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Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Ivana Bacik: It is always difficult to follow Senator Norris but this is a day to celebrate as we see the final passage of the Gender Recognition Bill through the Seanad. I welcome all the visitors in the Gallery and pay tribute to those who have worked so hard to see this day finally happen, particularly Dr. Lydia Foy and Michael Farrell. I will not say they have worked on this for generations, as...

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I was referring to limits on the time within which a court can deliver a judgment.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the motion on the appointment of the chair of Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission. It is a very fine appointment and I am delighted to see the matter on the Order Paper notwithstanding the fact there is clearly no need for debate on it. In terms of the situation in Greece, I was one of the Members who spoke on it last week. All of us have immense concern for the people...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)

Ivana Bacik: We need to wait at least until the Greek Parliament has debated it.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)

Ivana Bacik: That seems to be changing all the time. I ask the Leader for a debate in the autumn on hate crime legislation. I was present at the launch of a report yesterday by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties together with University of Limerick academics who have drawn up draft legislation on hate crimes. They propose the introduction of aggravated offences against the person and an aggravated...

Seanad: Appointment of Chairperson of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Referral to Joint Committee (14 Jul 2015)

Ivana Bacik: That information is on the Order Paper.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2015)

Ivana Bacik: It is hard to listen to a member of Fianna Fáil talk about hard necks and embarrassment because it has a monopoly when it comes to having a hard neck in this Chamber, as is well known, in the context of the appalling mess in which it left the country in 2011.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I would not look to Greece for a model for what to do if I was the Senator-----

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I will not take lectures from the Senator. I listened with courtesy to Senator Mary White, no matter how provocative she was. It is fair to make the point that Members should listen with courtesy. I have not seen any e-mail from Deputy Emmett Stagg, but we had an extensive debate in this House on the lone parent's allowance. I participated in that debate, as did others, and we are all...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2015)

Ivana Bacik: -----into a position where they will be able to engage in the workforce

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2015)

Ivana Bacik: As we all know, the surest route out of poverty is moving from welfare dependency into secure and full-time employment.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Mary White should not lecture me on child care. I have engaged directly with the Tánaiste, as have my Labour Party colleagues, on the group of lone parents who may suffer adverse consequences as a result of the changes to seek to ensure these consequences will not be adverse in terms of lost income. We are engaging actively with her and her Department on the issue. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Many colleagues, including Senator Averil Power, have been active in seeking to change this provision and it is a proud day for the Seanad to see the Bill being accepted by the Government. I hope we will conclude Report Stage today. We all hope we will see a good and proper resolution of the issues for Greece at the European summit this coming Sunday. I hope we will see some bailout...

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Yes. I do not believe there can be any objection to these Government amendments as they are technical in nature and they reflect the change in the nature of the Bill, which I very much welcome as the original proposer of this Private Members' Bill. This is a proud day for the Seanad to see what started life as a Labour Party Private Members' Bill, and what had been worked on by many...

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Ivana Bacik: These are purely technical amendments to bring Irish law on discrimination into line with the relevant EU directives. There can be no objection to them. I should have welcomed earlier the people in the Visitors Gallery whom I hope have come to witness the final passage of the Bill through the Seanad.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Having consulted the proposers of these amendments, while everyone is in agreement with the general grouping, Senators Power and Zappone suggest that we might discuss amendment No. 14 first and then group the 11 amendments to amendment No. 13 in under six different headings. It will speed up matters and facilitate a more straightforward discussion because the issues arising are complex.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Ivana Bacik: That is right.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Ivana Bacik: We can discuss them together but we want to address our remarks to amendment No. 14 first.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Ivana Bacik: We have recommitted.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Ivana Bacik: We are proposing a slightly difference sequence of amendments. We are not disagreeing with the grouping. This will become clear as we progress.