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Seanad: Children (Amendment) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (5 Mar 2021)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister to the House. I am glad to second the Senator's proposed amendment and echo his comments about the need for coherence in drafting and making legislation, particularly criminal legislation, accessible. I know that is the spirit in which he brings this amendment.

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

Ivana Bacik: ...complex and we have never had a single codifying Act of the sort we saw in England and Wales some years ago. There is clearly a need for that sort of consolidation to be carried out. I echo the praise for the Law Reform Commission and its great work on this, and indeed for the codification group. Every time we have a criminal law Bill before us, these amendments are a source of concern...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Jan 2021)

Ivana Bacik: ...glad to lead for the Labour Party on that. As we reflect on the roller coaster of increased transmission, high rates of infection and, very sadly, so many deaths since we last sat in this House, I echo others in commending and paying tribute to all the front-line workers who have done so much to keep transmission at bay and try to reduce the dreadful impact of the virus on so many. They...

Seanad: Report of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Statements (19 Jan 2021)

Ivana Bacik: ...the 1980s, or mothers who were under the age of 18, yet their consent was treated as valid legal consent. Indeed, one survivor who came to me was one of those minors who allegedly gave consent. I echo the call of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties for a broader investigation of the entire system of adoption. I accept that such an investigation was not within the remit of the...

Seanad: Commencement of Irish Sign Language Act 2017: Statements (15 Dec 2020)

Ivana Bacik: ...- on so many stages and podiums at all our live events pre-Covid, and all recorded events now. I thank all those involved in bringing this Act to its final point. Finally, I would also like to echo Senator Murphy's words. It would be a great idea to have lessons in ISL. I know that Senator Hoey has spoken about trying to learn ISL. I think it would be a great new initiative to...

Seanad: Central Mental Hospital (Relocation) Bill 2020: Second Stage (14 Dec 2020)

Ivana Bacik: ...on that timeframe, but it would be good to hear what the Minister of State has to say about the precise timing for the move. I know that Senator McDowell has tabled amendments on that issue. I echo Senator McDowell's criticism of our treatment of persons with psychiatric illness both within our prisons and within the State in general. I will say a little more about that. This move is...

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (8 Dec 2020)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister of State. I echo the words of Senator Wall. As he rightly said, we in the Labour Party entirely support the Government's efforts to ensure a deal is reached with regard to Brexit. We know what a critical time we are at this week. We understand and acknowledge that. We are certainly not opposing the Bill but, as Senator Wall has said, our amendment on Committee...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2020)

Ivana Bacik: I echo what Senator McDowell said about the work of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges. I am glad we had a productive meeting this morning. I thank the Cathaoirleach, his staff and colleagues. We have all been working constructively to try to reach the position where we can use our Chamber and engage in voting in the normal democratic way thereby fulfilling our constitutional...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (5 Nov 2020)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister, Deputy McEntee, to the House and congratulate her on her appointment. It is my first opportunity to do so.To echo the words of previous speakers who spoke of the Bill as "technical", and I believe the Minister used that word himself, the Bill is primarily technical in nature. We have, however, seen some Bills purporting to be technical in nature rather rushed through...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2020)

Ivana Bacik: ...the gender pay gap. This House passed legislation that I and the Labour Party group initiated previously but unfortunately it seems to have run into the ground. I would like a debate on it. I echo the words of Senator Sherlock in welcoming the decision by the Minister and the Government to bring in unaccompanied children from the Moria camp. We need to do more and show more generosity...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jul 2020)

Ivana Bacik: ..., Deputies McEntee and O'Gorman, asking them to address this issue urgently but I have not yet received a reply. The Labour Party supports the proposed amendment, which I formally second. I also echo the words of Senator Craughwell on disability and join with him in commending the Enough is Enough group, which staged a very effective event outside the Convention Centre yesterday. The...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I echo other colleagues in commending Senator Ian Marshall on the screening of "Lost Lives" last night. I was very sorry I could not get to it myself but I have heard how powerful it was. I am impressed that the Tánaiste was there throughout, which is worthy of note. I commend all those involved. Yesterday, Senators Norris and Gavan spoke very eloquently about the British general...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I wish to echo the words of Senator Michael McDowell about the appalling intimidation campaign being directed at individuals in Quinn Industrial Holdings, and I absolutely endorse what he said about the need for a task force. The appalling injuries inflicted on Kevin Lunney are really despicable. It is dreadful to see what appears to be an unconscionable failure of policing and justice in...

Seanad: Free Education (Prohibition of Fees and Charges) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Joe McHugh, to the House. I echo what Senator Ó Ríordáin said about our motivation as Labour Party Senators in introducing this Bill. It is in keeping with our ethical view and belief that education should be free and that schools should not have a need for voluntary contributions in the way described. We are very anxious to work with...

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Statements (1 Oct 2019)

Ivana Bacik: ...side is that all in the Opposition have expressed our support for the Government position, particularly today when we see the leaked proposals from the so-called non-paper of the British Government. I echo the words of my party leader, Deputy Howlin, who said today that the proposals for a mess of new border checks is completely unacceptable and wherever they were placed would breach the...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I echo Senator Norris's welcome for the Minister's response on amendment No. 111, the last amendment in the long list we have had. This amendment raises an important issue around what happens when a judge retires from office and there are outstanding judgments and so on. It is very good to hear the Minister say he will reflect on this and come back on Report Stage. This is the sort of...

Seanad: Protection of Employment (Measures to Counter False Self-Employment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2019)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the Minister and commend my colleague, Senator Nash, on bringing forward this initiative and for all his work on the Bill, which has already passed Second Stage in this House. I echo his words and those of Senator Gavan as to how vital this Bill is in addressing the issues of the growing "precariat", in other words, the increasing number of people in very precarious employment...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Bilateral Relations between Ireland and Malta: Discussion (20 Feb 2019)

Ivana Bacik: ...as he is a Labour Party Minister. I am a representative of his sister Labour Party in Ireland and we are also a member of the PES in Europe. I thank him for his comments on the backstop and echo what colleagues have said about the most pressing nature of the backstop and the issues around Brexit as we count down the days until Britain is due to leave the EU. I wish to focus on social...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jan 2019)

Ivana Bacik: .... It was in marked contrast to the shambles in Westminster to see the Dáil and Seanad holding the joint sitting in the Mansion House yesterday. We will have an opportunity to talk about Brexit later. I echo the words of others in condemning the car bombing in Derry and those involved in carrying it out. It reminds us of the really serious and very real fears that a hard border...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2018)

Ivana Bacik: ...I thank everyone involved, in particular my colleagues in this House and in the other House who were on the committee with me, including Senators McFadden, Conway-Walsh and Higgins. I just wanted to note that again. I echo Senator Clifford-Lee's words on the need for a debate on the very sad incident of concealed pregnancy and concealed birth highlighted in a recent case. Tragically, it...