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Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I am mindful of the breakouts of measles because of issues to do with vaccines, which claims proved to be false.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: It would be helpful to have an informed debate on the matter and I thank the Senator for bringing forward a motion on it. I think that would be useful.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Coghlan wished Ireland well in the match tonight against Germany, as we all do, which is a European championship qualifier, as well as in the rugby match on Sunday. He noted that today is sports capital grants day. All of us are aware that the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Ring, will be making an announcement at 2 p.m. today and we very much welcome that capital programme and...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I have an answer for Senator Healy Eames. I apologise. I had written NAMA as shorthand. Senator Healy Eames raised the other issue, in fact, of NAMA and the Northern Ireland sales. As the Senator will be aware, officials from NAMA appeared before the Committee of Public Accounts to answer further questions of Members of the Oireachtas. The committee has been very much on top of this...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Mullins also spoke on Electric Ireland's reduction in its unit price, which is very welcome, and called for a debate with the Minister for Health on the Healthy Ireland survey. I read those findings with great interest and agree it would be useful to have a debate on them, which would follow on from the work of our public consultation committee on lifestyle factors in cancer. There...

Seanad: Sitting Arrangements: Motion (8 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I move:That, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, the Seanad shall meet at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, 13 October, 2015 and the Order of Business shall be proposed at 4 p.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I would like, on behalf of the Labour Party group, to join the Leader and Senator Darragh O'Brien in expressing sincere sympathy to the families of those bereaved so tragically at the weekend in the two incidents which people have already described. First, to the ten victims of the appalling fire in Carrickmines in south Dublin, including five children, and others who were injured and,...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I find so much of Senator Leyden's contribution disagreeable that I do not even know where to begin. I will leave it to the Leader to respond. It was dreadful to see the opposition to the site provided by the local authority - on behalf of the State - to the families who were horrifically bereaved at the weekend in Carrickmines. It was despicable to see people obstructing the provision of...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Second Stage (14 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Gerald Nash, to the House in the place of the Minister, Deputy Alan Kelly. I welcome today's introduction of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill to the Seanad on Second Stage. I acknowledge the presence in the Visitors' Gallery of Mr. Oisín Coghlan of Friends of the Earth. I acknowledge the enormous role Friends of the Earth has...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Second Stage (14 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: It was in 2007.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Second Stage (14 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Yes, it was.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Submissions on Drugs Review: Discussion (14 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: My apologies, Chairman, I was caught at another meeting. I thank all the speakers and groups who have contributed. It is refreshing and important for us to hear their varied and wide experience and expertise in the area and to hear so many contributions. I realise it is not universal and that there is a divergence of views, but many have spoken of the merits of moving to a health-based...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Submissions on Drugs Review: Discussion (14 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: The Irish Hospital Consultants Association and Ms Quigley, or anyone else who has knowledge of the Portuguese model.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I know colleagues across the floor would again wish to join me in offering our sincere condolences to the families of those who died so tragically in the fire in Carrickmines. The first of the funerals are being held today and it is appropriate that we remember them today, particularly so soon after the funeral of Garda Tony Golden which took place last Thursday. On a happier note, I...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: -----and challenge-----

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I ask colleagues to do me the respect of not heckling on this important point.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I ask colleagues to look at this powerful, two- or three-minute video, "Chains", the message of which is about the need to repeal the eighth amendment to safeguard the health of Irish women.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: All colleagues, particularly male colleagues across the House-----

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: -----would benefit from watching it.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Try telling that to the women-----