 167 on guidelines for local authorities. I welcome this new section following the engagement the Minister of State had on previous Stages with Senator Higgins. One issue is that in subsection (1) there seems to be a blanket provision that in drawing up guidelines on historic heritage for local authorities, the Minister can...

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (11 Oct 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Amendment No. 19 refers to the new Dáil amendment No. 173 concerning a review of the operation of the Act, which is an extremely welcome amendment. My amendment would insert a new subsection requiring that not less than six months following the laying of the report before each House of the Oireachtas, the Minister shall make himself or herself available to the relevant joint Oireachtas...