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Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Ivana Bacik: That is utterly wrong.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I did not interrupt the Senator. When the leader of Fianna Fáil, Deputy Micheál Martin, made a comment about this issue after the conference, he was utterly contradicted by the members of the independent electoral commission.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Mary Moran welcomed the announcement made by the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, of the allocation of €15 million for the school book rental scheme for all primary schools. I join her in welcoming the measure which is hugely important. The cost of primary school books is very high and difficult for parents to meet. People can no longer pass on...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Ivana Bacik: The Senator may wish to reword the motion which may then attract all-party agreement.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Ivana Bacik: He may be a little mischievous.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Ivana Bacik: In the spirit of commemorations, I have asked the Leader to commemorate in June this year the 750th anniversary of the first parliamentary gathering in Ireland, held in Castledermot, County Kildare. It is referred to on the Oireachtas website and colleagues interested in commemorations may be interested in it. Senator Mark Daly called for a debate on emigration. The job creation figures...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Irish Compliance with International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Discussion (6 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: Is this just questions for Amnesty International?

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Irish Compliance with International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Discussion (6 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I am not a committee member but I am delighted to attend the hearing this afternoon. Ms Crowley made a powerful argument on the need for an independent investigation into the rendition case. Over the weekend she may have heard the European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, referring to this issue of rendition at a conference in the Burren in Ballyvaughan. Her speech at the Burren law school was...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Irish Compliance with International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Discussion (6 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I have huge respect for my colleague, Senator O'Donnell, but I think she may have slightly misrepresented what Mr. Rowe stated.

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Irish Compliance with International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Discussion (6 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I am sure Mr. Rowe himself will respond but I would merely say this. He and Ms Quinn have put forward a strong argument about the lack of choice for parents currently. That is the issue. There are so many parents in Ireland who would like an alternative to a Catholic education for their children and for whom, as they stated, this is not available, with only 2% of primary schools currently...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Irish Compliance with International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Discussion (6 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: The data are in the Department.

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Irish Compliance with International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Discussion (6 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: Senators Paul Coghlan and Wilson might be interested to know the figures are on the website of the Department of Education and Skills. I believe all the material regarding the surveys is available there.

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Irish Compliance with International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Discussion (6 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Ms Becker for expanding on some of the points she raised earlier. It is extraordinary that victims of trafficking who are in the asylum process have fewer rights than alleged victims of trafficking who are not in the asylum process. Ms Becker set out clearly the reasons this is currently the case. Would this anomaly be best fixed by applying the administrative immigration...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Irish Compliance with International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Discussion (6 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I thank TENI for the comprehensive submission. My question is about the Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection, which has reviewed the provisions in the general scheme that the Minister, Deputy Burton, published last year. I understand that Mr. Giambrone is happy with the recommendation made by the committee that the age would be reduced to 16 years. Rather than duplicating the...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I am afraid I cannot match that melodramatic performance.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I hope my language will be a little more respectful of the Chair and this House. I welcome the Government’s decision yesterday on water charges. We have seen a fair deal on them and the recognition that this is a conservation measure. The principles agreed at Cabinet will encourage sensible use of this important natural resource. I welcome the fact that the Labour Party position...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: Yes, less than the charge in Northern Ireland.

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (7 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I move: “That Seanad Éireann – - notes that Article 19 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (UN CRPD) provides that States should recognise ‘the equal right of all persons with disabilities to live in the community, with choices equal to others’ and commits States to ‘take effective and appropriate measures to...

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (7 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, for coming to the House and giving us such a comprehensive outline of what she is doing and what has been going on. I thank my colleagues, almost all of whom supported the motion. I believe everyone supported the principle and spirit of it. I also welcome the representatives of the Disability Federation of Ireland. I also mention Mr....

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (7 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: Tomorrow morning at 10.30.