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Seanad: Standing Order 18: Motion (23 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: The Earl of Wicklow.

Seanad: Standing Order 18: Motion (23 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: It is specifically a Christian prayer.

Seanad: Standing Order 18: Motion (23 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I would be delighted to say more but I am sure I have used up my time.

Seanad: Standing Order 18: Motion (23 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: There was no vote.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: With regard to the last issue raised by Senator Darragh O'Brien, the Tánaiste gave a robust response, as reported in today's newspapers, to the assertion by Michael Link last week. The Tánaiste made it clear that it was not the case and that the fiscal compact was not negotiated in such a way as to avoid the need for a referendum. That is the answer the Senator seeks. He does not need to...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: -----to get somebody to say the same thing again which they have already said and which the Minister of State, Deputy Creighton, said in this House before.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I really do not see the purpose of that amendment.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I commend the Minister for Social Protection on her excellent performance last night on "The Frontline". It was a really superb debate about job activation. There was a very good exchange among all the panellists and I thought that many of the issues dealing with the change of culture in the Department of Social Protection and the implementation of job activation measures were going to be...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I hope it will.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Some of its members.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: When it has achieved its goal-----

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I am delighted to have an opportunity to discuss a couple of important issues to do with the Bill covered in this group of amendments. The two issues cover the idea of a sunset clause and extending the remit of the legislation to cover local and, potentially, Seanad elections. I will take up a couple of the points made by Senator Rónán Mullen who I am glad to hear supports the aim of...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Certainly, amendment No. 37 in his name is rather different from the sunset clause recommended by Senator Averil Power and in our 2009 report since it is his presumption that the legislation will not continue unless this is provided for by a resolution. Having listened carefully to Senator Rónán Mullen whom I did not interrupt, I want to make a couple of points. All the legislation seeks...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: As one who goes through the university panel, where people do not get nominated by anyone or rather they get nominated by ten graduates of the university, I accept it is a very different system. Certainly, there would be no place for this in the university panel. My understanding was that, generally, there is no place for this on the vocational panels. A further reason we did not consider...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: My report was prepared in 2009, before the Taoiseach came into power.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: It is more than a vagary.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I hesitate to interrupt Senator Norris.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I wonder is this directly relevant to the amendments.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I am just asking.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Gate keepers.