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- 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.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jun 2022)
Lynn Ruane: I thank everyone for their presentations. I will get straight into the questions. We are looking internationally for those who have advanced a bit further in the surrogacy area. One thing that stands out, as it did in presentations this week and last, and causes my working-class woman's senses to start bouncing is talk about criteria. Mr. Vaughn mentioned criminal records and not being on...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jun 2022)
Lynn Ruane: For example, what about a person on public assistance for reasons of disability? Is the idea of informed consent not more important than whether somebody is on public assistance?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jun 2022)
Lynn Ruane: I thank Mr. Vaughn. Ms Wasser could speak about the constitutional challenge to a genetic link.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jun 2022)
Lynn Ruane: What was the clause that was amended in the past two years to allow the removal of the genetic link in the declaration at federal level?
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022) Lynn Ruane: That is grand.
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022) Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. When I am sitting and thinking about access to services, I think back to trying to access them myself for children with additional needs. That was the case with my children when I had no capital or way to navigate the system. I have since experienced trying to navigate the system with capital. It is interesting to have been in both of those...
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022) Lynn Ruane: It is not just about the social inequities but about how the machine learns, and the ethics in that, so it does not reinforce inequalities, in some sense.
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022) Lynn Ruane: Yes.
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022) Lynn Ruane: I thank the HSE representatives.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022) Lynn Ruane: That is grand.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022) Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. When I am sitting and thinking about access to services, I think back to trying to access them myself for children with additional needs. That was the case with my children when I had no capital or way to navigate the system. I have since experienced trying to navigate the system with capital. It is interesting to have been in both of those...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022) Lynn Ruane: It is not just about the social inequities but about how the machine learns, and the ethics in that, so it does not reinforce inequalities, in some sense.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022) Lynn Ruane: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022) Lynn Ruane: I thank the HSE representatives.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Prevention of the Exploitation or Coercion of Surrogates and Intending Parents: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)
Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. I have only a couple of questions. I do not have any questions for Ms Reid or Ms O'Shea. Their experiences and contributions speak for themselves and do not need adding to or teasing out. They were very eloquently put and powerful. I very much agree with Ms Reid that it must be an honour to be able to do this for somebody else. I think the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Prevention of the Exploitation or Coercion of Surrogates and Intending Parents: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)
Lynn Ruane: Is the take-up of counselling usually quite high, then? Are people usually okay with having those conversations and engaging in counselling?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Prevention of the Exploitation or Coercion of Surrogates and Intending Parents: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)
Lynn Ruane: What about the type of therapy that is provided in this area? I am asking Ms Ó Tuama only because people point to why people make decisions. I know why I make the decisions I make but, of course, it is always helpful to be able to bounce them off somebody in a room and so on. What type of therapeutic engagement is required in respect of somebody who is going to be a surrogate? Is it...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Prevention of the Exploitation or Coercion of Surrogates and Intending Parents: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)
Lynn Ruane: Is there an opportunity then for family therapy to identify clearly that everybody is hearing the same thing and planning the same thing and that that same information is understood equally by all parties?