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Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: It was attributed to Mr. Seán Donlon.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: He was here two weeks ago.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: On a point of order, when the Tánaiste was in this House on the Thursday before last-----

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: -----he made it very clear that the decision would be reviewed if and when resources allowed.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: That has been the position all along.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: There was a debate.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Immigrant Investor Programme and Start-Up Entrepreneur Scheme: Statements (9 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister to the House and welcome this programme. It is great that Members on both sides of the House welcome this initiative which we all recognise as a good idea. As Senator Bradford said, it will be good for job creation and is an example of Ministers thinking outside the box and thinking laterally about how a Department where job creation proposals are not usually...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: This is another issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: When I was listening to Senator O'Brien I thought for a moment that consensus was breaking out all over and we were agreeing on everything.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: When I heard him refer to his regular visits to the Fine Gael website I really thought consensus was breaking out.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I support Senator O'Brien's comments in regard to the meeting with the group leaders yesterday and like him, I commend the Leader on this. It is a very useful initiative to have, effectively, a full day debate in March on the fiscal compact. I am pleased, too, that the Minister of State, Deputy Creighton, will be in the House next Thursday to continue the debate of this week. As I stated...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: On a point of order, I am pleased and flattered that Senator Mullen is referring to that----

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Let that be on the record.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: There was expert psychological evidence.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: This is more a Second Stage debate.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: As good as Senator Paul Coghlan.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I join Senator O'Brien and the whole House in condemning the murder in Tallaght of the young girl which has shocked all of us. It was a particularly horrific crime and we send our sympathies to her family. It is a good idea to continue to have debates on the fiscal compact and to set aside more time for this in the coming weeks. Given what is taking place as we speak in Greece and the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Brown or otherwise.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I am sure the Minister of State will give a similar response to the comment made by the Tánaiste when he attended the excellent debate we had on foreign affairs and trade last Thursday. He pointed out the important work that he and others, in Government, have been doing to restore Ireland's international reputation since last February. None of us should describe a Senator's decision to...