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- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. Gay Mitchell, MEP (24 Jan 2013)
Ivana Bacik: I will not make any disclosures about voting. I welcome Mr. Mitchell. I commend him not only on his excellent paper but also, as others have said, on his great command of the brief as shown by his answering a very wide range of questions from Members. All of us would welcome his suggestion that we might extend an invitation to Baroness Catherine Ashton to speak in the House when she is in...
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jan 2013)
Ivana Bacik: On behalf of the Labour group, I join colleagues in expressing our sympathies to Senator Henry, on the death of her mother and also, of course, to the family of the late former Senator, Eamon De Buitléar. Again on behalf of the Labour group and personally I express absolute revulsion and disgust at the appalling murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe. While much has been said about it,...
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Mairead McGuinness, MEP (29 Jan 2013)
Ivana Bacik: I welcome Ms Mairead McGuinness, MEP, to the Chamber for this, our second address from a Member of the European Parliament. We are really glad to have this opportunity to engage with her and we found last week's engagement with Mr. Gay Mitchell, MEP, very useful. Some of what Ms McGuinness said struck a chord in terms of the procedure of passing legislation at European Parliament level,...
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Mairead McGuinness, MEP (29 Jan 2013)
Ivana Bacik: I thank Senator O'Keeffe for the briefing.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jan 2013)
Ivana Bacik: The Order of Business is No. 35, motion 14, Private Members' business, to be taken at 4 p.m. and to conclude not later than 6 p.m., and No. 1, Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 - Committee Stage, to be taken at the conclusion of Private Members' business and to conclude not later than 9 p.m.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jan 2013)
Ivana Bacik: Senator O'Brien raised the issue of the epilepsy monitoring units in Beaumont and CUH in response to reports in the newspapers. The units are being developed under the HSE's national clinical care programme for epilepsy. Such monitoring is only required for the most difficult cases and the majority of patients have their care needs met through other epilepsy services, including newly...
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jan 2013)
Ivana Bacik: Yes, I will give the Senator a copy of the briefing.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jan 2013)
Ivana Bacik: With regard to the other health-related issue the Senator raised, I have no difficulty asking the Leader to arrange for the Minister for Health to come to the House for a debate on health services. The Government is engaged in a radical programme of reform of health care. Targets for trolley numbers have been significantly reduced and waiting time targets for surgery are being met....
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jan 2013)
Ivana Bacik: I have no problem debating it. I would like to invite the Minister for Health to the House to debate overall health care reform and how we are progressing on the route to a universal health care system that is genuinely fair and equitable for the first time in the history of the State. It is first time a Government has committed to this
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jan 2013)
Ivana Bacik: Previous Governments had a disastrous privatisation by stealth policy with co-location, which failed.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jan 2013)
Ivana Bacik: The Senator is misrepresenting the policy.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jan 2013)
Ivana Bacik: I did not necessarily mean deliberately.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jan 2013)
Ivana Bacik: I have not spoken with the Leader. He may well have-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jan 2013)
Ivana Bacik: It may well be that the Leader has raised it with the Minister for the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and, therefore, I will ask him. Senator Burke raised the issue of delays in payments, which may be taken as a matter on the Adjournment. He also paid tribute to the late Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe. Senator Norris referred to health services, which I have dealt with. I agree with this...
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jan 2013)
Ivana Bacik: Certainly we can ask for a debate with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and the US Ambassador. Senator Pat O'Neill called for a similar debate and pointed out hypocrisy on the part of the Opposition on the hospitals issue. Senator Paschal Mooney raised the issue of the undocumented Irish on which there appears to be cross-party support for a debate. Senator John Gilroy asked if...
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jan 2013)
Ivana Bacik: Senator O'Brien raised the issue of the epilepsy monitoring units in Beaumont and CUH in response to reports in the newspapers. The units are being developed under the HSE's national clinical care programme for epilepsy. Such monitoring is only required for the most difficult cases and the majority of patients have their care needs met through other epilepsy services, including newly...
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jan 2013)
Ivana Bacik: Yes, I will give the Senator a copy of the briefing.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jan 2013)
Ivana Bacik: With regard to the other health-related issue the Senator raised, I have no difficulty asking the Leader to arrange for the Minister for Health to come to the House for a debate on health services. The Government is engaged in a radical programme of reform of health care. Targets for trolley numbers have been significantly reduced and waiting time targets for surgery are being met....
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jan 2013)
Ivana Bacik: I have no problem debating it. I would like to invite the Minister for Health to the House to debate overall health care reform and how we are progressing on the route to a universal health care system that is genuinely fair and equitable for the first time in the history of the State. It is first time a Government has committed to this
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jan 2013)
Ivana Bacik: Previous Governments had a disastrous privatisation by stealth policy with co-location, which failed.