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Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: We never said that.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: On a point of order, Senator O'Brien made much more serious allegations against me. They were so ludicrous I did not even bother responding.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: On a point of order, I ask the Senator to withdraw that comment about the Irish Family Planning Association.

Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Joint Sub-Committee on Human Rights relative to Justice and Equality Matters: UN Convention on the Rights of Older People: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the witnesses for the presentation. Following on from some of the responses to other colleagues, I am interested to note that the impact of the convention would be more likely to be long term and would have symbolic and declaratory effect. I am interested in the substance of it. Mr. Moran said there is no draft text but I assume that work has been done at international level on the...

Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Joint Sub-Committee on Human Rights relative to Justice and Equality Matters: UN Convention on the Rights of Older People: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Ms Sleap. That is very helpful. What is the most relevant regional or other text from which an international convention would draw if we wanted to look at a resource to understand that?

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2015: Second Stage (7 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Fitzgerald, to the House and echo the words of others about her incredible working record. I also welcome her hard-working officials, as we are conscious of the volume of legislation coming through from the Department of Justice and Equality. This is historic legislation, as others have said, which I very much welcome. I was moved when reading the language of...

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2015: Second Stage (7 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2015: Second Stage (7 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Next Friday.

Seanad: Courts Bill 2015: Order for Second Stage (7 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Seanad: Courts Bill 2015: Second Stage (7 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister and her officials back to the House. I thank her for introducing this Bill in the Seanad. It is good to see a justice Bill being introduced in this House. This is one of the shortest justice Bill with which we have had to deal. As the Minister said, it is simple and straightforward legislation to allow for an expansion in the number of judges to be appointed at High...

Seanad: Courts Bill 2015: Second Stage (7 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Next Friday.

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister of State. I also welcome this opportunity to resume our debate on the Bill and to discuss Committee Stage amendments. I hope it will be possible to consider including more references in the text to the best interests of the child as a primary consideration. I am conscious that this is provided for in a number of sections. It is clearly set out in section 24 dealing...

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: On a point of order, which amendments is Senator Ó Clochartaigh speaking to? We have all spoken about the larger issues.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I support Senator Daly's call for a debate on the regularisation of the undocumented Irish in the United States. I know he has worked on this issue for a long time and I absolutely agree that it is a pressing matter for many families. There are two related topics that this House may have a chance to debate in the new year. The first concerns stateless persons. I raised this last night in...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: No. They are not being guillotined.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Leave it as it is then.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: All of the groups welcomed the introduction of a single unified procedure.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Is the Leader trying to tell us something?

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and commend him on his great and well-documented commitment to the reform of the direct provision system, which I think is accepted by everyone. When we all spoke about this on Second Stage last night, I was one of the many Senators who highlighted the need to reform the direct provision procedure and deal with the implementation of all the...