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Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I ask the Opposition, which speaks of a fiction of figures prepared, to be aware of some of the factual and objective findings. This week I saw the findings of a study by the OECD on the progressive nature of the Irish tax system in which 19% of tax is paid by the top 1% of earners, 41% of tax is paid-----

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)

Ivana Bacik: -----by the top 5% and-----

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)

Ivana Bacik: -----77% is paid by the top 23%. The Irish tax system according to the OECD-----

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)

Ivana Bacik: These are findings of the OECD. Fianna Fáil may not like these facts.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)

Ivana Bacik: It is coming from the OECD. It may be reproduced in some documents but the OECD study has made this finding.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)

Ivana Bacik: Senator O'Brien also asked about the HSE and the figure for cuts in health. As he is aware, the health service savings target for next year is €666 million, which is set out in the 2014 Estimates. The HSE must prepare and adopt its 2014 national service plan for submission to the Minister for Health within 21 days of the publication by the Government of the Estimates for supplied...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)

Ivana Bacik: The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on The One Percent Difference national giving campaign, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business and to conclude no later than 5.15 p.m., with the contribution of group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes and those of all other Senators not to exceed five minutes, and the Minister to be called upon to reply no later than 5.10 p.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2013)

Ivana Bacik: It is important to clarify that none of us on this side of the House ever referred to this budget as a soft one. I take issue with that comment.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2013)

Ivana Bacik: That is a most unfair characterisation.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2013)

Ivana Bacik: With respect, none of us writes the editorials in The Irish Times.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I have great admiration for Senator White and she is generally a very fair commentator and has very fairly commended some aspects of the budget. I admire that and that is important. None of us said this was a soft budget. There are measures in it that we all regret deeply, particularly, as Senator White said, the cuts in the household benefits package. Personally, I find the cut in the...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I agree, however, with Senator White and support her call for the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to come in to the House to speak on the adoption crisis. As Senator White recalls, we have long had issues with this, not just with Russia but some years ago there were delays in the conclusion of an agreement between Ireland and Vietnam. Many families who were halfway through...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2013)

Ivana Bacik: They will not listen.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I take this opportunity to clarify that the provision of free GP care will include all children aged five and under, not just those aged under five. There was some confusion in that regard. I asked the Leader yesterday to arrange a debate on universal health insurance provision and the move towards the abolition of the two-tier health system. The budget announcement is a very welcome step...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals: Discussion with Department of Justice and Equality (16 Oct 2013)

Ivana Bacik: From our point of view, co-operation at Europol level would be much more significant because that is practical between police forces. On the point made by the Chairman in regard to motivation, while, as stated, the information provided by the Commission in this regard is not clear, it does appear to envisage this as a parallel measure to the creation of the European Public Prosecutor's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals: Discussion with Department of Justice and Equality (16 Oct 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Mr. Fennell for his contribution, which highlights again one of the problems with Europe, namely, the marked divergence between the common law system in place in Britain and Ireland on the one hand and the civil law jurisdictions on the other. It is clear we cannot opt in to the regulation given the substance of Article 8.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals: Discussion with Department of Justice and Equality (16 Oct 2013)

Ivana Bacik: Deputy Collin's question raised the very practical issue as to how this would work. One of the main reasons there has been concerns about breaches of subsidiarity, not just from the only other common law jurisdiction, Britain, but also from countries such as The Netherlands, is because the EPPO and the EPPO deputies would have powers of investigation as well as prosecution. Is it not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals: Discussion with Department of Justice and Equality (16 Oct 2013)

Ivana Bacik: Would it have an impact not only at the court stage but at pre-trial and investigation stages?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals: Discussion with Department of Justice and Equality (16 Oct 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Mr. Munro for that information. It is very helpful to try to tease out the practical implications.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals: Discussion with Department of Justice and Equality (16 Oct 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the officials for their work in this area. Like Deputy Mac Lochlainn I have a view, having read the material. I think we should put forward a reasoned opinion on the breach of the principle of subsidiary involved in the setting up of the EPPO. I am very taken with the British House of Commons report. I have a specific question. Looking at the report of the House of Commons and...