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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for their statements. I missed the first couple of speakers and apologise if I cover similar ground. I return to the hardship fund, which my colleagues have had questions on. Mr. Fenlon points to the mitigation measures which are in place for vulnerable customers such as the €3 million hardship fund but separately, he mentions that within the broader regulatory...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Is it true to say then that the increase in the standing charge means those who can afford to upgrade their homes are being subsidised by those who cannot?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Some of us are waiting to speak and Senator Dooley is taking our time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for their opening statements. I have two questions. The opening statement referred to demand flexibility. What actions or measures will ESB Networks take to reduce demand for large energy users such as data centres? We know that the consumption of energy by data centres increased by 265% between January 2015 and December 2021. We need to be clear that that burden...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Perhaps I will finish the question and the witnesses can take it back to the ESB.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Yes. That is grand. I outlined the abuses and the pollution on the land and in the air. I know that the ESB is a member of the Bettercoal initiative, but aside from that, has the ESB implemented any form of due diligence on the supply chain? I take the advice on who the question may be directed at, but perhaps it is something the witnesses could take back or the committee can write to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Business of Joint Committee (4 Oct 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I welcome the comments being on the record. I respect being able to discuss issues that are important to us all for many different reasons in private meetings. That is what I felt I was doing. I acknowledge what the Chairman is saying. I was protective of the communities involved so that we did not use them in any way to have discussions that they are not part of. I thank the Chairman...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Enforcement of Road Traffic Offences: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I must admit this is not a topic I discuss or have engaged in much so I am very much in a listening role here today. What comes to mind for me is whether fixed penalty fines and ticketing curb behaviour in the long term. I know witnesses mentioned educational campaigns and I think of the road traffic campaigns which I would imagine have a big...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Sep 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I wish to move an amendment to the Order of Business, to provide that No. 15 be taken ahead of No. 1.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Sep 2022)

Lynn Ruane: The Senator probably does not need to second it until we come back in. I am looking for a debate on combating poverty. I know we have had lots of discussions about the cost-of-living crisis but there is a risk of us merging the two concepts. The cost-of-living crisis will affect many communities across different social classes, employments and professions but poverty has been a consistent...

Seanad: Institutional Burials (Amendment) Bill 2022: First Stage (29 Sep 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Institutional Burials Act 2022 to enable the Director of Authorised Intervention to engage in cases where precise burial places cannot be identified but where inappropriate burials are likely to have taken place in an institutional setting, to provide for cases where persons who consider that they are related to...

Seanad: Institutional Burials (Amendment) Bill 2022: First Stage (29 Sep 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Next Tuesday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I welcome the Minister. I am filling in for Senator Higgins today, so I am over-prepared. I was not sure whether there would be a second round of questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Grand. I might also send on some questions I might not get to ask. On the method of calculation, what is the rationale for using 60% of the median hourly wage rather than using another model? One such model that comes to mind concerns the minimum essential standard of living, which looks beyond pay and toward items that people need to live a life of decent quality. If we opt for 60% of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Lynn Ruane: The Tánaiste stated that over the 54-year period, a person should work for at least 40 years. That allows 14 years for time off or care, but for people with kids who have additional needs or no one to mind them or who cannot afford childcare, it will still be very difficult to get what seems like a reasonable period within that 14 years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Senator Warfield and I represent the modern world so we are in there.