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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: That is helpful to hear. We need to go back and look at that recommendation of the Commission on Pensions. There is a gender analysis included in the recommendations in its report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: We will not have sight of that report before we get to finalise our report, when I think about the timing. However, it is good to know that is there so I thank Mr. Hession for that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Senator. A range of issues have been raised. I identified four specific ones. I do not know which of our guests wants to respond first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: The point is about inequity. I see Senator Doherty wants to get in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: If Senator Doherty wishes to take up any of the points from Senator Higgins's last contribution, she can do so. Will the Senator confirm that she is in the precincts of Leinster House? She is muted.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Doherty is on mute again. We cannot hear her.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: That is okay. To clarify, what is the Bill the Senator mentioned at the start of her contribution? She dropped out during the reference and I did not pick it up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: The second question was on the Judge Catherine Murphy report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Yes, that is fine. We had a discussion earlier on foot of Senator Higgins's question on the gender impact of new rules around pension entitlements. I am not sure whether Senator Doherty was present for that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Senator for that. Does she have any other questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Higgins wants to get in on a third round. At this point, I wish to ask a question relating to recommendation 11. We have covered a broad range of issues within the remit of the witnesses and the remit of the committee. Mr. Hession said that while recommendations 10 to 12, inclusive, on the care of older people and the care of people of disabilities do not fall directly within the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Not yet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: We will have to check whether we will have those in time for our report. I do not think we will but it would be interesting. I thank Mr. Hession for that. If no one else is indicating, we will give Senator Higgins the last word and will just have short round with her.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: We will have the last response.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: We will leave the questioning there and come back to our witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: That is a proposal Senator Higgins is making.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: That is a creative proposal Senator Higgins made that would feed into the spirit of the citizens' assembly recommendations, even if there is not one specifically on that. We have seen today the real engagement, interest and commitment the members of this committee have towards seeing the implementation of the citizens' assembly recommendations, particularly those on care and social...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I am sure our witnesses understood the reference but I just needed clarification. I thank the Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: That is very interesting. When we looked at this when we had the carers’ organisations in with us, we saw this huge increase in the State recognition of the numbers of people caring and the implication that has for policy, as well as the gendered implications.

Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I move amendment No. 4: In page 5, line 26, to delete "The Minister may" and substitute "Subject to subsection (2), the Minister may".