Independent Senator for Trinity College Lynn Ruane has today introduced a Private Members’ Bill in Seanad Éireann entitled the Controlled Drugs and Harm Reduction Bill 2017. The bill provides for the decriminalisation of the possession of controlled drugs for personal use, establishes a Drug Dissuasion Service
Independent Senator Lynn Ruane is an active supporter of abortion rights and supports full bodily autonomy and integrity for all Irish women, irrespective of socio-economic status and income level. She has vocally campaigned for a repeal of the Eighth Amendment, both within the Irish students’
As the Oireachtas Education Committee continues to deliberate on the Cassells Report on higher education funding, I have continued to make the case against student loans and in favour of a publicly funded third level education sector. On April 13th 2017, I debated increasing the National
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Photo courtesy of Conor Horgan I would firstly like to wholeheartedly thank the members of the Citizens’ Assembly for their work and service over the past number of weeks. The dignified and compassionate way in which members listened to expert evidence, voiced their concerns and reached
Independent Senator Lynn Ruane will second the Electoral Amendment (Voting At 16) Bill 2016 on Wednesday 29th March in Seanad Éireann. The legislation is being proposed by Senator Fintan Warfield of Sinn Féin and if passed through both Houses of the Oireachtas, would reduce the
