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Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I have no information about that.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I do not believe so.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: In any case-----

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I recommend that Senator O'Brien might-----

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: The Senator might read the debates on the Social Welfare Bill in this House.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: The Minister, Deputy Burton, told us that as soon as she had the full report-----

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: She indicated she would come to us as soon as it went to the Cabinet.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I know she will come here and we are trying to get a date in early course for that debate.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: She will facilitate us in that regard.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: We look forward to that debate very much. I welcome the fact that we will, in early course, have a debate on the findings of the Magdalen report from former Senator, Dr. Martin McAleese. We might have the debate next week and it is very important we have it soon, given the amount of public interest and long delay experienced by the survivors of the Magdalen laundries in seeking justice. We...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I wish to state how proud and excited I am on behalf of the Labour group to welcome the heartfelt and unreserved apology - a fulsome apology as Senator Darragh O'Brien noted - given by the Taoiseach on behalf of the State to the survivors of the Magdalen laundries. I am really proud that this Government has at last given the long-overdue recognition and acknowledgement of the pain and...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: For far too long, there has been no proper analysis of the way payments and benefits have issued. The Minister is trying to do that which is very important. I look forward to that debate next Tuesday.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: The Minister, Deputy Burton, will be in the House next Tuesday to debate issues arising from the Mangan report. She has put on record several times her concern and anxiety to ensure reform of social protection payments in general and payments directed at alleviating child poverty in particular. We have seen rates rise but outcomes have not improved. As I said yesterday, it is worrying to...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: It would be most unfair if people were in some way precluded from the scheme because they also spent time in an industrial scheme. The issues are considered separately and if people were subjected to forced labour in a Magdalen institution, they should be able to receive compensation for that irrespective of whether they received redress under a previous scheme in respect of industrial...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Social Entrepreneurship: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the delegates for attending. I apologise for having been a little late coming to the Chamber. I congratulate the delegation on the work being done with BeLonG To. I am very familiar with its work. It has made exceptional progress in recent years in expanding, developing and rolling out services, which is really impressive. With regard to Ms Mortell's comment on the forum on...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Social Entrepreneurship: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I thank our guests for those inspiring presentations. I am familiar with Ms Gallagher's terrific work. She was right to make a point about intangible outcomes. There will be a tangible outcome in terms of the number of women running for election in 2014. Measuring the impact of any one organisation on that outcome will be difficult, but Ms Gallagher's organisation is tackling one of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I am mindful of time constraints and the importance of having a debate on the Mangan report with the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Joan Burton. I welcome, as I am sure we all do, the conclusion of the negotiations on what has been called "Croke Park II". None of us has seen the final terms of the document and there has been some misreporting of issues. Senator MacSharry has said...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: It is hard to listen to Senator MacSharry's manufactured outrage over an issue which Fianna Fáil when in Government failed to tackle.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: It could have been tackled then. The Ombudsman's finding predates this decision. The Minister of State, Deputy Lynch, said that a review group will be established to consider how best to address the Ombudsman's finding and to operate these schemes-----

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Ivana Bacik: Fianna Fáil in government-----