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Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I am trying to move the debate on, as was Senator Maloney.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Thank you, Chair.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Like Senator Feargal Quinn, I have been present throughout the debate and listened carefully. I agree with him that we have had an instructive and informative debate, with some passionate and thought-provoking contributions. I agree with Senator Paul Bradford on the need for advance notice of measures. I am a member of the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality and recently we...

Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Sub-Committee on Penal Reform: Penal Reform: Discussion (19 Dec 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I echo the Chairman's words in thanking the witnesses for coming in and sharing their expertise and experience with us. We have had an interesting and informative set of hearings over the past year in which the sub-committee has been in place. This is our last public hearing before we produce a report at the end of January. As rapporteur, I am taking careful notes as we go along. A range...

Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Sub-Committee on Penal Reform: Penal Reform: Discussion (19 Dec 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I have a similar question for all three groups in respect of trying to ensure a national strategy on reducing recidivism and offering people structured release programmes, which seems to be the key. Focus Ireland emphasised housing as a key issue, which is also emphasised in the research and by the other groups that have appeared. The difficulty in accessing accommodation is a key factor in...

Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Sub-Committee on Penal Reform: Penal Reform: Discussion (19 Dec 2012)

Ivana Bacik: In its submission, Focus Ireland made the point of women prisoners being a special case, with about 50 women in a cycle of homelessness and prison. What is the best way to approach that? That is a different issue where there is a very small cohort that can be identified. What is the best way to support those women to reduce recidivism? How could they be targeted?

Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Sub-Committee on Penal Reform: Penal Reform: Discussion (19 Dec 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I was interested in the remarks about pre-prison preparation, speaking to people who are still awaiting sentencing post-conviction. Has that been done anywhere else and what have the outcomes been? It is obviously still early days.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Report Stage (20 Dec 2012)

Ivana Bacik: On a point of order, we discussed respite care for approximately an hour and a half yesterday.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Report Stage (20 Dec 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the three witnesses for their strong presentations and for the clarity with which they have provided us, in particular on the issues of time limits and, as described by the European Court of Human Rights, the chilling effect of the 1861 Act and the lack of legal clarity upon current medical practice. Dr. Coulter Smith and Dr. Mahony testified to that. I have a specific question in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (9 Jan 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the witnesses for their excellent presentations. I agree with the legal analysis offered and Dr. Mills' characterisation of the debate as three-sided. It is useful to note that research on the experience of women in Ireland who have had abortions, for example, by Dr. Ruth Fletcher, shows they feel disengaged and alienated from a debate that is unduly polarised. It is notable that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (9 Jan 2013)

Ivana Bacik: Is it Dr. Mills's view that there should be provision for emergencies? The expert group report states, on page 36, that one doctor should be enough in an emergency. Why then is it required to have three opinions in a non-emergency? Does that not render the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights ineffective? Specifically, paragraph 267 of the A, B and C v. Ireland decision points...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (9 Jan 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Dr. Brady for his clear presentation. A consensus is emerging from the medical and legal experts who testified yesterday and this morning on the need for regulation and legislation, in accordance with the decision taken by the Government before Christmas. The legislation must provide for an accessible and effective procedure. In regard to the number of doctors required, chapter...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Ivana Bacik: Over the last two days we have heard the consensus from independent legal and medical experts on the need for legislation for the X case. Atheist Ireland is correct to point out that three days of parliamentary hearings should not be necessary to discuss how the law should allow a doctor to save the life of a dying pregnant woman. I have a question for the Catholic representatives in that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Ivana Bacik: Following that last comment, could the legal representatives opposite clarify the following? I heard one of them state that risk of suicide was a ground in the English Act. I looked again at the 1967 Abortion Act and, as they all will be aware, of course, risk of suicide does not require to be proven. The test is a much lower test of injury to physical or mental health of the woman. There...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Ivana Bacik: -----and students are no longer faced with the threat of imprisonment for that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Ivana Bacik: It is a real fear of prosecution under the 1861 Act.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the panel for their excellent presentations. Senator Healy Eames did not check with me but Labour Women is actually affiliated to the National Women's Council of Ireland and I have personally had many dealings with it. Membership is usually confined to organisations affiliated to it and not individuals. I have attended some of its meetings and annual general meetings and I have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I like the Hill 16 reference.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Ivana Bacik: This panel has given us a reality check. However welcome and overdue the legislation we are debating, it will clearly not meet the needs of the majority of women travelling for abortion every year. I agree with Ms Ailbhe Smyth that the change in culture has already occurred. Introducing legislation for the X case will not change the culture. The legal position will remain the same. We...