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- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: I had the pleasure of knowing Paul, as I am sure other Senators did. I knew him as a colleague and friend, and as such a respected voice on criminal justice issues. His untimely death at such a young age has come as a shock to all of us, and I express my sympathies to his family, friends and colleagues. I support calls for a debate on criminal justice, in light of Dr. Johnny Connolly's...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: Or in any parliament.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: Yes.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: If I may-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: Being in government and in opposition are very different, as the Leader well knows.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: The difference is in the name. Senator Buttimer is the Leader. We are not-----
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: I move amendment No. 21: In page 9, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following: “Obligation to uphold judicial independence 7. (1) The Public Appointments Service and the Commission and their members— (a) shall, in performing their functions under and in connection with this Act, uphold judicial independence, (b) shall not, in connection with the performance of...
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: Amendment No. 21 is my only amendment in that grouping.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: I am disappointed but not surprised by the Minister's response. As with amendments I sought to put forward last night, amendment No. 21 is constructive. It is very similar to amendments Nos. 27 to 29, inclusive, tabled by Senator McDowell. These amendments put forward what should be a non-controversial statement of principle upon which we should all be able to agree. Of course, members of...
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: As stated on previous occasions, it is unfortunate that there appears to be no compromise possible in respect of this Bill. There would not have been any need for a guillotine - nor would it have been necessary to choose that option - had the Government been a little bit more open to compromise on amendments of this nature that are constructive that are constructive. The Bill will have to...
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: I support the amendment. The principle of non-discrimination arises in this context. When I withdrew amendments that I had tabled on Committee Stage, I did so specifically in order to be able to propose them again on Report Stage. I refer to amendments Nos. 62, 65, 69 and 71, which are further down the list. Unfortunately, it looks like these important amendments will not be reached...
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: I am here.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: I have moved to my voting seat.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: On a point of order-----
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: I have been here throughout most of what the Government tells us is only 99 hours of debate.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: This is my voting seat. I moved here because votes were being called. Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell is in her voting seat. I moved to make way for her. On a point of order-----
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: I sat quietly while-----
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach but the Minister also made reference to Senator Norris having left the Chamber.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: I should have objected to that because-----
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Dec 2019)
Ivana Bacik: -----it is bad practice, as the Leas-Chathaoirleach has just said.