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Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2010)

Ivana Bacik: I do, but -----

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2010)

Ivana Bacik: Following on what Senator O'Toole said, I have a question on Seanad reform. There is a serious issue with regard to the vote lost by the Government last week on which I would like to hear the Leader's response. As I mentioned yesterday, Judge Curran's judgment in the case brought by Senator Doherty put a legal framework on the concept of democracy. It also gave us a clear precedent on the...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2010)

Ivana Bacik: Like other colleagues, I will begin by expressing my condolences to the families and communities in counties Limerick and Cork for the terrible tragedies that have happened there. I echo the words of other Members who have spoken of the need to ensure the maintenance of funding for mental health services. This is without making any specific connection but all Members are conscious that this...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2010)

Ivana Bacik: -----and to shore up banks that are in effect zombie banks. We still are shoring them up and are paying this incredible price. This huffing and puffing and culture of denial from the Government must stop because it is clear to all in Ireland and internationally that we are about to be bailed out. This has been more or less implicitly accepted by Members on the Government side. In addition,...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2010)

Ivana Bacik: It was supposed to have been introduced yesterday.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2010)

Ivana Bacik: I join colleagues on this side of the House in calling for a debate today on - where to begin - the bailout, the IMF-EU deal, what the Government is laughably describing as the national recovery plan etc. Fianna Fáil Members should listen to themselves. Clearly, they are still in denial if they are welcoming the deal that has been done and if they are asking what is wrong with looking for...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2010)

Ivana Bacik: -----and when they were denying that they were going to the IMF and to the EU, and when senior Cabinet Ministers were denying it even at the time when negotiations were clearly ongoing in Brussels and Frankfurt.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2010)

Ivana Bacik: At this stage, we take their denials with a large grain of salt. No doubt it is devastating for the country. Everybody is talking about it today, as they were yesterday and over the weekend, when more than 50,000 people marched. I marched with them. It was a most well-behaved and civilised crowd, but the anger was intense.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2010)

Ivana Bacik: That is why I am calling on the Leader to have the debate today-----

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2010)

Ivana Bacik: -----rather than waiting until Thursday, and I support the call by Senator Fitzgerald and others for that

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2010)

Ivana Bacik: I ask for clarification on the whereabouts of the mysterious climate change Bill which, I understand, was finally agreed by Cabinet on 16 November and was one of the main planks of the Green Party's policies when it entered Government. Are we going to see this climate change Bill become law?

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2010)

Ivana Bacik: Perhaps we should ask the IMF, as Senator Alex White suggests. Clearly, the Greens are now floundering in Government. It is clear they have lost any credibility they ever had. This is a bigger issue than one party. It is a matter of the utmost national and international importance that we pass the climate change Bill before the long-overdue fall of the Government. I ask the Leader for...

Seanad: North-South Co-operation on Sex Offenders: Statements (30 Nov 2010)

Ivana Bacik: I would certainly be grateful if Senator Boyle did share time because I would like to contribute to the debate.

Seanad: North-South Co-operation on Sex Offenders: Statements (30 Nov 2010)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Senator Boyle.

Seanad: North-South Co-operation on Sex Offenders: Statements (30 Nov 2010)

Ivana Bacik: I would certainly agree to that because I am anxious to get in, even for a few minutes, on this.

Seanad: North-South Co-operation on Sex Offenders: Statements (30 Nov 2010)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Senators for enabling me to contribute as I am anxious to do so. I welcome the debate. We all are deeply concerned about the need to ensure there is co-operation across the Border in terms of monitoring of convicted sex offenders. I should declare an interest, having acted for the State some years ago in a case in which the notification provisions of the Sex Offenders Act 2001...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (30 Nov 2010)

Ivana Bacik: With respect, if we had known about this perhaps we could have had another 15 minutes for the very important debate which was very heavily curtailed. I am not sure I am keen to agree to this.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (30 Nov 2010)

Ivana Bacik: Is the Minister of State, Deputy Barry Andrews, paired?

Seanad: Business of Seanad (30 Nov 2010)

Ivana Bacik: I do not think we are co-operating on this. We should have had more time for the previous debate. We brought forward Private Members' business to 5 p.m. to facilitate everyone and we were happy to do so, but now it is being moved back to 5:15 p.m. Will the debate on Private Members' business continue until 7:15 p.m.?

Seanad: Business of Seanad (30 Nov 2010)

Ivana Bacik: Yes.