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- Seanad: Consumer Insurance Contracts Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: I refer to a matter I raised on Second Stage, and which Deputy Penrose also raised in the Dáil. I noted the Minister of State's comments. Deputy Penrose told me he spoke to the Minister of State following the debate on the Bill in the Dáil and that the Minister of State said he would seek specialist legal advice on the matter. I am glad to hear he has received that advice....
- Seanad: Consumer Insurance Contracts Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: I clarify that I do not seek to amend this section, though we did draft an amendment. We simply oppose the section.It is just not clear. I thank Senator Conway-Walsh and look forward to hearing the Minister of State's response.
- Seanad: Consumer Insurance Contracts Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: Briefly in response, I am grateful to Senator Conway-Walsh for reading out what I understand is the substance of the specialist legal opinion received by the Government. This is a Private Member's Bill that is being supported by the Government. I confirm that my party also supports it but we are concerned about this aspect of the Bill. We cannot say any more that this would be an...
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: That is my amendment.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: No. I propose to separate the amendments in the group. Specifically, I would like amendment No. 13 to be dealt with separately. We have had this discussion in respect of a number of other amendments that were grouped. Amendment No. 13 is particularly important because it relates to the definitions of "practising barrister" and "practising solicitor". It is an amendment that I do not...
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: Precisely.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: I will reserve my position in respect of the other amendments, which we will not reach until later.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: Agreed.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: The House can decide the matter. It can agree to divide. I am calling a vote on it.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: No. There has always been a practice here in this regard but I do not have the Standing Orders of the House in front of me.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: I have been here for some time.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: I am trying to facilitate debate.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: I thank the Acting Chair
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: I thank the Acting Chairman. They are very different amendments.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: The Acting Chair has ruled.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: Sorry, I understood that the Acting Chair made a ruling to the opposite effect a moment ago when he stated that amendment No. 13 would dealt with separately. The other amendments-----
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: In all my time in this House, and as the Acting Chair just pointed out I have been here a while, I do not recall a Minister intervening to make a proposal after the Chair has ruled. This is a matter for the House, not the Minister. It is not a political proposition.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: Excuse me, I did not interrupt the Minister.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: I do not know why the Minister felt he needed to intervene on this.