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Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Ivana Bacik: Like Senator Byrne, I welcome the announcement by the Minister, Deputy Charles Flanagan, and the Government decision on the need for an investigation into the mother and baby homes, the incidence of abuses within them of the women and children, and the manner of death and the high mortality rates in those homes. Given that many of those children who ended up in industrial schools had been...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (10 Jun 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Fitzgerald, back to the House as Minister for Justice and Equality. I think that I have already welcomed her in that capacity, but she is welcome, too, on this important legislation. I commend Senator Zappone on bringing forward this legislation and I am delighted and honoured that she asked me to second it. The legislation recognises a lacuna and flaw in our...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (10 Jun 2014)

Ivana Bacik: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Second Stage (10 Jun 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister of State. As the largest substantive Bill in the history of the State, this is welcome legislation. Even carrying it to the Chamber took a little more work than the Bills we usually deal with. I also thank the Minister of State's officials for the helpful briefing they provided on 14 May and to which a number of Senators referred. I thank, in particular, Ms Elaine...

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Second Stage (10 Jun 2014)

Ivana Bacik: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Second Stage (10 Jun 2014)

Ivana Bacik: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Second Stage (10 Jun 2014)

Ivana Bacik: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jun 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Leader for arranging a debate for later this evening on the mother and baby homes, given the general welcome all Members gave to yesterday’s announcement by the Government on the establishment of a commission of investigation into the matter, following the interdepartmental scoping exercise carried out. No doubt, this will be just the first of several debates on this,...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jun 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I commend the Minister and her officials on having this landmark legislation passed in the House. Other speakers, including the Minister, noted the long gestation of the Bill. While there is no doubt the legislation is overdue, it has been greatly improved since the original version was published in 2010. This has been acknowledged by all speakers. Given that the Bill has secured strong...

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the motion before the House proposed by the Leader. It will enable us-----

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

Ivana Bacik: If Senators do me the courtesy of listening-----

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

Ivana Bacik: It is being put before the Seanad-----

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

Ivana Bacik: If passed, it will enable us to move on with the banking inquiry-----

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

Ivana Bacik: -----and for a party which states it supports the banking inquiry Fianna Fáil has certainly done its best to play politics with it and politicise-----

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

Ivana Bacik: -----the appointment process-----

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

Ivana Bacik: If Senators look at the terms of the motion, they will see it will give the Seanad greater representation on the inquiry, which is a rather positive aspect to it-----

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

Ivana Bacik: -----by having four Senators as opposed to the original two.

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

Ivana Bacik: It will also ensure some measure, not an adequate measure, of gender balance. It is unfortunate that of the seven members selected from the Dáil, no woman was selected.

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

Ivana Bacik: In Senators O'Keeffe and Michael D'Arcy we will have two excellent additions to the banking inquiry and they will strengthen its work and bring expertise and experience to bear. Colleagues will know that at the selection committee last week the Government was ambushed-----

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

Ivana Bacik: -----and I use that word-----