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
6 April 2021 Senator Lynn Ruane has today published her recent submission to the Department of Social Protection's Child Maintenance Review Group chaired by former Justice Yvonne Murphy. In a wide-ranging submission, she calls for: The Revenue Commissioners to be given legal responsibility for calculating fair amounts
November 10th 2020 Senator Lynn Ruane has made and published a wide-ranging submission to the Department of Justice's public consultation on the Review of the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016. The 2016 Act has failed to support the rehabilitation of former offenders to
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
