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Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: The Minister for Social Protection will be in the House in two weeks time to discuss a major Bill. I join Senator O'Brien in expressing sympathy to the family of the man shot dead in Clondalkin. It is sad to see in one week two such murders being committed in Dublin. I welcome very much the all party motion, initiated by Senator John Crown, on Bahrain. It is most appropriate that the...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I am not, I am simply giving an answer. I look forward to Senator Mullen's support for any other measures that might be taken to ensure that we do not subscribe to views that are offensive to members of any other religion. For example, the fact that we have a Christian prayer at the start of business in the Seanad and in the Dáil could be seen as problematic for Members of other religions...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: That would not take a constitutional amendment, but I would certainly agree with a constitutional amendment on the offence of blasphemy, which is another matter that we have debated at length in the House.

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: Metered water charges.

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: It is. I have a copy of it here.

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: Re-read the small print.

Seanad: Biological Weapons Bill 2010: Second Stage (8 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy O'Sullivan, on her first visit to the House as Minister and congratulate her on her portfolio of trade development at which I know she will be excellent. I am very pleased she has that portfolio. I welcome the opportunity to debate this Bill which started life as a Bill introduced by the previous Government but which, when it came before the Dáil in...

Seanad: Biological Weapons Bill 2010: Second Stage (8 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: Precisely, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. We are more familiar with that because that was on such a bigger scale. That is not something that has been entirely left behind. The Minister pointed out that no state admits to having or developing biological weapons. No state acknowledges it posses such weapons or that it has a programme to develop them. There is no doubt that the international...

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I wish to share my time Senator Michael Mullins.

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister of State. This is his first time here. I am glad to have an opportunity to speak to the motion and to follow my colleague, Senator Diarmuid Whelan, who led for the Labour Party. He gave a very clear account of the need for a metered system of water charging. As the Minister, Deputy Hogan, said, it is somewhat ironic to be lectured by Fianna Fáil about water charges....

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: The programme for Government states: To achieve better quality water and environment we will introduce a fair funding model to deliver clean and reliable water. [We are all agreed on that need, certainly with the difficulties we have had.] We will first establish a new State owned water utility company [The Minister spoke about that.] to take over responsibility from the separate local...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: That is a long question, Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I do not think it is appropriate to make a joke about it, Senator Mullen.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: I will begin by wishing all of those thousands of students sitting the junior and leaving certificate exams the very best of luck on behalf of Labour, the Government and, I am sure, all of us in the House. We feel for them as they start exams today. In response to Senator O'Brien, the Minister for Finance will be in the House next week and we can raise these issues and, I hope, have a robust...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: On behalf of Labour, I do not take kindly to be being lectured by Fianna Fáil on the economy.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: The Senator may refer to the slogan used of "Labour's way or Frankfurt's way"-----

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: -----but it was Fianna Fáil's way that brought us down the road of the EU-IMF bailout last November.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: It is deeply ironic and hypocritical of Fianna Fáil to be lecturing us on the management of the economy when it was responsible-----

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: -----for the disastrous comprehensive bank guarantee of September 2008-----

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)

Ivana Bacik: -----and bringing in the IMF and EU last November. I cannot take such a lecture on the economy.