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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2021)

Ivana Bacik: I will begin by wishing everyone a happy St. Brigid's Day and first day of spring. I know the Cathaoirleach has already mentioned that it is an auspicious day and I hope there are better times ahead for everyone as we enter the month of February. I wish to express my serious concern regarding the events in Myanmar, or Burma, that have unfolded over the past 24 hours with a military coup. I...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2021)

Ivana Bacik: Things have changed very rapidly and all of us are now very conscious that the vaccination-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2021)

Ivana Bacik: I did not interrupt any Government Members nor do I. I am courteous in this House and ask for similar respect from others.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2021)

Ivana Bacik: As I was saying, we are all conscious that there will be a more delayed vaccine roll-out this year than we had anticipated. We see new and dangerous variants coming in and as we have seen extraordinary and deeply devastating levels of Covid transmission over the past month, the case has become stronger for an aggressive suppression strategy. The concern most people have is about the absence...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2021)

Ivana Bacik: The Leader did not respond to my comments on Myanmar and zero Covid.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (1 Feb 2021)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and I welcome this Bill on behalf of the Labour Party as my colleague, Deputy Howlin, did in the Dáil. It is an extremely important area of focus. It is a complex area and the Bill is largely technical in nature. I join other colleagues in expressing concern at the delay in bringing this Bill forward. It was introduced on Second Stage in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Planning Issues (8 Feb 2021)

Ivana Bacik: With the permission of the House, I will share time with Senator Sherlock.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Planning Issues (8 Feb 2021)

Ivana Bacik: This Commencement matter is in the name of all the Labour Party Senators – Senators Hoey, Sherlock, Moynihan, Wall and me. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, to the House and thank him for taking this important issue. In late November, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, announced an eagerly awaited ban on the development...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Planning Issues (8 Feb 2021)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Minister of State for setting out the legal position. Of course, all present respect the independence and integrity of the planning process. However, as my colleague, Senator Sherlock, stated, the unfortunate net effect is that the ban announced by the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, really does not amount to a ban. As Senator Sherlock and I have outlined, there is immense...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (8 Feb 2021)

Ivana Bacik: I, too, support Senator Ward's amendments and the intention and spirit behind them. I have raised the important issue of codifying our criminal law to ensure consolidation of criminal statutes over a number of years in successive Seanad terms. There are some glaring areas of criminal law, not just money laundering and financial offences as Senator Ward will appreciate, such as, in...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (8 Feb 2021)

Ivana Bacik: I should have welcomed the Minister of State to the House in my earlier contribution. I support the spirit behind the amendment tabled by Senator McDowell and I thank him for putting it forward. On Second Stage, I agreed with him and, indeed, with other colleagues who also raised this concern about what I might describe as an overreach of provisions relating to politically exposed persons....

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (8 Feb 2021)

Ivana Bacik: I also thank the Minister of State for his very constructive response, both in respect of Senator McDowell's amendment, which we all support, and as regards my question about the Magnitsky legislation. I am grateful and delighted to hear that plans are under way to introduce an Irish version of the Magnitsky Act. It is long overdue and my Labour Party colleagues and Deputy Howlin will be...

Seanad: Special Education Provision: Statements (8 Feb 2021)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister of State and thank her for outlining the position on special education provision. I think all colleagues across the House very much welcome the announcement that special schools will reopen from this Thursday at 50% capacity. As others have done, I acknowledge on behalf of the Labour group the hard work that has gone into ensuring that reopening and I commend the hard...

Seanad: Mental Health and Covid-19: Statements (12 Feb 2021)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. She is always very welcome. I thank the Leader for setting up this important debate. It is good to have the opportunity to speak on mental health and Covid. The number of speakers lined up this afternoon shows just how important it is and how seriously we all take it. I join with my Labour colleague, Senator Hoey, in acknowledging the immense...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Feb 2021)

Ivana Bacik: I wish to second the proposal by my colleague, Senator Moynihan, to take No. 11, the Student Nurses (Pay) Bill 2021, at the end of the Order of Business. We are hoping to debate that on Second Stage on Friday. This, of course, is the Bill being proposed by our colleague, Senator Hoey, on payment for student nurses, which I know is a hugely topical and important issue. I also welcome the...

Seanad: Student Nurses (Pay) Bill 2021: First Stage (15 Feb 2021)

Ivana Bacik: I second the proposal.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (15 Feb 2021)

Ivana Bacik: I join in thanking the Minister of State for moving these amendments, which I fully support on behalf of Labour. It is very welcome to see common sense prevail, as Senator McDowell said. It is a good day for the Seanad as regards reforms being made here as a result of Private Members' and Opposition amendments being tabled. Clearly, however, there has been a problem with the overreach, as...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (15 Feb 2021)

Ivana Bacik: -----who are covered. Joking aside, this is clearly a serious matter as regards political organisation, democracy and attracting people to become involved in political parties. That is why I very much welcome these amendments. I also welcome the Minister of State's positive comments on the previous Stages regarding the Magnitsky Act that Deputy Howlin and I, and others in Labour and other...

Seanad: Children (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (15 Feb 2021)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister to the House. On behalf of the Labour Party I welcome this important Bill, which we are glad to support, and I commend Senator McDowell and his colleagues for bringing it forward so swiftly after the judgment was delivered in the Court of Appeal on 29 October 2020. Senator McDowell had this Bill in with us in the first week of November. Other Oireachtas Members,...

Seanad: Student Nurses (Pay) Bill 2021: Second Stage (19 Feb 2021)

Ivana Bacik: I ask the House for permission to share time with Senator Mark Wall, with four minutes and two minutes.