Results 5,161-5,180 of 11,469 for speaker:Ivana Bacik

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (6 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: -----the long consultations carried out at the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality. Like Senator Katherine Zappone, I was proud to be part of that and part of the small group which travelled to Sweden and heard direct evidence from those engaged in front-line implementation of the Swedish approach there. Our committee received 800 written submissions. We heard from 26...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (6 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: That is what we recommended in our report should be undertaken here. I strongly welcome this initiative. May I quote Monica O'Connor, who gave an excellent briefing, along with Nusha Yonkova, earlier to colleagues on the changes? The idea of free choice in prostitution is a misnomer. For anyone who has investigated and looked at the evidence, we know that prostitution in Ireland, as...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (6 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Read the report, Senator.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (6 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (6 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Tomorrow morning at 10.30 a.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Most people in Ireland are clear on which Government set the scene for repossessions-----

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: -----and brought about the conditions under which this country had to enter a troika programme. We are all very clear on that point and I would remind Senator O'Brien of it.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Yesterday, Senator Mooney expressed his revulsion at and condemnation of the horrible killing in recent days of an Israeli couple in front of their children. I agree with Senator Mooney that any killing of that horrific nature needs to be condemned by all sides. I speak as somebody who has always been very supportive of the Palestinian cause. There have been some very barbaric killings by...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I hope we will soon see some further resolution of the Colombian process. I thank colleagues who attended the briefing I organised yesterday with the Immigrant Council of Ireland on the Criminal Law (Sexual offences) Bill 2015. I thank Monica O'Connor and Nusha Yonkova for their excellent briefing. I also welcome that the Bill passed Second Stage last night without a vote and hope its...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re arrangements for the sitting of the House next Tuesday, 13 October, to be taken without debate immediately after the Order of Business; and No. 2, statements on Ireland's performance in Horizon 2020 to date, to be taken at 1 p.m. and conclude at 3 p.m., if not previously concluded, with the contributions of group spokespersons not to exceed eight...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill referred to the budget. As he said, this is our last Order of Business before the budget announcements next Tuesday. The motion we will take after the Order of Business will re-order our business for Tuesday. Colleagues will wish to know that we will have statements on budget 2016 after the Order of Business on Tuesday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Many colleagues...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: A 2015 allocation of €37.16 million has been confirmed in homeless funding for the Dublin region. The Dublin region homeless executive has confirmed its expenditure to end-August was €33.54 million. Last week the Government approved the immediate initiation of a programme for early delivery of 500 units of modular housing to address the most urgent and pressing needs, while...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Colleagues asked for a response and I am giving it.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I am outlining a clear set of practical steps that have been taken. I also have more rhetorical responses, but I am trying to focus on what is being practically delivered to inform colleagues of outputs rather than simply reading about aspirations.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: A number of Senators referred to NAMA's role in housing delivery. NAMA funding delivered 40% of the 3,259 new housing units in Dublin in 2014. During the first half of this year, the agency funded the delivery of 50% of new input in Dublin and is on track to deliver 4,500 units in the city by the end of 2016. Clearly, practical steps are being taken and we are seeing outputs. It is...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I am at one with the Leader of the Seanad on the matter.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I am certainly at one with the Tánaiste on it also.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: That is my view.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Susan O'Keeffe also raised the issues of housing and homelessness. She commended Lidl for being the first major employer in Ireland to adopt the living wage, one week after the living wage forum of the Minister of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Gerald Nash. It is welcome that a company that employs 3,800 staff will adopt the living wage of...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: We need to ensure there is sound scientific evidence before we start to undermine vaccination programmes.