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Seanad: Equality of Access to Education: Motion (12 Jul 2017)

Ivana Bacik: Indeed, as Senator Norris pointed out, perhaps it did. As recently as 1960, so-called Irish education experts argued against the introduction of free secondary education saying it would be "both financially unpractical and educationally unsound". Donogh O'Malley is now widely commended by all parties and none for his role in introducing this very scheme. Nobody would contest the immense...

Seanad: Equality of Access to Education: Motion (12 Jul 2017)

Ivana Bacik: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Second Stage (13 Jul 2017)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, to the House. I also welcome the opportunity to debate this important Bill with him, which the Labour Party supports. As said by other speakers, this Bill is long overdue but nonetheless it is extremely welcome. It represents an increasing move towards recognition of victims' rights in our criminal justice system, which is a welcome...

Seanad: Mediation Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister and congratulate him on his recent appointment to the justice brief. I also welcome the opportunity to debate the Bill. The Labour Party supports this important Bill. We are conscious that it is overdue, as others have said. We have been working on it for a long time. Indeed, looking back through my files I saw that I had addressed the Chartered Institute of...

Seanad: Mediation Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Ivana Bacik: I am aware that amendments on this issue were rejected in the Dáil, but Women's Aid raises an important matter. We must be cognisant that mediation will not be appropriate in all proceedings. Ruling out domestic violence proceedings specifically, as section 3 does, might not catch all the proceedings in which safety is at risk. I wish to raise some other points that emerged from the...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2017)

Ivana Bacik: I support Senator McDowell's amendment to the Order of Business regarding No. 47, which is supported by Labour Senators. I think Senator Higgins is seconding the amendment but I would be happy to do so if required. It is important that Government time should be allocated to debating the Seanad Bill in the autumn and I am very happy to support that. I also propose that we take No. 21, the...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2017)

Ivana Bacik: That is fine. We can do it that way.

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Motion (19 Jul 2017)

Ivana Bacik: I second that proposal.

Seanad: Education (Welfare) (Amendment) Bill 2017: First Stage (19 Jul 2017)

Ivana Bacik: I second that proposal.

Seanad: Independent Reporting Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (19 Jul 2017)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister to the House, I welcome this Bill and I express the support of the Labour Party group for it. This is an important aspect of the progress being made under the peace process. The Minister referred to the unfortunate stalemate in Stormont and the disappointment over the failure to date to get the Northern Ireland Executive up and running again. There has been an...

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Jul 2017)

Ivana Bacik: Since Senator Lawless has expressed support for the Government's amendments then clearly I am happy to express support, on behalf of the Labour Party, for the amendments and the Bill. Senator Ó Ríordáin spoke on behalf of the Labour Party on Second Stage in support of the legislation. I think the legislation is a sensible move towards the consolidated intoxicating liquor code...

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Jul 2017)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Acting Cathaoirleach; I think he is being far too lenient.

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Jul 2017)

Ivana Bacik: The practice normally is that just one person from each group speaks to welcome the passage of legislation I am happy to welcome the passage of the Bill on behalf of the Labour group. I commend Senator Lawless on his great work in getting it through. For all the reasons I and others have given, it is important that we see it through. I hope it goes to the Dáil. We live in a republic...

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Jul 2017)

Ivana Bacik: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Sep 2017)

Ivana Bacik: On behalf of the Labour Party group I join with the Cathaoirleach and others in welcoming everyone back after the recess and in thanking all of those involved in making this space so beautiful for us. In particular I thank the staff of the Oireachtas; the National Museum under its board and its chair, Catherine Heaney; and, of course, the Office of Public Works - Hilary Vandenberghe and her...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Sep 2017)

Ivana Bacik: I received one to my home.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Sep 2017)

Ivana Bacik: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCeannaire.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (27 Sep 2017)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and the opportunity to be here to debate on Committee Stage of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill. I thank all the non-governmental organisations that have engaged with us, the Minister of State and his officials in the time between Second and Committee Stages. I support what Senator Boyhan said and my amendment No. 3 seeks to do...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (27 Sep 2017)

Ivana Bacik: I listened to the Minister of State's response and thank him for it. He was not critical of the drafting of amendment No. 3 for which I thank him and thank Mr. Finbarr O'Malley who carried out the drafting with me of that amendment. I would say with respect that there are contradictions in the Minister of State's response. First, he said the other authorised body or person, such as the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (27 Sep 2017)

Ivana Bacik: The Minister of State has said that there is a range of bodies. It is worth saying that it is not only bodies such as the Health and Safety Authority but also the HSE, HIQA, ComReg and so on also have functions here. There are some cases where there will be direct victims, that they would be excluded from the ambit of the Act if an amendment such as this was not accepted. I would have been...