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Politician · Senator · 27th Seanad

Lynn Ruane

Unaffiliated

Constituency / panel
University of Dublin
Membership
2025-01-29 → current
Committees
6 current, 3 ended — Committee on Members' Interests of Seanad Éireann; Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence; …
1
Declared items
0
CRO-matched interests
0
Awards to declared companies
997
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
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SIPO donation records
123 of 221 divisions
56%
Vote participation

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Lobbying returns

Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.

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Register of Lobbying2026-05-20

Lobbying return by Outhouse CLG

Justice and Equality
Intended results

To secure changes in the bill to meet the needs of LGBTQ+ international protection applicants with respect to vulnerability assessments; safety for disclosure of LGBTQ+ identity; early access to legal advice; enhanced safeguards on the right to appeal; the right for an appeal to…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Outhouse CLG" equals CRO name "OUTHOUSE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 255357) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2026-05-19

Lobbying return by Alcohol Action Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Raise awareness of alcohol as a risk factor for domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. of alcohol and seek its inclusion in new government strategy::Introduction of Operation Encompass as a support for children impacted by domestic violence

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Alcohol Action Ireland" equals CRO name "ALCOHOL ACTION IRELAND" (CRO 378738) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2026-05-19

Lobbying return by Irish Refugee Council

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Informing recipient of our main concerns related to the IP Bill. Influencing recipient to speak out on certain issues at committee stage.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Refugee Council" has no legal form. "IRISH REFUGEE COUNCIL COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 188693) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Register of Lobbying2026-05-19

Lobbying return by Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Intended to raise awareness of human rights concerns in the Bill and share initial ideas for possible amendments.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Council for Civil Liberties" has no legal form. "IRISH COUNCIL FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 411471) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Register of Lobbying2026-05-19

Lobbying return by CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ALLIANCE - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND LIMITED

Justice and Equality
Intended results

The inclusion of amendments to the legislation in the areas of family reunification and age assessments.

Register of Lobbying2026-05-19

Lobbying return by An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

To highlight serious concerns on the implications of the General Scheme (GS) in particular for Judicial Review, and particularly for environmental Judicial Review and environmental proceedings given proposals on Discovery, Jurisdiction of the Courts, and new rules on Judicial…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland" equals CRO name "AN TAISCE - THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR IRELAND" (CRO 12469) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2026-05-18

Lobbying return by ShoutOut

Justice and Equality
Intended results

We wrote to Senator Lynn Ruane to invite her to attend the launch of ShoutOut's neurodiversity resource for LGBTQI+ youth on April 27th.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "ShoutOut" has no legal form. "SHOUTOUT COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 749131) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Register of Lobbying2026-05-15

Lobbying return by Irish Council for Overseas Students (ICOS)

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Influence policy by making recommendations and amendements to Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026

Register of Lobbying2026-05-11

Lobbying return by Ruhama

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Wanted to begin a conversation to hopefully meet and discuss new Ruhama research about potential expungement of previous convictions around our service users with the Senator.

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Published name "Ruhama" equals CRO name "RUHAMA" (CRO 209799) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2026-05-06

Lobbying return by International Legal Finance Association

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Raise awareness of the role that third-party litigation funding plays in ensuring access to justice for consumers and businesses, ahead of the publication of the Law Reform Commission report on the topic.

Register of Lobbying2026-05-05

Lobbying return by ShoutOut

Justice and Equality
Intended results

We wrote to TDs to share a briefing paper on the needs of LGBTQI+ international protection applicants, and to encourage amendments to the International Protection Bill. We asked that TDs raise the concerns of LGBTQI+ applicants and support amendments which meet their needs with…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "ShoutOut" has no legal form. "SHOUTOUT COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 749131) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Register of Lobbying2026-04-30

Lobbying return by Rape Crisis Network Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Secure amendments to the Bill based advocacy regarding Counselling notes and Sex for Rent provisions

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Rape Crisis Network Ireland" has no legal form. "RAPE CRISIS NETWORK IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 363350) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.