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Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2013: Second Stage (28 May 2013)

Ivana Bacik: With the permission of the House, I would like to share time with Senator Harte.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2013: Second Stage (28 May 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy O’Dowd, to the House, and I welcome the Criminal Justice Bill 2013, which has received good support from both sides of the House. We had a good debate, as Senator O’Donovan will recall, on the 2010 Act which this Bill amends. As the Minister stated, the bulk of this Bill - all of Part 2 - deals with amendments to be made to the 2010 Act...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2013)

Ivana Bacik: The Order of Business is No. 1, address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Margareta Wahlström, special representative of the United Nations Secretary General for disaster risk reduction and head of the UN office for disaster risk reduction, to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business, in accordance with the arrangements set out in a motion passed by the House yesterday; No. 2,...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2013)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Darragh O’Brien raised the issue of the level of funding and services for home help hours. As the Senator knows, the HSE has responsibility for the delivery of home help services. The 2012 service plan provided for 10.3 million home help hours with a budget of €185 million. The HSE in its 2013 service plan has committed to maintaining the home help and home care...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2013)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Paul Coghlan also raised the issue of local authority parking charges and asked for a debate with the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government on this issue. This is a concern for many city and town centre traders and we will see if the Minister will attend the House for a debate. Senator van Turnhout raised the issue that went on to dominate the rest of...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2013)

Ivana Bacik: Clearly, there was abusive behaviour. We saw some desperately harrowing scenes last night. We should be mindful of the hurt being felt by the parents whose children were shown in the footage and who could be identified by those who know them. I commend RTE for its decision which was taken in conjunction with the parents not to put the programme on the RTE player and not to repeat it. The...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2013)

Ivana Bacik: We need to be mindful of this in our response to the programme, which is one of absolutely justified outrage. I know the Cathaoirleach will make a ruling under Standing Order 30, but separately I will ask the Leader to arrange a debate at an early stage with the Minister, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, on the measures to be taken in response to the concerns raised in the programme. Senator David...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I am afraid I am not privy to that information. Senator Aideen Hayden and most other Senators raised the child care issue, which I have addressed. Senator Terry Brennan spoke about the decision to provide funding for Narrow Water Bridge. It was nice to have a good news story. I pay tribute to the Senator, his colleagues from the Louth area and the other people in the local community who...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2013)

Ivana Bacik: Senators Jim D'Arcy, Mary White and Mary Moran have also been very involved in this issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2013)

Ivana Bacik: It is great news for the Cooley Peninsula and the Mourne area. It is also great news for North-South relations. Senator Mary Moran put it well when she said it was a positive sign of North-South co-operation that this was finally taking place. The new bridge will bring enormous benefits, as Senator Terry Brennan has pointed out. It shows that 35 years of hard work can really pay off.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I am sure it does not feel that long to Senator Terry Brennan. Senators Jim D'Arcy and Mary Moran also raised the issue of Narrow Water Bridge. Senator Labhrás Ó Murchú called for an issue relating to the remains of the patriot Thomas Kent to be brought to the attention of the Government. I will ask the Leader to write to the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht,...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Senator. I will not respond to it. The development of Narrow Water Bridge was also referred to by Senator Mary Moran.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I inform the Senator that my grandfather was in a Nazi prison.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Margareta Wahlström (29 May 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I too welcome Ms Wahlström to the House. I was fascinated by her presentation and was struck, in particular, by the point she made that disasters are not just happening in poor countries but are also very much a feature in wealthier countries too. In that context, she made reference to the US, New Zealand and Japan. How does that change the nature of Ms Wahlström's role and of UN...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I am glad the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs will be in the House later. Colleagues, particularly Senator van Turnhout, sought this debate yesterday and I am glad we have been able to arrange a debate at such short notice on the pressing issue of child care standards following the broadcast of the "Prime Time" programme last Tuesday night. Colleagues will appreciate the opportunity...

Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Second Stage (30 May 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister to the House. It is proposed to take Committee and Report Stages on Thursday. Accordingly, this list of amendments is circulated in advance of the conclusion of Second Stage. That is extraordinary notice to give on a Bill. I refer to some of the points made in the Minister's contribution. He cited his attempts to ensure fairness. He challenged the idea that there...

Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Second Stage (30 May 2013)

Ivana Bacik: On a point of order, that is enough of the personal attacks.

Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Second Stage (30 May 2013)

Ivana Bacik: This is just soundbite stuff. Let us talk about the substance of the Bill.

Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Second Stage (30 May 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister to the House. I welcome the opportunity to debate a Bill about which there has been extensive public debate. I also welcome the opportunity to speak after Senator Cullinane and take on some of the outrageous myths and fabrication he put forward by way of substantive speech. To hear someone from Sinn Féin suggest the Government is guilty of strong-arm tactics is...

Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Second Stage (30 May 2013)

Ivana Bacik: To resort to personal attacks on a particular Minister is outrageous. Sinn Féin Members should be able to debate the substance of the Bill but it is typical of the negativity of Sinn Féin and the way it has been thriving on people's misery throughout the past two years-----