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Seanad: Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2010)

Ivana Bacik: I accept the Minister said that but I note from the Order Paper that Report Stage is to take place immediately after Committee Stage.

Seanad: Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2010)

Ivana Bacik: I do not suggest the Minister knew that. I am informing the House of it. I do not believe Senator Norris was aware of this either.

Seanad: Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2010)

Ivana Bacik: I do not suggest the Minister knew it.

Seanad: Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2010)

Ivana Bacik: I would be happy to withdraw the amendment if I thought there would be a gap between Committee and Report Stages in order that the Minister might be in a position to consider it. There has been a full debate on the amendment. The matter was put in the other House but the debate there was not so full.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (1 Dec 2010)

Ivana Bacik: Is the acting leader in a position to say whether we can take a gap between the two Stages?

Seanad: Business of Seanad (1 Dec 2010)

Ivana Bacik: I will press it if we are to take all Stages now but will press it on Report Stage if that is to follow shortly.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (1 Dec 2010)

Ivana Bacik: I am grateful to the Acting Leader for that but I would like to know what type of gap he intends before I agree to it.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (1 Dec 2010)

Ivana Bacik: To be fair, we would need to take Report Stage on a different day if the Minister wishes to take advice. We would need to put it on a different day, to be fair.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (1 Dec 2010)

Ivana Bacik: It will be very quick but I would be grateful if the matter could be dealt with next week on Report Stage.

Seanad: Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed). (1 Dec 2010)

Ivana Bacik: Given the circumstances, I withdraw the amendment.

Seanad: Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed). (1 Dec 2010)

Ivana Bacik: I move amendment No. 2: In page 5, line 23, to delete "has been or is being" and substitute "may have been or may be being". Amendments Nos. 2 and 4 relate to a similar concern in respect of the whistleblower protection in section 4. Again, we felt the onus is being placed, under the Minister's wording, on the whistleblower to be clear that he or she had formed an opinion that an offence...

Seanad: Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed). (1 Dec 2010)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Norris has put it very well. I am very grateful to the Minister for being so open to accepting the amendments and for indicating he will do so. They will strengthen and improve the quality of section 4 of the Bill and will encourage a greater culture of disclosure in good faith by whistleblowers. That is an important change of mind and I am grateful to the Minister for accepting...

Seanad: Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed). (1 Dec 2010)

Ivana Bacik: I am happy with that.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)

Ivana Bacik: On a point of order, we are wasting a great deal of time on the Order of Business on one individual's issue, which is not appropriate for the Order of Business-----

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)

Ivana Bacik: -----and which is before the courts.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)

Ivana Bacik: Barely got to speak.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)

Ivana Bacik: I support Senator Keaveney in calling for a debate on the way we order business in this House. It is most inappropriate that one Member should dominate the Order of Business raising an issue-----

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)

Ivana Bacik: -----which is currently before the courts.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)

Ivana Bacik: I ask the Leader for a further debate on prison conditions. We had an excellent debate on this House on foot of requests from myself and Senator Cummins on prison overcrowding. Unfortunately, there is another damning report, this time from the prison chaplains, about conditions in our prisons. It emphasises to us the need to keep this under constant review and to keep putting a spotlight...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)

Ivana Bacik: This Government has only weeks left.