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Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2009)

Ivana Bacik: I support Senator Alex White and this group of amendments. The Fine Gael amendments are similar to the Labour Party amendments in this grouping in that all of them seek to offer a measure of scrutiny and oversight, as Senators White and Twomey said. There is also an important aspect to the Labour Party's amendment No. 1 in that, in addition, it provides for review of the Act. I will deal...

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2009)

Ivana Bacik: I think he would prefer if I referred to France rather than Japan.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2009)

Ivana Bacik: He is referring to credit control in France. It is a bit like the Boston or Berlin model. There seems to be merit in providing for something a little more concrete than guidelines to banks to free up lending. There should be some strengthening of that in the Bill. Amendment No. 64 is tabled by Fine Gael and it relates to section 210. That section allows the Minister to issue guidelines on...

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2009)

Ivana Bacik: The chairperson must be drawn from the Dáil.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2009)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister's response to my point about the French model of a credit mediator, saying he would examine it and review it under the relevant heading. The French Minister for the Economy, Industry and Employment, Christine Lagarde, described in January's Newsweek the credit mediator as: ... a sort of ombudsman, who receives complaints and investigates them. He can go to a bank and...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Ivana Bacik: I support other Senators in expressing their condemnation of the imposition of the death penalty in the high profile case in the United States. We would do well to remember that Ireland, as a member of the Council of Europe, is part of a group of states that have happily turned their backs on the death penalty and now regard it has barbaric. I welcome calls on the Leader to determine how...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Ivana Bacik: On a point of order, a Chathaoirleach, I think that remark may have been directed at me. I ask the Senator to withdraw that outrageous allegation.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Ivana Bacik: It is absolutely outrageous if, in fact, he is referring to me.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Ivana Bacik: I ask Senator Walsh to withdraw any insinuation. If this was a court room and that was about libel, there would be a clear innuendo there.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Ivana Bacik: I am asking the Senator to withdraw that remark.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Ivana Bacik: I say again that the Senator is making an outrageous allegation.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Ivana Bacik: On a point of order, a Chathaoirleach-----

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Ivana Bacik: On a point of order-----

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Ivana Bacik: On a point of order, I did not hear the Senator make one call to the Leader for a debate. Instead, he made what were clear innuendo and by innuendo outrageous allegations against me. He just named me.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Ivana Bacik: I think I know that there was a clear innuendo there. I am asking-----

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Ivana Bacik: It is very clear from the record. I ask the Cathaoirleach to take action and stop Senators making such outrageous allegations against others in the Chamber.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Ivana Bacik: On a point of order-----

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Ivana Bacik: On a point of order, I ask the Cathaoirleach to note the final comment of the Senator which I say to you very clearly amounts to an outrageous allegation against me, which I will not take in this Chamber. At what point does the Cathaoirleach intervene? This is my point of order.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Ivana Bacik: At what point does the Cathaoirleach intervene to prevent such outrageous allegations being made?

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Ivana Bacik: I am absolutely disgusted that this was allowed to happen in this House.