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Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 25: In page 30, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following: “(d) to review the electoral system and franchise for Seanad Éireann;”. This is a really important amendment for the Civil Engagement group. It seeks to include that one of the expressed functions of the electoral commission would be to review the electoral system and franchise...

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 33: In page 31, line 35, to delete “next of kin” and substitute “close relative”.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Amendment Nos. 33, 34 and 36 form a group that seeks to replace the definition of "next of kin" with a new definition of "close relative". The three amendments together replace the current next of kin mechanism with a new close relative mechanism for requesting information about deceased relevant relatives. Amendment Nos. 33 and 34 replace references to "next of kin" with references to...

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 34: In page 32, line 4, to delete “next of kin” and substitute “a close relative”.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 35: In page 32, to delete lines 5 to 13 and substitute the following: “(2) For the purposes of this Part, the following shall be considered to be the next of kin of a deceased relevant person: (a) his or her mother or father; (b) his or her brother or sister; (c) his or her uncle or aunt; or (d) his or her nephew or niece.”.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 36: In page 32, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “(2) For the purposes of this Part, the following shall be considered to be the close relative of a deceased relevant person: (a) his or her mother or father; (b) his or her brother or sister; (c) his or her uncle or aunt; or (d) his or her nephew or niece.”.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Briefly, this amendment seeks to provide that an application for a tracing service shall be made to the agency and may be made by a parent, a grandparent, a sibling, an uncle or an aunt, or a niece or a nephew for the purposes of obtaining personal information or records relevant to person, which are held by the relevant person. This is to ensure all individuals to whom this legislation...

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I will not come back in but I will press the amendment.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 38: In page 60, line 34, to delete “a” and substitute “an accessible”.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Amendment No. 38 seeks to ensure a public information campaign held under section 60 is undertaken in an accessible manner. On Committee Stage, our amendments, which would have required a public information campaign to be held in line with the Government's commitment to the use of plain English, were ruled out of order.i Amendment No. 40 provides the Minister shall ensure any public...

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 40: In page 61, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: "(2) The Minister shall ensure that any public information campaign conducted under this section is conducted in a manner consistent with the State's obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.".

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 42: In page 64, between lines 31 and 32, to insert the following: "(2) For the avoidance of doubt, no Articles of the General Data Protection Regulation, other than those referred to in paragraphs (a), (b), (c)and (d)ofsubsection (1), shall be restricted in the performance of functions or fulfilment of obligations provided for in this Act.". These amendments...

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 43: In page 64, between lines 31 and 32, to insert the following: “Rights and obligations under Article 15 of the General Data Protection Regulation 69.For the avoidance of doubt, no rights or obligations under Article 15 of the General Data Protection Regulation shall be restricted or infringed upon by any provision of this Act.".

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 44: In page 64, line 37, after "her" to insert "in an expedient manner". Amendment No. 44 aims to ensure the provision of counselling supports to parents and relevant persons is not subject to inappropriate delays by stipulating that counselling support shall be arranged expeditiously for parents and relevant persons on application. An amendment specifying that...

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 45: In page 65, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: “(5) The Minister shall, within 18 months of the passing of this Act, lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas outlining the number of persons who have been provided with counselling services under subsection (2) and shall identify any obstacles to persons availing of such counselling...

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 1: In page 8, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: “(c) a person who was otherwise illegally adopted,”.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: This grouping of amendments seeks to ensure that illegal birth registrations are specified in the Bill along with incorrect birth registrations. Currently, the Bill only applies to people whose births were illegally registered before 31 December 1980. It is a deeply flawed decision to insert a date limit, as there is no evidence to suggest that illegal registrations ceased on 31 December...

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 2: In page 8, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: “(c) a person who was subject to an illegal birth registration,”

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I second the amendment.