Lynn Ruane

To establish a credit union supported, state backed fund for SMEs

Pressure on Seanad members to vote for motion put down by Alice Mary Higgins calling for rejection of CETA

To highlight Chamber Ireland's policy positions in advance of the drafting of Budget 2017 by the Government

The adoption and implementation of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill

To further the stated policy aims of the Irish League of Credit Unions as set out in its Six Strategic Steps document::To advance implementation of ILCU's policy objectives by government and Oireachtas

Attendance by Senators, their Party & Work Colleagues at the SAFE Ireland Summit 2016.

Sought support for increase in core funding for the community and voluntary sector in Budget 2017::Implementation of recommendations of IMPACT's 'Caring - At What Cost?' report::Request to raise the issue at FIanna Fail parliamentary party meeting

To raise specific issues at the Oireachtas Education Committee special hearing re: Cassells Report on higher education funding::To seek support for investment of €100m in higher education in Budget 2017

Ensure dates of hedgecutting and burning season not changed

To educate parliamentarians about the links between alcohol and cancer and learn from Scottish experience::To discuss importance of legislation, such as the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill, in reducing the rate of cancer in Ireland

Greater awareness of the international best practice standards in relation to health service provision of abortion established by the World Health Organisation, the International Federation of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and of international human rights law

To secure action from the Irish Governement at an EU level relating to demolition and destruction of EU funded aid infrastructure in Occupied Palestine.

In this we assert that the protection of the natural environment should be at the core of all decision-making, as it is the primary source of both our wellbeing and our wealth. We propose the widening of the tax base to remove taxes on labour and instead tax environmental…

To secure support of public representatives for a continuation of DIT Students' Union's funding from the Student Contribution Charge paid by DIT students while maintaining its independence from DIT management

To obtain a larger premises for Jigsaw Tallaght at a reasonable cost