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Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: On Tuesday, we all expressed our deep horror and condemnation of the attacks on Paris.We will all have been watching with great interest the developments in Paris since then, the raids in the suburb of Saint-Denis yesterday and the resulting arrests. The debate which people sought on Tuesday, and which I said, as Deputy Leader, I would be happy to try to facilitate, on the greater security...

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister to the House. Without prolonging things at this point - I am mindful that we have many amendments to get through - I wish to refer to some key issues. Clearly, colleagues believe in the need to make Second Stage speeches at this point. I remind colleagues that we had a full Second Stage on 13 May on the Bill that is before the House now. It was substantially amended...

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I wish to make a quick correction to the record. I apologise, as I was looking at the wrong piece of paper regarding the lay membership and the nominators to the LSRA in section 8. I thank the Minister for putting it correctly on the record. In fact, the nominating bodies for lay members include the Citizens Information Board, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, the Irish...

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I welcomed the amendment providing for a review earlier because it is important. I think we have strayed into talking about the specific issues on which the authority will have to report to the Minister. Perhaps this relates to section 33 of the Bill. I am aware that Senator Barrett has tabled amendments to that section. All of us agree absolutely with the comments that have been made...

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: At 2.30 p.m. next Tuesday.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund, back from committee, to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business without debate; No. 2, Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015 - Second Stage, to be taken at the conclusion of No. 1 and to be adjourned no later than 6.30 p.m. with the contributions of group spokespersons not to...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I know colleagues wish to join with me in offering our condolences to our colleague, Senator van Turnhout, on the death of her father, Michael Hassett. Senator MacSharry did me the courtesy of explaining that he had to leave for the banking inquiry and that he cannot be here for my response. He called for a debate with the Minister for Health, Deputy Varadkar, in respect of the issue of...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Leyden welcomed Senator Máiría Cahill and noted that she will be replacing our friend and colleague, Senator Jimmy Harte. We all offered our welcomes to Senator Cahill last week but I am happy to thank Senator Leyden for his words today. I note that, as he pointed out, Senator Cahill will bring her unique experience and her Northern perspective and will make a really...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Again, I am mindful of the separation of powers, the Judiciary setting the penalty and having sentencing power and the Minister not having the capacity to intervene at that point. I do not think the issue here was the sentence but the management of the sentence by the Prison Service. There may well be a matter for the Minister in which case, it would be better dealt with as a Commencement...

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund: Motion (24 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I move:That Seanad Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft:Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015,copies of which were laid in draft form before Seanad Éireann on 28th October, 2015.

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I hope to bring a little rationality and calm to the debate.

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: As always. I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. I commend Senator Wilson, in particular, on introducing it. It gives us an opportunity to debate an important issue regarding Seanad reform. As others have pointed out, the context for the Bill is the recent retirement of our good friend and colleague, Mr. Jimmy Harte - we all wish him well in his retirement - and the election of...

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Nov 2015)

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Seanad: Seanad Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Nov 2015)

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Seanad: Seanad Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Nov 2015)

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Seanad: Seanad Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: -----and welcome contribution to Seanad debate and I know she will continue to do so in the months ahead. I also pay tribute our retiring colleague, Mr. Jimmy Harte. We have had many debates on Seanad reform over the years. I regret that we have not seen actual change in the external sense through legislation, but we have had extensive internal changes and improvements to our procedure in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Management and Administration of the Courts: Courts Service of Ireland (25 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Mr. Ryan and his colleagues for the presentation. I agree absolutely with the Chairman's comments and commend the Courts Service on the reforms and efficiencies it has introduced in the face of such cuts. I have three questions and the issue that jumps out from the presentation is Mr. Ryan's concern regarding the increasing and unacceptable delays in the hearing of cases,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Management and Administration of the Courts: Courts Service of Ireland (25 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: I am conscious that the Court of Appeal has cut waiting times and delays for the Supreme Court.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Management and Administration of the Courts: Courts Service of Ireland (25 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: On another matter, Mr. Ryan referred a lot to information and communications technology, ICT, its importance and in particular, to digital audio recording. It is some years since I was in practice but does Mr. Ryan mean digital audio recording now has been rolled out for all court proceedings at all levels? Has it reached that stage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Management and Administration of the Courts: Courts Service of Ireland (25 Nov 2015)

Ivana Bacik: Does that mean no more stenographers?