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Seanad: Business of Seanad: Motion (21 Jan 2020)

Ivana Bacik: I am delighted to speak--

Seanad: Business of Seanad: Motion (21 Jan 2020)

Ivana Bacik: We do indeed. Go raibh maith agat, Cathaoirleach. I am delighted to speak on behalf of the Seanad Technical Group as the group leader on behalf of myself, Senator David Norris, and my Labour Party colleagues, Senators Kevin Humphreys, Gerald Nash and Aodhán Ó Ríordáin. I wish them the very best of luck in the general election, along with other Senators who are running,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I know that yesterday in this House and the other House, tributes were paid to Cormac Ó Braonáin who died so tragically at the weekend at the age of 19. He was national chairperson of Labour Youth. I add my voice to those as a friend and comrade of Cormac. I express sympathies to his parents, Lú and Eva, his sister Muireann, and his family and friends.I had the great...

Seanad: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (18 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I move amendment No. 9: In page 47, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following: “53. Section 7 of the Act of 2007 is amended in subsection (1)— (a) by the insertion of “and pharmaceutical assistants” after “pharmacists” in paragraph (d), and (b) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (e): “(e) to— ...

Seanad: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (18 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I am pleased about that and grateful to many of my colleagues for supporting this amendment. Senator Devine and others have been very supportive. I will give some brief background to the amendment. My own interest in this area is due to my mother, Rina Bacik-----

Seanad: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (18 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: -----who is a registered pharmaceutical assistant, although she is now retired. There has been as much lobbying on this in my family as anywhere else and I am very aware of how long this has been a live issue which is of real concern to so many registered pharmaceutical assistants, of whom there is now only a contained grouping. The Minister is well are of this. Amendment No. 9 would...

Seanad: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (18 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: Yes.

Seanad: Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019: Second Stage (17 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister. On behalf of the Labour Senators, I support this important Bill, which will put into effect the EU-required framework decision on the organisation, content and exchange of information and Council Decision 2009/316/JHA. If one considers the parliamentary history of this Bill, it should have been before us much sooner. The Minister and others have raised the issue of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I echo other colleagues in commending Senator Ian Marshall on the screening of "Lost Lives" last night. I was very sorry I could not get to it myself but I have heard how powerful it was. I am impressed that the Tánaiste was there throughout, which is worthy of note. I commend all those involved. Yesterday, Senators Norris and Gavan spoke very eloquently about the British general...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Leader.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: It is a shame to use the guillotine.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I second it.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I second the amendment proposed by Senator McDowell opposing the attempted use of the guillotine by the Leader. I express my serious disappointment at the Leader's proposal this morning to attempt to guillotine through the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill on Committee Stage.It is unworthy of the Leader. He has not-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: Yes, Report Stage. Since 2016, a positive aspect of new politics and of the fact there is no Government majority in the Chamber is that the guillotine has not been used.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I think I am correct that it was attempted once and defeated.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: The guillotine is not good practice in the House and I am disappointed that Senator Ruane will support its use. Anyone who is not whipped to support the Leader's proposal should oppose it-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I did not interrupt other Senators.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: Yes, I did. I apologise, but it was just during the Leader's contribution.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I could not restrain myself at that point. He proposed an outrageous guillotine. There is a weekly leaders' meeting at which we agree to the Order of Business and the schedules for the following week. It is a good practice that the Leader introduced in 2016. The matter before us, however, was never discussed or raised at the meeting last week and was not flagged with us. Senator McDowell...