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- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jun 2014)
Ivana Bacik: I thank the Leader in what is a busy week in legislative terms for setting aside a short time at 11.45 a.m. tomorrow for statements on the 750th anniversary of the first Irish Parliament. I thank my Trinity College Dublin colleague, Mr. Paul Horan, for bringing this to my attention. I mentioned at the Committee on Procedure and Privileges that 18 June marked the 750th anniversary of the...
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Anne Brasseur (Resumed) (12 Jun 2014)
Ivana Bacik: I welcome Ms Brasseur, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Tá fáilte romhat. I am afraid I do not speak Luxembourgish but I thank her for speaking Irish in the Chamber. It is an honour to have her here and I welcome Deputy O'Reilly, the leader of the Irish delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. It is very good to hear...
- Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)
Ivana Bacik: Come on.
- Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)
Ivana Bacik: Listen to yourselves.
- Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)
Ivana Bacik: Withdraw that.
- Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)
Ivana Bacik: Rubbish.
- Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)
Ivana Bacik: You never do anyway.
- Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)
Ivana Bacik: I withdraw it.
- Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)
Ivana Bacik: I thought the Senator was in favour of it.
- Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)
Ivana Bacik: Not at all, Senator.
- Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)
Ivana Bacik: I welcome the motion before the House proposed by the Leader. It will enable us-----
- Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)
Ivana Bacik: If Senators do me the courtesy of listening-----
- Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)
Ivana Bacik: It is being put before the Seanad-----
- Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)
Ivana Bacik: If passed, it will enable us to move on with the banking inquiry-----
- Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)
Ivana Bacik: -----and for a party which states it supports the banking inquiry Fianna Fáil has certainly done its best to play politics with it and politicise-----
- Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)
Ivana Bacik: -----the appointment process-----
- Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)
Ivana Bacik: If Senators look at the terms of the motion, they will see it will give the Seanad greater representation on the inquiry, which is a rather positive aspect to it-----
- Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)
Ivana Bacik: -----by having four Senators as opposed to the original two.
- Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)
Ivana Bacik: It will also ensure some measure, not an adequate measure, of gender balance. It is unfortunate that of the seven members selected from the Dáil, no woman was selected.
- Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)
Ivana Bacik: In Senators O'Keeffe and Michael D'Arcy we will have two excellent additions to the banking inquiry and they will strengthen its work and bring expertise and experience to bear. Colleagues will know that at the selection committee last week the Government was ambushed-----