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
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
