Independent Senator Lynn Ruane has published an open letter to the Irish Government, calling on An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, to urgently convene a Citizens' Assembly on Drugs. The proposed Citizens' Assembly on Drugs formed part of the agreed Programme for Government, and while Government have
A Chara, As we begin 2022 I thought it was important to reflect on the work of 2021. Despite the ongoing pandemic, it has been a busy year, and we have achieved a lot. These achievements have been outlined in the newsletter below: In summary: TRIPs Waiver: In
Senator Lynn Ruane’s landmark emissions reporting legislation successfully advanced through its second stage debate in the Seanad this afternoon with Government support. Senator Ruane welcomed broad support for the principles of the bill from her colleagues in Seanad Eireann, with Minister Robert Troy committing to
Today Senator Lynn Ruane introduced her Companies (Emission Reporting) Bill 2021 to the Seanad. The Bill requires companies of over 50 employees to annually report audited statements of greenhouse gases to the Minister for Enterprise is introduced in the same week that the Oireachtas Committee
Senator Lynn Ruane this evening introduced a panel debate motion on behalf of the Trinity College Dublin Senators denouncing the use of non-disclosure agreements to silence victims of bullying, discrimination, and abuse in Irish Third Level Institutions. In the debate with Minister for Further and Higher
Senator Lynn Ruane has welcomed the unanimous support of Seanad Éireann for the landmark Employment Equality (Amendment) (Non-Disclosure Agreements) Bill 2021, which passed to the next stage of the legislative process this evening. The proposed bill would ban legal gagging orders that prevent victims of sexual harassment
