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Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Committee Work Programme (4 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I accept the Minister of State was unaware of that. In preparation, I had one speech but I received an updated speech in the past hours. We can move on-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Legal Protections and Sanctions: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I thank all of the witnesses for their contributions. In this first round I will probably speak mainly to Professor Huxtable. I read the paper he wrote, Splitting the Difference? Principled Compromise and Assisted Dying. It is matched by his submission, which states that arguments against assisted dying tend to rest on a number of claims. The claim among these that I will focus on is that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Legal Protections and Sanctions: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I thank Professor Huxtable. I have time to ask a question of Mr. Kelly. There are two things in his paper that interest me. If I do not have time to address the second one in this round, I will come back to it. The paper refers to having to meet the medical criteria to avail of assisted dying in the case of it being regulated and that being set out, but it makes the point that persons who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Legal Protections and Sanctions: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I have one question for Dr. Huxtable and one for Dr. Mills. Dr Huxtable spoke about the ethical position on dying and some of the arguments that may be put forward. He emphasised the importance of consistency in relation to legal systems which already permit practices that rest on identical or similar justifications. I would like him to elaborate on that. My question for Dr. Mills, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: With regard to SLAPPs, are such lawsuits always taken after the fact of publication or speech? Can they be taken at an earlier point in time when someone becomes aware of an issue or is asked for comment or when an academic has a draft of a book? SLAPPs can stop things reaching the public realm as well as comprising suits when they have already reached the public realm. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: It is very hard to include retrospective provisions in legislation. I have not looked at Dr. Eoin O'Dell's proposal specifically. Does it only apply to live cases or would it undo all cases that have not made it into the public domain for as long as they have existed? Does it apply only to cases that are currently live before the courts or would there be a retrospective removal of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: With regard to juries, I am in favour of keeping juries involved in court proceedings but I understand people's concerns. The witnesses last week were very much against the idea that juries are what is holding up cases. It is about more than judges; it is also about court space and various other issues. I wonder about a couple of issues. Last week, one of the contributors - I forget who -...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Perhaps he could reply to my comments first and then he can reply to the earlier questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: It is in the public interest.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I want to clarify something. With regard to the very poor, I understand the point with regard to the other side's costs, but is legal aid granted to take cases?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Then it would probably be a non-starter in the first place.

Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Committee Work Programme (4 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: No, I am not finished. We only refuted-----

Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Committee Work Programme (4 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: -----from that anyway. Preparation for me is why it is important.

Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Committee Work Programme (4 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: As regards the conservation piece, it is unacceptable for the Government to interfere in parliamentary scrutiny of the statutory instruments on conservation. There is a litany of examples where Ireland is failing to transpose environmental directives. Not only are we incurring fines; we are also damaging the environment. It is upon this committee to be able to scrutinise those directives....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: It is okay if people do not get to come back in. Sometimes I only say things that are referenced in my reports in order to get them on the record. There were some matters in regard to PIAB. I understand that a jury would not be involved there, but it may be important to tease out a mandatory-type model and a voluntary-type model and outline how a person could indicate whether he or she...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Mr. Foley is smiling at the politicians. I would like to tune into that smile and see why.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Lynn Ruane: The Senator used up his three minutes speaking rather than cutting it short.

Seanad: EU Migration: Motion [Private Members] (27 Jun 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I move: “That Seanad Éireann: recognises that: - seeking asylum is a fundamental right under the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol; - every person’s right to seek asylum in a safe country is enshrined in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights; notes with concern that: - an estimated 27,000...