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Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil): An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2013)

Ivana Bacik: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil): An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2013)

Ivana Bacik: That is a political interpretation.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil): An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2013)

Ivana Bacik: On a point of order, once again, the Senator is straying very far from the topic of the debate and making all sorts of allegations which are political challenges and certainly not fact.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil): An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2013)

Ivana Bacik: On a point of order to assist the House, the purpose of Senator Quinn’s amendment, as I read it, is to ensure the Bill will not be read a Second Time until 17 September.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil): An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2013)

Ivana Bacik: If the amendment is passed, the Bill will not be deemed read a Second Time.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil): An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2013)

Ivana Bacik: One a point of order, Senator Quinn’s amendment seeks to defer the Second Stage reading of the Bill.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil): An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2013)

Ivana Bacik: Therefore, if the amendment is passed, the Bill-----

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Visa Applications (4 Jul 2013)

Ivana Bacik: On a point of order to assist the House, the purpose of Senator Quinn’s amendment, as I read it, is to ensure the Bill will not be read a Second Time until 17 September.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Visa Applications (4 Jul 2013)

Ivana Bacik: If the amendment is passed, the Bill will not be deemed read a Second Time.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Visa Applications (4 Jul 2013)

Ivana Bacik: One a point of order, Senator Quinn’s amendment seeks to defer the Second Stage reading of the Bill.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Visa Applications (4 Jul 2013)

Ivana Bacik: Therefore, if the amendment is passed, the Bill-----

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2013)

Ivana Bacik: This is a particularly busy week with six pieces of legislation before the House. The Leader will respond to Senator Byrne's comments about the proposed amendment to the Order of Business. This afternoon, however, we will be dealing with the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill, which will offer an obvious opportunity for colleagues to debate the revised code of conduct on mortgage...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2013)

Ivana Bacik: A particular court judgment stopped that. It was nothing to do with Fianna Fáil.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2013)

Ivana Bacik: It is deeply hypocritical of Fianna Fáil to claim some sort of ownership for stopping repossessions when, in fact, it created the situation we are currently in. I commend the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Joan Burton, for yesterday's initiative in introducing the JobsPlus plan to take 2,500 people off the live register through a system of incentives for employers. There are...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I imagine other colleagues will want to join me in commending the firefighters who went to the scene of a fire at a block of apartments in Clondalkin yesterday from which several adults and children had to be rescued. It was good news that there were no serious injuries as a result of the fire, but it was a timely reminder of how important the work of firefighters is. I commend the...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Ivana Bacik: The Senator should make his mind up.

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Ivana Bacik: The Minister is very welcome to the House. It is very welcome to be debating the Bill here and it is particularly timely given the publication of the Anglo tapes. Obviously, the tapes are of great interest and concern to everyone in the country. We have been drip fed the revelations and the so-called humour of bankers has been exposed. In the context of the Bill's introduction, as a...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Ivana Bacik: I do not think anyone does.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)

Ivana Bacik: Senator O'Brien does not know what he wants.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)

Ivana Bacik: To echo the Leader's comments, what took place in the Chamber yesterday over eight hours of so-called Committee Stage of the Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013 was nothing less than a filibuster. It calls to mind the old saying, if it walks and quacks like a duck, it is a duck. If Senators speak for more than one hour and ramble about...