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Seanad: Disregard of Certain Criminal Records of Gay Men: Motion (17 May 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I stress how welcome this motion is and express the Civil Engagement Group’s full support for it. I do not want to endlessly repeat comments that have been made so I will echo the gratitude expressed to those people who, over decades, brought us to this point, although I will not namecheck them all again. The motion has many different strands about the history of criminalisation of...

Seanad: Climate Action and Biodiversity (Mandates of Certain Organisations) Bill 2023: Second Stage (16 May 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I am delighted to be in the Chamber this evening to second Senator Higgins’s Bill. I want to begin by commending Senator Higgins and her staff, Sárán Fogarty and Ciara Gaynor, on their work in developing this Bill. We are very fortunate to have Senator Higgins and her team in the Oireachtas, given the work they have undertaken in developing their own legislative solutions...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I thank everyone for their submissions. I have a few questions. I will go through them all first and the representatives might take notes. Many of the questions are for the representatives from EPIC but I will highlight those that are not. Some of Deputy Sherlock’s questions touched on points I want to make about independent advocacy. There is a lot of talk about ensuring the...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Basically, if we had independent advocacy, it would mean it would be spread across all kids-----

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Lynn Ruane: -----whereas now it is only if they seek it out through EPIC.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Lynn Ruane: No, those are the most important areas. They are the issues I should loop back to. Hopefully, I will be back in time. The more important thing is that they will be on the transcript.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I am asking about the position if a person is not registered to access some of the State supports. I have done a lot of work on spent convictions and it always creeps into my head when I think of some who may fear registering because of a past conviction, especially in working-class communities that have been over-policed to a high degree. The conviction may be minor and would not...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I do. We will probably discuss some of the areas I wish to touch on, which include the in camerarule - that has been addressed - the interpretation of in loco parentis, and the joint protocol and its potential relationship to the duty to co-operate. If I am not here for that discussion, I apologise.

Seanad: Electoral Reform (Amendment) and Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (10 May 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I welcome the Minister of State. I second the Bill. I thank Senator Higgins and our colleagues in the Civil Engagement Group and also the staff in our office for their work in developing this legislation. The Bill interestingly captures much of the work the Civil Engagement Group has strived to undertake on electoral reform since the group's inception. Much of the debate today will be...

Seanad: Electoral Reform (Amendment) and Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (10 May 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Hear, hear.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 May 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I have a good many questions so I hope we will have a second round. I had questions prepared but then created a whole new document as the debate proceeded. I need to get something off my chest as I will not be able to speak for the rest of the time if I do not. I believe criminality and grooming were mentioned. This makes me uncomfortable because it places the idea that there is some sort...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 May 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I was speaking about grooming for criminality rather than sexual exploitation. I would like to separate the two.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 May 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I will bring in an example that happened in my personal network this week. It relates to a mother who has a child and already cares for her grandchildren. They have a wide extended family. A new baby was born to the parents who have had the rest of their children taken into care. Tusla intervened and took the child without communicating with the grandmother who has the children. The...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 May 2023)

Lynn Ruane: A cap rather than an extension that allows you to apply again and again after 12 months.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 May 2023)

Lynn Ruane: There were a few more questions but a more important point is the move from five to three years in terms of enhanced rights of foster parents.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 May 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 May 2023)

Lynn Ruane: If Ms Hynes continues her answer it will be on the recording.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 May 2023)

Lynn Ruane: It is a meeting of the select committee.