I was delighted to see three of my amendments with independent colleagues to the Government's Planning, Development & Residential Tenancies Bill pass in the Seanad this week, which seeks to give a statutory footing to the Government's Action Plan for Housing. As a result, protections in
The government's housing bill is currently before the Seanad. While I welcome the robust and timely response of the government to the housing crisis, I and a number of other senators have submitted amendments to improve protections and certainty for Irish citizens in the housing
The Government's Heritage Bill is currently before the Seanad and rather than strengthening and supporting Ireland's rich cultural heritage, I believe many of its provisions will actively damage Irish culture and the environment. I and a number of other senators have submitted amendments to the
Date – Saturday, December 3rd 2016 Time – 10:00-16:00 Location – The Plaza Hotel, Tallaght, Dublin 24 ‘Tallaght Talks’, a mental health forum for the local community, will take place next month in the Plaza Hotel in Tallaght. The event, hosted by Tallaght natives Senator Lynn Ruane and
Leinster House, September 29th, 2016: Senators Lynn Ruane and Fintan Warfield will host 25 ‘Trinity Access 21’ Students in Leinster House tomorrow morning to discuss their upcoming bill to reduce the voting age to 16 years of age in local and European elections. The student
Senator looking forward to attending launch of National Drug Strategy consultation. Encourages all stakeholders to contribute. Reiterates strong support for continuing a community based approach to drug policy and for preserving the central role of the drugs tasks forces. Independent Senator Lynn Ruane attended
· Senator says Irish higher education ‘at a crossroads’. · Welcomes the comprehensive work of the Cassells Group. · Strongly opposes any move towards the potential commodification of education. Following the long awaited publication of the Expert Group on Future Funding For Higher Education’s report today, Independent Senator
The proposed changes to the Misuse of Drugs Act will disproportionately punish addicts and low level drug dealers and will not fulfil its ostensible aim of addressing the root causes of the Irish illicit drug trade or the recent gangland violence, said Senator Lynn Ruane. “The
In May 2016, I made a submission to the Strategy for Education and Skills 2016-18 which related to teacher training, third level education funding, the approach to mental health within secondary schools and access to higher education.
As the 25th Seanad convenes today, eleven senators have joined forces to put forward long delayed reforms to Seanad Éireann and in particular, to radically overhaul how elections to the upper house of the Oireachtas are conducted.
