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Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I did not interrupt Senator Conway.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: The Chair heard the Minister and I do not believe he had any function in making a proposal on the grouping. All he said was that he understood groupings were generally made for a good reason. He did not speak to the substance of this grouping.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: May I express my view then?

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: As the proposer of amendment No. 13 and as somebody who has a view on the substance of these amendments, I would say that they are not suitable for grouping. I will wait until the Acting Chair is free to hear what I have to say.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: Amendment No. 13, which is my amendment, deals with the provisions on page 8 relating to the definitions of "practising barrister" and "practising solicitor". I have quite a bit to say on the amendment. For some reason, it has been grouped with amendments Nos. 49 to 53, inclusive, and amendment No. 59. If one looks to those amendments, one sees where they come in. I will wait until the...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: Amendments Nos. 49 to 53, inclusive, are very different. They come in much later in the text of the Bill and do not relate to the definitions of "practising solicitor" and "practising barrister". I have scrutinised them and I do not see why they are grouped. Amendment No. 13 is a discrete proposal that deals with a particular definition. I do not see the reason for grouping it with the...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I am being reasonable. The others may------

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I move amendment No. 13: In page 8, after line 37, to insert the following: “(3) In this Act and in the Act of 1961— (a) “practising barrister” has the same meaning as it has in section 2 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015; (b) “practising solicitor” has the same meaning as it has in section 2 of the Legal Services Regulation Act...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: The amendment proposes the insertion of a new subsection (3) into section 2. It states: "In this Act and in the Act of 1961 ... "practising barrister"” has the same meaning as it has in section 2 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 ... [and] “practising solicitor” has the same meaning as it has in section 2 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015." This...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I am sorry the Minister has dismissed the argument with such a brief turn of phrase. Senator McDowell put the case for it very strongly and, as he said, there are serious implications for the definitions of barrister and solicitor in this legislation. The Minister's amendments Nos. 51 and 52, which are now decoupled from amendment No. 13, only refer to the definition of practising barrister...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I do not believe anybody is precluding anyone else from discussing anything. I have just referred to amendments Nos. 51 and 52 as it is important to say why they are different.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: Without speaking for the Chair-----

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I am sure anybody can refer to other amendments.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: Senator McDowell has just referred to his own amendment No. 12, which relates to quarantine and reducing the period-----

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: That is right.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I will finish the point. The amendment I propose, which is amendment No. 13, seeks to import a definition of "practising barrister" and "practising solicitor" from the 2015 Act into both this legislation and also the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961. It has a far more general impact than any later amendments the Minister may be proposing that refer just to the definition of...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: Under Standing Order 62(3)(b) I request that the division be taken again other than by electronic means.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Cathaoirleach back; it is good to see him back with us. I commend all our colleagues who are taking part in Senator Ruane's football match tonight. It is good to hear about it and may the best team win. I support Senators McDowell, Gavan and Ruane on the issue they have raised about the pay of secretarial assistants in the Seanad. It is something we have all been aware of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: The term red China seems slightly dated but I jest.