Senator Ruane will be bringing forward her legislation providing for greater access to the legal right not to disclose an old conviction for a minor offence (also known as a ‘spent conviction’) for further debate in the Seanad today. Senator Ruane will also be proposing additional
Independent Senator Lynn Ruane today launched her bill for reform of the Electoral Act with support from the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), Education Equality and Amnesty International. Senator Lynn Ruane said: “I’m delighted to introduce this reform to support the voices of community and advocacy
February 13th 2019 The Seanad has this evening passed the Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018 without a vote and with the unanimous support of senators present. The bill has now passed second stage and moves to committee stage where it will receive detailed and line
February 5th 2019 Independent Senator Lynn Ruane has today launched the Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill. The bill would expand fairer access to spent convictions; minor convictions that don’t have to be disclosed after set periods of time when returning to education, applying for a job or
November 22nd 2018 Following a meeting in Leinster House this morning, the launch of the new Oireachtas Cross-Party Group on Drug Policy Reform (ODPR) was agreed by a cross-party group of Oireachtas members. The Ana Liffey Drug Project will be the NGO partner to the group and
Independent Senator Lynn Ruane today welcomed the acceptance by the Minister for Health of her proposal to make it a legal requirement for two members of the new Health Service Executive board to be patient advocates. Speaking after the passage of the Health Service Executive (Governance)
2017 was my first full year in office and I'm delighted to share an update on the issues I've worked on in the Oireachtas over the past 12 months. You can also view it via ISSU here.
The Domestic Violence Bill 2017 was debated at committee stage in the Seanad on November 28th and I was delighted to secure an amendment to the bill, co-sponsored by my colleague Independent Senator Frances Black. The text of the amendment was as follows: 27. In page 17,
I recently made a submission to the Fifth Programme of the Law Reform Commission of Ireland in relation to anomalies in enforcement procedures of child maintenance submissions between parents. You can view the submission here.
I was delighted to table a successful amendment to the Mediation Bill 2017 during committee stage debate in Seanad Éireann on July 19th 2017. The policy intention of the amendment was to better safeguard the rights of victims of domestic abuse who may feel pressure
