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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Youth Work and Integrated Care and Education: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Lynn Ruane: The idea. There is work-----

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Youth Work and Integrated Care and Education: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I will need to double-check my information about the Departments. It is an amazing idea. As a young person, I basically had an unofficial apprenticeship in my community. It is important. Be it the Department Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, which our committee relates to, the Department of Education or the Department of Social Protection, someone needs to take...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Youth Work and Integrated Care and Education: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Lynn Ruane: We did not get that programme. That is why.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Youth Work and Integrated Care and Education: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I speak not as a politician but as a resident of Tallaght west because I was a young person who needed services. The standard to which I hold services is fairly high and I am fairly intolerant of services that do not go above and beyond for young people. I have to say what I have noticed in the 11 months that Connect 4 has been in Tallaght west. I am still very involved with my community....

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Report Stage (1 Mar 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Mar 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Amendment No. 7 seeks the deletion of subsection (7)(a) of the proposed section 13AA. I want to read into the record what exactly that provision states. In making regulations under subsection (6), [which relates to the daily rate of domestic violence leave pay] the Minister shall have regard to the following matters:(a) the state of the economy generally, the business environment and...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

Lynn Ruane: We will also request that the report be read in both Chambers, so that there is a further political engagement on the recommendations in the report.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

Lynn Ruane: In Tallaght, we have a new detached street work programme. Sometimes, these things are personality driven. Even if the principles are there, having the right personality in a role is extremely positive. The person currently undertaking a role as part of the detached street work programme is brilliant. During one of the protests in Tallaght, he arrived as a street worker. He engaged with...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

Lynn Ruane: That would be great. I thank Mr Collins.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

Lynn Ruane: As a new member of the committee, I will let Deputy Gannon away with how much time he took. I apologise; I have a clash at this time so I was at the justice committee. I am sorry I missed people's opening statements. I have lots of questions going in different directions so I will try to keep the ones that are similar together. One of them relates to direct provision. With the White...

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (15 Feb 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Green Party for this legislation. Issues around when a case gets to the court system, are another part of the area of coercive control that we need to address. I was in the Seanad Chamber when coercive control was added to the legislation. It was not easy at the time. A huge amount of work had to happen in the background.

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (15 Feb 2023)

Lynn Ruane: At the time Fine Gael did not see how it could work. It was worried about the complexities of it. Senators and advocacy bodies had to keep fighting to ensure coercive control was included. It has been shown and we now understand why it is so necessary for it to be in the legislation. Thinking about gender-based violence in general, the 3Arena has sold out only this week for an event...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Election of Vice Chairman (15 Feb 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I second Senator Ward's nomination.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Feb 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Today I welcome the fact that the memorandum for a citizens' assembly on drugs went to Cabinet this morning. Hopefully, over the next few weeks we will get to see what that looks like. Obviously we do not know what the terms of reference are or who will be the chairperson but given that this time last year I could barely bring myself to come into this Chamber because I felt that all of the...

Seanad: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Statements (1 Feb 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. This is an important conversation but it feels like it is just a conversation. I do not feel urgency in the room. It all feels a bit nice. We are talking about the lives of people and children. I do not know if the Minister of State has experience of communities with a high concentration of young people with severe mental health issues who...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 35: In page 52, line 13, after “recognition” to insert “but excluding through the use of facial recognition technology”. The amendments in this grouping seek to insert safeguards around the use of facial recognition technology, FRT, in the definition of CCTV. Specifically, amendment No. 35 defines the use of CCTV as excluding the use of...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I am willing to hold off on pushing the amendment at this time and I will engage with the Minister between now and Report Stage in respect of, in particular, amendment No. 46.

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Lynn Ruane: In the same vein as what I said during our discussion of the previous amendments, I have concerns about the Government amendments as they seek to broaden the technology that will potentially be used for surveillance. Again, without any appropriate safeguards attached in this legislation, they amend all mention of cameras to "cameras and other data-gathering devices". This, once again,...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I have two points to understand. Many places around the world where we have seen more and more use of AI and facial recognition, have all set out in the beginning with the intention that these were not for surveillance. Then the mission creep begins where something that was there to protect society becomes something that is then used for surveillance because of the access to the data. As...