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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Yes, so people do not have to continuallly come up and tell the committee how desperate the situation is. We need to start to focus on the solutions.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Lynn Ruane: We need to sort it.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Imagine investing that recruitment money in social care workers who have maybe done Further Education and Training Awards Council, FETAC, level 5 and level 6 courses in community work. Imagine investing in those young people already living in communities to actually work in that area. It would be much better spent in the long run.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses and apologise for not being here for the contributions at the beginning. I am splitting my time between this and another committee I am on which sits at the exact same time, unfortunately. I have read the submissions and opening statements. Much of my work over the years has been focused on neurodivergence and autism so my insights and understanding of the...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Lynn Ruane: So they are not specialising in any particular area.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Lynn Ruane: That is probably it. It is probably those two big universities.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Business of Joint Committee (31 Jan 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I nominate Senator Barry Ward.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Chair and everyone else for their presentations today. I will have to leave after this engagement as I am also on the Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. There is a clash, I must to go next door, so my apologies in advance. I have read all the submissions. I have two by two, that is four questions. I will ask all of the questions first and...

Seanad: Emergency Department Waiting Times and Hospital Admissions: Statements (26 Jan 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I welcome the Minister to the Chamber. I will start with a quotation: “It turns out, however, that the cost [of austerity] could be large – much larger than the benefit." That statement is not from a left-wing politician but from a report by International Monetary Fund, IMF, economists in the last few months. We have seen our health service spiral into what feels like an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022: Discussion (24 Jan 2023)

Lynn Ruane: It is hard to know where to start. There are more than 400 pages in the heads of the Bill, and we are probably focusing on only parts of them. There are definitely threads across all of the submissions that I read, and certain aspects are coming up. Obviously, I worked in addiction for a long time, so my public health hat is always there. However, I often feel as if people's health is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022: Discussion (24 Jan 2023)

Lynn Ruane: It usually turns on itself. What I said before might not be on the record now, which is grand. Well done, lads. Well done. In all seriousness, there are a few conversations around public order and public health, which are then squashed into this idea that if there are more venues and people are out longer, that somehow is counterintuitive to ensuring that there are fewer public order...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022: Discussion (24 Jan 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Could Mr. O'Keeffe answer the question on the wine licence and why the period should be eight years? I cannot remember who wrote eight years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022: Discussion (24 Jan 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I will try to be quick. I just have so many thoughts. The first is that seeking to define what constitutes culture is such a shady area to try to get into. Either Mr. Kitt or Mr. Sharpe spoke about the lack of diversity. In Temple Bar, our new communities, our migrant communities, our different populations, are not being served. The traditional Irish pub setting is not necessarily for a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022: Discussion (24 Jan 2023)

Lynn Ruane: Really, what Mr. O'Keeffe is saying is that if there are different categories of licence, there still should be the standard-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022: Discussion (24 Jan 2023)

Lynn Ruane: That should be covered for in other types of legislation as well in terms of service provision of-----

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (16 Dec 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Thank you, a Chathaoirligh Gníomhaigh. It is lovely to see you here. I definitely miss you in the Chamber. I was doing a podcast during the week and we did a sketch where Mario Rosenstock was doing your voice and it was quite interesting. I felt like I was back with you for half an hour. I had to come in because I kind of feel like I was held hostage against my will. We are here to...

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (16 Dec 2022)

Lynn Ruane: That is the business of the day, so I am not going to go on a tangent, other than to say we should have focused on the two candidates before us.

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (16 Dec 2022)

Lynn Ruane: They are two fine candidates. Private life does matter because without our private lives, we would not have the principles, convictions and visions we have. Many of our personal lives, the lives we have lived, the people we have loved and the people we share a life with are what drive us forward in this House and help us be good legislators. Therefore, to congratulate somebody and their...