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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Management and Administration of the Courts: Courts Service of Ireland (25 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: On another matter, Mr. Ryan referred a lot to information and communications technology, ICT, its importance and in particular, to digital audio recording. It is some years since I was in practice but does Mr. Ryan mean digital audio recording now has been rolled out for all court proceedings at all levels? Has it reached that stage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Management and Administration of the Courts: Courts Service of Ireland (25 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Does that mean no more stenographers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Management and Administration of the Courts: Courts Service of Ireland (25 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Finally, in a brief point, there always has been difficulty in regional and district courts in respect of support for the Judiciary and a lack of Courts Service staff. Can Mr. Ryan indicate whether this has improved or is improving?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Management and Administration of the Courts: Courts Service of Ireland (25 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I think the committee visited it when it first opened.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Social Change in Ireland: Discussion (25 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: It feels strange to be sitting on the other side of the table. I will not say very much as I will leave most of the talking to my colleagues, Dr. Mary Rogan and Ms Mary Power from FLAC and the PILA. I am very grateful to have the opportunity to address fellow committee members in a different capacity on the research project in which Dr. Rogan, Ms Power and I have been involved in the past...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund, back from committee, to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business without debate; No. 2, Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015 - Second Stage, to be taken at the conclusion of No. 1 and to be adjourned no later than 6.30 p.m. with the contributions of group spokespersons not to...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I know colleagues wish to join with me in offering our condolences to our colleague, Senator van Turnhout, on the death of her father, Michael Hassett. Senator MacSharry did me the courtesy of explaining that he had to leave for the banking inquiry and that he cannot be here for my response. He called for a debate with the Minister for Health, Deputy Varadkar, in respect of the issue of...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Leyden welcomed Senator Máiría Cahill and noted that she will be replacing our friend and colleague, Senator Jimmy Harte. We all offered our welcomes to Senator Cahill last week but I am happy to thank Senator Leyden for his words today. I note that, as he pointed out, Senator Cahill will bring her unique experience and her Northern perspective and will make a really...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Again, I am mindful of the separation of powers, the Judiciary setting the penalty and having sentencing power and the Minister not having the capacity to intervene at that point. I do not think the issue here was the sentence but the management of the sentence by the Prison Service. There may well be a matter for the Minister in which case, it would be better dealt with as a Commencement...

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund: Motion (24 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I move:That Seanad Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft:Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015,copies of which were laid in draft form before Seanad Éireann on 28th October, 2015.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: On Tuesday, we all expressed our deep horror and condemnation of the attacks on Paris.We will all have been watching with great interest the developments in Paris since then, the raids in the suburb of Saint-Denis yesterday and the resulting arrests. The debate which people sought on Tuesday, and which I said, as Deputy Leader, I would be happy to try to facilitate, on the greater security...

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister to the House. Without prolonging things at this point - I am mindful that we have many amendments to get through - I wish to refer to some key issues. Clearly, colleagues believe in the need to make Second Stage speeches at this point. I remind colleagues that we had a full Second Stage on 13 May on the Bill that is before the House now. It was substantially amended...

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I wish to make a quick correction to the record. I apologise, as I was looking at the wrong piece of paper regarding the lay membership and the nominators to the LSRA in section 8. I thank the Minister for putting it correctly on the record. In fact, the nominating bodies for lay members include the Citizens Information Board, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, the Irish...

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I welcomed the amendment providing for a review earlier because it is important. I think we have strayed into talking about the specific issues on which the authority will have to report to the Minister. Perhaps this relates to section 33 of the Bill. I am aware that Senator Barrett has tabled amendments to that section. All of us agree absolutely with the comments that have been made...

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: At 2.30 p.m. next Tuesday.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I congratulate those couples who got married yesterday, the first day on which gay couples in Ireland were able to marry. It was a very welcome and historic day and it was great to see celebratory photographs in the newspapers after such grim news from Paris and elsewhere in recent days. I know all colleagues will want to join me in welcoming what happened yesterday. I welcome the new...

Seanad: Tributes to Former Senator Jack Fitzsimons (18 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I would like to join other Senators in paying tribute to the late former Senator Jack Fitzsimons, who died last year. I welcome his family to the Gallery. I would like to express sympathies on behalf of all of us here in the House and in particular in my role as leader of the Labour Party group. As others have said, Jack was a Fianna Fáil Member of Seanad Éireann. He was elected...

Seanad: Minute's Silence Following Paris Attacks (17 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Before I read the Order of Business, we will take a minute's silence in commemoration of the victims of the Paris attacks last week.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I also welcome our new Member, Senator Máiría Cahill, and her family and daughter, Saorlaith, who are in the Gallery. The Order of Business is No. 1, Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012, Committee Stage, to be taken at 4.45 p.m. and to be adjourned no later than 8 p.m., if not previously concluded.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I can.