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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Protection: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for their presentations and information. I have a fair few questions that I will try to get in. I know we have a limited amount of time, but we might get back in for a second round. I will list the questions first and let the witnesses come back in. In his opening statement, the Minister mentioned that increasing referrals to Tusla can be considered in part due to...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Protection: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Cathaoirleach, I have a few all right. I have lots. I want to pick up on something related to Senator Seery Kearney's contributions teasing out the social worker piece and what happens when there is an unallocated child, especially if that unallocation happens while her or she is in care. It is hard for me to comprehend the idea of the highest need, when the fact is the person...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Protection: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Is there potential that such an approach could come up against the same obstacles as the youth work apprenticeships seem to be facing with respect to who funds the placements? An apprenticeship is not a role already recognised in the budget of an organisation or agency, so there would need to be increased funding. I am aware that the youth work apprenticeship scheme is coming up against...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Protection: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Lynn Ruane: A salary.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Protection: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Okay. I thank the Minister.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Protection: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I thank Mr. Brophy.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Protection: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Lynn Ruane: For the official record, Vivian Guerin is a man.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Protection: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I said it more for the transcribers.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Protection: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I thank Ms Gallagher for the contribution. I think of the six areas of concern highlighted by the UN committee and how so many of those, when we think of the earlier conversation regarding children in care, are about how we place them within families that are vulnerable and then place those families within communities that are struggling. We must look at the systemic failure relating to...

Seanad: Situation in Israel and occupied Palestinian territory: Statements (12 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber. I begin by commending Senator Black for consistently shining a light on what is happening in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. I extend thanks on her behalf to Senator Chambers for scheduling the debate prior to the summer recess. The recent invasion of Jenin refugee camp by the Israeli military represents a significant, but...

Seanad: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (11 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I will not use all my time because I am not going to repeat points. Everything that has been said about why the Bill is necessary has already been said. I am interested in getting the Minister of State's response to some aspects of this. I am a bit confused about the logistics. We have a Minister who is not in the room, who we have just been told wants a delay of 12 months and needs time....

Seanad: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (11 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Let us be realistic. It is very hard for an independent Senator to get a Bill through a load of Stages. The next time Senator Clonan gets to advance a Private Members' Bill could be six or ten months down the line and this Bill is to be stalled for 12 months. We are going into a general election. By the time the Senator gets another slot for a Private Members' Bill, it will probably be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Developing a Legal Framework for Assisted Dying: Discussion (11 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. My first question is for Professor Jones. I found the phrase "have accepted that some lives are unworthy of life" that Senator O'Loughlin picked up on to be quite problematic. It is quite stigmatising to people who have had to face difficult decisions. I am not a practising Catholic but nor would I consider myself to be an atheist as I have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Developing a Legal Framework for Assisted Dying: Discussion (11 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Developing a Legal Framework for Assisted Dying: Discussion (11 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: On occasion, can it be in a person's best interest to die if their condition is not going to change?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Developing a Legal Framework for Assisted Dying: Discussion (11 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Where we come to there is that consent is important, once it is in their best interest.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Developing a Legal Framework for Assisted Dying: Discussion (11 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: If they both agree, if the patient is consenting that he or she wants to be given something to hasten death in the moment-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Developing a Legal Framework for Assisted Dying: Discussion (11 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Not if the safeguards are built in. It would then hold in the previous conversation. If a person can give consent for the withholding of treatment, in that situation the doctor still knows that the person will die. He or she may still believe, "Oh God, that's not in the best interest of this person." Therefore, the two things are the same for me. The consent remains the same in both...